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Aliases: No known aliases

Gender: Male

Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA

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Movie Involvements: 42

TV Involvements: 17


Most Famous Work

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 has twice won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series, twice won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play, won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy, and was nominated twice for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performances in Ordinary People (1980) and The Fabelmans (2022), the longest gap between Academy Award nominations in history.

Most Famous Work

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Average
8

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

(1999) Dr. Judah Platner
The Good Wife
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8

The Good Wife

(2009) Judge Harrison Creary
Numb3rs
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7

Numb3rs

(2005) Alan Eppes
American Experience
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8

American Experience

(1988) (voice)
Cosmos
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8

Cosmos

(2014) Robert Oppenheimer (voice)
Perception
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7

Perception

(2012) Sigmund Freud
God Friended Me
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8

God Friended Me

(2018) Abe
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
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8

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

(2001) Ben Elkins

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2023 Bill
David Goldblatt
Self
Mordecai Samel
2022 Uncle Boris Podgorny
Self
Mr. Mitchell
2021 Bertrand
2020 Carl Turner
Simon Wiesenthal
2019 Cop / Vendor / Taxi Driver
Gooey
2018 Abe
2017 L.J. Shapiro
Lewis Glouberman (voice)
Self
Narrator
Shark / Monster Under the Bed (voice)
Arthur Przybyszewski
2016 Julius Levinson
Julius Levinson
Self
Self
2014 Dr. Nathaniel Shellner
Abe
Ben
Robert Oppenheimer (voice)
Self
2013 Ben 'Pop-Pop' Goldberg
2012 Sigmund Freud
2011 Judd Hirsch
Mr. Simon
Mordecai Midler
Saul Rubin
2010 Uncle Sol
2009 Judge Harrison Creary
Izzy Weisfelt
2007 Alfred Hofstadter
2006 Wes Mendell
Leo Groden
2005 Rabbi (voice)
Alan Eppes
2004 Prisoner (voice)
Self - Guest
Gideon Schub
2003 N/A
Self
2002 N/A
2001 Helinger
Ben Elkins
1999 Self (uncredited)
N/A
Joseph Edelman
Dr. Judah Platner
Leon Axelrod
Al Weill
Judd Hirsch (voice)
1997 Leo Wagonman
Sam Lind
1996 N/A
Himself (archive footage)
Julius Levinson
Narrator
Quote Reader
1995 N/A
1994 Jules Masserman
1991 (voice)
1990 Martin Knapek
1988 David Matthews
Capt. David Matthews
N/A
(voice)
Arthur Pope
Self - Guest
1986 Self - Narrator (voice)
Arthur Korman
1985 Ben Ryder / Harry Ryder
Dr. Jerrold Petrofsky
N/A
1984 Narrator
Roger Rubell
1983 Al Menetti
1982 Self
Self
1980 Dr. Berger
Herb Rollie
1979 Count Dracula
Bob Walters
1978 Groffo
Alex Reiger
1976 Sgt. Dominick Delvecchio
Lt. Marco Ciardi
1975 Jack Auerbach
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Saul
N/A
1974 Murray Stone
N/A
1973 Cop (uncredited)
1971 Man (uncredited)
1956 Self - Winner
Herb
Year Character Movie/Tv

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