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 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.
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 8.969 |
| Birthday | 1935-03-15 |
| Place of Birth | New York City, New York, USA |
| Also Known As | جاد هیرش, |
2001
A Beautiful Mind
7.859/10306
Brilliant mathematician, John Nash, is on the brink of international acclaim when he becomes entangled in a mysterious conspiracy.
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A Beautiful Mind
1996
Independence Day
6.894/9676
Strange phenomena surface around the globe. The skies ignite. Terror races through the world's major cities. As these extraordinary events unfold, it...
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Independence Day
1978
King of the Gypsies
5.6/19
Zharko, leader of the Romanis in NYC, passes his position of leadership on to his unwilling grandson, Dave, leading to infighting between Dave and hi...
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King of the Gypsies
1984
Teachers
5.6/71
A teacher reconnects with an old student who is now an attorney representing a family who is suing the school for graduating their son who still canno...
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Teachers
1982
I Love Liberty
0/0
An all-star variety special saluting America.
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I Love Liberty
1999
Rocky Marciano
5.6/17
Step into the ring with one of America's greatest legends...and stand a couple of rounds with greatness! "Pulling no punches" (LA Daily News), Jon Fav...
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Rocky Marciano
1995
Going, Going, Almost Gone! Animals in Danger
9/1
An urgent plea to protect creatures from man's insensitivity and greed. The program offers clear explanations of why the survival of sea turtles, hump...
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Going, Going, Almost Gone! Animals in Danger
1980
Ordinary People
7.5/630
Beth, Calvin, and their son Conrad are living in the aftermath of the death of the other son. Conrad is overcome by grief and misplaced guilt to the e...
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Ordinary People
2023
iMordecai
1.3/3
Mordecai Samel is a Holocaust survivor. He grew up in a different time and does not fully understand youth and modern life. His son gives him an iPhon...
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iMordecai
1983
Without a Trace
5.6/25
English professor Susan Selky lives alone in a Brooklyn apartment with her young son, Alex. When Alex fails to return home from school one afternoon,...
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Without a Trace
1988
Running on Empty
7.5/311
The Popes are a family who haven't been able to use their real identity for years. In the late sixties, the parents set a weapons lab afire in an effo...
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Running on Empty
2011
This Must Be the Place
7/1223
A bored, retired rock star sets out to find his father's tormentor, an ex-Nazi war criminal who is a refugee in the U.S.
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This Must Be the Place
2011
Tower Heist
6.104/2973
A luxury condo manager leads a staff of workers to seek payback on the Wall Street swindler who defrauded them. With only days until the billionaire g...
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Tower Heist
2004
Zeyda and the Hitman
3/1
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Zeyda and the Hitman
2011
Silent Witness
6.4/17
Prominent defense attorney Tony Lord returns to his hometown to defend an old friend, a teacher accused of murdering one of his students. The case re-...
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Silent Witness
2010
Polish Bar
0/0
Reuben is a young, middle-class Jew who is fed up with the family jewelry business. He looks for respect by trying to prove himself as a Hip Hop DJ an...
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Polish Bar
1999
Out of the Cold
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An American entertainer and an Estonian woman are torn apart by hate and prejudice.
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Out of the Cold
1986
Isaac in America: A Journey with Isaac Bashevis Singer
5.75/4
Anectdotal portrait of the famed author.
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Isaac in America: A Journey with Isaac Bashevis Singer
1979
The Halloween That Almost Wasn't
5.8/9
Upset by rumors that Halloween may end, Dracula calls his mild-mannered monsters together and delivers an ultimatum - either regain their frightening...
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The Halloween That Almost Wasn't
2022
Hollywood Stargirl
6.6/60
When Stargirl's mother is hired as the costume designer on a movie, they relocate to L.A., where Stargirl quickly becomes involved with an eclectic as...
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Hollywood Stargirl
2014
Altered Minds
4.4/16
A family reunion goes awry when the oldest son makes the accusation that his dying father, a famed psychiatrist who also did work for the CIA, adopted...
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Altered Minds
1988
The Great Escape II: The Untold Story
4.5/10
Allied prisoners tunnel out of a stalag, then return to avenge fellow escapees executed by the Nazis.
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The Great Escape II: The Untold Story
2014
Sharknado 2: The Second One
4.553/657
A freak weather system turns its deadly fury on New York City, unleashing a Sharknado on the population and its most cherished, iconic sites - and onl...
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Sharknado 2: The Second One
1975
Fear on Trial
9/1
The story of John Henry Faulk, a radio/TV personality of the 1950s, who was blacklisted during the McCarthy era. Faulk sued the organization that was...
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Fear on Trial
1974
The Law
0/0
An examination of the workings of a big city's legal system as seen through the eyes of people involved in a sensational murder trial.
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The Law
2023
The Fabelmans: A Family in Film
7.1/9
A fascinating behind-the-scenes special about Steven Spielberg's "The Fabelmans."
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The Fabelmans: A Family in Film
1991
Coney Island
6/1
Before there was Disneyland, there was Coney Island. By the turn of the century, this tiny piece of New York real estate was internationally famous....
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Coney Island
1976
The Keegans
0/0
A professional football player is accused of murdering the man who attacked his sister. His brother, an investigate reporter, sets out to prove his br...
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The Keegans
1971
Jump
0/0
A Southern stock-car driver puts his rising career in the hands of a race promoter.
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Jump
1985
First Steps
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Teenage Nan Davis is left paralyzed in a car accident and has a tough time accepting her new wheelchair-bound life. One day she hears about new resear...
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First Steps
Connescence
0/0
Stan Olszewski, a security guard foils a home robbery attempt at Cynthia Rand's residence. A charged friendship develops starting with late-night humo...
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Connescence
1975
The Legend of Valentino
5.5/2
An embellished dramatization of the career and personal life of actor Rudolph Valentino, widely regarded as the screen's first male sex symbol.
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The Legend of Valentino
2016
Another Day: The Making of 'Independence Day: Resurgence'
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Interviews about the making of the film and behind the scenes footage
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Another Day: The Making of 'Independence Day: Resurgence'
2016
Resurgence: It's Early Albuquerque
0/0
Ted Dudley, early morning talk TV Show Host featuring the Book "How I Saved the World" by Julius Levinson
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Resurgence: It's Early Albuquerque
1999
Man on the Moon
7.241/1796
The story of the life and career of eccentric avant-garde comedian, Andy Kaufman.
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Man on the Moon
1996
Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen
4.7/3
Explores sexuality and censorship over a hundred years of motion pictures.
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Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen
1996
The 1964 World's Fair
6.7/3
Relive the dazzle, wonder and fun of The 1964 World's Fair, an extraordinary documentary that takes a fresh look at the sights and sounds of this once...
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The 1964 World's Fair
1990
She Said No
6/1
A successful career woman is raped by a prominent lawyer. However, when she takes the case to court, it results in a hung jury. When the DA's office d...
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She Said No
1979
Sooner or Later
5.5/3
Thirteen-year-old Jessie is in love with Michael, a 17-year-old guitar instructor and aspiring musician. When she finally captures his interest, she l...
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Sooner or Later
2016
Independence Day: Resurgence
5.333/6093
We always knew they were coming back. Using recovered alien technology, the nations of Earth have collaborated on an immense defense program to protec...
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Independence Day: Resurgence
1984
The Goodbye People
0/0
An elderly man is determined to reopen the Coney Island boardwalk hot dog stand he closed twenty-two years earlier for renovation, despite the fact he...
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The Goodbye People
2016
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
4.3/12
The stars of America's greatest comedies - like Cheers, Friends, Taxi and The Big Bang Theory - get together for one night only to honor Director Jame...
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Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
2006
Brother's Shadow
6/5
Jake Groden is the black sheep of his family. Ankle deep in fish guts, he serves out his parole in Alaska. Then, after a decade of self-imposed exile,...
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Brother's Shadow
1985
Brotherly Love
7/2
A businessman is stalked by his murderous twin brother, who has just been released from a mental hospital.
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Brotherly Love
1973
Serpico
7.529/1954
Frank Serpico is an idealistic New York City cop who refuses to take bribes, unlike the rest of the force. Frank's actions get him shunned by the othe...
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Serpico
2011
The Muppets
6.7/1580
When Kermit the Frog and the Muppets learn that their beloved theater is slated for demolition, a sympathetic human, Gary, and his puppet brother, Wal...
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The Muppets
2017
Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond
7.5/679
Offbeat documentarian Chris Smith provides a behind-the-scenes look at how Jim Carrey adopted the persona of idiosyncratic comedian Andy Kaufman on th...
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Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond
2017
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)
6.469/1188
An estranged family gathers together in New York for an event celebrating the artistic work of their father.
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The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)
2021
Burning at Both Ends
6.2/28
The movie follows a group of resistance radio broadcasters in Nazi-occupied France as they evade capture alongside a Jewish family.
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Burning at Both Ends
2019
Uncut Gems
7.2/4816
A charismatic New York City jeweler always on the lookout for the next big score makes a series of high-stakes bets that could lead to the windfall of...
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Uncut Gems
1997
Color of Justice
5.5/6
Four young black men kill a white woman. Now the D.A. is very cautious how to pursue this case because it might start a riot. And adding fuel to the f...
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Color of Justice
2017
Summer Camp Island
7.7/3
Oscar has to accept that his totally normal sleepover with Hedgehog isn't going to be totally normal. Short created as part of Cartoon Network's Shor...
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Summer Camp Island
1996
The Making of 'Independence Day'
5.9/7
We take a look at various fields of development for the motion picture, Independence Day (1996). Jeff Goldblum is our guide through 'Area ID4' (a rip-...
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The Making of 'Independence Day'
2020
A Deadly Legend
3/4
Joan Huntar, a real estate developer, buys an old summer camp. However, the property has a dark history of supernatural worship and human sacrifice. A...
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A Deadly Legend
1980
Marriage Is Alive and Well
0/0
A talented wedding photographer, at a crossroads with his own marriage, reflects on tales of past clients and the hope, adversity and romance that hol...
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Marriage Is Alive and Well
1984
Lights
0/0
Lights reminds us to stand up for what we believe! This Chanukah story is told through animation & gripping narration by Judd Hirsch Also features the...
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Lights
1994
Betrayal of Trust
6/1
A woman has been to a psychiatrist for years for drug and alcohol addiction, and whose treatment includes being injected with a drug that knocks her o...
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Betrayal of Trust
2023
Showing Up
5.7/102
In the days leading up to a possibly career-changing exhibition, a sculptor navigates her relationships with family, friends, and colleagues.
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Showing Up
2022
The Fabelmans
7.606/2394
Growing up in post-World War II era Arizona, young Sammy Fabelman aspires to become a filmmaker as he reaches adolescence, but soon discovers a shatte...
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The Fabelmans
1982
Night of 100 Stars
6.5/2
The most glittering, expensive, and exhausting videotaping session in television history took place Friday February 19, 1982 at New York's Radio City...
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Night of 100 Stars
2024
Rally Caps
0/0
A young baseball player has his dreams of pitching for a Little League travel team derailed by a devastating injury on the field.
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Rally Caps
The December Cross
0/0
Maya and Yosef build a friendship that will warm up the hearts of townspeople with lessons, when border agents intercept a coyote smuggling of a group...
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The December Cross
2025
Fantasy Life
0/0
After losing his job as a paralegal, Sam Stein suffers a panic attack and stumbles into a job babysitting his psychiatrist's three granddaughters. The...
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Fantasy Life
Stay Forte
0/0
Tells the incredible true story of Alon Shamiriz, Yotam Haim and Samer Tallaka, three Israelis taken hostage by Hamas during its Oct. 7 attack in sout...
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