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!

  • Law & Order: Criminal Intent

    Law & Order: Criminal Intent

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • Columbo

    Columbo

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • The Good Wife

    The Good Wife

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • The Big Bang Theory

    The Big Bang Theory

  • Numb3rs

    Numb3rs

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • Hunters

    Hunters

  • The Goldbergs

    The Goldbergs

  • Big Mouth

    Big Mouth

  • Warehouse 13

    Warehouse 13

  • American Experience

    American Experience

  • Taxi

    Taxi

  • The Tony Danza Show

    The Tony Danza Show

  • Cosmos

    Cosmos

  • Damages

    Damages

  • Perception

    Perception

  • Forever

    Forever

  • Caroline in the City

    Caroline in the City

  • Independence Day

    Independence Day

  • Stars in the House

    Stars in the House

  • Serpico

    Serpico

  • Family Law

    Family Law

  • Stay Forte

    Stay Forte

  • Rhoda

    Rhoda

  • Dear John

    Dear John

  • Modern Love

    Modern Love

  • God Friended Me

    God Friended Me

  • A Beautiful Mind

    A Beautiful Mind

  • Extrapolations

    Extrapolations

  • Uncut Gems

    Uncut Gems

  • The Fabelmans

    The Fabelmans

  • Independence Day: Resurgence

    Independence Day: Resurgence

  • Teachers

    Teachers

  • iMordecai

    iMordecai

  • Tom Goes to the Mayor

    Tom Goes to the Mayor

  • Coney Island

    Coney Island

  • Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen

    Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen

  • Mid-Century Modern

    Mid-Century Modern

  • Man on the Moon

    Man on the Moon

  • King of the Gypsies

    King of the Gypsies

  • Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip

    Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip

  • Brotherly Love

    Brotherly Love

  • The Best You Can

    The Best You Can

  • Jump

    Jump

  • Rocky Marciano

    Rocky Marciano

  • Delvecchio

    Delvecchio

  • Street Time

    Street Time

  • Ordinary People

    Ordinary People

  • Rally Caps

    Rally Caps

  • Polish Bar

    Polish Bar

  • Sharknado 2: The Second One

    Sharknado 2: The Second One

  • Fantasy Life

    Fantasy Life

  • Superior Donuts

    Superior Donuts

  • First Steps

    First Steps

  • The Muppets

    The Muppets

  • Generation Gap

    Generation Gap

  • Hollywood Stargirl

    Hollywood Stargirl

  • Tower Heist

    Tower Heist

  • Altered Minds

    Altered Minds

  • George & Leo

    George & Leo

  • Night of 100 Stars

    Night of 100 Stars

  • She Said No

    She Said No

  • Medical Story

    Medical Story

  • Running on Empty

    Running on Empty

  • Summer Camp Island

    Summer Camp Island

  • The Goodbye People

    The Goodbye People

  • Color of Justice

    Color of Justice

  • This Must Be the Place

    This Must Be the Place

  • The Real Jesus of Nazareth

    The Real Jesus of Nazareth

  • Showing Up

    Showing Up

  • The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)

    The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)

  • Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond

    Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond

  • I Love Liberty

    I Love Liberty

  • E! True Hollywood Story

    E! True Hollywood Story

  • Regular Joe

    Regular Joe

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

    Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows

  • The Great Escape II: The Untold Story

    The Great Escape II: The Untold Story

  • Detective in the House

    Detective in the House

  • Without a Trace

    Without a Trace

  • Burning at Both Ends

    Burning at Both Ends

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

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

  • The Great Escape II: The Untold Story

    The Great Escape II: The Untold Story

  • Gone Hollywood

    Gone Hollywood

  • Silent Witness

    Silent Witness

  • Lights

    Lights

  • The Fabelmans: A Family in Film

    The Fabelmans: A Family in Film

  • The December Cross

    The December Cross

  • Zeyda and the Hitman

    Zeyda and the Hitman

  • Out of the Cold

    Out of the Cold

  • Betrayal of Trust

    Betrayal of Trust

  • The Legend of Valentino

    The Legend of Valentino

  • The Making of 'Independence Day'

    The Making of 'Independence Day'

  • Going, Going, Almost Gone! Animals in Danger

    Going, Going, Almost Gone! Animals in Danger

  • The Halloween That Almost Wasn't

    The Halloween That Almost Wasn't

  • A Deadly Legend

    A Deadly Legend

  • Fear on Trial

    Fear on Trial

  • Resurgence: It's Early Albuquerque

    Resurgence: It's Early Albuquerque

  • The Law

    The Law

  • The 1964 World's Fair

    The 1964 World's Fair

  • Marriage Is Alive and Well

    Marriage Is Alive and Well

  • The Keegans

    The Keegans

  • Sooner or Later

    Sooner or Later

  • Brother's Shadow

    Brother's Shadow

  • Isaac in America: A Journey with Isaac Bashevis Singer

    Isaac in America: A Journey with Isaac Bashevis Singer

  • Who Killed the Federal Theatre?

    Who Killed the Federal Theatre?

  • Eugene Gregan: Born Dead

    Eugene Gregan: Born Dead