Judd Hirsch

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.

Filmography (113 Appearances)

Eugene Gregan: Born Dead

TBA

The December Cross

TBA

Fantasy Life

2026

Stay Forte

2025

The Best You Can

2025

Mid-Century Modern

2025

Rally Caps

2024

Showing Up

2023

Extrapolations

2023

The Fabelmans: A Family in Film

2023

iMordecai

2023

The Fabelmans

2022

Generation Gap

2022

Hollywood Stargirl

2022

Burning at Both Ends

2021

A Deadly Legend

2020

Stars in the House

2020

Hunters

2020

Modern Love

2019

Uncut Gems

2019

Gone Hollywood

2019

God Friended Me

2018

The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)

2017

Big Mouth

2017

Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond

2017

Summer Camp Island

2017

The Real Jesus of Nazareth

2017

Superior Donuts

2017

Independence Day: Resurgence

2016

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

2016

Resurgence: It's Early Albuquerque

2016

Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows

2016

Altered Minds

2014

Forever

2014

Sharknado 2: The Second One

2014

Cosmos

2014

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014

The Goldbergs

2013

Perception

2012

Silent Witness

2011

The Muppets

2011

Tower Heist

2011

This Must Be the Place

2011

Polish Bar

2010

The Good Wife

2009

Warehouse 13

2009

The Big Bang Theory

2007

Damages

2007

Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip

2006

Brother's Shadow

2006

American Dad!

2005

Numb3rs

2005

Tom Goes to the Mayor

2004

The Tony Danza Show

2004

Zeyda and the Hitman

2004

Who Killed the Federal Theatre?

2003

Regular Joe

2003

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003

Street Time

2002

A Beautiful Mind

2001

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

2001

Man on the Moon

1999

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999

Family Law

1999

Out of the Cold

1999

Rocky Marciano

1999

Family Guy

1999

George & Leo

1997

Color of Justice

1997

E! True Hollywood Story

1996

The Making of 'Independence Day'

1996

Independence Day

1996

The 1964 World's Fair

1996

Caroline in the City

1995

Going, Going, Almost Gone! Animals in Danger

1995

Betrayal of Trust

1994

Coney Island

1991

She Said No

1990

The Great Escape II: The Untold Story

1988

The Great Escape II: The Untold Story

1988

Dear John

1988

American Experience

1988

Running on Empty

1988

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

1988

Isaac in America: A Journey with Isaac Bashevis Singer

1986

Brotherly Love

1985

First Steps

1985

Detective in the House

1985

Lights

1984

Teachers

1984

The Goodbye People

1984

Without a Trace

1983

I Love Liberty

1982

Night of 100 Stars

1982

Ordinary People

1980

Marriage Is Alive and Well

1980

The Halloween That Almost Wasn't

1979

Sooner or Later

1979

King of the Gypsies

1978

Taxi

1978

Delvecchio

1976

The Keegans

1976

The Legend of Valentino

1975

Saturday Night Live

1975

Fear on Trial

1975

Medical Story

1975

The Law

1974

Rhoda

1974

Serpico

1973

Columbo

1971

Jump

1971 Debut

Tony Awards

1956

Golden Globe Awards

1944
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