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Richard Belzer

Acting

Richard Belzer

EN cinema · 70 credits

Born

4 August 1944

Died

19 February 2023 (aged 78)

Birthplace

Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA

Also known as Richard Jay Belzer · Richard J. Belzer · ריצ'ארד בלזר

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

Filmography

Alive in France poster

Alive in France

EN · 20187.7

as Self

Gilbert poster

Gilbert

EN · 20176.7

as Self

Where Have You Gone, Lou DiMaggio? poster

Where Have You Gone, Lou DiMaggio?

EN · 2017Not rated

as Self

The Comedian poster

The Comedian

EN · 20165.7

as Himself

The Best Democracy Money Can Buy poster

The Best Democracy Money Can Buy

EN · 20167.2

as Self

Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead poster

Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead

EN · 20156.7

as Self - Actor / Producer

Eat Drink Laugh: The Story of The Comic Strip poster

Eat Drink Laugh: The Story of The Comic Strip

EN · 20147.5

as Self

Santorini Blue poster

Santorini Blue

EN · 20133.0

as Richard, Executive Producer

The Improv: 50 Years Behind the Brick Wall poster

The Improv: 50 Years Behind the Brick Wall

EN · 20136.8

as Self

Bright Day poster

Bright Day

EN · 2012Not rated

as Richard Belzer

Cooking with Christopher Walken poster

Cooking with Christopher Walken

EN · 20127.0

as Himself

Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis poster

Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis

EN · 20115.6

as Self

The 'Scarface' Phenomenon poster

The 'Scarface' Phenomenon

EN · 20117.0

as Self

Polish Bar poster

Polish Bar

EN · 2010Not rated

as Hershel

Surviving the Holidays with Lewis Black poster

Surviving the Holidays with Lewis Black

EN · 20096.5

as Self

My Dog: An Unconditional Love Story poster

My Dog: An Unconditional Love Story

EN · 20098.5

as Self

The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't poster

The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't

EN · 20087.2

as Self

The Very Best of America's Funniest Comedians poster

The Very Best of America's Funniest Comedians

EN · 2003Not rated

as Self (archive footage)

The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Chevy Chase poster

The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Chevy Chase

EN · 20025.5

as Self - Roaster

Laughing Out Loud: America's Funniest Comedians poster

Laughing Out Loud: America's Funniest Comedians

EN · 20018.0

as Self (archive footage)

Homicide: The Movie poster

Homicide: The Movie

EN · 20006.9

as John Munch

Jump poster

Jump

EN · 19994.3

as Jerry

Yesterday's Tomorrows poster

Yesterday's Tomorrows

EN · 19998.5

as Self

Man on the Moon poster

Man on the Moon

EN · 19997.2

as Richard Belzer

Sesame Street: Elmopalooza! poster

Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!

EN · 19986.1

as Self

The Bar Channel

1998

The Bar Channel

EN · 19988.0

as Seth

Species II poster

Species II

EN · 19985.2

as U. S. President

Totally Bill Hicks poster

Totally Bill Hicks

EN · 19987.8

as Self

When Cars Attack poster

When Cars Attack

EN · 19976.2

as Himself - Host, Writer

Get on the Bus poster

Get on the Bus

EN · 19966.4

as Rick

Deadly Pursuits poster

Deadly Pursuits

EN · 19965.0

as Mariano

Girl 6 poster

Girl 6

EN · 19965.1

as Caller #4 - Beach

A Very Brady Sequel poster

A Very Brady Sequel

EN · 19965.9

as LAPD Detective

Not of This Earth poster

Not of This Earth

EN · 19954.3

as Jeremy Pallin

Prince for a Day poster

Prince for a Day

EN · 19957.4

as Bernie Silver

The Puppet Masters poster

The Puppet Masters

EN · 19945.8

as Neil Jarvis

Bandit: Bandit, Bandit poster

Bandit: Bandit, Bandit

EN · 19944.9

as Big Bob Bentley

North poster

North

EN · 19945.0

as Barker

Hart to Hart: Crimes of the Hart poster

Hart to Hart: Crimes of the Hart

EN · 19946.9

as Frank Giordano

Dangerous Game poster

Dangerous Game

EN · 19935.7

as Cameo

Mad Dog and Glory poster

Mad Dog and Glory

EN · 19936.0

as M.C. / Comic

Missing Pieces poster

Missing Pieces

EN · 19925.3

as Baldesari

The Flash III: Deadly Nightshade poster

The Flash III: Deadly Nightshade

EN · 19927.0

as Joe Kline

The Please Watch the Jon Lovitz Special, Live! poster

The Please Watch the Jon Lovitz Special, Live!

EN · 19927.0

as Self

Off and Running poster

Off and Running

EN · 19915.0

as Milt Zoloth

The Flash poster

The Flash

EN · 19906.5

as Joe Kline

The Bonfire of the Vanities poster

The Bonfire of the Vanities

EN · 19905.6

as Television Producer

Fletch Lives poster

Fletch Lives

EN · 19896.0

as Phil

The Big Picture poster

The Big Picture

EN · 19895.9

as Video Show Host

Jackie Gleason: The Great One

1988

Jackie Gleason: The Great One

EN · 19888.0

as Self (uncredited)

The Wrong Guys poster

The Wrong Guys

EN · 19885.7

as Belz

Freeway poster

Freeway

EN · 19885.1

as Dr. David Lazarus

Negligee and Underpants Party poster

Negligee and Underpants Party

EN · 1988Not rated

as Self

Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville poster

Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville

EN · 19878.0

as Self

Playboy Video Magazine, Volume 12 poster

Playboy Video Magazine, Volume 12

EN · 19874.0

as Self

The Tommy Chong Roast poster

The Tommy Chong Roast

EN · 19865.5

as Himself

The Young Comedians All-Star Reunion poster

The Young Comedians All-Star Reunion

EN · 19868.0

as Self

America poster

America

EN · 19864.0

as Gypsy Beam

Charlie Barnett's Terms of Enrollment poster

Charlie Barnett's Terms of Enrollment

EN · 1986Not rated

as Man Reading Paper

Belzer Behind Bars poster

Belzer Behind Bars

EN · 19837.0

as Self, Writer

Scarface poster

Scarface

EN · 19838.2

as M.C. at Babylon Club

Flicks poster

Flicks

EN · 19835.5

as Stoner

Café Flesh poster

Café Flesh

EN · 19825.9

as Audience Member (uncredited)

The Facts

1982

The Facts

EN · 1982Not rated

Actor

Night Shift poster

Night Shift

EN · 19826.1

as Pig

Author! Author! poster

Author! Author!

EN · 19826.0

as Seth Shapiro

Catch A Rising Star: 10th Anniversary Special poster

Catch A Rising Star: 10th Anniversary Special

EN · 19827.0

as Self

Likely Stories Vol. 1 poster

Likely Stories Vol. 1

EN · 19818.0

Actor

Fame poster

Fame

EN · 19806.4

as M.C. at Catch a Rising Star club

The Groove Tube poster

The Groove Tube

EN · 19745.1

as Rodriguez / Leo Batfish / The President / The Hooker