Judd Hirsch Biography (1935-)

Born March 15, 1935, in the Bronx, New York, NY; son of Joseph Sidney (an electrician) and Sally (maiden name, Kitzis) Hirsch; married first wife, 1957 (divorced, 1958); married Elissa (marriage ended); married Bonnie Chalkin, December 24, 1992; children: (second marriage) Alexander; (third marriage) Montana Eve. Addresses: Agent: Michael Mann Agency, 121 N. San Vicente Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211.; Manager: Provident Financial Management, 10345 West Olympic Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90064-2548.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor, director, consultant
Birth Details: March 15, 1935; New York, New York, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Television Appearances
Series
Sergeant Dominick Delvecchio (title role), Delvecchio, CBS, 1976-1977
Alex Rieger, Taxi, ABC, 1978-1982 then NBC, 1982-1983
Press Wyman, Detective in the House, CBS, 1985
John Lacey (title role), Dear John (also known as Dear John USA), NBC, 1988-1992
Leo Wagonman, George and Leo, CBS, 1997-1998
Movies
Public defender Murray Stone, The Law, NBC, 1974
Jack Auerbach, The Legend of Valentino, ABC, 1975
Saul, Fear on Trial, CBS, 1975
Lieutenant Marco Ciardi, The Keegans, CBS, 1976
Bob Walters, Sooner or Later, NBC, 1979
Herb Rollie, Marriage Is Alive and Well, NBC, 1980
Dr. Jerrold Petrofsky, First Steps, CBS, 1985
Ben Ryder and Harry Ryder, Brotherly Love, CBS, 1985
Captain David Matthews, The Great Escape II: The Untold Story (also known as The Great Escape II: The Final Chapter), NBC, 1988
Martin Knapek, She Said No, NBC, 1990
Dr. Jules Masserman, Betrayal of Trust (also known as Under theInfluence), NBC, 1994
Sam Lind, Color of Justice, Showtime, 1997
Al Weill, Rocky Marciano, Showtime, 1999
Miniseries
Murray Stone, The Law, 1975
Specials
Dracula, The Halloween That Almost Wasn't, ABC, 1979
The Robert Klein Show, 1981
Loretta Lynn in the Big Apple, 1982
I Love Liberty, ABC, 1982
"Joshua Albook," An American Portrait, CBS, 1984
Voice, Coney Island, 1991
The Best of Taxi (also known as Hey, Taxi), CBS, 1994
Going, Going, Almost Gone! Animals in Danger, HBO, 1994
Himself, A Comedy Salute to Andy Kaufman, NBC, 1995
Narrator and other voices, Sex and the Silver Screen, Showtime, 1996
Himself, Brooke Shields: Celebrity Profile, 2001
Also appeared as Pontius Pilate, Resurrection; also narrated documentaries for PBS.
Awards Presentations
Presenter, The 46th Annual Tony Awards, CBS, 1992
Presenter, The 49th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, 1997
Episodic
"Wasteland," Medical Story, NBC, 1975
"Two Brothers," Visions, PBS, 1976
Rhoda, CBS, 1976
"Fringe Benefit," Rhoda, CBS, 1977
Mike, "Rhoda Loves Mike," Rhoda, CBS, 1977
"The Weekend," Rhoda, CBS, 1977

Comedy Zone, CBS, 1984
The Magical World of Disney (also known as The Disney Hour), NBC, 1988
Super Bloopers and New Practical Jokes, NBC, 1989, 1990
Noel Edmonds's Saturday Road Show, BBC, 1990
Ben Karinsky, "Caroline and the Comic," Caroline in the City, NBC,1996
Dr. Bob, "Dr. Bob," Welcome to New York, CBS, 2000
Daniel Bonner, "Security," Family Law, CBS, 2001
Rabbi Nathan Wexler, "The Curse of the Klopman Diamonds," Philly,ABC, 2002
Television Work
Series
Creative consultant, Dear John (also known as Dear John USA), NBC, 1988-1992
Film Appearances
(Uncredited) Serpico, Paramount, 1974
Groffo Stepanowicz, King of the Gypsies, Paramount, 1978
Count Dracula, The Night Dracula Saved the World, 1979
Dr. Tyrone Berger, Ordinary People, Paramount, 1980
Al Menetti, Without a Trace, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1983
Roger Reubel, Teachers, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1984
Himself, In Our Hands, Almi Classics, 1984
Arthur Korman, The Goodbye People, Embassy, 1984
Narrator, Isaac in America: A Journey with Isaac Bashevis Singer (documentary), 1986
Arthur Pope, Running on Empty, Warner Bros., 1988
Julius Levinson, Independence Day (also known as ID4), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1996
The Virtuoso, Old Town Pictures, 1999
Himself/Alex Rieger, Man on the Moon (also known as Andy Kaufman and Der Mondmann), Universal, 1999
Leon Axelrod, Out of the Cold, First Look Media, 1999
Helinger, A Beautiful Mind, Universal, 2001
Stage Appearances
Villain, Crisis in the Old Sawmill, Back Room Theatre, Estes Park,CO, 1962
Murray, A Thousand Clowns, summer stock production, 1963
Diary of a Madman, Woodstock Playhouse, Woodstock, NY, 1964
The Fantasticks, Woodstock Playhouse, 1964
The Threepenny Opera, Woodstock Playhouse, 1964
My Fair Lady, Woodstock Playhouse, 1964
Lead role, On the Necessity of Being Polygamous, Gramercy Arts Theatre, 1964
Telephone repairperson, Barefoot in the Park, Biltmore Theatre, New York City, 1966
Harold Wonder, Scuba Duba, New Theatre, New York City, 1967-1969
Wilson, Harvey, 1971
Senator, King of the United States, Westbeth Theatre, New York City, 1972
Senator, Mystery Play, Cherry Lane Theatre, New York City, 1972
Bill, Hot L Baltimore, Circle Repertory Company Theatre, New YorkCity, 1972, then Circle in the Square Theatre, New York City, 1973
Saul Nathan, Prodigal, Circle in the Square Theatre, 1973
Wiseman, Knock Knock, Circle Repertory Company Theatre, 1975, thenBiltmore Theatre, 1976
George Schneider, Chapter Two, Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles, 1977, then Imperial Theatre, New York City, 1978
Matt Friedman, Tally's Folly, Circle Repertory Company Theatre, 1979, then Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles, 1979, later Brooks Atkinson Theatre,New York City, 1980, then Elitch Theatre, Denver, CO, 1981
Trigorin, The Seagull, Circle Repertory Company Theatre, 1983
Nat, I'm Not Rappaport, American Place Theatre, New York City, 1985, then Booth Theatre, New York City, 1986
Conversations with My Father, Seattle Repertory Theatre, Seattle,WA, 1991, then Royale Theatre, New York City, 1992, later Los Angeles, 1993,then Scarborough, England, 1994, later London, 1995
Willy Lowman, Death of a Salesman, PlayMakers Repertory Company, Chapel Hill, NC, 1994
Robbers, Long Wharf Theatre, New Haven, CT, 1995
Murray, A Thousand Clowns, Roundabout Theatre, New York City, 1996
Hanrahan, Below the Belt, John Houseman Theatre, New York City, 1996, then Manitoba Theatre Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, 1997, later Royal Alexandria Theatre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1997
Willy Lowman, Death of a Salesman, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, andRoyal Alexandria Theatre, 1997
Art, Broadway production, 1998-1999, then London production
Nat, I'm Not Rappaport, Washington, D.C., 2002
Also appeared in Life and Death.
Stage Director
Squaring the Circle, Back Room Theatre, 1962
Not Enough Rope and Busy Dyin' (double-bill), Circle Repertory Company, 1974
Tally's Folly, Elitch Theatre, Denver, CO, 1981
Major Tours
Pat, Peterpat, Texas cities, 1970
Nat, I'm Not Rappaport, U.S. cities, 1986-1987
Art, U.S. cities, 1999-2000
RECORDINGS
Video Games
Himself, TV Land Presents Blast from the Past, 2001
WRITINGS
Contributor to periodicals, including Rolling Stone.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

American Theatre, May/June, 1994, p. 38
Back Stage, July 26, 1996, p. 44

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