
Richard Belzer
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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.
Known for
Credits

Scarface (1983)
as M.C. at Babylon Club

Species II (1998)
as U. S. President

Man on the Moon (1999)
as Richard Belzer

The Flash (1990)
as Joe Kline

Night Shift (1982)
as Pig

North (1994)
as Barker

The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990)
as Television Producer

Fame (1980)
as M.C. at Catch a Rising Star club

Fletch Lives (1989)
as Phil

The Comedian (2016)
as Himself

Mad Dog and Glory (1993)
as M.C. / Comic

Girl 6 (1996)
as Caller #4 - Beach

The Puppet Masters (1994)
as Neil Jarvis

Author! Author! (1982)
as Seth Shapiro

The Big Picture (1989)
as Video Show Host

A Very Brady Sequel (1996)
as LAPD Detective

Homicide: The Movie (2000)
as John Munch

Dangerous Game (1993)
as Cameo

Gilbert (2017)
as Self

Yesterday's Tomorrows (1999)
as Self

Bright Day (2012)
as Richard Belzer

Get on the Bus (1996)
as Rick

The Wrong Guys (1988)
as Belz
The Facts (1982)
Actor

The Flash III: Deadly Nightshade (1992)
as Joe Kline

Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead (2015)
as Self - Actor / Producer

Polish Bar (2010)
as Hershel

Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis (2011)
as Self

The 'Scarface' Phenomenon (2011)
as Self

Laughing Out Loud: America's Funniest Comedians (2001)
as Self (archive footage)

Missing Pieces (1992)
as Baldesari

The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't (2008)
as Self

Jump (1999)
as Jerry

The Very Best of America's Funniest Comedians (2003)
as Self (archive footage)

The Please Watch the Jon Lovitz Special, Live! (1992)
as Self

Eat Drink Laugh: The Story of The Comic Strip (2014)
as Self

Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville (1987)
as Self

Freeway (1988)
as Dr. David Lazarus

Sesame Street: Elmopalooza! (1998)
as Self

Prince for a Day (1995)
as Bernie Silver

The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Chevy Chase (2002)
as Self - Roaster

The Groove Tube (1974)
as Rodriguez / Leo Batfish / The President / The Hooker

My Dog: An Unconditional Love Story (2009)
as Self

Not of This Earth (1995)
as Jeremy Pallin

The Improv: 50 Years Behind the Brick Wall (2013)
as Self

Flicks (1983)
as Stoner

The Tommy Chong Roast (1986)
as Himself

Deadly Pursuits (1996)
as Mariano

America (1986)
as Gypsy Beam

The Young Comedians All-Star Reunion (1986)
as Self

Bandit: Bandit, Bandit (1994)
as Big Bob Bentley
Jackie Gleason: The Great One (1988)
as Self (uncredited)

Hart to Hart: Crimes of the Hart (1994)
as Frank Giordano

Santorini Blue (2013)
as Richard

Where Have You Gone, Lou DiMaggio? (2017)
as Self

Surviving the Holidays with Lewis Black (2009)
as Self

Likely Stories Vol. 1 (1981)
Actor

Totally Bill Hicks (1998)
as Self

Off and Running (1991)
as Milt Zoloth

When Cars Attack (1997)
as Himself - Host

Catch A Rising Star: 10th Anniversary Special (1982)
as Self

The Best Democracy Money Can Buy (2016)
as Self

Charlie Barnett's Terms of Enrollment (1986)
as Man Reading Paper

Alive in France (2018)
as Self

Belzer Behind Bars (1983)
as Self

Negligee and Underpants Party (1988)
as Self

Cooking with Christopher Walken (2012)
as Himself
The Bar Channel (1998)
as Seth

Café Flesh (1982)
as Audience Member (uncredited)





