Judd Hirsch

ActorProducer Mar 15 (age 91) New York City, New York, USA 1944–2026 (82 year career)

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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 Th…

Known For

Film

A Beautiful Mind

Helinger

Film

Independence Day

Julius Levinson

Film

Uncut Gems

Gooey

Film

The Fabelmans

Uncle Boris

Film

Serpico

Cop (uncredited)

Film

Man on the Moon

Self (uncredited)

Film

Forever

Abe

Film

This Must Be the Place

Mordecai Midler

Filmography

Acting (113)

Movies (66)

Fantasy Life

2026

as Fred

The Best You Can

as Walter Rand

Stay Forte

Rally Caps

as Herb

iMordecai

as Mordecai Samel

Showing Up

as Bill

The Fabelmans: A Family in Film

as Self

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)

2017

as L.J. Shapiro

6.5

Summer Camp Island

2017

as Shark / Monster Under the Bed (voice)

7.7

Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond

2017

as Self

7.5

Independence Day: Resurgence

2016

as Julius Levinson

5.4

Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows

2016

as Self

4.1

Another Day: The Making of 'Independence Day: Resurgence'

2016

as Self

7.0

Resurgence: It's Early Albuquerque

2016

as Julius Levinson

5.0

Sharknado 2: The Second One

2014

as Ben

4.6

Altered Minds

2014

as Dr. Nathaniel Shellner

The Muppets

as Judd Hirsch

Tower Heist

as Mr. Simon

This Must Be the Place

as Mordecai Midler

Silent Witness

as Saul Rubin

Polish Bar

as Uncle Sol

Brother's Shadow

as Leo Groden

Zeyda and the Hitman

as Gideon Schub

Who Killed the Federal Theatre?

2003

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 1964 World's Fair

1996

as Narrator

6.7

The Making of 'Independence Day'

1996

as Self (archive footage)

5.9

Going, Going, Almost Gone! Animals in Danger

Betrayal of Trust

as Jules Masserman

Coney Island

as (voice)

She Said No

as Martin Knapek

Running on Empty

as Arthur Pope

The Great Escape II: The Untold Story

1988

as Capt. David Matthews

5.2

Isaac in America: A Journey with Isaac Bashevis Singer

1986

as Self - Narrator (voice)

5.8

Brotherly Love

1985

as Ben Ryder / Harry Ryder

7.0

First Steps

1985

as Dr. Jerrold Petrofsky

Teachers

1984

as Roger Rubell

5.6

The Goodbye People

1984

as Arthur Korman

Lights

1984

as Narrator

Without a Trace

as Al Menetti

Night of 100 Stars

as Self

I Love Liberty

as Self

Ordinary People

1980

as Dr. Berger

7.5

Marriage Is Alive and Well

1980

as Herb Rollie

2.0

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

Fear on Trial

1975

as Saul

9.0

The Legend of Valentino

1975

as Jack Auerbach

5.5

The Law

1974

as Murray Stone

Serpico

1973

as Cop (uncredited)

7.5

Jump

1971

as Man (uncredited)

The December Cross

Eugene Gregan: Born Dead

as Self

Television (47)

Mid-Century Modern

as Alan

Extrapolations

as David Goldblatt

Generation Gap

as Self

Hunters

as Simon Wiesenthal

Stars in the House

as Self

Modern Love

2019

as Cop / Vendor / Taxi Driver

God Friended Me

as Abe

Big Mouth

as Lewis Glouberman (voice)

7.6

Superior Donuts

2017

as Arthur Przybyszewski

6.2

The Real Jesus of Nazareth

2017

as Narrator

7.6

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014

as Self

5.2

Cosmos

2014

as Robert Oppenheimer (voice)

Forever

as Abe

The Goldbergs

as Ben 'Pop-Pop' Goldberg

Perception

as Sigmund Freud

The Good Wife

as Judge Harrison Creary

Warehouse 13

as Izzy Weisfelt

The Big Bang Theory

as Alfred Hofstadter

Damages

as Bill Herndon

Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip

as Wes Mendell

American Dad!

as Rabbi (voice)

Numb3rs

as Alan Eppes

The Tony Danza Show

as Self - Guest

Tom Goes to the Mayor

as Prisoner (voice)

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self - Guest

Regular Joe

as Baxter Binder

Street Time

2002

as Shimi Goldman

2.5

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

2001

as Ben Elkins

7.6

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999

as Dr. Judah Platner

7.9

Family Guy

1999

as Judd Hirsch (voice)

Family Law

as Daniel Bonner

George & Leo

as Leo Wagonman

E! True Hollywood Story

Caroline in the City

as Ben Karinsky

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

as Self - Guest

American Experience

as (voice)

Dear John

as John Lacey

The Great Escape II: The Untold Story

1988

as David Matthews

5.7

Detective in the House

Taxi

as Alex Reiger

Delvecchio

as Dominick Delvecchio

Saturday Night Live

as Self (uncredited)

Medical Story

Rhoda

Columbo

as Make-up Artist (uncredited)

Tony Awards

as Self - Nominee

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Nominee

Crew (1)

Movies (1)

The Best You Can

2025

Executive Producer

6.9