Judd Hirsch

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1935-03-15 (90 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Judd Hirsch

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 has twice won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series, twice won the Tony Award for Best Actor i...

Acting

2001

A Beautiful Mind

as Helinger

1996

Independence Day

as Julius Levinson

1978

1984

Teachers

as Roger Rubell

1982

1999

Rocky Marciano

as Al Weill

1980

Ordinary People

as Dr. Berger

2023

iMordecai

as Mordecai Samel

1983

Without a Trace

as Al Menetti

1988

Running on Empty

as Arthur Pope

2011

This Must Be the Place

as Mordecai Midler

2011

Tower Heist

as Mr. Simon

2004

Zeyda and the Hitman

as Gideon Schub

2011

Silent Witness

as Saul Rubin

2010

Polish Bar

as Uncle Sol

1999

Out of the Cold

as Leon Axelrod

2022

Hollywood Stargirl

as Mr. Mitchell

2014

Altered Minds

as Dr. Nathaniel Shellner

1988

1975

1974

The Law

as Murray Stone

1991

Coney Island

as (voice)

1976

The Keegans

as Lt. Marco Ciardi

1971

Jump

as Man (uncredited)

1985

First Steps

as Dr. Jerrold Petrofsky

2025

The Best You Can

as Walter Rand

1975

The Legend of Valentino

as Jack Auerbach

1999

Man on the Moon

as Self (uncredited)

1996

1990

She Said No

as Martin Knapek

1979

Sooner or Later

as Bob Walters

2016

1984

The Goodbye People

as Arthur Korman

2006

Brother's Shadow

as Leo Groden

1985

Brotherly Love

as Ben Ryder / Harry Ryder

1973

Serpico

as Cop (uncredited)

2011

The Muppets

as Judd Hirsch

2021

2019

Uncut Gems

as Gooey

1997

Color of Justice

as Sam Lind

2017

Summer Camp Island

as Shark / Monster Under the Bed (voice)

1996

The Making of 'Independence Day'

as Self (archive footage)

2020

A Deadly Legend

as Carl Turner

1980

1984

Lights

as Narrator

1994

Betrayal of Trust

as Jules Masserman

2023

Showing Up

as Bill

2022

The Fabelmans

as Uncle Boris

2024

Rally Caps

as Herb

Production

2025

The Best You Can

as Executive Producer

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