Judd Hirsch
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Judd Hirsch

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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 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.

Films Featuring Judd Hirsch

A Beautiful Mind

20017.9

Independence Day

19966.9

King of the Gypsies

19785.9

Teachers

19845.7

I Love Liberty

1982

Rocky Marciano

19995.9

Going, Going, Almost Gone! Animals in Danger

19958.7

Ordinary People

19807.4

iMordecai

20232.5

Without a Trace

19835.4

Running on Empty

19887.4

This Must Be the Place

20117.0

Tower Heist

20116.1

Zeyda and the Hitman

20045.5

Silent Witness

20116.3

Polish Bar

2010

Out of the Cold

19996.5

Isaac in America: A Journey with Isaac Bashevis Singer

Isaac in America: A Journey with Isaac Bashevis Singer

19866.0

The Halloween That Almost Wasn't

19796.2

Hollywood Stargirl

20226.6

Altered Minds

20144.4

The Great Escape II: The Untold Story

19885.5

Sharknado 2: The Second One

20144.6

Fear on Trial

19759.0

The Law

1974

The Fabelmans: A Family in Film

20237.1

Coney Island

19918.0

The Keegans

19768.0

Jump

19719.0

First Steps

19858.0

The Best You Can

20257.0

The Legend of Valentino

19756.7

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

20167.0

Resurgence: It's Early Albuquerque

Resurgence: It's Early Albuquerque

20165.0

Man on the Moon

19997.2

The 1964 World's Fair

19966.7

She Said No

19907.7

Sooner or Later

19796.1

Independence Day: Resurgence

20165.4

The Goodbye People

198410.0

Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows

20164.0

Brother's Shadow

20065.5

Brotherly Love

19857.3

Serpico

19737.5

The Muppets

20116.7

Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond

20177.5

The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)

20176.5

Burning at Both Ends

20216.0

Uncut Gems

20197.2

Color of Justice

19975.2

Summer Camp Island

20177.7

The Making of 'Independence Day'

19966.1

A Deadly Legend

20202.6

Marriage Is Alive and Well

19804.7

Lights

19848.0

Betrayal of Trust

19946.5

Showing Up

20235.9

The Fabelmans

20227.6

Night of 100 Stars

19825.8

Rally Caps

20246.8

The December Cross

The December Cross

Fantasy Life

20266.2

Stay Forte

202510.0

Gone Hollywood

2019

Who Killed the Federal Theatre?

200310.0

Eugene Gregan: Born Dead