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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 asDear 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 asThe Great Escape II: The Final Chapter), NBC, 1988
• Martin Knapek,She Said No, NBC, 1990
• Dr. Jules Masserman,Betrayal of Trust (also known asUnder 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 asHey, 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 asThe 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 asDear 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 asID4), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1996
• The Virtuoso, Old Town Pictures, 1999
• Himself/Alex Rieger,Man on the Moon (also known asAndy Kaufman andDer 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 inLife and Death.
• Stage Director
• Squaring the Circle, Back Room Theatre, 1962
• Not Enough Rope andBusy 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, includingRolling Stone.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

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