Judd Hirsch

Judd Seymore Hirsch (born March 15, 1935 in Bronx , New York City , New York ) is an American actor , who became known in his leading role as Alex Reiger in the television series Taxi .

Life

Judd Hirsch was born in the Bronx neighborhood of New York City. He comes from a Jewish family, his parents were mother Sally Hirsch-Kitzis and father Joseph Sidney Hirsch, who worked as an electrician. He attended De Witt Clinton High School and later studied physics at the City College of New York . He was married to his first wife from 1956 to 1958. In 1992 he married Bonnie Sue Chalkin , from whom he separated again in 2003. Hirsch has three children: Alexander Fenton, Montana and London Rocket Hirsch.

For the main role of Alex Reiger , whom he played in the television series Taxi , which was broadcast from 1978 to 1983 on ABC and later on NBC , he first achieved great fame, also in Germany. For his acting performances in the series, he was honored with the Emmy Award in 1981 and 1983 . From 1988 to 1992 he played the leading role in the series My Dear John , for which he won the Golden Globe Award in 1989 . From 2005 to 2010 he was in the US series Numbers - The Logic of Crime . In both TV series he is dubbed by Roland Hemmo . He also had a short appearance as himself in 1999 in the role of Alex Reiger in the film The Moon Man , which is dedicated to the American comedian legend Andy Kaufman , who then played the supporting role of the auto mechanic Latka Gravas in the taxi television series.

Best Supporting Actor Hirsch was in 1981 for his role in Ordinary People for the Oscar nominated. In 1986 and 1992 he received the Tony Award for best actor for acting in the theater.

Filmography

• 1971: Ace on Wheels (Jump)
• 1973: Serpico
• 1974: Lawyer against the Court ( The Law , TV movie)
• 1975: The Law (three-part TV series, all episodes)
• 1975: The Black List ( Fear on Trial , TV movie)
• 1975: Medical Story (TV series, episode 1x08)
• 1975: The Legend of Valentino (TV movie)
• 1976: The Keegans (TV movie)
• 1976: Visions (TV series, episode 1x01)
• 1976–1977: Delvecchio (TV series, 22 episodes)
• 1977: Rhoda (TV series, 2 episodes)
• 1978: King of the Gypsies (King of the Gypsies)
• 1978–1983: Taxi (TV series, 114 episodes)
• 1979: Hello baby! ( Sooner or Later , TV movie)
• 1979: The Halloween That Almost Wasn't (short film)
• 1980: The Last Resort (TV series, episode 1x15)
• 1980: Marriage Is Alive and Well (TV movie)
• 1980: Ordinary People (Ordinary People)
• 1981: The Robert Klein Show (TV movie)
• 1982: I Love Liberty (TV movie)
• 1983: One Morning in May (Without a Trace)
• 1983: Lights: The Miracle of Chanukah (short film)
• 1984: The Goodbye People
• 1984: The Insubordinate (Teachers)
• 1985: Detective in the House (TV series)
• 1985: First Steps (TV movie)
• 1985: The Enemy Twins ( Brotherly Love , Movie made for TV)
• 1987: American Masters (TV series, episode 2x01 Isaac in America: A Journey with Isaac Bashevis Singer , voice for narrator )
• 1988: Running on Empty (Running on Empty)
• 1988: The Great Escape - Revenge of the prisoners ( The Great Escape II: The Untold Story )
• 1988–1992: My dear John ( Dear John , TV series, 90 episodes)
• 1990: A Humiliated Woman ( She Said No , Movie made for TV)
• 1991: The American Experience (TV series, episode 3x11 Coney Island , voice)
• 1994: Betrayed and Abused ( Betrayal of Trust , TV movie)
• 1996: Independence Day
• 1996: Caroline in the City (TV series, episode 2x08 Caroline and the Comic )
• 1997: The Color of Justice ( Color of Justice , television film)
• 1997: George & Leo (TV series, 22 episodes)
• 1999: Rocky Marciano (TV movie)
• 1999: Out of the Cold
• 1999: Man on the Moon (Man on the Moon)
• 2000: Welcome to New York (TV series, episode 1x07)
• 2001: Woman Power ( Family Law , TV series, episode 3x08)
• 2001: A Beautiful Mind - Genie und Wahnsinn (A Beautiful Mind)
• 2002: Philly (TV series, episode 1x12)
• 2003: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV series, episode 4x14)
• 2003: Regular Joe (TV series, 5 episodes)
• 2003: Street Time (TV series, episode 2x04)
• 2003: Criminal Intent ( Law & Order: Criminal Intent , TV series, episode 3x05)
• 2003: Who Killed the Federal Theater (TV movie)
• 2004: Zeyda and the Hitman
• 2005–2010: Numbers - The Logic of Crime ( NUMB3RS , TV series, 114 episodes)
• 2006: Brother's Shadow
• 2006: Damages (TV movie)
• 2006: Tom Goes to the Major (TV series, episode 2x07 Spray a Carpet or Rug , voice for prison inmate )
• 2006: Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (TV series, episode 1x01)
• 2009: American Dad ( American Dad ! , 2 episodes)
• 2010: The Whole Truth (TV series, episode 1x03)
• 2010: Polish Bar
• 2010: Warehouse 13 (TV series, episode 2x13)
• 2011–2012: Damages - Im Netz der Macht ( Damages , TV series, 6 episodes)
• 2011: Days of Innocence (Silent Witness)
• 2011: Temporary gangster (Tower Heist)
• 2011: Cheyenne - This Must Be the Place (This Must Be the Place)
• 2012: Good Wife (TV series, episode 4x08)
• 2013: Perception (TV series, episode 2x08)
• 2014: Sharknado 2 ( Sharknado 2: The Second One , TV movie)
• 2014–2015: Forever (TV series, 22 episodes)
• 2015: Wild Oats
• 2016: The Big Bang Theory (TV series, episodes 9x24–10x01)
• 2016: Independence Day: Resurgence
• 2017-2018: Superior Donuts (TV series, 34 episodes)
• 2019: The Black Diamond (Uncut Gems)

Web links

Commons : Judd Hirsch  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Judd Hirsch in theInternet Movie Database(English)
• Judd Hirsch in the Internet Broadway Database (English)
• Judd Hirsch in the German dubbing index