Highest rated as cast or director
Forever
2014 · 1 Season
Ordinary People
1980
Taxi
1978 · 5 Seasons
Numb3rs
2005 · 6 Seasons
Independence Day
1996
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.
Acted in 90
2020s
- 2026
- 2025
Stay Forte
Movie
- 2024
- 2023
iMordecai
Mordecai Samel
- 2022
- 2021
- 2020
2010s
- 2019
Gone Hollywood
Lev Kertzman
- 2018
- 2017
Summer Camp Island
Shark / Monster Under the Bed (voice)
Superior Donuts
Arthur Przybyszewski · 34 episodes
- 2016
- 2014
- 2013
- 2012
- 2011
- 2010
Polish Bar
Uncle Sol
2000s
- 2009
- 2007
- 2006
- 2005
- 2004
Zeyda and the Hitman
Gideon Schub
- 2003
Regular Joe
Baxter Binder · 4 episodes
- 2002
- 2001
1990s
- 1999
Out of the Cold
Leon Axelrod
- 1997
Color of Justice
Sam Lind
- 1996
E! True Hollywood Story
TV
- 1995
Going, Going, Almost Gone! Animals in Danger
Movie
- 1994
Betrayal of Trust
Jules Masserman
- 1991
Coney Island
(voice)
- 1990
1980s
- 1988
The Great Escape II: The Untold Story
David Matthews · 2 episodes
Running on Empty
Arthur Pope
- 1985
Brotherly Love
Ben Ryder / Harry Ryder
Detective in the House
TV
- 1984
The Goodbye People
Arthur Korman
- 1983
Without a Trace
Al Menetti
- 1980
Marriage Is Alive and Well
Herb Rollie
1970s
- 1979
The Halloween That Almost Wasn't
Count Dracula
Sooner or Later
Bob Walters
- 1978
King of the Gypsies
Groffo
- 1976
The Keegans
Lt. Marco Ciardi
- 1975
Fear on Trial
Saul
- 1974
The Law
Murray Stone
- 1973
- 1971
Jump
Man (uncredited)
Produced 1
2020s
- 2025
Appearances21
2020s
- 2023
The Fabelmans: A Family in Film
Self
- 2022
Generation Gap
Self · 1 episode
- 2020
2010s
- 2017
- 2016
Another Day: The Making of 'Independence Day: Resurgence'
Self
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
Self
- 2014
2000s
- 2003
Who Killed the Federal Theatre?
Narrator
1990s
- 1999
- 1996
The Making of 'Independence Day'
Self (archive footage)
The 1964 World's Fair
Narrator
1980s
- 1988
- 1984
Lights
Narrator
- 1982
I Love Liberty
Self
Night of 100 Stars
Self
No release date
Eugene Gregan: Born Dead
Self