Richard Belzer
Acting
Born: August 4, 1944 · Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA
Died: February 19, 2023 (aged 78)
Highest Rated
Biography
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
Scarface
1983
South Park
1997
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
The X-Files
1993
The Wire
2002
Man on the Moon
1999
Arrested Development
2003
Species II
1998
30 Rock
2006
Law & Order
1990
3rd Rock from the Sun
1996
The Bonfire of the Vanities
1990
Photos (4)
Movies (38)
Scarface
M.C. at Babylon Club
Man on the Moon
Richard Belzer
Species II
U. S. President
The Bonfire of the Vanities
Television Producer
Fame
M.C. at Catch a Rising Star club
Mad Dog and Glory
M.C. / Comic
The Puppet Masters
Neil Jarvis
Fletch Lives
Phil
North
Barker
Night Shift
Pig
The Big Picture
Video Show Host
Author! Author!
Seth Shapiro
A Very Brady Sequel
LAPD Detective
The Flash
Joe Kline
Get on the Bus
Rick
Girl 6
Caller #4 - Beach
The Wrong Guys
Belz
Homicide: The Movie
John Munch
Santorini Blue
Richard
Dangerous Game
Cameo
The Groove Tube
Rodriguez / Leo Batfish / The President / The Hooker
Missing Pieces
Baldesari
Not of This Earth
Jeremy Pallin
Freeway
Dr. David Lazarus
Off and Running
Milt Zoloth
Bright Day
Richard Belzer
The Flash III: Deadly Nightshade
Joe Kline
Polish Bar
Hershel
Charlie Barnett's Terms of Enrollment
Man Reading Paper
Likely Stories Vol. 1
1981
Prince for a Day
Bernie Silver
Flicks
Stoner
America
Gypsy Beam
Hart to Hart: Crimes of the Hart
Frank Giordano
Bandit: Bandit, Bandit
Big Bob Bentley
Deadly Pursuits
Mariano
Jump
Jerry
Café Flesh
Audience Member (uncredited)
TV Shows (28)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
John Munch · 325 eps
Law & Order
John Munch · 4 eps
Sesame Street
1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Chevy Chase · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Juror (uncredited) · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Museum Visitor (uncredited) · 1 eps
South Park
Loogie (voice) · 1 eps
The X-Files
John Munch · 1 eps
Miami Vice
Captain Hook · 1 eps
The Wire
John Munch · 1 eps
Homicide: Life on the Street
John Munch · 122 eps
Arrested Development
Detective Munch · 1 eps
30 Rock
Sergeant John Munch · 1 eps
30 Rock
Richard Belzer · 1 eps
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
Inspector Henderson · 4 eps
3rd Rock from the Sun
Richard Belzer · 1 eps
Mad About You
Detective Sharp · 1 eps
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1 eps
Moonlighting
Leonard · 1 eps
The Larry Sanders Show
Richard Belzer · 1 eps
Monsters
Buzz Hunkle · 1 eps
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
John Munch · 1 eps
The Flash
Joe Kline · 10 eps
The Beat
John Munch · 1 eps
Good Sports
Richard Belzer · 2 eps
Human Target
1 eps
E! True Hollywood Story
1 eps
The Invaders
Randy Stein · 2 eps
Self / Appearances (39)
The Daily Show
Self · 1 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · 2 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self · 1 eps
Real Time with Bill Maher
Self · 8 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
Self · 3 eps
Hollywood Squares
Self - Panelist · 8 eps
The View
Self · 2 eps
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Inside Comedy
Self · 1 eps
The Howard Stern Show
Self · 1 eps
The Green Room with Paul Provenza
Self · 1 eps
The Comedian
Himself
Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!
Self
Catch A Rising Star: 10th Anniversary Special
Self
Laughing Out Loud: America's Funniest Comedians
Self (archive footage)
Gilbert
Self
The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't
Self
The 'Scarface' Phenomenon
Self
The Very Best of America's Funniest Comedians
Self (archive footage)
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
Self - Actor / Producer
Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis
Self
Eat Drink Laugh: The Story of The Comic Strip
Self
The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Chevy Chase
Self - Roaster
Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville
Self
Yesterday's Tomorrows
Self
The Improv: 50 Years Behind the Brick Wall
Self
The Tommy Chong Roast
Himself
Where Have You Gone, Lou DiMaggio?
Self
Totally Bill Hicks
Self
The Please Watch the Jon Lovitz Special, Live!
Self
My Dog: An Unconditional Love Story
Self
The Young Comedians All-Star Reunion
Self
Surviving the Holidays with Lewis Black
Self
Belzer Behind Bars
Self
Alive in France
Self
When Cars Attack
Himself - Host
Cooking with Christopher Walken
Himself
The Best Democracy Money Can Buy
Self
Negligee and Underpants Party
Self