Judd Hirsch

Judd Hirsch

89 · Born: Mar 15, 1935

Personal Details

Born Mar 15, 1935 New York City, New York, USA
Spouse
  • Bonni Chalkin

    ( Dec 24, 1992 to Dec 31, 1969 )
  • Elisa Sadaune

    ( Dec 31, 1969 to Dec 31, 1969 )
Parents
  • Sally Hirsch (Kitzis)
  • Joseph Sidney 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 has twice won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series, twice won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play, won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy, and was nominated twice for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performances in Ordinary People (1980) and The Fabelmans (2022), the longest gap between Academy Award nominations in history.

Career

2023
iMordecai
iMordecai as Mordecai Samel
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Extrapolations
Extrapolations as David Goldblatt
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2022
The Fabelmans
The Fabelmans as Uncle Boris Podgorny
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Hollywood Stargirl
Hollywood Stargirl as Mr. Mitchell
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2021
Burning at Both Ends
Burning at Both Ends as Bertrand
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2020
A Deadly Legend
A Deadly Legend as Carl Turner
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Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey
Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey as Robert Oppenheimer (voice)
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2019
Uncut Gems
Uncut Gems as Gooey
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Modern Love
Modern Love as Cop / Vendor / Taxi Driver
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2017
The Meyerowitz Stories
The Meyerowitz Stories as L.J. Shapiro
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Summer Camp Island
Summer Camp Island as Shark / Monster Under the Bed (voice)
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Superior Donuts
Superior Donuts as Arthur Przybyszewski
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2016
Independence Day: Resurgence
Independence Day: Resurgence as Julius Levinson
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2015
The Goldbergs
The Goldbergs as Ben 'Pop-Pop' Goldberg
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The Big Bang Theory
The Big Bang Theory as Alfred Hofstadter
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2014
Altered Minds
Altered Minds as Dr. Nathaniel Shellner
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Sharknado 2: The Second One
Sharknado 2: The Second One as Ben
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Forever
Forever as Abe
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2013
Perception
Perception as Sigmund Freud
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2011
Tower Heist
Tower Heist as Mr. Simon
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Silent Witness
Silent Witness as Saul Rubin
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2010
Polish Bar
Polish Bar as Uncle Sol
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Warehouse 13
Warehouse 13 as Izzy Weisfelt
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2006
Brother's Shadow
Brother's Shadow as Leo Groden
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2005
Numb3rs
Numb3rs as Alan Eppes
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Family Guy
Family Guy as Judd Hirsch (voice)
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2004
Zeyda and the Hitman
Zeyda and the Hitman as Gideon Schub
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2003
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Ben Elkins
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2002
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Dr. Judah Platner
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2001
A Beautiful Mind
A Beautiful Mind as Helinger
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1999
Out of the Cold
Out of the Cold as Leon Axelrod
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Rocky Marciano
Rocky Marciano as Al Weill
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1997
Color of Justice
Color of Justice as Sam Lind
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George & Leo
George & Leo as Leo Wagonman
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1996
Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen
Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen as Quote Reader
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Independence Day
Independence Day as Julius Levinson
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The 1964 World's Fair
The 1964 World's Fair as Narrator
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1991
American Experience
1990
She Said No
She Said No as Martin Knapek
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1988
The Great Escape II: The Untold Story
The Great Escape II: The Untold Story as Capt. David Matthews
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Running on Empty
Running on Empty as Arthur Pope / Paul Manfield
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Dear John
Dear John
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1986
American Masters
American Masters as Narrator
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The Goodbye People
The Goodbye People as Arthur Korman
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1985
Brotherly Love
Brotherly Love as Ben Ryder / Harry Brand
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1984
Teachers
Teachers as Roger Rubell
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1983
Without a Trace
Without a Trace as Al Menetti
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1980
Marriage Is Alive and Well
Marriage Is Alive and Well as Herb Rollie
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Ordinary People
Ordinary People as Dr. Berger
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1979
The Halloween That Almost Wasn't
The Halloween That Almost Wasn't as Count Dracula
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Sooner or Later
Sooner or Later as Bob Walters
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1978
King of the Gypsies
King of the Gypsies as Groffo
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Taxi
Taxi as Alex Reiger
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1977
Rhoda
Rhoda
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1975
The Legend of Valentino
The Legend of Valentino as Jack Auerbach
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Fear on Trial
Fear on Trial as Saul
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1974
The Law
The Law as Murray Stone
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2023
The Fabelmans: A Family in Film
2017
Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond
1996
The Making of 'Independence Day'
1995
A Comedy Salute to Andy Kaufman