
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

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

Night Shift (1982)
as Pig

The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990)
as Television Producer

A Very Brady Sequel (1996)
as LAPD Detective

Fletch Lives (1989)
as Phil

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

The Big Picture (1989)
as Video Show Host

North (1994)
as Barker

The Puppet Masters (1994)
as Neil Jarvis

Get on the Bus (1996)
as Rick

Author! Author! (1982)
as Seth Shapiro

The Flash (1990)
as Joe Kline

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

Freeway (1988)
as Dr. David Lazarus

The Comedian (2016)
as Himself

Girl 6 (1996)
as Caller #4 - Beach

Homicide: The Movie (2000)
as John Munch

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

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

Prince for a Day (1995)
as Bernie Silver

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

Dangerous Game (1993)
as Cameo

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

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

The 'Scarface' Phenomenon (2011)
as Self

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

Sesame Street: Elmopalooza! (1998)
as Self

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

Playboy Video Magazine, Volume 12 (1987)
as Self

Likely Stories Vol. 1 (1981)
Actor

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

Santorini Blue (2013)
as Richard

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

The Wrong Guys (1988)
as Belz

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

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

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

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

Off and Running (1991)
as Milt Zoloth

Missing Pieces (1992)
as Baldesari

The Best Democracy Money Can Buy (2016)
as Self

Cooking with Christopher Walken (2012)
as Himself

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

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

The Tommy Chong Roast (1986)
as Himself

Gilbert (2017)
as Self

Not of This Earth (1995)
as Jeremy Pallin

Totally Bill Hicks (1998)
as Self

Yesterday's Tomorrows (1999)
as Self

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

Negligee and Underpants Party (1988)
as Self

Polish Bar (2010)
as Hershel

Surviving the Holidays with Lewis Black (2009)
as Self
Jackie Gleason: The Great One (1988)
as Self (uncredited)

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

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

Flicks (1983)
as Stoner

Jump (1999)
as Jerry

Deadly Pursuits (1996)
as Mariano

When Cars Attack (1997)
as Himself - Host
The Facts (1982)
Actor

Bright Day (2012)
as Richard Belzer

Alive in France (2018)
as Self

America (1986)
as Gypsy Beam

Belzer Behind Bars (1983)
as Self
The Bar Channel (1998)
as Seth

Café Flesh (1982)
as Audience Member (uncredited)





