Birthday
1944/08/04
Day of death
2023/02/19 (78 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA
Also know as
Richard Jay Belzer, Richard J. Belzer
Richard 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.
(1980) Fame
as M.C.
(1988) Jackie Gleason: The Great One
as Self (uncredited)
(1988) The Wrong Guys
as Belz
(2000) Homicide: The Movie
as John Munch
(1982) Café Flesh
as Audience Member (uncredited)
(2008) The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't
as Self
(1994) The Puppet Masters
as Neil Jarvis
(1974) The Groove Tube
as Rodriguez / Leo Batfish / The President / The Hooker
(1983) Belzer Behind Bars
as Self
(1989) Fletch Lives
as Phil
(1999) Jump
as Jerry
(1994) Bandit: Bandit, Bandit
as Big Bob Bentley
(1986) The Tommy Chong Roast
as Himself
(2009) Surviving the Holidays with Lewis Black
as Self
(1999) Yesterday's Tomorrows
as Self
(1998) Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!
as Self
(2010) Polish Bar
as Hershel
(2011) Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis
as Self
(2009) My Dog: An Unconditional Love Story
as Self
(1991) Off and Running
as Milt Zoloth
(1995) Not of This Earth
as Jeremy Pallin
(1988) Freeway
as Dr. David Lazarus
(2013) Santorini Blue
as Richard
(1990) The Flash
as Joe Kline
(1993) Dangerous Game
as Cameo Appearance
(1993) Dangerous Game
as Cameo appearance
(2012) Bright Day
as Self
(2013) The Improv: 50 Years Behind the Brick Wall
as Self
(1998) The Bar Channel
as Seth
(1996) Get on the Bus
as Rick
(1993) Mad Dog and Glory
as M.C. / Comic
(1992) Missing Pieces
as Baldesari
(2016) The Comedian
as Himself
(1990) The Bonfire of the Vanities
as Television Producer
(1982) The Facts
as ---
(1999) Man on the Moon
as Richard Belzer
(1982) Night Shift
as Pig
(2011) The 'Scarface' Phenomenon
as Self
(1983) Scarface
as M.C. at Babylon Club
(1989) The Big Picture
as Video Show Host
(1994) North
as Barker
(1994) Hart to Hart: Crimes of the Hart
as Frank Giordano
(1983) Flicks
as Stoner
(2003) The Very Best of America's Funniest Comedians
as Self (archive footage)
(2015) Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The Story of the National Lampoon
as Self - Actor / Producer
(1992) The Flash III: Deadly Nightshade
as Joe Kline
(1988) Negligee and Underpants Party
as Self
(1998) Species II
as U. S. President
(1987) Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville
as Self
(1986) The Young Comedians All-Star Reunion
as ---
(2014) Eat Drink Laugh: The Story of The Comic Strip
as Self
(2017) Gilbert
as Self
(1997) When Cars Attack
as Himself - Host
(2012) Cooking with Christopher Walken
as Himself
(1986) America
as Gypsy Beam
(2017) Where Have You Gone, Lou DiMaggio?
as Self
(1996) Deadly Pursuits
as Mariano
(1996) Girl 6
as Caller #4 - Beach
(2002) The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Chevy Chase
as Self - Roaster
(1995) Prince for a Day
as Bernie Silver
(2018) Alive in France
as Himself
(1996) A Very Brady Sequel
as LAPD Detective
(1981) Likely Stories Vol. 1
as ---
(2001) Laughing Out Loud: America's Funniest Comedians
as Self (archive footage)
(2009) George Carlin : The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize
as Self
(1998) Totally Bill Hicks
as Self
(1982) Author! Author!
as Seth Shapiro
(1992) The Please Watch the Jon Lovitz Special, Live!
as Self
(1986) Charlie Barnett's Terms of Enrollment
as ---
(2016) The Best Democracy Money Can Buy
as Self
(1969) Sesame Street
as ---
(1992) Mad About You
as Detective Sharp
(1990) The Flash
as Joe Kline
(2002) The Wire
as John Munch
(1996) The Daily Show
as Self
(1984) Miami Vice
as Captain Hook
(2000) The Beat
as John Munch
(1997) South Park
as Loogie (voice)
(1985) Moonlighting
as Leonard
(1997) The View
as Self
(1996) E! True Hollywood Story
as ---
(1992) The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
as ---
(1999) Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as John Munch
(2012) Inside Comedy
as Self
(1993) The X-Files
as John Munch
(1993) Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
as Inspector Henderson
(2006) 30 Rock
as Sergeant John Munch
(2003) Arrested Development
as Detective Munch
(2005) Law & Order: Trial by Jury
as John Munch
(2003) The Belzer Connection
as ---
(1992) Human Target
as ---
(1975) Saturday Night Live
as Self
(1998) Hollywood Squares
as Self - Panelist
(1990) Law & Order
as John Munch
(1993) Homicide: Life on the Street
as John Munch
(2010) The Green Room with Paul Provenza
as Self
(1990) The Howard Stern Show
as Self
(2006) 30 Rock
as Richard Belzer
(1961) The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
(1962) The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
(1993) Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
(1996) 3rd Rock from the Sun
as Richard Belzer
(1995) The Invaders
as Randy Stein
(2003) Real Time with Bill Maher
as Self
(1991) Good Sports
as ---