
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

North (1994)
as Barker

Species II (1998)
as U. S. President

Man on the Moon (1999)
as Richard Belzer

Santorini Blue (2013)
as Richard

Author! Author! (1982)
as Seth Shapiro

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

Girl 6 (1996)
as Caller #4 - Beach

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

Polish Bar (2010)
as Hershel

The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990)
as Television Producer

Yesterday's Tomorrows (1999)
as Self

The Big Picture (1989)
as Video Show Host

The Puppet Masters (1994)
as Neil Jarvis

Night Shift (1982)
as Pig

Freeway (1988)
as Dr. David Lazarus

Fletch Lives (1989)
as Phil

Get on the Bus (1996)
as Rick

The Flash (1990)
as Joe Kline

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

The Comedian (2016)
as Himself

Playboy Video Magazine, Volume 12 (1987)
as Self

Sesame Street: Elmopalooza! (1998)
as Self

A Very Brady Sequel (1996)
as LAPD Detective

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

Off and Running (1991)
as Milt Zoloth

Likely Stories Vol. 1 (1981)
Actor

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

Dangerous Game (1993)
as Cameo

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

Gilbert (2017)
as Self

The Wrong Guys (1988)
as Belz

The Best Democracy Money Can Buy (2016)
as Self

When Cars Attack (1997)
as Himself - Host

Flicks (1983)
as Stoner

The 'Scarface' Phenomenon (2011)
as Self

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

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

Homicide: The Movie (2000)
as John Munch

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

Jump (1999)
as Jerry

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

Prince for a Day (1995)
as Bernie Silver

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

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

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

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

Not of This Earth (1995)
as Jeremy Pallin

Deadly Pursuits (1996)
as Mariano

Bandit: Bandit, Bandit (1994)
as Big Bob Bentley

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

Bright Day (2012)
as Richard Belzer

Missing Pieces (1992)
as Baldesari

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

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

The Young Comedians All-Star Reunion (1986)
as Self
Jackie Gleason: The Great One (1988)
as Self (uncredited)

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

Totally Bill Hicks (1998)
as Self

Surviving the Holidays with Lewis Black (2009)
as Self

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

Negligee and Underpants Party (1988)
as Self

Cooking with Christopher Walken (2012)
as Himself

The Tommy Chong Roast (1986)
as Himself

America (1986)
as Gypsy Beam
The Facts (1982)
Actor

Alive in France (2018)
as Self
The Bar Channel (1998)
as Seth

Belzer Behind Bars (1983)
as Self

Café Flesh (1982)
as Audience Member (uncredited)





