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 |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1935 |
| From | New York City, … |