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Judd Hirsch

Born March 15, 1935 in New York City, New York, USA52 films

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).

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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.

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Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Independence Day poster6.9Independence Day1996Uncut Gems poster7.2Uncut Gems2019The Fabelmans poster7.6The Fabelmans2022Serpico poster7.5Serpico1973This Must Be the Place poster7.0This Must Be the Place2011The Muppets poster6.7The Muppets2011Tower Heist poster6.1Tower Heist2011Ordinary People poster7.4Ordinary People1980

Filmography

52 films as actor
  1. TBAThe December Cross
  2. 2026Fantasy LifeFred
  3. 2025Stay Forte
  4. 2025The Best You CanWalter Rand
  5. 2024Rally CapsHerb
  6. 2023Showing UpBill
  7. 2023iMordecaiMordecai Samel
  8. 2022The FabelmansUncle Boris
  9. 2022Hollywood StargirlMr. Mitchell
  10. 2021Burning at Both EndsBertrand
  11. 2020A Deadly LegendCarl Turner
  12. 2019Uncut GemsGooey
  13. 2019Gone HollywoodLev Kertzman
  14. 2017The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)L.J. Shapiro
  15. 2017Summer Camp IslandShark / Monster Under the Bed (voice)
  16. 2016Independence Day: ResurgenceJulius Levinson
  17. 2016Resurgence: It's Early AlbuquerqueJulius Levinson
  18. 2014Altered MindsDr. Nathaniel Shellner
  19. 2014Sharknado 2: The Second OneBen
  20. 2011Silent WitnessSaul Rubin
  21. 2011The MuppetsJudd Hirsch
  22. 2011Tower HeistMr. Simon
  23. 2011This Must Be the PlaceMordecai Midler
  24. 2010Polish BarUncle Sol
  25. 2006Brother's ShadowLeo Groden
  26. 2004Zeyda and the HitmanGideon Schub
  27. 2001A Beautiful MindHelinger
  28. 1999Out of the ColdLeon Axelrod
  29. 1999Rocky MarcianoAl Weill
  30. 1997Color of JusticeSam Lind
  31. 1996Independence DayJulius Levinson
  32. 1994Betrayal of TrustJules Masserman
  33. 1990She Said NoMartin Knapek
  34. 1988The Great Escape II: The Untold StoryCapt. David Matthews
  35. 1988Running on EmptyArthur Pope
  36. 1985Brotherly LoveBen Ryder / Harry Ryder
  37. 1985First StepsDr. Jerrold Petrofsky
  38. 1984LightsNarrator
  39. 1984TeachersRoger Rubell
  40. 1984The Goodbye PeopleArthur Korman
  41. 1983Without a TraceAl Menetti
  42. 1980Ordinary PeopleDr. Berger
  43. 1980Marriage Is Alive and WellHerb Rollie
  44. 1979The Halloween That Almost Wasn'tCount Dracula
  45. 1979Sooner or LaterBob Walters
  46. 1978King of the GypsiesGroffo
  47. 1976The KeegansLt. Marco Ciardi
  48. 1975The Legend of ValentinoJack Auerbach
  49. 1975Fear on TrialSaul
  50. 1974The LawMurray Stone
  51. 1973SerpicoCop (uncredited)
  52. 1971JumpMan (uncredited)