Person
Judd Hirsch
Acting · Born 1935-03-15 · New York City, New York, USA
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.
Known for
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Dr. Judah Platner
Family Guy
Judd Hirsch (voice)
American Dad!
Rabbi (voice)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
Columbo
Make-up Artist (uncredited)
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Ben Elkins
The Good Wife
Judge Harrison Creary
Saturday Night Live
Self (uncredited)
Numb3rs
Alan Eppes
The Big Bang Theory
Alfred Hofstadter
Filmography
- 2026Fantasy LifeFred
- 2025Stay Forte
- 2025The Best You CanWalter Rand
- 2025Mid-Century ModernAlan
- 2024Rally CapsHerb
- 2023Showing UpBill
- 2023ExtrapolationsDavid Goldblatt
- 2023The Fabelmans: A Family in FilmSelf
- 2023iMordecaiMordecai Samel
- 2022The FabelmansUncle Boris
- 2022Generation GapSelf
- 2022Hollywood StargirlMr. Mitchell
- 2021Burning at Both EndsBertrand
- 2020A Deadly LegendCarl Turner
- 2020Stars in the HouseSelf
- 2020HuntersSimon Wiesenthal
- 2019Modern LoveCop / Vendor / Taxi Driver
- 2019Uncut GemsGooey
- 2019Gone HollywoodLev Kertzman
- 2018God Friended MeAbe
- 2017The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)L.J. Shapiro
- 2017Big MouthLewis Glouberman (voice)
- 2017Jim & Andy: The Great BeyondSelf
- 2017Summer Camp IslandShark / Monster Under the Bed (voice)
- 2017The Real Jesus of NazarethNarrator
- 2017Superior DonutsArthur Przybyszewski
- 2016Independence Day: ResurgenceJulius Levinson
- 2016Another Day: The Making of 'Independence Day: Resurgence'Self
- 2016Resurgence: It's Early AlbuquerqueJulius Levinson
- 2016Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James BurrowsSelf
- 2014Altered MindsDr. Nathaniel Shellner
- 2014ForeverAbe
- 2014Sharknado 2: The Second OneBen
- 2014CosmosRobert Oppenheimer (voice)
- 2014Late Night with Seth MeyersSelf
- 2013The GoldbergsBen 'Pop-Pop' Goldberg
- 2013MaronLarry
- 2012PerceptionSigmund Freud
- 2011Silent WitnessSaul Rubin
- 2011The MuppetsJudd Hirsch
- 2011Tower HeistMr. Simon
- 2011This Must Be the PlaceMordecai Midler
- 2010Polish BarUncle Sol
- 2009The Good WifeJudge Harrison Creary
- 2009Warehouse 13Izzy Weisfelt
- 2007The Big Bang TheoryAlfred Hofstadter
- 2007DamagesBill Herndon
- 2006Studio 60 on the Sunset StripWes Mendell
- 2006Brother's ShadowLeo Groden
- 2005American Dad!Rabbi (voice)
- 2005Numb3rsAlan Eppes
- 2004Tom Goes to the MayorPrisoner (voice)
- 2004The Tony Danza ShowSelf - Guest
- 2004Zeyda and the HitmanGideon Schub
- 2003Who Killed the Federal Theatre?Narrator
- 2003Regular JoeBaxter Binder
- 2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self - Guest
- 2002Street TimeShimi Goldman
- 2001A Beautiful MindHelinger
- 2001Law & Order: Criminal IntentBen Elkins
- 1999Man on the MoonSelf (uncredited)
- 1999Family LawDaniel Bonner
- 1999Law & Order: Special Victims UnitDr. Judah Platner
- 1999Out of the ColdLeon Axelrod
- 1999Rocky MarcianoAl Weill
- 1999Family GuyJudd Hirsch (voice)
- 1997George & LeoLeo Wagonman
- 1997Color of JusticeSam Lind
- 1996E! True Hollywood Story
- 1996Independence DayJulius Levinson
- 1996The Making of 'Independence Day'Self (archive footage)
- 1996The 1964 World's FairNarrator
- 1995Caroline in the CityBen Karinsky
- 1995Going, Going, Almost Gone! Animals in Danger
- 1994Betrayal of TrustJules Masserman
- 1991Coney Island(voice)
- 1990She Said NoMartin Knapek
- 1988The Great Escape II: The Untold StoryDavid Matthews
- 1988The Great Escape II: The Untold StoryCapt. David Matthews
- 1988Dear JohnJohn Lacey
- 1988American Experience(voice)
- 1988Running on EmptyArthur Pope
- 1988LIVE with Kelly and MarkSelf - Guest
- 1986Isaac in America: A Journey with Isaac Bashevis SingerSelf - Narrator (voice)
- 1985Brotherly LoveBen Ryder / Harry Ryder
- 1985First StepsDr. Jerrold Petrofsky
- 1985Detective in the House
- 1984LightsNarrator
- 1984TeachersRoger Rubell
- 1984The Goodbye PeopleArthur Korman
- 1983Without a TraceAl Menetti
- 1982I Love LibertySelf
- 1982Night of 100 StarsSelf
- 1980Ordinary PeopleDr. Berger
- 1980Marriage Is Alive and WellHerb Rollie
- 1979The Halloween That Almost Wasn'tCount Dracula
- 1979Sooner or LaterBob Walters
- 1978King of the GypsiesGroffo
- 1978TaxiAlex Reiger
- 1976DelvecchioDominick Delvecchio
- 1976The KeegansLt. Marco Ciardi
- 1975The Legend of ValentinoJack Auerbach
- 1975Saturday Night LiveSelf (uncredited)
- 1975Fear on TrialSaul
- 1975Medical StoryDr. Joe Dempsey
- 1974The LawMurray Stone
- 1974Rhoda
- 1973SerpicoCop (uncredited)
- 1971ColumboMake-up Artist (uncredited)
- 1971JumpMan (uncredited)
- 1956Tony AwardsSelf - Nominee
- 1944Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Nominee
- —The December Cross
- —Eugene Gregan: Born DeadSelf
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