Judd Hirsch
Acting

Judd Hirsch

March 15, 1935 (90 years old) New York City, New York, USA

Also known as: جاد هیرش, Judd Seymore 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.

Known For

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999 • TV

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999 • TV

Family Guy

Family Guy

1999 • TV

American Dad!

American Dad!

2005 • TV

Independence Day

Independence Day

1996 • Movie

Uncut Gems

Uncut Gems

2019 • Movie

Movie Credits (51)

Acting

1996

Independence Day

as Julius Levinson

2019

Uncut Gems

as Gooey

1984

Teachers

as Roger Rubell

2001

A Beautiful Mind

as Helinger

2023

iMordecai

as Mordecai Samel

1973

Serpico

as Cop (uncredited)

2016

Independence Day: Resurgence

as Julius Levinson

1991

Coney Island

as (voice)

1971

Jump

as Man (uncredited)

1996

Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen

as Quote Reader

1999

Rocky Marciano

as Al Weill

1985

Brotherly Love

as Ben Ryder / Harry Ryder

1978

King of the Gypsies

as Groffo

2025

The Best You Can

as Walter Rand

1999

Man on the Moon

as Self (uncredited)

2010

Polish Bar

as Uncle Sol

1980

Ordinary People

as Dr. Berger

2011

Tower Heist

as Mr. Simon

2011

The Muppets

as Judd Hirsch

1985

First Steps

as Dr. Jerrold Petrofsky

Crew

2025

The Best You Can

Executive Producer

TV Credits (48)

Acting

1999

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Dr. Judah Platner

1 episodes

1999

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Joseph Edelman

1 episodes

1999

Family Guy

as Judd Hirsch (voice)

2 episodes

2005

American Dad!

as Rabbi (voice)

1 episodes

2014

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self

1 episodes

1971

Columbo

as Make-up Artist (uncredited)

1 episodes

1975

Saturday Night Live

as Self (uncredited)

1 episodes

2001

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

as Ben Elkins

1 episodes

1944

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Nominee

1 episodes

1944

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Audience Member

1 episodes

2009

The Good Wife

as Judge Harrison Creary

1 episodes

2007

The Big Bang Theory

as Alfred Hofstadter

2 episodes

2003

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self

1 episodes

1988

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

as Self - Guest

1 episodes

2005

Numb3rs

as Alan Eppes

118 episodes

2013

The Goldbergs

as Ben 'Pop-Pop' Goldberg

22 episodes

2009

Warehouse 13

as Izzy Weisfelt

1 episodes

2017

Big Mouth

as Lewis Glouberman (voice)

2 episodes

2020

Hunters

as Simon Wiesenthal

3 episodes

2014

Cosmos

as Robert Oppenheimer (voice)

1 episodes

Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
March 15, 1935 (90 years old)
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Popularity
2.1

Career Stats

51
Movies
48
TV Shows