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Richard Belzer

Richard Belzer

Known for: Acting

Born 04/08/1944
Died 2023-02-19
Place of birth Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA

Richard Jay 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.

Filmography

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Series ★ 8,0

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

John Munch

1999

Law & Order Series ★ 7,3

Law & Order

John Munch

1990

The Daily Show Series ★ 6,4

The Daily Show

Self

1996

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson Series ★ 7,5

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Self

1962

Sesame Street Series ★ 7,1

Sesame Street

1969

South Park Series ★ 8,3

South Park

Loogie (voice)

1997

The X-Files Series ★ 8,4

The X-Files

John Munch

1993

Saturday Night Live Series ★ 6,9

Saturday Night Live

Self

1975

Saturday Night Live Series ★ 6,9

Saturday Night Live

Chevy Chase

1975

Saturday Night Live Series ★ 6,9

Saturday Night Live

Juror (uncredited)

1975

Saturday Night Live Series ★ 6,9

Saturday Night Live

Museum Visitor (uncredited)

1975

Real Time with Bill Maher Series ★ 6,1

Real Time with Bill Maher

Self

2003

The Wire Series ★ 8,6

The Wire

John Munch

2002

The View Series ★ 4,3

The View

Self

1997

The Mike Douglas Show Series ★ 5,8

The Mike Douglas Show

Self

1961

Arrested Development Series ★ 7,9

Arrested Development

Detective Munch

2003

Hollywood Squares Series ★ 7,6

Hollywood Squares

Self - Panelist

1998

Miami Vice Series ★ 7,5

Miami Vice

Captain Hook

1984

30 Rock Series ★ 7,5

30 Rock

Sergeant John Munch

2006

30 Rock Series ★ 7,5

30 Rock

Richard Belzer

2006

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno Series ★ 5,4

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

1992

Mad About You Series ★ 6,8

Mad About You

Detective Sharp

1992

Late Night with Conan O'Brien Series ★ 7,3

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Self - Guest

1993

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Series ★ 6,9

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

Inspector Henderson

1993

The Larry Sanders Show Series ★ 7,7

The Larry Sanders Show

Richard Belzer

1992

Homicide: Life on the Street Series ★ 8,1

Homicide: Life on the Street

John Munch

1993

3rd Rock from the Sun Series ★ 7,5

3rd Rock from the Sun

Richard Belzer

1996

Scarface Film ★ 8,2

Scarface

M.C. at Babylon Club

1983

Moonlighting Series ★ 7,5

Moonlighting

Leonard

1985

Monsters Series ★ 7,0

Monsters

Buzz Hunkle

1988

The Flash Series ★ 7,4

The Flash

Joe Kline

1990

Law & Order: Trial by Jury Series ★ 8,1

Law & Order: Trial by Jury

John Munch

2005

Species II Film ★ 5,2

Species II

U. S. President

1998

Inside Comedy Series ★ 6,5

Inside Comedy

Self

2012

The Beat Series ★ 4,0

The Beat

John Munch

2000

Man on the Moon Film ★ 7,2

Man on the Moon

Richard Belzer

1999

The Bonfire of the Vanities Film ★ 5,6

The Bonfire of the Vanities

Television Producer

1990

Fame Film ★ 6,4

Fame

M.C. at Catch a Rising Star club

1980

North Film ★ 5,1

North

Barker

1994

The Howard Stern Show Series ★ 7,0

The Howard Stern Show

Self

1990

Fletch Lives Film ★ 6,0

Fletch Lives

Phil

1989

Good Sports Series ★ 6,5

Good Sports

Richard Belzer

1991

The Green Room with Paul Provenza Series ★ 8,1

The Green Room with Paul Provenza

Self

2010

Night Shift Film ★ 6,1

Night Shift

Pig

1982

Human Target Series ★ 5,5

Human Target

1992

Author! Author! Film ★ 6,0

Author! Author!

Seth Shapiro

1982

Mad Dog and Glory Film ★ 6,0

Mad Dog and Glory

M.C. / Comic

1993

E! True Hollywood Story Series ★ 8,2

E! True Hollywood Story

1996

The Flash Film ★ 6,5

The Flash

Joe Kline

1990

The Puppet Masters Film ★ 5,8

The Puppet Masters

Neil Jarvis

1994

The Big Picture Film ★ 5,9

The Big Picture

Video Show Host

1989

A Very Brady Sequel Film ★ 5,8

A Very Brady Sequel

LAPD Detective

1996

Girl 6 Film ★ 5,0

Girl 6

Caller #4 - Beach

1996

Get on the Bus Film ★ 6,3

Get on the Bus

Rick

1996

The Comedian Film ★ 5,7

The Comedian

Himself

2016

Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead Film ★ 6,7

Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead

Self - Actor / Producer

2015

Dangerous Game Film ★ 5,7

Dangerous Game

Cameo

1993

Sesame Street: Elmopalooza! Film ★ 6,1

Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!

Self

1998

Gilbert Film ★ 6,7

Gilbert

Self

2017

The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't Film ★ 7,2

The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't

Self

2008

The Invaders Series ★ 5,5

The Invaders

Randy Stein

1995

The Wrong Guys Film ★ 5,7

The Wrong Guys

Belz

1988

Homicide: The Movie Film ★ 6,9

Homicide: The Movie

John Munch

2000

The 'Scarface' Phenomenon Film ★ 7,0

The 'Scarface' Phenomenon

Self

2011

Freeway Film ★ 5,1

Freeway

Dr. David Lazarus

1988

Laughing Out Loud: America's Funniest Comedians Film ★ 8,0

Laughing Out Loud: America's Funniest Comedians

Self (archive footage)

2001

My Dog: An Unconditional Love Story Film ★ 8,5

My Dog: An Unconditional Love Story

Self

2009

Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis Film ★ 5,6

Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis

Self

2011

The Best Democracy Money Can Buy Film ★ 7,2

The Best Democracy Money Can Buy

Self

2016

Flicks Film ★ 5,5

Flicks

Stoner

1983

The Flash III: Deadly Nightshade Film ★ 7,0

The Flash III: Deadly Nightshade

Joe Kline

1992

Off and Running Film ★ 5,0

Off and Running

Milt Zoloth

1991

Santorini Blue Film ★ 3,0

Santorini Blue

Richard

2013

Polish Bar Film

Polish Bar

Hershel

2010

Yesterday's Tomorrows Film ★ 8,5

Yesterday's Tomorrows

Self

1999

When Cars Attack Film ★ 6,3

When Cars Attack

Himself - Host

1997

Bright Day Film

Bright Day

Richard Belzer

2012

The Improv: 50 Years Behind the Brick Wall Film ★ 6,8

The Improv: 50 Years Behind the Brick Wall

Self

2013

Bandit: Bandit, Bandit Film ★ 4,9

Bandit: Bandit, Bandit

Big Bob Bentley

1994

The Groove Tube Film ★ 5,0

The Groove Tube

Rodriguez / Leo Batfish / The President / The Hooker

1974

Charlie Barnett's Terms of Enrollment Film

Charlie Barnett's Terms of Enrollment

Man Reading Paper

1986

Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville Film ★ 8,0

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

Self

1987

Eat Drink Laugh: The Story of The Comic Strip Film ★ 7,5

Eat Drink Laugh: The Story of The Comic Strip

Self

2014

Missing Pieces Film ★ 5,7

Missing Pieces

Baldesari

1992

Where Have You Gone, Lou DiMaggio? Film

Where Have You Gone, Lou DiMaggio?

Self

2017

Hart to Hart: Crimes of the Hart Film ★ 6,9

Hart to Hart: Crimes of the Hart

Frank Giordano

1994

America Film ★ 4,0

America

Gypsy Beam

1986

The Very Best of America's Funniest Comedians Film

The Very Best of America's Funniest Comedians

Self (archive footage)

2003

Film ★ 8,0

Jackie Gleason: The Great One

Self (uncredited)

1988

The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Chevy Chase Film ★ 5,5

The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Chevy Chase

Self - Roaster

2002

Likely Stories Vol. 1 Film ★ 8,0

Likely Stories Vol. 1

1981

The Young Comedians All-Star Reunion Film ★ 8,0

The Young Comedians All-Star Reunion

Self

1986

Not of This Earth Film ★ 4,3

Not of This Earth

Jeremy Pallin

1995

Jump Film ★ 4,3

Jump

Jerry

1999

Prince for a Day Film ★ 7,4

Prince for a Day

Bernie Silver

1995

Surviving the Holidays with Lewis Black Film ★ 6,5

Surviving the Holidays with Lewis Black

Self

2009

The Tommy Chong Roast Film ★ 5,5

The Tommy Chong Roast

Himself

1986

The Please Watch the Jon Lovitz Special, Live! Film ★ 7,0

The Please Watch the Jon Lovitz Special, Live!

Self

1992

Totally Bill Hicks Film ★ 7,8

Totally Bill Hicks

Self

1998

Catch A Rising Star: 10th Anniversary Special Film ★ 7,0

Catch A Rising Star: 10th Anniversary Special

Self

1982

Film

The Facts

1982

Deadly Pursuits Film ★ 5,0

Deadly Pursuits

Mariano

1996

Series

The Belzer Connection

2003

Negligee and Underpants Party Film

Negligee and Underpants Party

Self

1988

Cooking with Christopher Walken Film ★ 7,0

Cooking with Christopher Walken

Himself

2012

Belzer Behind Bars Film ★ 7,0

Belzer Behind Bars

Self

1983

Alive in France Film ★ 7,7

Alive in France

Self

2018

Film ★ 8,0

The Bar Channel

Seth

1998

Café Flesh Film ★ 5,8

Café Flesh

Audience Member (uncredited)

1982