Judd Hirsch

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.

Cast

A Beautiful Mind
Helinger
Independence Day
Julius Levinson
King of the Gypsies
Groffo
Teachers
Roger Rubell
I Love Liberty
Self
Rocky Marciano
Al Weill
Going, Going, Almost Gone! Animals in Danger
Unknown
Ordinary People
Dr. Berger
iMordecai
Mordecai Samel
Without a Trace
Al Menetti
Running on Empty
Arthur Pope
This Must Be the Place
Mordecai Midler
Tower Heist
Mr. Simon
Zeyda and the Hitman
Gideon Schub
Silent Witness
Saul Rubin
Polish Bar
Uncle Sol
Out of the Cold
Leon Axelrod
Isaac in America: A Journey with Isaac Bashevis Singer
Self - Narrator (voice)
The Halloween That Almost Wasn't
Count Dracula
Hollywood Stargirl
Mr. Mitchell
Altered Minds
Dr. Nathaniel Shellner
The Great Escape II: The Untold Story
Capt. David Matthews
Sharknado 2: The Second One
Ben
Fear on Trial
Saul
The Law
Murray Stone
The Fabelmans: A Family in Film
Self
Coney Island
(voice)
The Keegans
Lt. Marco Ciardi
Jump
Man (uncredited)
First Steps
Dr. Jerrold Petrofsky
The Best You Can
Walter Rand
The Legend of Valentino
Jack Auerbach
Another Day: The Making of 'Independence Day: Resurgence'
Self
Resurgence: It's Early Albuquerque
Julius Levinson
Man on the Moon
Self (uncredited)
Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen
Quote Reader
The 1964 World's Fair
Narrator
She Said No
Martin Knapek
Sooner or Later
Bob Walters
Independence Day: Resurgence
Julius Levinson
The Goodbye People
Arthur Korman
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
Self
Brother's Shadow
Leo Groden
Brotherly Love
Ben Ryder / Harry Ryder
Serpico
Cop (uncredited)
The Muppets
Judd Hirsch
Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond
Self
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)
L.J. Shapiro
Burning at Both Ends
Bertrand
Uncut Gems
Gooey
Color of Justice
Sam Lind
Summer Camp Island
Shark / Monster Under the Bed (voice)
The Making of 'Independence Day'
Self (archive footage)
A Deadly Legend
Carl Turner
Marriage Is Alive and Well
Herb Rollie
Lights
Narrator
Betrayal of Trust
Jules Masserman
Showing Up
Bill
The Fabelmans
Uncle Boris
Night of 100 Stars
Self
Rally Caps
Herb
The December Cross
Unknown
Fantasy Life
Unknown
Stay Forte
Unknown
Gone Hollywood
Lev Kertzman
Who Killed the Federal Theatre?
Narrator