Judd 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 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.
Acting (60 movies)
A Beautiful Mind
2001
Independence Day
1996
King of the Gypsies
1978
Teachers
1984
I Love Liberty
1982
Rocky Marciano
1999
Going, Going, Almost Gone! Animals in Danger
1995
Ordinary People
1980
iMordecai
2023
Without a Trace
1983
Running on Empty
1988
This Must Be the Place
2011
Tower Heist
2011
Zeyda and the Hitman
2004
Silent Witness
2011
Polish Bar
2010
Out of the Cold
1999
The Halloween That Almost Wasn't
1979
Hollywood Stargirl
2022
Altered Minds
2014
The Great Escape II: The Untold Story
1988
Sharknado 2: The Second One
2014
Fear on Trial
1975
The Law
1974
The Fabelmans: A Family in Film
2023
Coney Island
1991
The Keegans
1976
Jump
1971
First Steps
1985
The Best You Can
2025
The Legend of Valentino
1975
Another Day: The Making of 'Independence Day: Resurgence'
2016
Man on the Moon
1999
The 1964 World's Fair
1996
She Said No
1990
Sooner or Later
1979
Independence Day: Resurgence
2016
The Goodbye People
1984
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
2016
Brother's Shadow
2006
Brotherly Love
1985
Serpico
1973
The Muppets
2011
Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond
2017
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)
2017
Burning at Both Ends
2021
Uncut Gems
2019
Color of Justice
1997
Summer Camp Island
2017
The Making of 'Independence Day'
1996
A Deadly Legend
2020
Marriage Is Alive and Well
1980
Lights
1984
Betrayal of Trust
1994
Showing Up
2023
The Fabelmans
2022
Night of 100 Stars
1982
Rally Caps
2024
Gone Hollywood
2019
Who Killed the Federal Theatre?
2003
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| The Best You Can | 2025 | Executive Producer |