
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

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

The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990)
as Television Producer

North (1994)
as Barker

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

Girl 6 (1996)
as Caller #4 - Beach

The Big Picture (1989)
as Video Show Host

The Flash (1990)
as Joe Kline

Fletch Lives (1989)
as Phil

Night Shift (1982)
as Pig

A Very Brady Sequel (1996)
as LAPD Detective

Get on the Bus (1996)
as Rick

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

The Comedian (2016)
as Himself

Polish Bar (2010)
as Hershel

Yesterday's Tomorrows (1999)
as Self

Santorini Blue (2013)
as Richard

Gilbert (2017)
as Self

Freeway (1988)
as Dr. David Lazarus

The Puppet Masters (1994)
as Neil Jarvis

Off and Running (1991)
as Milt Zoloth

The 'Scarface' Phenomenon (2011)
as Self

Likely Stories Vol. 1 (1981)
Actor

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

Author! Author! (1982)
as Seth Shapiro

Dangerous Game (1993)
as Cameo

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

Not of This Earth (1995)
as Jeremy Pallin

Sesame Street: Elmopalooza! (1998)
as Self

Homicide: The Movie (2000)
as John Munch

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

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

Totally Bill Hicks (1998)
as Self

When Cars Attack (1997)
as Himself - Host

The Tommy Chong Roast (1986)
as Himself

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

The Wrong Guys (1988)
as Belz

Surviving the Holidays with Lewis Black (2009)
as Self

Negligee and Underpants Party (1988)
as Self

Flicks (1983)
as Stoner

Deadly Pursuits (1996)
as Mariano

Missing Pieces (1992)
as Baldesari

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

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

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

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

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

Hart to Hart: Crimes of the Hart (1994)
as Frank Giordano
Jackie Gleason: The Great One (1988)
as Self (uncredited)

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

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

Prince for a Day (1995)
as Bernie Silver

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

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

The Best Democracy Money Can Buy (2016)
as Self

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

Bright Day (2012)
as Richard Belzer

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

Alive in France (2018)
as Self

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

Cooking with Christopher Walken (2012)
as Himself

Jump (1999)
as Jerry

Belzer Behind Bars (1983)
as Self

Where Have You Gone, Lou DiMaggio? (2017)
as Self
The Bar Channel (1998)
as Seth

Café Flesh (1982)
as Audience Member (uncredited)





