Judd Hirsch
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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.
Known for
Credits
Independence Day (1996)
as Julius Levinson
A Beautiful Mind (2001)
as Helinger
Uncut Gems (2019)
as Gooey
The Fabelmans (2022)
as Uncle Boris
Independence Day: Resurgence (2016)
as Julius Levinson
The Muppets (2011)
as Judd Hirsch
Tower Heist (2011)
as Mr. Simon
Serpico (1973)
as Cop (uncredited)
Ordinary People (1980)
as Dr. Berger
Sharknado 2: The Second One (2014)
as Ben
Man on the Moon (1999)
as Self (uncredited)
The Best You Can (2025)
as Walter Rand
Running on Empty (1988)
as Arthur Pope
This Must Be the Place (2011)
as Mordecai Midler
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) (2017)
as L.J. Shapiro
King of the Gypsies (1978)
as Groffo
Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond (2017)
as Self
Coney Island (1991)
as (voice)
Polish Bar (2010)
as Uncle Sol
First Steps (1985)
as Dr. Jerrold Petrofsky
Silent Witness (2011)
as Saul Rubin
Hollywood Stargirl (2022)
as Mr. Mitchell
Stay Forte (2025)
Actor
Showing Up (2023)
as Bill
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows (2016)
as Self
Fantasy Life (2026)
as Fred
Teachers (1984)
as Roger Rubell
Burning at Both Ends (2021)
as Bertrand
Night of 100 Stars (1982)
as Self
Rally Caps (2024)
as Herb
iMordecai (2023)
as Mordecai Samel
Summer Camp Island (2017)
as Shark / Monster Under the Bed (voice)
I Love Liberty (1982)
as Self
The Legend of Valentino (1975)
as Jack Auerbach
Out of the Cold (1999)
as Leon Axelrod
Rocky Marciano (1999)
as Al Weill
The Great Escape II: The Untold Story (1988)
as Capt. David Matthews
She Said No (1990)
as Martin Knapek
Without a Trace (1983)
as Al Menetti
The Goodbye People (1984)
as Arthur Korman
The Making of 'Independence Day' (1996)
as Self (archive footage)
Altered Minds (2014)
as Dr. Nathaniel Shellner
Zeyda and the Hitman (2004)
as Gideon Schub
Resurgence: It's Early Albuquerque (2016)
as Julius Levinson
Betrayal of Trust (1994)
as Jules Masserman
A Deadly Legend (2020)
as Carl Turner
Sooner or Later (1979)
as Bob Walters
Eugene Gregan: Born Dead (—)
as Self
Color of Justice (1997)
as Sam Lind
Fear on Trial (1975)
as Saul
Lights (1984)
as Narrator
Brotherly Love (1985)
as Ben Ryder / Harry Ryder
Another Day: The Making of 'Independence Day: Resurgence' (2016)
as Self
The Halloween That Almost Wasn't (1979)
as Count Dracula
Marriage Is Alive and Well (1980)
as Herb Rollie
The Fabelmans: A Family in Film (2023)
as Self
The Law (1974)
as Murray Stone
The December Cross (—)
Actor
Jump (1971)
as Man (uncredited)
Gone Hollywood (2019)
as Lev Kertzman
The Keegans (1976)
as Lt. Marco Ciardi
Brother's Shadow (2006)
as Leo Groden
The 1964 World's Fair (1996)
as Narrator
Going, Going, Almost Gone! Animals in Danger (1995)
Actor
Who Killed the Federal Theatre? (2003)
as Narrator
Isaac in America: A Journey with Isaac Bashevis Singer (1986)
as Self - Narrator (voice)