Judd Hirsch
Acting
Born: 1935-03-15 in 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
Judah Platner
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Joseph Edelman
Family Guy
Judd Hirsch (voice)
American Dad!
Rabbi (voice)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
Columbo
Make-up Artist (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
Self (uncredited)
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Ben Elkins
The Good Wife
Judge Harrison Creary
The Goldbergs
Ben 'Pop-Pop' Goldberg
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
Tony Awards
Self - Nominee
Tony Awards
Self - Winner
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter
The Big Bang Theory
Alfred Hofstadter
Numb3rs
Alan Eppes
Taxi
Alex Reiger
Damages
Bill Herndon
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Audience Member
Warehouse 13
Izzy Weisfelt
American Experience
(voice)
Big Mouth
Lewis Glouberman (voice)
Caroline in the City
Ben Karinsky
Hunters
Simon Wiesenthal
Cosmos
Robert Oppenheimer (voice)
Perception
Sigmund Freud
Rhoda
Independence Day
Julius Levinson
Forever
Abe
A Beautiful Mind
Helinger
Dear John
John Lacey
God Friended Me
Abe
Extrapolations
David Goldblatt
The Fabelmans
Uncle Boris
Family Law
Daniel Bonner
Stars in the House
Self
Independence Day: Resurgence
Julius Levinson