Judd Hirsch
ActingAlso Known As
جاد هیرش, Judd Seymore 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 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.
Movies
(67 total)
A Beautiful Mind
as Helinger
Independence Day
as Julius Levinson
Independence Day: Resurgence
as Julius Levinson
Uncut Gems
as Gooey
Tower Heist
as Mr. Simon
The Fabelmans
as Uncle Boris
Serpico
as Cop (uncredited)
Man on the Moon
as Self (uncredited)
The Muppets
as Judd Hirsch
This Must Be the Place
as Mordecai Midler
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)
as L.J. Shapiro
Ordinary People
as Dr. Berger
Running on Empty
as Arthur Pope
Showing Up
as Bill
Teachers
as Roger Rubell
Hollywood Stargirl
as Mr. Mitchell
The Best You Can
as Walter Rand
Burning at Both Ends
as Bertrand
TV Shows
(48 total)
The Big Bang Theory
as Alfred Hofstadter
Family Guy
as Judd Hirsch (voice)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Dr. Judah Platner
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Joseph Edelman
American Dad!
as Rabbi (voice)
Cosmos
as Robert Oppenheimer (voice)
Big Mouth
as Lewis Glouberman (voice)
Columbo
as Make-up Artist (uncredited)
Warehouse 13
as Izzy Weisfelt
The Good Wife
as Judge Harrison Creary
Forever
as Abe
Hunters
as Simon Wiesenthal
Saturday Night Live
as Self (uncredited)
Numb3rs
as Alan Eppes
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Ben Elkins
Modern Love
as Cop / Vendor / Taxi Driver
The Goldbergs
as Ben 'Pop-Pop' Goldberg
Perception
as Sigmund Freud
Damages
as Bill Herndon
God Friended Me
as Abe