‘There isn’t one phony element to him’ In praise of Judd Hirsch, the 87 year old ‘chameleon’ vying for Oscar history

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A blistering eight-minute appearance in ‘The Fabelmans’ landed Hirsch an Oscar nomination. On Sunday, he could become the oldest actor to ever win one. Louis Chilton looks back at the career of a true original, and speaks to former co-stars Anita Gillette, Tony Danza, Bob Newhart, Rob Morrow and Ioan Gruffudd

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