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Judd Hirsch

Acting
Known For

90 Years Old

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.

Born

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

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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Joseph Edelman
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Dr. Judah Platner
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Family Guy
Judd Hirsch (voice)
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American Dad!
Rabbi (voice)
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Columbo
Make-up Artist (uncredited)
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Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
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The Good Wife
Judge Harrison Creary
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The Big Bang Theory
Alfred Hofstadter
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Saturday Night Live
Self (uncredited)
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Golden Globe Awards
Self - Audience Member
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Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
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Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Ben Elkins
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American Experience
(voice)
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Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
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The Goldbergs
Ben 'Pop-Pop' Goldberg
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Numb3rs
Alan Eppes
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Tony Awards
Self - Presenter/ Winner
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Tony Awards
Self - Nominee
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Tony Awards
Self - Presenter
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Tony Awards
Self - Winner
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Big Mouth
Lewis Glouberman (voice)
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Warehouse 13
Izzy Weisfelt
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Hunters
Simon Wiesenthal
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LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
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Taxi
Alex Reiger
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Damages
Bill Herndon
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Perception
Sigmund Freud
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Cosmos
Robert Oppenheimer (voice)
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The Tony Danza Show
Self - Guest
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Caroline in the City
Ben Karinsky
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Forever
Abe
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Stars in the House
Self
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Modern Love
Cop / Vendor / Taxi Driver
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Independence Day
Julius Levinson
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God Friended Me
Abe
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Rhoda
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Family Law
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Extrapolations
David Goldblatt
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Dear John
John Lacey
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Independence Day: Resurgence
Julius Levinson
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A Beautiful Mind
Helinger
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Uncut Gems
Gooey
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The Best You Can
Walter Rand
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Tom Goes to the Mayor
Prisoner (voice)
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Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
Wes Mendell
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Color of Justice
Sam Lind
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Fantasy Life
Fred
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Serpico
Cop (uncredited)
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Hollywood Stargirl
Mr. Mitchell
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Silent Witness
Saul Rubin
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Sharknado 2: The Second One
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Street Time
Shimi Goldman
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The Fabelmans
Uncle Boris
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George & Leo
Leo Wagonman
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Man on the Moon
Self (uncredited)
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Night of 100 Stars
Self
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Delvecchio
Dominick Delvecchio
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Ordinary People
Dr. Berger
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Tower Heist
Mr. Simon
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Sooner or Later
Bob Walters
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Rally Caps
Herb
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She Said No
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Superior Donuts
Arthur Przybyszewski
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Mid-Century Modern
Alan
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Stay Forte
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Brotherly Love
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The Muppets
Judd Hirsch
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King of the Gypsies
Groffo
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Coney Island
(voice)
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Altered Minds
Dr. Nathaniel Shellner
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Summer Camp Island
Shark / Monster Under the Bed (voice)
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Generation Gap
Self
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First Steps
Dr. Jerrold Petrofsky
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The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)
L.J. Shapiro
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iMordecai
Mordecai Samel
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The Real Jesus of Nazareth
Narrator
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Medical Story
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Burning at Both Ends
Bertrand
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This Must Be the Place
Mordecai Midler
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Teachers
Roger Rubell
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Running on Empty
Arthur Pope
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Rocky Marciano
Al Weill
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Showing Up
Bill
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Jump
Man (uncredited)
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The Law
Murray Stone
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Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen
Quote Reader
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E! True Hollywood Story
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The Goodbye People
Arthur Korman
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Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
Self
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Without a Trace
Al Menetti
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The Great Escape II: The Untold Story
David Matthews
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Regular Joe
Baxter Binder
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Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond
Self
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Polish Bar
Uncle Sol
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Detective in the House
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The Great Escape II: The Untold Story
Capt. David Matthews
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The December Cross
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Lights
Narrator
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Betrayal of Trust
Jules Masserman
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Zeyda and the Hitman
Gideon Schub
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Gone Hollywood
Lev Kertzman
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Out of the Cold
Leon Axelrod
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Another Day: The Making of 'Independence Day: Resurgence'
Self
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Marriage Is Alive and Well
Herb Rollie
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Fear on Trial
Saul
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A Deadly Legend
Carl Turner
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The Making of 'Independence Day'
Self (archive footage)
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Brother's Shadow
Leo Groden
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The Keegans
Lt. Marco Ciardi
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I Love Liberty
Self
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The Fabelmans: A Family in Film
Self
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The Halloween That Almost Wasn't
Count Dracula
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Isaac in America: A Journey with Isaac Bashevis Singer
Self - Narrator (voice)
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The Legend of Valentino
Jack Auerbach
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Resurgence: It's Early Albuquerque
Julius Levinson
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The 1964 World's Fair
Narrator
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Going, Going, Almost Gone! Animals in Danger
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Who Killed the Federal Theatre?
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Eugene Gregan: Born Dead
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