Judd Hirsch
ActingJudd 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
Independence Day
Julius Levinson
A Beautiful Mind
Helinger
The Fabelmans
Uncle Boris
Uncut Gems
Gooey
Independence Day: Resurgence
Julius Levinson
Serpico
Cop (uncredited)
Tower Heist
Mr. Simon
Showing Up
Bill
The Best You Can
Walter Rand
Man on the Moon
Self (uncredited)
Filmography — Acting
Independence Day
Julius Levinson
A Beautiful Mind
Helinger
The Fabelmans
Uncle Boris
Uncut Gems
Gooey
Independence Day: Resurgence
Julius Levinson
Serpico
Cop (uncredited)
Tower Heist
Mr. Simon
Showing Up
Bill
The Best You Can
Walter Rand
Man on the Moon
Self (uncredited)
The Muppets
Judd Hirsch
Ordinary People
Dr. Berger
Running on Empty
Arthur Pope
Fantasy Life
Fred
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)
L.J. Shapiro
Sharknado 2: The Second One
Ben
A Deadly Legend
Carl Turner
Night of 100 Stars
Self
Teachers
Roger Rubell
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
Self
Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond
Self
King of the Gypsies
Groffo
This Must Be the Place
Mordecai Midler
Hollywood Stargirl
Mr. Mitchell
Without a Trace
Al Menetti
Stay Forte
Silent Witness
Saul Rubin
The Great Escape II: The Untold Story
Capt. David Matthews
Burning at Both Ends
Bertrand
Rocky Marciano
Al Weill
Fear on Trial
Saul
Betrayal of Trust
Jules Masserman
The Legend of Valentino
Jack Auerbach
Marriage Is Alive and Well
Herb Rollie
Color of Justice
Sam Lind
The Goodbye People
Arthur Korman
The Making of 'Independence Day'
Self (archive footage)
She Said No
Martin Knapek
Polish Bar
Uncle Sol
The Halloween That Almost Wasn't
Count Dracula
Coney Island
(voice)
I Love Liberty
Self
Sooner or Later
Bob Walters
Zeyda and the Hitman
Gideon Schub
The December Cross
Another Day: The Making of 'Independence Day: Resurgence'
Self
Going, Going, Almost Gone! Animals in Danger
Rally Caps
Herb
Out of the Cold
Leon Axelrod
Altered Minds
Dr. Nathaniel Shellner
The Law
Murray Stone
Who Killed the Federal Theatre?
Narrator
The Keegans
Lt. Marco Ciardi
First Steps
Dr. Jerrold Petrofsky
iMordecai
Mordecai Samel
The Fabelmans: A Family in Film
Self
Brother's Shadow
Leo Groden
Brotherly Love
Ben Ryder / Harry Ryder
Lights
Narrator
Jump
Man (uncredited)
Summer Camp Island
Shark / Monster Under the Bed (voice)
Gone Hollywood
Lev Kertzman
Resurgence: It's Early Albuquerque
Julius Levinson
The 1964 World's Fair
Narrator
Isaac in America: A Journey with Isaac Bashevis Singer
Self - Narrator (voice)
Eugene Gregan: Born Dead
Self