Judd Hirsch

Judd Seymore Hirsch (born March 15, 1935) is an American actor known for playing Alex Rieger on the television comedy series Taxi, John Lacey on the NBC series Dear John, and Alan Eppes on the CBS series Numb3rs. He is also well known for his roles in films such as Running on Empty (1988), Independence Day (1996), A Beautiful Mind (2001), and Ordinary People (1980), for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, losing to his co-star, Timothy Hutton. He has also won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series and has twice won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play.

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Judd Hirsch
Birth dateMarch 15, 1935
Birth place
The Bronx , New York
Education
City College of New York

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