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Judd Hirsch

American actor

Judd Hirsch is an American actor of television, film and theatre, known for Alex Rieger on Taxi, John Lacey on Dear John and Alan Eppes on Numb3rs. He has won two Emmy Awards for lead actor in a comedy, two Tony Awards and a Golden Globe. On film he earned Academy Award nominations for Ordinary People and, more than four decades later, The Fabelmans, alongside roles in Independence Day and A Beautiful Mind.

Judd Hirsch appears in 3 films in The Rerun, from 1973 to 2022. Most of that work is in drama, biography and coming of age. Frequent collaborators in The Rerun: M. Emmet Walsh (2).

Known for

  • Taxi (1978), Alex Rieger. His best-known television role, on the comedy series that ran from 1978 to 1983.
  • Ordinary People (1980). Earned his first Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor.
  • The Fabelmans (2022). Brought a second Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor, 42 years after the first.
  • Numb3rs (2005), Alan Eppes. Played Alan Eppes for five years on the CBS series.
  • Independence Day (1996). Part of the blockbuster’s ensemble, returning for the 2016 sequel.

Movies

Quick answers

What movies and TV shows has Judd Hirsch been in?
Judd Hirsch appears in The Fabelmans (2022), Ordinary People (1980) and Serpico (1973) on The Remote.
When was Judd Hirsch born?
Judd Hirsch was born on 15 March 1935.

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