Judd Hirsch
Acting
1935-03-15 · New York City, New York, USA
Judd Seymore Hirsch (born March 15, 1935) is an American actor. He is known for playing Alex Rieger on the television comedy series Taxi (1978–1983), John Lacey on the NBC series Dear John (1988–1992), and Alan Eppes on the CBS series Numb3rs (2005–2010). He is also well known for his career in theatre and for his roles in films such as Ordinary People (1980), Running on Empty (1988), Independence Day (1996), A Beautiful Mind (2001), Independence Day: Resurgence (2016), Uncut Gems (2019), and The Fabelmans (2022). He won two Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series, two Tony Awards for Best Actor in a Play, the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy, and was nominated twice for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. The 42-year gap between his first nomination (Ordinary People in 1980) and second (The Fabelmans in 2022) is the longest in history.
Filmography
Fantasy Life
2026 · Movie
Stay Forte
2025 · Movie
The Best You Can
2025 · Movie
Mid-Century Modern
2025 · Series
Rally Caps
2024 · Movie
Showing Up
2023 · Movie
Extrapolations
2023 · Series
The Fabelmans: A Family in Film
2023 · Movie
iMordecai
2023 · Movie
The Fabelmans
2022 · Movie
Generation Gap
2022 · Series
Hollywood Stargirl
2022 · Movie
Burning at Both Ends
2021 · Movie
A Deadly Legend
2020 · Movie
Stars in the House
2020 · Series
Hunters
2020 · Series
Modern Love
2019 · Series
Uncut Gems
2019 · Movie
Gone Hollywood
2019 · Movie
God Friended Me
2018 · Series
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)
2017 · Movie
Big Mouth
2017 · Series
Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond
2017 · Movie
The Real Jesus of Nazareth
2017 · Series
Summer Camp Island
2017 · Movie
Superior Donuts
2017 · Series
Independence Day: Resurgence
2016 · Movie
Resurgence: It's Early Albuquerque
2016 · Movie
Another Day: The Making of 'Independence Day: Resurgence'
2016 · Movie
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
2016 · Movie
Altered Minds
2014 · Movie
Forever
2014 · Series
Sharknado 2: The Second One
2014 · Movie
Cosmos
2014 · Series
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · Series
The Goldbergs
2013 · Series
Maron
2013 · Series
Perception
2012 · Series
Silent Witness
2011 · Movie
The Muppets
2011 · Movie
Tower Heist
2011 · Movie
This Must Be the Place
2011 · Movie
Polish Bar
2010 · Movie
The Good Wife
2009 · Series
Warehouse 13
2009 · Series
The Big Bang Theory
2007 · Series
Damages
2007 · Series
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
2006 · Series
Brother's Shadow
2006 · Movie
American Dad!
2005 · Series
Numb3rs
2005 · Series
Tom Goes to the Mayor
2004 · Series
The Tony Danza Show
2004 · Series
Zeyda and the Hitman
2004 · Movie
Who Killed the Federal Theatre?
2003 · Movie
Regular Joe
2003 · Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · Series
Street Time
2002 · Series
A Beautiful Mind
2001 · Movie
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001 · Series
Man on the Moon
1999 · Movie
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · Series
Family Law
1999 · Series
Out of the Cold
1999 · Movie
Rocky Marciano
1999 · Movie
Family Guy
1999 · Series
George & Leo
1997 · Series
Color of Justice
1997 · Movie
E! True Hollywood Story
1996 · Series
Independence Day
1996 · Movie
The Making of 'Independence Day'
1996 · Movie
The 1964 World's Fair
1996 · Movie
Caroline in the City
1995 · Series
Going, Going, Almost Gone! Animals in Danger
1995 · Movie
Betrayal of Trust
1994 · Movie
Coney Island
1991 · Movie
She Said No
1990 · Movie
The Great Escape II: The Untold Story
1988 · Series
The Great Escape II: The Untold Story
1988 · Movie
Dear John
1988 · Series
American Experience
1988 · Series
Running on Empty
1988 · Movie
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988 · Series
Isaac in America: A Journey with Isaac Bashevis Singer
1986 · Movie
Brotherly Love
1985 · Movie
First Steps
1985 · Movie
Detective in the House
1985 · Series
Lights
1984 · Movie
Teachers
1984 · Movie
The Goodbye People
1984 · Movie
Without a Trace
1983 · Movie
I Love Liberty
1982 · Movie
Night of 100 Stars
1982 · Movie
Ordinary People
1980 · Movie
Marriage Is Alive and Well
1980 · Movie
The Halloween That Almost Wasn't
1979 · Movie
Sooner or Later
1979 · Movie
King of the Gypsies
1978 · Movie
Taxi
1978 · Series
Delvecchio
1976 · Series
The Keegans
1976 · Movie
The Legend of Valentino
1975 · Movie
Saturday Night Live
1975 · Series
Fear on Trial
1975 · Movie
Medical Story
1975 · Series
The Law
1974 · Movie
Rhoda
1974 · Series
Serpico
1973 · Movie
Columbo
1971 · Series
Jump
1971 · Movie
Tony Awards
1956 · Series
Golden Globe Awards
1944 · Series
Eugene Gregan: Born Dead
Movie
The December Cross
Movie