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Judd Hirsch

Judd Hirsch

Acting
Born: Mar 15, 1935
From: New York City, New York, USA
Credits: 30 titles

Biography

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

Title Character Year Rating
iMordecai Mordecai Samel 2023 2.5
The Fabelmans: A Family in Film Self 2023 7.1
Hollywood Stargirl Mr. Mitchell 2022 6.6
Altered Minds Dr. Nathaniel Shellner 2014 4.6
Sharknado 2: The Second One Ben 2014 4.551
This Must Be the Place Mordecai Midler 2011 6.981
Tower Heist Mr. Simon 2011 6.116
Silent Witness Saul Rubin 2011 6.3
Polish Bar Uncle Sol 2010
Zeyda and the Hitman Gideon Schub 2004 5.5
A Beautiful Mind Helinger 2001 7.855
Rocky Marciano Al Weill 1999 5.868
Out of the Cold Leon Axelrod 1999 6.5
Independence Day Julius Levinson 1996 6.903
Going, Going, Almost Gone! Animals in Danger 1995 8.667
Coney Island (voice) 1991 8.0
Running on Empty Arthur Pope 1988 7.443
The Great Escape II: The Untold Story Capt. David Matthews 1988 5.462
Isaac in America: A Journey with Isaac Bashevis Singer Self - Narrator (voice) 1986 6.0
First Steps Dr. Jerrold Petrofsky 1985 8.0
Teachers Roger Rubell 1984 5.679
Without a Trace Al Menetti 1983 5.283
I Love Liberty Self 1982
Ordinary People Dr. Berger 1980 7.441
The Halloween That Almost Wasn't Count Dracula 1979 6.182
King of the Gypsies Groffo 1978 5.826
The Keegans Lt. Marco Ciardi 1976 8.0
Fear on Trial Saul 1975 9.0
The Law Murray Stone 1974
Jump Man (uncredited) 1971 9.0
Quick Facts
Known forActing
Credits30
Born1935
FromNew York City, …