Judd Hirsch

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

115

Gender

Male

Birthday

1935-03-15 (90 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Judd 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.

Known For

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

  • Family Guy

    Family Guy

  • American Dad!

    American Dad!

  • Columbo

    Columbo

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • The Good Wife

    The Good Wife

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • The Big Bang Theory

    The Big Bang Theory

  • Law & Order: Criminal Intent

    Law & Order: Criminal Intent

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • Numb3rs

    Numb3rs

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • Hunters

    Hunters

  • The Goldbergs

    The Goldbergs

  • Warehouse 13

    Warehouse 13

  • Big Mouth

    Big Mouth

  • American Experience

    American Experience

  • Taxi

    Taxi

  • The Tony Danza Show

    The Tony Danza Show

  • Cosmos

    Cosmos

  • Damages

    Damages

  • Caroline in the City

    Caroline in the City

  • Perception

    Perception

  • Forever

    Forever

  • Independence Day

    Independence Day

  • Serpico

    Serpico

  • Stars in the House

    Stars in the House

  • Rhoda

    Rhoda

  • Stay Forte

    Stay Forte

  • God Friended Me

    God Friended Me

  • A Beautiful Mind

    A Beautiful Mind

  • Modern Love

    Modern Love

  • Independence Day: Resurgence

    Independence Day: Resurgence

  • Family Law

    Family Law

  • Uncut Gems

    Uncut Gems

  • The Fabelmans

    The Fabelmans

  • Dear John

    Dear John

  • King of the Gypsies

    King of the Gypsies

  • Extrapolations

    Extrapolations

  • Tom Goes to the Mayor

    Tom Goes to the Mayor

  • iMordecai

    iMordecai

  • Coney Island

    Coney Island

  • Teachers

    Teachers

  • Man on the Moon

    Man on the Moon

  • The Best You Can

    The Best You Can

  • Brotherly Love

    Brotherly Love

  • Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen

    Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen

  • Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip

    Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip

  • Fantasy Life

    Fantasy Life

  • Delvecchio

    Delvecchio

  • Street Time

    Street Time

  • Rally Caps

    Rally Caps

  • Ordinary People

    Ordinary People

  • Mid-Century Modern

    Mid-Century Modern

  • Sharknado 2: The Second One

    Sharknado 2: The Second One

  • Hollywood Stargirl

    Hollywood Stargirl

  • Jump

    Jump

  • The Muppets

    The Muppets

  • Rocky Marciano

    Rocky Marciano

  • First Steps

    First Steps

  • Altered Minds

    Altered Minds

  • Generation Gap

    Generation Gap

  • Night of 100 Stars

    Night of 100 Stars

  • Tower Heist

    Tower Heist

  • George & Leo

    George & Leo

  • Superior Donuts

    Superior Donuts

  • Polish Bar

    Polish Bar

  • She Said No

    She Said No

  • Color of Justice

    Color of Justice

  • Running on Empty

    Running on Empty

  • Summer Camp Island

    Summer Camp Island

  • The Real Jesus of Nazareth

    The Real Jesus of Nazareth

  • The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)

    The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)

  • The Goodbye People

    The Goodbye People

  • Medical Story

    Medical Story

  • This Must Be the Place

    This Must Be the Place

  • Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond

    Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond

  • Showing Up

    Showing Up

  • E! True Hollywood Story

    E! True Hollywood Story

  • The Great Escape II: The Untold Story

    The Great Escape II: The Untold Story

  • Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows

    Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows

  • I Love Liberty

    I Love Liberty

  • Regular Joe

    Regular Joe

  • Burning at Both Ends

    Burning at Both Ends

  • Detective in the House

    Detective in the House

  • The Fabelmans: A Family in Film

    The Fabelmans: A Family in Film

  • Gone Hollywood

    Gone Hollywood

  • Without a Trace

    Without a Trace

  • Silent Witness

    Silent Witness

  • The Great Escape II: The Untold Story

    The Great Escape II: The Untold Story

  • Another Day: The Making of 'Independence Day: Resurgence'

    Another Day: The Making of 'Independence Day: Resurgence'

  • The December Cross

    The December Cross

  • Zeyda and the Hitman

    Zeyda and the Hitman

  • Lights

    Lights

  • Betrayal of Trust

    Betrayal of Trust

  • Out of the Cold

    Out of the Cold

  • Sooner or Later

    Sooner or Later

  • Fear on Trial

    Fear on Trial

  • The Halloween That Almost Wasn't

    The Halloween That Almost Wasn't

  • The Making of 'Independence Day'

    The Making of 'Independence Day'

  • A Deadly Legend

    A Deadly Legend

  • Resurgence: It's Early Albuquerque

    Resurgence: It's Early Albuquerque

  • The 1964 World's Fair

    The 1964 World's Fair

  • The Legend of Valentino

    The Legend of Valentino

  • The Law

    The Law

  • The Keegans

    The Keegans

  • Marriage Is Alive and Well

    Marriage Is Alive and Well

  • Brother's Shadow

    Brother's Shadow

  • Isaac in America: A Journey with Isaac Bashevis Singer

    Isaac in America: A Journey with Isaac Bashevis Singer

  • Going, Going, Almost Gone! Animals in Danger

    Going, Going, Almost Gone! Animals in Danger

  • Who Killed the Federal Theatre?

    Who Killed the Federal Theatre?

  • Eugene Gregan: Born Dead

    Eugene Gregan: Born Dead