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Judd Hirsch

Judd Hirsch

Actor, also producer · Born March 15, 1935 (91) · New York City, New York, USA

2 Primetime Emmys · Golden Globe winner · Oscar nominee · 3 other major award bodies

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.

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Born
March 15, 1935 (91)
From
New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
62 on MovieCove · 95 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 20% in 30 days

What are Judd Hirsch's films like?

Across their 39 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Drama8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 41st percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 44th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Action5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 27th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Biography5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 60th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Crime5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 52nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
26%
Bonds
26%
Morality
15%
Survival
15%
Society
11%
Ideas
4%
Power
4%
Family bonds17 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival7 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose7 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice6 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity7 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship4 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 33 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 12 · Serious 10 · Dark 11

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 23 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 3

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 5 · Charged 18 · Intense 10

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 18 · Shifting 12 · Whiplash 3

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 16 · Some laughs 11 · Funny 6

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 16 · Even-paced 13 · Relentless 4

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 14 · Engaged 17 · Full focus 2

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 10 · Affecting 11 · Heavy 12

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 25 · Open-ended 7 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

28 analyzed roles

Usually the Mentor: 13 of 28 analyzed roles.

Mentor
13 of 28
Ally
6 of 28
Shadow
3 of 28
Threshold guardian
3 of 28
Hero
2 of 28
Trickster
1 of 28
Show the 28 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
19
Warm
14
Melancholic
14
Hopeful
12
Contemplative
9
Other
40

How their films linger

Hopeful16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy11
  • Bittersweet18
  • Tragic4
  • Ambiguous5
  • Cyclical1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Judd Hirsch's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 43 of their 62 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (15).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Judd Hirsch's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

95 credits, 62 with a MovieCove page; 19 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Fantasy Life(2025)

    as Fred

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Stay Forte(2025)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Best You Can(2025)

    Executive Producer · as Walter Rand

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Mid-Century Modern(2025)

    Show 1 episode · as Alan

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows

  • Rally Caps(2024)

    as Herb

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Showing Up(2022)

    as Bill

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Extrapolations(2023)

    Show 1 episode · as David Goldblatt

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows

  • iMordecai(2022)

    Producer · as Mordecai Samel

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • The Fabelmans(2022)

    as Uncle Boris

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Hollywood Stargirl(2022)

    as Mr. Mitchell

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Burning at Both Ends(2021)

    as Bertrand

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • A Deadly Legend(2020)

    as Carl Turner

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Hunters(2020)

    Show 3 episodes · as Simon Wiesenthal

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • Modern Love(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Cop / Vendor / Taxi Driver

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • Uncut Gems(2019)

    as Gooey

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Gone Hollywood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Lev Kertzman

  • God Friended Me(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Abe

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • The Meyerowitz Stories(2017)

    as L.J. Shapiro

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Big Mouth(2017)

    Show 2 episodes · as Lewis Glouberman (voice)

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • Summer Camp Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Shark / Monster Under the Bed (voice)

  • The Real Jesus of Nazareth(2017)

    Show 4 episodes · as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Superior Donuts(2017)

    Show 34 episodes · as Arthur Przybyszewski

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows

  • Independence Day: Resurgence(2016)

    as Julius Levinson

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Resurgence: It's Early Albuquerque (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Julius Levinson

  • Altered Minds(2013)

    as Dr. Nathaniel Shellner

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Forever(2014)

    Show 22 episodes · as Abe

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Sharknado 2: The Second One(2014)

    as Ben

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Cosmos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Robert Oppenheimer (voice)

  • The Goldbergs(2013)

    Show 22 episodes · as Ben 'Pop-Pop' Goldberg

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Maron(2013)

    Show 5 episodes · as Larry

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Perception(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Sigmund Freud

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Silent Witness(2011)

    as Saul Rubin

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • The Muppets(2011)

    as Judd Hirsch

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Tower Heist(2011)

    as Mr. Simon

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • This Must Be the Place(2011)

    as Mordecai Midler

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Polish Bar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Uncle Sol

  • The Good Wife(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Judge Harrison Creary

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Warehouse 13(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Izzy Weisfelt

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • The Big Bang Theory(2007)

    Show 2 episodes · as Alfred Hofstadter

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Damages(2007)

    Show 14 episodes · as Bill Herndon

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Wes Mendell

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Brother's Shadow(2006)

    as Leo Groden

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • American Dad!(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Rabbi (voice)

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Numb3rs(2005)

    Show 118 episodes · as Alan Eppes

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows

  • Tom Goes to the Mayor(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Prisoner (voice)

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • Zeyda and the Hitman(2004)

    as Gideon Schub

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Who Killed the Federal Theatre? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Narrator

  • Regular Joe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 4 episodes · as Baxter Binder

  • Street Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Shimi Goldman

  • A Beautiful Mind(2001)

    as Helinger

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Law & Order: Criminal Intent(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Ben Elkins

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Family Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Daniel Bonner

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Judah Platner · as Joseph Edelman

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Out of the Cold(1999)

    as Leon Axelrod

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Rocky Marciano(1999)

    as Al Weill

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Family Guy(1999)

    Show 2 episodes · as Judd Hirsch (voice)

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • George & Leo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 22 episodes · as Leo Wagonman

  • Color of Justice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Sam Lind

  • E! True Hollywood Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Independence Day(1996)

    as Julius Levinson

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • The 1964 World's Fair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Narrator

  • Caroline in the City(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Ben Karinsky

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows

  • Going, Going, Almost Gone! Animals in Danger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Actor

  • Betrayal of Trust(1994)

    as Jules Masserman

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Coney Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as (voice)

  • She Said No(1990)

    as Martin Knapek

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • The Great Escape II: The Untold Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 2 episodes · as David Matthews

  • The Great Escape II: The Untold Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Capt. David Matthews

  • Dear John (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 90 episodes · as John Lacey

  • American Experience(1988)

    Show 1 episode · as (voice)

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • Running on Empty(1988)

    as Arthur Pope

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Brotherly Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Ben Ryder / Harry Ryder

  • First Steps(1985)

    as Dr. Jerrold Petrofsky

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Detective in the House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 6 episodes · Actor

  • Lights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Narrator

  • Teachers(1984)

    as Roger Rubell

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • The Goodbye People (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Arthur Korman

  • Without a Trace(1983)

    as Al Menetti

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Ordinary People(1980)

    as Dr. Berger

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Marriage Is Alive and Well (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Herb Rollie

  • The Halloween That Almost Wasn't (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Count Dracula

  • Sooner or Later (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Bob Walters

  • King of the Gypsies(1978)

    as Groffo

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Taxi(1978)

    Show 114 episodes · as Alex Reiger

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Delvecchio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 19 episodes · as Dominick Delvecchio

  • The Keegans (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Lt. Marco Ciardi

  • The Legend of Valentino(1975)

    as Jack Auerbach

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Fear on Trial (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Saul

  • Medical Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Joe Dempsey

  • The Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Murray Stone

  • Rhoda (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Serpico(1973)

    as Cop (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Columbo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 1 episode · as Make-up Artist (uncredited)

  • Jump(1971)

    as Man (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • The December Cross (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 95 titles, 94 of them dated from 1971 to 2026; peak year 2022.

Biggest box office

Independence Day (1996)

$817M worldwide

Highest rated

A Beautiful Mind (2001)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Numb3rs (2005)

Film career

MilestoneBreakoutAward winNomination
19712026

Peak 2022 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 6 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting95 of 95: 94 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score60thProducing1 of 95: 0 only producing, 1 with another role

By decade

1970s14 · acting1980s14 · acting1990s15 · acting2000s15 · acting2010s23 · acting2020s13 · 13 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 6th · top billed in 0% of 17 roles
800020

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

2 Primetime Emmys, a Golden Globe and 1 other major award from 20 major nominations, 1978–2024.

WinNomination
  1. 2024
    • Independent Spirit Award, won
  2. 2023
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Supporting Actor
  3. 2002
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by the Cast of a Theatrical Motion Picture
  4. 1990
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical
  5. 1989
    • Golden Globe, won · Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical
  6. 1983
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical
  7. 1982
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical
  8. 1981
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Actor in a Supporting Role
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Actor in a Supporting Role - Motion Picture
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical
Show 3 earlier years
  1. 1980
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Actor in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical
  2. 1979
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Actor in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical
  3. 1978
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actor for a Single Appearance in a Drama or Comedy Series

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Judd Hirsch's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 48th percentile, the median of all 36; across their 33 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 48th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 33

Approval · how many liked their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 33

Reach · how many have seen their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 33

Midcredits score across 62 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up25
  • 50th to 74th14
  • 25th to 49th16
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

23 of their 62 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved9
  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic5
  • Crowd Pleaser23
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed20

Most divisive · actor

Stay Forte (2025)

99th percentile spread · 58% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

A Beautiful Mind (2001)

Midcredits 99th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the acting 70/100 in their films, across 30 reviewed titles; fans 82, detractors 44. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Judd Hirsch's work okay for kids?

Across up to 15 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore12 titles30–70 · median 46 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity15 titles20–56 · median 30 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity13 titles37–69 · median 53 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs12 titles27–46 · median 32 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense10 titles16–60 · median 52 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Judd Hirsch work with?

People who share at least 2 of Judd Hirsch's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Roland Emmerich shares the most, 2.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers

Producers

Mixed roles