Judd Hirsch

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

117

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!

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • Columbo

    Columbo

  • Law & Order: Criminal Intent

    Law & Order: Criminal Intent

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • The Good Wife

    The Good Wife

  • The Big Bang Theory

    The Big Bang Theory

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • The Goldbergs

    The Goldbergs

  • Numb3rs

    Numb3rs

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • American Experience

    American Experience

  • Warehouse 13

    Warehouse 13

  • Big Mouth

    Big Mouth

  • Taxi

    Taxi

  • Damages

    Damages

  • Stars in the House

    Stars in the House

  • Caroline in the City

    Caroline in the City

  • Perception

    Perception

  • The Tony Danza Show

    The Tony Danza Show

  • Dear John

    Dear John

  • Hunters

    Hunters

  • Family Law

    Family Law

  • God Friended Me

    God Friended Me

  • Cosmos

    Cosmos

  • Modern Love

    Modern Love

  • Rhoda

    Rhoda

  • Forever

    Forever

  • Independence Day

    Independence Day

  • Extrapolations

    Extrapolations

  • A Beautiful Mind

    A Beautiful Mind

  • Tom Goes to the Mayor

    Tom Goes to the Mayor

  • Independence Day: Resurgence

    Independence Day: Resurgence

  • Tower Heist

    Tower Heist

  • Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip

    Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip

  • Uncut Gems

    Uncut Gems

  • Serpico

    Serpico

  • Street Time

    Street Time

  • The Fabelmans

    The Fabelmans

  • George & Leo

    George & Leo

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

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

  • Mid-Century Modern

    Mid-Century Modern

  • Delvecchio

    Delvecchio

  • The Muppets

    The Muppets

  • Fear on Trial

    Fear on Trial

  • This Must Be the Place

    This Must Be the Place

  • Running on Empty

    Running on Empty

  • A Deadly Legend

    A Deadly Legend

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

    Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows

  • Superior Donuts

    Superior Donuts

  • Burning at Both Ends

    Burning at Both Ends

  • Color of Justice

    Color of Justice

  • Medical Story

    Medical Story

  • Teachers

    Teachers

  • King of the Gypsies

    King of the Gypsies

  • Man on the Moon

    Man on the Moon

  • I Love Liberty

    I Love Liberty

  • Stay Forte

    Stay Forte

  • Gone Hollywood

    Gone Hollywood

  • The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)

    The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)

  • The Halloween That Almost Wasn't

    The Halloween That Almost Wasn't

  • Ordinary People

    Ordinary People

  • Generation Gap

    Generation Gap

  • Brother's Shadow

    Brother's Shadow

  • Silent Witness

    Silent Witness

  • Hollywood Stargirl

    Hollywood Stargirl

  • Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen

    Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen

  • Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond

    Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond

  • Without a Trace

    Without a Trace

  • Summer Camp Island

    Summer Camp Island

  • Sharknado 2: The Second One

    Sharknado 2: The Second One

  • Fantasy Life

    Fantasy Life

  • The Great Escape II: The Untold Story

    The Great Escape II: The Untold Story

  • Going, Going, Almost Gone! Animals in Danger

    Going, Going, Almost Gone! Animals in Danger

  • Night of 100 Stars

    Night of 100 Stars

  • The Fabelmans: A Family in Film

    The Fabelmans: A Family in Film

  • iMordecai

    iMordecai

  • Coney Island

    Coney Island

  • The Goodbye People

    The Goodbye People

  • E! True Hollywood Story

    E! True Hollywood Story

  • Regular Joe

    Regular Joe

  • Sooner or Later

    Sooner or Later

  • The Best You Can

    The Best You Can

  • The Law

    The Law

  • Jump

    Jump

  • Betrayal of Trust

    Betrayal of Trust

  • Out of the Cold

    Out of the Cold

  • The December Cross

    The December Cross

  • Brotherly Love

    Brotherly Love

  • The Keegans

    The Keegans

  • Altered Minds

    Altered Minds

  • Detective in the House

    Detective in the House

  • Zeyda and the Hitman

    Zeyda and the Hitman

  • Rally Caps

    Rally Caps

  • She Said No

    She Said No

  • The Real Jesus of Nazareth

    The Real Jesus of Nazareth

  • Showing Up

    Showing Up

  • Rocky Marciano

    Rocky Marciano

  • First Steps

    First Steps

  • The Great Escape II: The Untold Story

    The Great Escape II: The Untold Story

  • Polish Bar

    Polish Bar

  • The Legend of Valentino

    The Legend of Valentino

  • Resurgence: It's Early Albuquerque

    Resurgence: It's Early Albuquerque

  • The Making of 'Independence Day'

    The Making of 'Independence Day'

  • Marriage Is Alive and Well

    Marriage Is Alive and Well

  • Lights

    Lights

  • Isaac in America: A Journey with Isaac Bashevis Singer

    Isaac in America: A Journey with Isaac Bashevis Singer

  • The 1964 World's Fair

    The 1964 World's Fair