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