
Richard Belzer
Known for Acting · 105 credits
- Born
- 1944-08-04
- Died
- 2023-02-19
- Place of birth
- Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA
- Also known as
- Richard Jay Belzer · Richard J. Belzer · ریچارد بلزر
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
TV Shows (36)

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as John Munch

Law & Order
1990
as John Munch

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self

The Daily Show
1996
as Self

Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self / Chevy Chase / Juror (uncredited) / Museum Visitor (uncredited)

Real Time with Bill Maher
2003
as Self

The X-Files
1993
as John Munch

The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self

South Park
1997
as Loogie (voice)

Sesame Street
1969

The View
1997
as Self

The Wire
2002
as John Munch

Hollywood Squares
1998
as Self - Panelist

30 Rock
2006
as Sergeant John Munch / Richard Belzer

Miami Vice
1984
as Captain Hook

Mad About You
1992
as Detective Sharp

Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest

Arrested Development
2003
as Detective Munch

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
1993
as Inspector Henderson

3rd Rock from the Sun
1996
as Richard Belzer

Homicide: Life on the Street
1993
as John Munch

Moonlighting
1985
as Leonard

The Larry Sanders Show
1992
as Richard Belzer

The Flash
1990
as Joe Kline

Monsters
1988
as Buzz Hunkle

Law & Order: Trial by Jury
2005
as John Munch

Inside Comedy
2012
as Self

The Beat
2000
as John Munch

The Howard Stern Show
1990
as Self

Good Sports
1991
as Richard Belzer

The Green Room with Paul Provenza
2010
as Self

E! True Hollywood Story
1996

Human Target
1992

The Invaders
1995
as Randy Stein
The Belzer Connection
2003
Movies (69)

Scarface
1983
as M.C. at Babylon Club

Species II
1998
as U. S. President

Man on the Moon
1999
as Richard Belzer

Night Shift
1982
as Pig

The Flash
1990
as Joe Kline

North
1994
as Barker

The Bonfire of the Vanities
1990
as Television Producer

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

The Comedian
2016
as Himself

Fletch Lives
1989
as Phil

Gilbert
2017
as Self

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

Girl 6
1996
as Caller #4 - Beach

Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!
1998
as Self

Jump
1999
as Jerry

A Very Brady Sequel
1996
as LAPD Detective

Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis
2011
as Self

The Puppet Masters
1994
as Neil Jarvis

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

Dangerous Game
1993
as Cameo

Homicide: The Movie
2000
as John Munch

Freeway
1988
as Dr. David Lazarus

The Big Picture
1989
as Video Show Host

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

Yesterday's Tomorrows
1999
as Self

Author! Author!
1982
as Seth Shapiro

Bright Day
2012
as Richard Belzer

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

Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
2015
as Self - Actor / Producer

The Wrong Guys
1988
as Belz

The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't
2008
as Self

Get on the Bus
1996
as Rick

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

America
1986
as Gypsy Beam

Missing Pieces
1992
as Baldesari

Not of This Earth
1995
as Jeremy Pallin

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

The Flash III: Deadly Nightshade
1992
as Joe Kline

The 'Scarface' Phenomenon
2011
as Self

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

The Best Democracy Money Can Buy
2016
as Self

Alive in France
2018
as Self

Deadly Pursuits
1996
as Mariano

Surviving the Holidays with Lewis Black
2009
as Self

Santorini Blue
2013
as Richard

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

My Dog: An Unconditional Love Story
2009
as Self

Totally Bill Hicks
1998
as Self
The Bar Channel
1998
as Seth

Where Have You Gone, Lou DiMaggio?
2017
as Self
Jackie Gleason: The Great One
1988
as Self (uncredited)

When Cars Attack
1997
as Himself - Host

The Tommy Chong Roast
1986
as Himself

The Young Comedians All-Star Reunion
1986
as Self

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

Bandit: Bandit, Bandit
1994
as Big Bob Bentley

Off and Running
1991
as Milt Zoloth

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

Flicks
1983
as Stoner
The Facts
1982

Cooking with Christopher Walken
2012
as Himself

Polish Bar
2010
as Hershel

Prince for a Day
1995
as Bernie Silver

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

Likely Stories Vol. 1
1981

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

Negligee and Underpants Party
1988
as Self

Café Flesh
1982
as Audience Member (uncredited)

Belzer Behind Bars
1983
as Self
About Richard Belzer
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. With 105 credits spanning from 1961 to 2018, Richard Belzer has appeared in 69 films and 36 TV shows.
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Most Popular Richard Belzer Movies
- Scarface (1983) — as M.C. at Babylon Club
- Species II (1998) — as U. S. President
- Man on the Moon (1999) — as Richard Belzer
- Night Shift (1982) — as Pig
- The Flash (1990) — as Joe Kline
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