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).
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.
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Wikipedia: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q365023
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Filmography (Movies)
Fantasy Life
Character:
Release Date:27/03/2026
Stay Forte
Character:
Release Date:20/11/2025
The Best You Can
Character:Walter Rand
Release Date:07/06/2025
Rally Caps
Character:Herb
Release Date:09/04/2024
Showing Up
Character:Bill
Release Date:07/04/2023
The Fabelmans: A Family in Film
Character:Self
Release Date:14/02/2023
iMordecai
Character:Mordecai Samel
Release Date:10/02/2023
The Fabelmans
Character:Uncle Boris
Release Date:11/11/2022
Hollywood Stargirl
Character:Mr. Mitchell
Release Date:03/06/2022
Burning at Both Ends
Character:Bertrand
Release Date:30/09/2021
A Deadly Legend
Character:Carl Turner
Release Date:24/07/2020
Uncut Gems
Character:Gooey
Release Date:30/08/2019
Gone Hollywood
Character:Lev Kertzman
Release Date:01/01/2019
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)
Character:L.J. Shapiro
Release Date:13/10/2017
Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond
Character:Self
Release Date:05/09/2017
Summer Camp Island
Character:Shark / Monster Under the Bed (voice)
Release Date:16/04/2017
Independence Day: Resurgence
Character:Julius Levinson
Release Date:22/06/2016
Another Day: The Making of 'Independence Day: Resurgence'
Character:Self
Release Date:18/06/2016
Resurgence: It's Early Albuquerque
Character:Julius Levinson
Release Date:18/06/2016
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
Character:Self
Release Date:21/02/2016
Altered Minds
Character:Dr. Nathaniel Shellner
Release Date:09/10/2014
Sharknado 2: The Second One
Character:Ben
Release Date:31/07/2014
Silent Witness
Character:Saul Rubin
Release Date:07/12/2011
The Muppets
Character:Judd Hirsch
Release Date:23/11/2011
Tower Heist
Character:Mr. Simon
Release Date:02/11/2011
This Must Be the Place
Character:Mordecai Midler
Release Date:24/08/2011
Polish Bar
Character:Uncle Sol
Release Date:01/01/2010
Brother's Shadow
Character:Leo Groden
Release Date:29/04/2006
Zeyda and the Hitman
Character:Gideon Schub
Release Date:20/06/2004
Who Killed the Federal Theatre?
Character:Narrator
Release Date:03/10/2003
A Beautiful Mind
Character:Helinger
Release Date:14/12/2001
Man on the Moon
Character:Self (uncredited)
Release Date:22/12/1999
Out of the Cold
Character:Leon Axelrod
Release Date:28/08/1999
Rocky Marciano
Character:Al Weill
Release Date:15/05/1999
Color of Justice
Character:Sam Lind
Release Date:07/09/1997
The Making of 'Independence Day'
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:29/06/1996
Independence Day
Character:Julius Levinson
Release Date:25/06/1996
Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen
Character:Quote Reader
Release Date:01/01/1996
The 1964 World's Fair
Character:Narrator
Release Date:01/01/1996
Going, Going, Almost Gone! Animals in Danger
Character:
Release Date:01/04/1995
Betrayal of Trust
Character:Jules Masserman
Release Date:03/01/1994
Coney Island
Character:(voice)
Release Date:04/02/1991
She Said No
Character:Martin Knapek
Release Date:23/09/1990
The Great Escape II: The Untold Story
Character:Capt. David Matthews
Release Date:05/11/1988
Running on Empty
Character:Arthur Pope
Release Date:09/09/1988
Isaac in America: A Journey with Isaac Bashevis Singer
Character:Self - Narrator (voice)
Release Date:28/09/1986
Brotherly Love
Character:Ben Ryder / Harry Ryder
Release Date:28/05/1985
First Steps
Character:Dr. Jerrold Petrofsky
Release Date:19/03/1985
Lights
Character:Narrator
Release Date:18/12/1984
Teachers
Character:Roger Rubell
Release Date:05/10/1984
The Goodbye People
Character:Arthur Korman
Release Date:11/09/1984
Without a Trace
Character:Al Menetti
Release Date:04/02/1983
I Love Liberty
Character:Self
Release Date:21/03/1982
Night of 100 Stars
Character:Self
Release Date:08/03/1982
Ordinary People
Character:Dr. Berger
Release Date:19/09/1980
Marriage Is Alive and Well
Character:Herb Rollie
Release Date:25/01/1980
The Halloween That Almost Wasn't
Character:Count Dracula
Release Date:28/10/1979
Sooner or Later
Character:Bob Walters
Release Date:25/03/1979
King of the Gypsies
Character:Groffo
Release Date:20/12/1978
The Keegans
Character:Lt. Marco Ciardi
Release Date:03/05/1976
The Legend of Valentino
Character:Jack Auerbach
Release Date:23/11/1975
Fear on Trial
Character:Saul
Release Date:02/10/1975
The Law
Character:Murray Stone
Release Date:22/10/1974
Serpico
Character:Cop (uncredited)
Release Date:18/12/1973
Jump
Character:Man (uncredited)
Release Date:01/01/1971
Television Appearances
Mid-Century Modern
Character:Alan
Extrapolations
Character:David Goldblatt
Generation Gap
Character:Self
Stars in the House
Character:Self
Hunters
Character:Simon Wiesenthal
Modern Love
Character:Cop / Vendor / Taxi Driver
God Friended Me
Character:Abe
Big Mouth
Character:Lewis Glouberman (voice)
The Real Jesus of Nazareth
Character:Narrator
Superior Donuts
Character:Arthur Przybyszewski
Forever
Character:Abe
Cosmos
Character:Robert Oppenheimer (voice)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Character:Self
The Goldbergs
Character:Ben 'Pop-Pop' Goldberg
Perception
Character:Sigmund Freud
The Good Wife
Character:Judge Harrison Creary
Warehouse 13
Character:Izzy Weisfelt
The Big Bang Theory
Character:Alfred Hofstadter
Damages
Character:Bill Herndon
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
Character:Wes Mendell
American Dad!
Character:Rabbi (voice)
Numb3rs
Character:Alan Eppes
Tom Goes to the Mayor
Character:Prisoner (voice)
The Tony Danza Show
Character:Self - Guest
Regular Joe
Character:Baxter Binder
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Character:Self
Street Time
Character:Shimi Goldman
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Character:Ben Elkins
Family Law
Character:Daniel Bonner
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Character:Dr. Judah Platner
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Character:Joseph Edelman
Family Guy
Character:Judd Hirsch (voice)
George & Leo
Character:Leo Wagonman
E! True Hollywood Story
Character:
Caroline in the City
Character:Ben Karinsky
The Great Escape II: The Untold Story
Character:David Matthews
Dear John
Character:John Lacey
American Experience
Character:(voice)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Character:Self - Guest
Detective in the House
Character:
Taxi
Character:Alex Reiger
Delvecchio
Character:Dominick Delvecchio
Saturday Night Live
Character:Self (uncredited)
Medical Story
Character:
Rhoda
Character:
Columbo
Character:Make-up Artist (uncredited)
Tony Awards
Character:Self - Winner
Tony Awards
Character:Self - Presenter
Tony Awards
Character:Self - Nominee
Tony Awards
Character:Self - Presenter/ Winner
Golden Globe Awards
Character:Self - Nominee
Golden Globe Awards
Character:Self - Audience Member
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