Judd Hirsch
Acting
- Born:
- 1935-03-15
- Place of birth:
- 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
Filmography
Fantasy Life
Stay Forte
The Best You Can
Mid-Century Modern
Rally Caps
Showing Up
Extrapolations
The Fabelmans: A Family in Film
iMordecai
The Fabelmans
Generation Gap
Hollywood Stargirl
Burning at Both Ends
A Deadly Legend
Stars in the House
Hunters
Uncut Gems
Modern Love
Gone Hollywood
God Friended Me
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)
Big Mouth
Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond - Featuring a Very Special, Contractually Obligated Mention of Tony Clifton
Summer Camp Island
The Real Jesus of Nazareth
Superior Donuts
Independence Day: Resurgence
Another Day: The Making of 'Independence Day: Resurgence'
Resurgence: It's Early Albuquerque
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
Altered Minds
Forever
Sharknado 2: The Second One
Cosmos
Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Goldbergs
Maron
Perception
Silent Witness
The Muppets
Tower Heist
This Must Be the Place
Bob's Burgers
Polish Bar
The Good Wife
Warehouse 13
The Big Bang Theory
Damages
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
Brother's Shadow
American Dad!
Numb3rs
Tom Goes to the Mayor
The Tony Danza Show
Zeyda and the Hitman
Who Killed the Federal Theatre?
Regular Joe
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Street Time
A Beautiful Mind