Judd Hirsch
Known for: Acting
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
Series
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Dr. Judah Platner
1999
Series
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Joseph Edelman
1999
Series
Family Guy
Judd Hirsch (voice)
1999
Series
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
2014
Series
American Dad!
Rabbi (voice)
2005
Series
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Ben Elkins
2001
Series
Saturday Night Live
Self (uncredited)
1975
Series
Columbo
Make-up Artist (uncredited)
1971
Series
The Good Wife
Judge Harrison Creary
2009
Series
The Big Bang Theory
Alfred Hofstadter
2007
Series
The Goldbergs
Ben 'Pop-Pop' Goldberg
2013
Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
2003
Series
Damages
Bill Herndon
2007
Series
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
1944
Series
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Audience Member
1944
Series
Tony Awards
Self - Nominee
1956
Series
Tony Awards
Self - Winner
1956
Series
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter
1956
Series
Numb3rs
Alan Eppes
2005
Series
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
1988
Series
Hunters
Simon Wiesenthal
2020
Series
Big Mouth
Lewis Glouberman (voice)
2017
Series
Warehouse 13
Izzy Weisfelt
2009
Series
Taxi
Alex Reiger
1978
Series
American Experience
(voice)
1988
Series
Perception
Sigmund Freud
2012
Series
Caroline in the City
Ben Karinsky
1995
Series
Cosmos
Robert Oppenheimer (voice)
2014
Film
Independence Day
Julius Levinson
1996
The Tony Danza Show
Self - Guest
2004
Film
A Beautiful Mind
Helinger
2001
Series
Family Law
Daniel Bonner
1999
Series
Stars in the House
Self
2020
Series
Extrapolations
David Goldblatt
2023
Film
The Fabelmans
Uncle Boris
2022
Film
Uncut Gems
Gooey
2019
Series
Dear John
John Lacey
1988
Series
Rhoda
1974
Series
Forever
Abe
2014
Series
Modern Love
Cop / Vendor / Taxi Driver
2019
Film
Independence Day: Resurgence
Julius Levinson
2016
Series
God Friended Me
Abe
2018
Film
The Muppets
Judd Hirsch
2011
Series
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
Wes Mendell
2006
Series
Street Time
Shimi Goldman
2002
Film
Tower Heist
Mr. Simon
2011
Series
Tom Goes to the Mayor
Prisoner (voice)
2004
Series
Maron
Larry
2013
Series
Mid-Century Modern
Alan
2025
Film
Man on the Moon
Self (uncredited)
1999
Series
Superior Donuts
Arthur Przybyszewski
2017
Series
George & Leo
Leo Wagonman
1997
Film
Serpico
Cop (uncredited)
1973
Film
Sharknado 2: The Second One
Ben
2014
Film
Ordinary People
Dr. Berger
1980
Series
Delvecchio
Dominick Delvecchio
1976
Series
Medical Story
Dr. Joe Dempsey
1975
Series
Generation Gap
Self
2022
Film
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)
L.J. Shapiro
2017
Film
This Must Be the Place
Mordecai Midler
2011
Film
Hollywood Stargirl
Mr. Mitchell
2022
Film
Showing Up
Bill
2023
Film
The Best You Can
Walter Rand
2025
Film
Running on Empty
Arthur Pope
1988
Series
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Film
Teachers
Roger Rubell
1984
Series
The Great Escape II: The Untold Story
David Matthews
1988
Film
First Steps
Dr. Jerrold Petrofsky
1985
Film
Night of 100 Stars
Self
1982
Film
Stay Forte
2025
Film
Burning at Both Ends
Bertrand
2021
Film
King of the Gypsies
Groffo
1978
Series
The Real Jesus of Nazareth
Narrator
2017
Film
Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond
Self
2017
Detective in the House
1985
Film
The Great Escape II: The Untold Story
Capt. David Matthews
1988
Film
Rally Caps
Herb
2024
Film
Fantasy Life
Fred
2026
Film
Altered Minds
Dr. Nathaniel Shellner
2014
Film
The Fabelmans: A Family in Film
Self
2023
Film
She Said No
Martin Knapek
1990
Film
The Making of 'Independence Day'
Self (archive footage)
1996
Film
Without a Trace
Al Menetti
1983
Film
Rocky Marciano
Al Weill
1999
Film
The Legend of Valentino
Jack Auerbach
1975
Film
Coney Island
(voice)
1991
Film
Silent Witness
Saul Rubin
2011
Film
Lights
Narrator
1984
Film
Polish Bar
Uncle Sol
2010
Film
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
Self
2016
Series
Regular Joe
Baxter Binder
2003
Film
The Goodbye People
Arthur Korman
1984
Resurgence: It's Early Albuquerque
Julius Levinson
2016
Film
The Halloween That Almost Wasn't
Count Dracula
1979
Film
Eugene Gregan: Born Dead
Self
Film
iMordecai
Mordecai Samel
2023
Film
Brotherly Love
Ben Ryder / Harry Ryder
1985
Film
I Love Liberty
Self
1982
Film
A Deadly Legend
Carl Turner
2020
Film
Fear on Trial
Saul
1975
Film
Sooner or Later
Bob Walters
1979
Film
The Law
Murray Stone
1974
Film
Marriage Is Alive and Well
Herb Rollie
1980
Film
Color of Justice
Sam Lind
1997
Film
Summer Camp Island
Shark / Monster Under the Bed (voice)
2017
Film
Betrayal of Trust
Jules Masserman
1994
Film
Out of the Cold
Leon Axelrod
1999
Film
Another Day: The Making of 'Independence Day: Resurgence'
Self
2016
Film
Zeyda and the Hitman
Gideon Schub
2004
Film
Gone Hollywood
Lev Kertzman
2019
Film
Brother's Shadow
Leo Groden
2006
Film
Going, Going, Almost Gone! Animals in Danger
1995
Film
The Keegans
Lt. Marco Ciardi
1976
Film
The 1964 World's Fair
Narrator
1996
The December Cross
Film
Jump
Man (uncredited)
1971
Film
Who Killed the Federal Theatre?
Narrator
2003
Isaac in America: A Journey with Isaac Bashevis Singer
Self - Narrator (voice)
1986