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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 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.
As actor
Fantasy Life
The Best You Can
Stay Forte
Rally Caps
iMordecai
The Fabelmans: A Family in Film
Showing Up
Hollywood Stargirl
The Fabelmans
Burning at Both Ends
A Deadly Legend
Uncut Gems
Gone Hollywood
Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)
Summer Camp Island
Another Day: The Making of 'Independence Day: Resurgence'
Resurgence: It's Early Albuquerque
Independence Day: Resurgence
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
Altered Minds
Sharknado 2: The Second One
This Must Be the Place
Tower Heist
Silent Witness
The Muppets
Polish Bar
Brother's Shadow
Zeyda and the Hitman
Who Killed the Federal Theatre?