Judd Hirsch

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

118

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

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • The Big Bang Theory

    The Big Bang Theory

  • The Good Wife

    The Good Wife

  • Law & Order: Criminal Intent

    Law & Order: Criminal Intent

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • The Goldbergs

    The Goldbergs

  • Numb3rs

    Numb3rs

  • Big Mouth

    Big Mouth

  • Warehouse 13

    Warehouse 13

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • The Best You Can

    The Best You Can

  • Hunters

    Hunters

  • American Experience

    American Experience

  • Stars in the House

    Stars in the House

  • Forever

    Forever

  • Damages

    Damages

  • Taxi

    Taxi

  • Perception

    Perception

  • The Tony Danza Show

    The Tony Danza Show

  • Caroline in the City

    Caroline in the City

  • Cosmos

    Cosmos

  • A Beautiful Mind

    A Beautiful Mind

  • Family Law

    Family Law

  • Independence Day

    Independence Day

  • Modern Love

    Modern Love

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

    Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows

  • Rhoda

    Rhoda

  • Dear John

    Dear John

  • God Friended Me

    God Friended Me

  • Independence Day: Resurgence

    Independence Day: Resurgence

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

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

  • Uncut Gems

    Uncut Gems

  • Serpico

    Serpico

  • Tower Heist

    Tower Heist

  • Street Time

    Street Time

  • The Making of 'Independence Day'

    The Making of 'Independence Day'

  • The Muppets

    The Muppets

  • Tom Goes to the Mayor

    Tom Goes to the Mayor

  • The Fabelmans

    The Fabelmans

  • Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip

    Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip

  • Extrapolations

    Extrapolations

  • Ordinary People

    Ordinary People

  • Hollywood Stargirl

    Hollywood Stargirl

  • Mid-Century Modern

    Mid-Century Modern

  • Polish Bar

    Polish Bar

  • George & Leo

    George & Leo

  • This Must Be the Place

    This Must Be the Place

  • Fantasy Life

    Fantasy Life

  • Silent Witness

    Silent Witness

  • Teachers

    Teachers

  • Sharknado 2: The Second One

    Sharknado 2: The Second One

  • Superior Donuts

    Superior Donuts

  • Running on Empty

    Running on Empty

  • Rocky Marciano

    Rocky Marciano

  • Delvecchio

    Delvecchio

  • Jump

    Jump

  • iMordecai

    iMordecai

  • Brotherly Love

    Brotherly Love

  • Burning at Both Ends

    Burning at Both Ends

  • Medical Story

    Medical Story

  • Generation Gap

    Generation Gap

  • Going, Going, Almost Gone! Animals in Danger

    Going, Going, Almost Gone! Animals in Danger

  • King of the Gypsies

    King of the Gypsies

  • First Steps

    First Steps

  • Without a Trace

    Without a Trace

  • The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)

    The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)

  • Man on the Moon

    Man on the Moon

  • The Fabelmans: A Family in Film

    The Fabelmans: A Family in Film

  • Fear on Trial

    Fear on Trial

  • A Deadly Legend

    A Deadly Legend

  • The Law

    The Law

  • Rally Caps

    Rally Caps

  • I Love Liberty

    I Love Liberty

  • Night of 100 Stars

    Night of 100 Stars

  • Showing Up

    Showing Up

  • Sooner or Later

    Sooner or Later

  • Brother's Shadow

    Brother's Shadow

  • The December Cross

    The December Cross

  • Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond

    Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond

  • The Great Escape II: The Untold Story

    The Great Escape II: The Untold Story

  • Coney Island

    Coney Island

  • Betrayal of Trust

    Betrayal of Trust

  • Altered Minds

    Altered Minds

  • Color of Justice

    Color of Justice

  • Zeyda and the Hitman

    Zeyda and the Hitman

  • The Halloween That Almost Wasn't

    The Halloween That Almost Wasn't

  • Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen

    Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen

  • Out of the Cold

    Out of the Cold

  • Summer Camp Island

    Summer Camp Island

  • E! True Hollywood Story

    E! True Hollywood Story

  • Regular Joe

    Regular Joe

  • The Legend of Valentino

    The Legend of Valentino

  • She Said No

    She Said No

  • Detective in the House

    Detective in the House

  • The Great Escape II: The Untold Story

    The Great Escape II: The Untold Story

  • The Real Jesus of Nazareth

    The Real Jesus of Nazareth

  • The Goodbye People

    The Goodbye People

  • Who Killed the Federal Theatre?

    Who Killed the Federal Theatre?

  • Lights

    Lights

  • Isaac in America: A Journey with Isaac Bashevis Singer

    Isaac in America: A Journey with Isaac Bashevis Singer

  • Stay Forte

    Stay Forte

  • Gone Hollywood

    Gone Hollywood

  • The Keegans

    The Keegans

  • Resurgence: It's Early Albuquerque

    Resurgence: It's Early Albuquerque

  • Marriage Is Alive and Well

    Marriage Is Alive and Well

  • The 1964 World's Fair

    The 1964 World's Fair