Judd Hirsch profile
Actor profile

Judd Hirsch

15th March 1935 New York City, New York, USA Acting

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.

62 Movies 50 TV Shows 118 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Lights poster
Lights 18th December 1984 as Narrator
The Law poster
The Law 22nd October 1974 as Murray Stone
Serpico poster
Serpico 18th December 1973 as Cop (uncredited)
Jump poster
Jump 1st January 1971 as Man (uncredited)
Hunters poster
Hunters 20th February 2020 as Simon Wiesenthal
Modern Love poster
Modern Love 18th October 2019 as Cop / Vendor / Taxi Driver
Big Mouth poster
Big Mouth 29th September 2017 as Lewis Glouberman (voice)
Cosmos poster
Cosmos 9th March 2014 as Robert Oppenheimer (voice)
Damages poster
Damages 24th July 2007 as Bill Herndon
Numb3rs poster
Numb3rs 23rd January 2005 as Alan Eppes
Taxi poster
Taxi 12th September 1978 as Alex Reiger
Columbo poster
Columbo 15th September 1971 as Make-up Artist (uncredited)