Acting
Judd Hirsch
EN, HE cinema · 66 credits
Born
15 March 1935 (age 91)
Birthplace
New York City, New York, USA
Also known as جاد هیرش · Judd Seymore Hirsch
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
Filmography
Fantasy Life
as Fred
The Best You Can
as Walter Rand, Executive Producer
Rally Caps
as Herb
iMordecai
as Mordecai Samel
Showing Up
as Bill
Hollywood Stargirl
as Mr. Mitchell
The Fabelmans
as Uncle Boris
Burning at Both Ends
as Bertrand
A Deadly Legend
as Carl Turner
Uncut Gems
as Gooey
Gone Hollywood
as Lev Kertzman
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)
as L.J. Shapiro
Summer Camp Island
as Shark / Monster Under the Bed (voice)
Resurgence: It's Early Albuquerque
2016
Resurgence: It's Early Albuquerque
as Julius Levinson
Independence Day: Resurgence
as Julius Levinson
Altered Minds
as Dr. Nathaniel Shellner
This Must Be the Place
as Mordecai Midler
Tower Heist
as Mr. Simon
Silent Witness
as Saul Rubin
The Muppets
as Judd Hirsch
Polish Bar
as Uncle Sol
Brother's Shadow
as Leo Groden
Zeyda and the Hitman
as Gideon Schub
Who Killed the Federal Theatre?
as Narrator
A Beautiful Mind
as Helinger
Rocky Marciano
as Al Weill
Out of the Cold
as Leon Axelrod
Man on the Moon
as Self (uncredited)
Color of Justice
as Sam Lind
Independence Day
as Julius Levinson
The 1964 World's Fair
as Narrator
The Making of 'Independence Day'
as Self (archive footage)
Betrayal of Trust
as Jules Masserman
Coney Island
as (voice)
She Said No
as Martin Knapek
Running on Empty
as Arthur Pope
The Great Escape II: The Untold Story
as Capt. David Matthews
Isaac in America: A Journey with Isaac Bashevis Singer
1986
Isaac in America: A Journey with Isaac Bashevis Singer
as Self - Narrator (voice)
First Steps
as Dr. Jerrold Petrofsky
Brotherly Love
as Ben Ryder / Harry Ryder
Teachers
as Roger Rubell
The Goodbye People
as Arthur Korman
Lights
as Narrator
Without a Trace
as Al Menetti
Ordinary People
as Dr. Berger
Marriage Is Alive and Well
as Herb Rollie
The Halloween That Almost Wasn't
as Count Dracula
Sooner or Later
as Bob Walters
King of the Gypsies
as Groffo
The Keegans
as Lt. Marco Ciardi
Fear on Trial
as Saul
The Legend of Valentino
as Jack Auerbach
The Law
as Murray Stone
Serpico
as Cop (uncredited)
Jump
as Man (uncredited)