Judd Hirsch
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 15 March 1935 · New York City, New York, USA
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
Acting 70
- 2026The December Cross
- 2026Eugene Gregan: Born Dead as Self
- 2026Fantasy Life as Fred
- 2025Stay Forte
- 2025The Best You Can as Walter Rand
- 2024Rally Caps as Herb
- 2023Showing Up as Bill
- 2023The Fabelmans: A Family in Film as Self
- 2023iMordecai as Mordecai Samel
- 2022The Fabelmans as Uncle Boris
- 2022Hollywood Stargirl as Mr. Mitchell
- 2021Burning at Both Ends as Bertrand
- 2020A Deadly Legend as Carl Turner
- 2019Uncut Gems as Gooey
- 2019Gone Hollywood as Lev Kertzman
- 2017The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) as L.J. Shapiro
- 2017Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond as Self
- 2017Summer Camp Island as Shark / Monster Under the Bed (voice)
- 2016Independence Day: Resurgence as Julius Levinson
- 2016Resurgence: It's Early Albuquerque as Julius Levinson
- 2016Another Day: The Making of 'Independence Day: Resurgence' as Self
- 2016Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows as Self
- 2014Altered Minds as Dr. Nathaniel Shellner
- 2014Sharknado 2: The Second One as Ben
- 2014Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self · 1 episode
- 2011Silent Witness as Saul Rubin
- 2011The Muppets as Judd Hirsch
- 2011Tower Heist as Mr. Simon
- 2011This Must Be the Place as Mordecai Midler
- 2010Polish Bar as Uncle Sol
- 2006Brother's Shadow as Leo Groden
- 2005American Dad! as Rabbi (voice) · 1 episode
- 2004Zeyda and the Hitman as Gideon Schub
- 2003Who Killed the Federal Theatre? as Narrator
- 2001A Beautiful Mind as Helinger
- 1999Man on the Moon as Self (uncredited)
- 1999Out of the Cold as Leon Axelrod
- 1999Rocky Marciano as Al Weill
- 1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Joseph Edelman · 1 episode
- 1997Color of Justice as Sam Lind
- 1996Independence Day as Julius Levinson
- 1996The Making of 'Independence Day' as Self (archive footage)
- 1996Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen as Quote Reader
- 1996The 1964 World's Fair as Narrator
- 1995Going, Going, Almost Gone! Animals in Danger
- 1994Betrayal of Trust as Jules Masserman
- 1991Coney Island as (voice)
- 1990She Said No as Martin Knapek
- 1988The Great Escape II: The Untold Story as Capt. David Matthews
- 1988Running on Empty as Arthur Pope
- 1986Isaac in America: A Journey with Isaac Bashevis Singer as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 1985Brotherly Love as Ben Ryder / Harry Ryder
- 1985First Steps as Dr. Jerrold Petrofsky
- 1984Lights as Narrator
- 1984Teachers as Roger Rubell
- 1984The Goodbye People as Arthur Korman
- 1983Without a Trace as Al Menetti
- 1982I Love Liberty as Self
- 1982Night of 100 Stars as Self
- 1980Ordinary People as Dr. Berger
- 1980Marriage Is Alive and Well as Herb Rollie
- 1979The Halloween That Almost Wasn't as Count Dracula
- 1979Sooner or Later as Bob Walters
- 1978King of the Gypsies as Groffo
- 1976The Keegans as Lt. Marco Ciardi
- 1975The Legend of Valentino as Jack Auerbach
- 1975Fear on Trial as Saul
- 1974The Law as Murray Stone
- 1973Serpico as Cop (uncredited)
- 1971Jump as Man (uncredited)
Production 1
- 2025The Best You Can · executive producer