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Lou Hirsch

Acting Born Feb 27, 1955 Brooklyn, New York, USA 24 credits

Biography

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Lou Hirsch is an actor, born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, and currently based in the United Kingdom. He studied at the University of Miami and The Guildhall School of Music & Drama in London, UK, with future Star Trek actress Marina Sirtis. He has an extensive list of credits in film, TV, and theater going back over 20 years, and his most recent film role was as Headmaster Widdlesome in Thunderbirds. He also appeared as Arnie Kowalski in the BBC comedy My Hero from 2000 to 2006. He is probably best known as the off-screen voice of Baby Herman in the 1988 film Who Framed Roger Rabbit. Hirsch has recently been seen in the new British American sitcom Episodes as Wallace, the security guard at the complex where the main characters live.

Hirsch's first significant television appearance was as Hymie in the 1982 series We'll Meet Again.

He specialises in playing Americans in English television programmes.

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Known for

The Equalizer

as Counter Clerk

Episodes

as Wallace
Film

Who Framed Roger Rabbit

as Baby Herman (voice)
Film

Thunderbirds

as Headmaster
Film

The Chaser

as Donut

The Boat

as Charlie

Full filmography

  • The Equalizer (1985) as Counter Clerk
  • Jeeves and Wooster (1990) as Jimmy Mundy
  • Episodes (2011) as Wallace
  • Dempsey and Makepeace (1985) as Wee Jock
  • ScreenPlay (1986) as Raymond
  • Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) as Baby Herman (voice)
  • My Hero (2000) as Arnie Kawolski
  • Space Precinct (1994) as Officer Silas Romek
  • The New Statesman (1987) as Houghton Mifflin
  • Superman III (1983) as Fred
  • The Kenny Everett Television Show (1982) as Various
  • Thunderbirds (2004) as Headmaster
  • We'll Meet Again (1982) as Sgt Hymie Stutz
  • Operation Good Guys (1997)
  • Whoops Apocalypse (1982) as Jed Grodd
  • Mr Don & Mr George (1993) as Hollywood Producer
  • Tummy Trouble (1989) as Adult Baby Herman (voice)
  • Comics (1993) as Morris Feldman
  • Kappatoo (1990) as Donut
  • Trail Mix-Up (1993) as Adult Baby Herman (voice)
  • Tom & Viv (1994) as Captain Todd
  • Insignificance (1985) as Charlie
  • Roller Coaster Rabbit (1990) as Adult Baby Herman (voice)
  • London Embassy (1987) as Vic Scaduto