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.

Known For

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Family Guy

American Dad!

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

The Good Wife

Columbo

All Movies (66)

• Fantasy Life2026 · as Fred
• Stay Forte2025
• The Best You Can2025 · as Walter Rand
• Rally Caps2024 · as Herb
• Showing Up2023 · as Bill
• The Fabelmans: A Family in Film2023 · as Self
• iMordecai2023 · as Mordecai Samel
• The Fabelmans2022 · as Uncle Boris
• Hollywood Stargirl2022 · as Mr. Mitchell
• Burning at Both Ends2021 · as Bertrand
• A Deadly Legend2020 · as Carl Turner
• Uncut Gems2019 · as Gooey
• Gone Hollywood2019 · as Lev Kertzman
• The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)2017 · as L.J. Shapiro
• Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond2017 · as Self
• Summer Camp Island2017 · as Shark / Monster Under the Bed (voice)
• Independence Day: Resurgence2016 · as Julius Levinson
• Another Day: The Making of 'Independence Day: Resurgence'2016 · as Self
• Resurgence: It's Early Albuquerque2016 · as Julius Levinson
• Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows2016 · as Self
• Altered Minds2014 · as Dr. Nathaniel Shellner
• Sharknado 2: The Second One2014 · as Ben
• Silent Witness2011 · as Saul Rubin
• The Muppets2011 · as Judd Hirsch
• Tower Heist2011 · as Mr. Simon
• This Must Be the Place2011 · as Mordecai Midler
• Polish Bar2010 · as Uncle Sol
• Brother's Shadow2006 · as Leo Groden
• Zeyda and the Hitman2004 · as Gideon Schub
• Who Killed the Federal Theatre?2003 · as Narrator
• A Beautiful Mind2001 · as Helinger
• Man on the Moon1999 · as Self (uncredited)
• Out of the Cold1999 · as Leon Axelrod
• Rocky Marciano1999 · as Al Weill
• Color of Justice1997 · as Sam Lind
• The Making of 'Independence Day'1996 · as Self (archive footage)
• Independence Day1996 · as Julius Levinson
• The 1964 World's Fair1996 · as Narrator
• Going, Going, Almost Gone! Animals in Danger1995
• Betrayal of Trust1994 · as Jules Masserman
• Coney Island1991 · as (voice)
• She Said No1990 · as Martin Knapek
• The Great Escape II: The Untold Story1988 · as Capt. David Matthews
• Running on Empty1988 · as Arthur Pope
• Isaac in America: A Journey with Isaac Bashevis Singer1986 · as Self - Narrator (voice)
• Brotherly Love1985 · as Ben Ryder / Harry Ryder
• First Steps1985 · as Dr. Jerrold Petrofsky
• Lights1984 · as Narrator
• Teachers1984 · as Roger Rubell
• The Goodbye People1984 · as Arthur Korman
• Without a Trace1983 · as Al Menetti
• I Love Liberty1982 · as Self
• Night of 100 Stars1982 · as Self
• Ordinary People1980 · as Dr. Berger
• Marriage Is Alive and Well1980 · as Herb Rollie
• The Halloween That Almost Wasn't1979 · as Count Dracula
• Sooner or Later1979 · as Bob Walters
• King of the Gypsies1978 · as Groffo
• The Keegans1976 · as Lt. Marco Ciardi
• The Legend of Valentino1975 · as Jack Auerbach
• Fear on Trial1975 · as Saul
• The Law1974 · as Murray Stone
• Serpico1973 · as Cop (uncredited)
• Jump1971 · as Man (uncredited)
• The December Cross—
• Eugene Gregan: Born Dead— · as Self

All TV Shows (52)

• Mid-Century Modern2025 · as Alan
• Extrapolations2023 · as David Goldblatt
• Generation Gap2022 · as Self
• Stars in the House2020 · as Self
• Hunters2020 · as Simon Wiesenthal
• Modern Love2019 · as Cop / Vendor / Taxi Driver
• God Friended Me2018 · as Abe
• Big Mouth2017 · as Lewis Glouberman (voice)
• The Real Jesus of Nazareth2017 · as Narrator
• Superior Donuts2017 · as Arthur Przybyszewski
• Forever2014 · as Abe
• Cosmos2014 · as Robert Oppenheimer (voice)
• Late Night with Seth Meyers2014 · as Self
• The Goldbergs2013 · as Ben 'Pop-Pop' Goldberg
• Maron2013 · as Larry
• Perception2012 · as Sigmund Freud
• The Good Wife2009 · as Judge Harrison Creary
• Warehouse 132009 · as Izzy Weisfelt
• The Big Bang Theory2007 · as Alfred Hofstadter
• Damages2007 · as Bill Herndon
• Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip2006 · as Wes Mendell
• American Dad!2005 · as Rabbi (voice)
• Numb3rs2005 · as Alan Eppes
• Tom Goes to the Mayor2004 · as Prisoner (voice)
• The Tony Danza Show2004 · as Self - Guest
• Regular Joe2003 · as Baxter Binder
• Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003 · as Self - Guest
• Street Time2002 · as Shimi Goldman
• Law & Order: Criminal Intent2001 · as Ben Elkins
• Family Law1999 · as Daniel Bonner
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit1999 · as Dr. Judah Platner
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit1999 · as Joseph Edelman
• Family Guy1999 · as Judd Hirsch (voice)
• George & Leo1997 · as Leo Wagonman
• E! True Hollywood Story1996
• Caroline in the City1995 · as Ben Karinsky
• The Great Escape II: The Untold Story1988 · as David Matthews
• Dear John1988 · as John Lacey
• American Experience1988 · as (voice)
• LIVE with Kelly and Mark1988 · as Self - Guest
• Detective in the House1985
• Taxi1978 · as Alex Reiger
• Delvecchio1976 · as Dominick Delvecchio
• Saturday Night Live1975 · as Self (uncredited)
• Medical Story1975 · as Dr. Joe Dempsey
• Rhoda1974
• Columbo1971 · as Make-up Artist (uncredited)
• Tony Awards1956 · as Self - Nominee
• Tony Awards1956 · as Self - Winner
• Tony Awards1956 · as Self - Presenter
• Golden Globe Awards1944 · as Self - Nominee
• Golden Globe Awards1944 · as Self - Audience Member