Richard Belzer

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

103

Gender

Male

Birthday

1944-08-04

Day of death

2023-02-19 (78 years old)

Place of Birth

Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA

Richard Belzer

Biography

Richard Belzer (August 4, 1944 - February 19, 2023) was an American stand-up comedian, author,  and actor. He is perhaps best known for his role as John Munch, which he has portrayed as a regular cast member on the NBC's police drama series Homicide: Life on the Street and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.

Known For

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • Law & Order

    Law & Order

  • The Daily Show

    The Daily Show

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • South Park

    South Park

  • The X-Files

    The X-Files

  • Real Time with Bill Maher

    Real Time with Bill Maher

  • Sesame Street

    Sesame Street

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Hollywood Squares

    Hollywood Squares

  • The Wire

    The Wire

  • Miami Vice

    Miami Vice

  • 30 Rock

    30 Rock

  • 30 Rock

    30 Rock

  • The View

    The View

  • Arrested Development

    Arrested Development

  • Mad About You

    Mad About You

  • 3rd Rock from the Sun

    3rd Rock from the Sun

  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    Late Night with Conan O'Brien

  • Moonlighting

    Moonlighting

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

    The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

  • Homicide: Life on the Street

    Homicide: Life on the Street

  • Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

    Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

  • Scarface

    Scarface

  • The Flash

    The Flash

  • Species II

    Species II

  • Law & Order: Trial by Jury

    Law & Order: Trial by Jury

  • The Flash III: Deadly Nightshade

    The Flash III: Deadly Nightshade

  • Inside Comedy

    Inside Comedy

  • The 'Scarface' Phenomenon

    The 'Scarface' Phenomenon

  • North

    North

  • Night Shift

    Night Shift

  • Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!

    Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!

  • The Howard Stern Show

    The Howard Stern Show

  • Surviving the Holidays with Lewis Black

    Surviving the Holidays with Lewis Black

  • Alive in France

    Alive in France

  • The Beat

    The Beat

  • The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't

    The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't

  • The Comedian

    The Comedian

  • Fame

    Fame

  • The Bonfire of the Vanities

    The Bonfire of the Vanities

  • Homicide: The Movie

    Homicide: The Movie

  • The Puppet Masters

    The Puppet Masters

  • Mad Dog and Glory

    Mad Dog and Glory

  • Man on the Moon

    Man on the Moon

  • Fletch Lives

    Fletch Lives

  • The Big Picture

    The Big Picture

  • The Young Comedians All-Star Reunion

    The Young Comedians All-Star Reunion

  • Dangerous Game

    Dangerous Game

  • Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville

    Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville

  • The Facts

    The Facts

  • The Flash

    The Flash

  • Not of This Earth

    Not of This Earth

  • The Green Room with Paul Provenza

    The Green Room with Paul Provenza

  • Where Have You Gone, Lou DiMaggio?

    Where Have You Gone, Lou DiMaggio?

  • Get on the Bus

    Get on the Bus

  • Freeway

    Freeway

  • My Dog: An Unconditional Love Story

    My Dog: An Unconditional Love Story

  • Prince for a Day

    Prince for a Day

  • Hart to Hart: Crimes of the Hart

    Hart to Hart: Crimes of the Hart

  • The Wrong Guys

    The Wrong Guys

  • Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis

    Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis

  • Good Sports

    Good Sports

  • Laughing Out Loud: America's Funniest Comedians

    Laughing Out Loud: America's Funniest Comedians

  • Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead

    Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead

  • Human Target

    Human Target

  • E! True Hollywood Story

    E! True Hollywood Story

  • Jump

    Jump

  • The Improv: 50 Years Behind the Brick Wall

    The Improv: 50 Years Behind the Brick Wall

  • Yesterday's Tomorrows

    Yesterday's Tomorrows

  • Flicks

    Flicks

  • Jackie Gleason: The Great One

    Jackie Gleason: The Great One

  • The Bar Channel

    The Bar Channel

  • The Groove Tube

    The Groove Tube

  • Santorini Blue

    Santorini Blue

  • The Very Best of America's Funniest Comedians

    The Very Best of America's Funniest Comedians

  • A Very Brady Sequel

    A Very Brady Sequel

  • The Invaders

    The Invaders

  • Charlie Barnett's Terms of Enrollment

    Charlie Barnett's Terms of Enrollment

  • The Please Watch the Jon Lovitz Special, Live!

    The Please Watch the Jon Lovitz Special, Live!

  • Likely Stories Vol. 1

    Likely Stories Vol. 1

  • Off and Running

    Off and Running

  • Totally Bill Hicks

    Totally Bill Hicks

  • Author! Author!

    Author! Author!

  • Negligee and Underpants Party

    Negligee and Underpants Party

  • Gilbert

    Gilbert

  • Polish Bar

    Polish Bar

  • Girl 6

    Girl 6

  • Missing Pieces

    Missing Pieces

  • The Belzer Connection

    The Belzer Connection

  • The Best Democracy Money Can Buy

    The Best Democracy Money Can Buy

  • Eat Drink Laugh: The Story of The Comic Strip

    Eat Drink Laugh: The Story of The Comic Strip

  • Cooking with Christopher Walken

    Cooking with Christopher Walken

  • Bright Day

    Bright Day

  • When Cars Attack

    When Cars Attack

  • Bandit: Bandit, Bandit

    Bandit: Bandit, Bandit

  • America

    America

  • The Tommy Chong Roast

    The Tommy Chong Roast

  • The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Chevy Chase

    The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Chevy Chase

  • Belzer Behind Bars

    Belzer Behind Bars

  • Deadly Pursuits

    Deadly Pursuits

  • Café Flesh

    Café Flesh