Judd Hirsch
Actor
- Born
- March 15, 1935 (age 91) · 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
A Beautiful Mind
December 14, 2001
Independence Day
July 2, 1996
Independence Day: Resurgence
June 22, 2016
Uncut Gems
December 13, 2019
Tower Heist
November 2, 2011
The Fabelmans
November 11, 2022
Serpico
December 18, 1973
Man on the Moon
December 22, 1999
The Muppets
November 23, 2011
This Must Be the Place
August 24, 2011
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)
October 13, 2017
Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond
September 5, 2017
Acting66
- 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