
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

Man on the Moon (1999)
as Richard Belzer

Species II (1998)
as U. S. President

The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990)
as Television Producer

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

The Puppet Masters (1994)
as Neil Jarvis

Fletch Lives (1989)
as Phil

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

The Comedian (2016)
as Himself

Night Shift (1982)
as Pig

North (1994)
as Barker

A Very Brady Sequel (1996)
as LAPD Detective

Author! Author! (1982)
as Seth Shapiro

The Big Picture (1989)
as Video Show Host

Get on the Bus (1996)
as Rick

The Flash (1990)
as Joe Kline

Girl 6 (1996)
as Caller #4 - Beach

Homicide: The Movie (2000)
as John Munch

The Wrong Guys (1988)
as Belz

Sesame Street: Elmopalooza! (1998)
as Self

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

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

Gilbert (2017)
as Self

Dangerous Game (1993)
as Cameo

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

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

The 'Scarface' Phenomenon (2011)
as Self

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

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

Santorini Blue (2013)
as Richard

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

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

Missing Pieces (1992)
as Baldesari

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

Yesterday's Tomorrows (1999)
as Self

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

Not of This Earth (1995)
as Jeremy Pallin

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

Off and Running (1991)
as Milt Zoloth

Freeway (1988)
as Dr. David Lazarus

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

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

Bright Day (2012)
as Richard Belzer

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

Flicks (1983)
as Stoner

The Tommy Chong Roast (1986)
as Himself

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

Totally Bill Hicks (1998)
as Self
The Facts (1982)
Actor

Likely Stories Vol. 1 (1981)
Actor

America (1986)
as Gypsy Beam

Polish Bar (2010)
as Hershel

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

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

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

Prince for a Day (1995)
as Bernie Silver

Deadly Pursuits (1996)
as Mariano
Jackie Gleason: The Great One (1988)
as Self (uncredited)

Surviving the Holidays with Lewis Black (2009)
as Self

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

Cooking with Christopher Walken (2012)
as Himself

When Cars Attack (1997)
as Himself - Host

The Best Democracy Money Can Buy (2016)
as Self

Jump (1999)
as Jerry

Belzer Behind Bars (1983)
as Self

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

Negligee and Underpants Party (1988)
as Self

Café Flesh (1982)
as Audience Member (uncredited)





