Judd Hirsch’s parents are Sally Kitzis and Joseph Sidney Hirsch. Joseph worked as an electrician.

Judd Hirsch’s father Joseph was born in New York, to a German Jewish father, Benjamin Hirsch, and an English-born mother, Rosa Hirsch Benjamin whose family were Dutch Jews. Sally Hirsch was born in Russia to a Jewish family.

There is no readily available information regarding Judd Hirsch’s parents’ height, body measurements, educational background, academic qualifications, siblings and childhood.

From 2014 to 2015, Judd Hirsch appeared as a series regular on the ABC television series Forever. Judd Hirsch starred in the CBS comedy Superior Donuts from 2017 to 2018.

In early 2020, Judd Hirsch appeared as the historic Simon Wiesenthal, in season 1 of the Amazon Prime Video show, Hunters.

In 2023, Judd Hirsch became the second oldest acting nominee for the Academy Awards in Steven Spielberg’s film, The Fabelmans (2022) at the age of 87.

Judd Hirsch is known for performances in 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).