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Home/People/Lou Hirsch
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Born
Feb 27, 1955
Age 71
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

21
Movies
14
TV Shows
IMDb Profile

Lou Hirsch

Acting

Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Lou Hirsch, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Thunderbirds poster

Thunderbirds

as Headmaster
2004
The Key poster

The Key

Cast
2003
Death, Deceit & Destiny Aboard the Orient Express poster

Death, Deceit & Destiny Aboard the Orient Express

as Fred Wallace
2001
Coronation Street: Viva Las Vegas! poster

Coronation Street: Viva Las Vegas!

as Dino DiCatalano
1997
The Best of Roger Rabbit poster

The Best of Roger Rabbit

as Adult Baby Herman (voice) (archive footage)
1996
Tom & Viv poster

Tom & Viv

as Captain Todd
1994
Trail Mix-Up poster

Trail Mix-Up

as Adult Baby Herman (voice)
1993
The Fallout Guy poster

The Fallout Guy

as Raymond
1991
Roller Coaster Rabbit poster

Roller Coaster Rabbit

as Adult Baby Herman (voice)
1990
Red King, White Knight poster

Red King, White Knight

as Baetz
1989
Tummy Trouble poster

Tummy Trouble

as Adult Baby Herman (voice)
1989
Defrosting the Fridge poster

Defrosting the Fridge

as USAF Commentator
1989
The Bell-Run poster

The Bell-Run

as Max
1988
Roger Rabbit and the Secrets of Toon Town poster

Roger Rabbit and the Secrets of Toon Town

as Self
1988
Who Framed Roger Rabbit poster

Who Framed Roger Rabbit

as Baby Herman (voice)
1988
Deadline poster

Deadline

as Monty
1988
The Last Days of Patton poster

The Last Days of Patton

as Dexter
1986
John and Yoko: A Love Story poster

John and Yoko: A Love Story

as Allen Klein
1985
Insignificance poster

Insignificance

as Charlie
1985
The Lonely Lady poster

The Lonely Lady

Cast
1983