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