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Richard Belzer

Richard Belzer

Acting August 4, 1944 (78 years old) February 19, 2023 Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA

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.

Movies 70

Scarface 8.2

Scarface

as M.C. at Babylon Club

1983
Species II 5.2

Species II

as U. S. President

1998
Man on the Moon 7.2

Man on the Moon

as Richard Belzer

1999
Fame 6.4

Fame

as M.C. at Catch a Rising Star club

1980
The Bonfire of the Vanities 5.6

The Bonfire of the Vanities

as Television Producer

1990
North 5.0

North

as Barker

1994
Night Shift 6.1

Night Shift

as Pig

1982
Mad Dog and Glory 6.0

Mad Dog and Glory

as M.C. / Comic

1993
The Puppet Masters 5.8

The Puppet Masters

as Neil Jarvis

1994
Fletch Lives 6.0

Fletch Lives

as Phil

1989
Get on the Bus 6.4

Get on the Bus

as Rick

1996
A Very Brady Sequel 5.8

A Very Brady Sequel

as LAPD Detective

1996
The Flash 6.5

The Flash

as Joe Kline

1990
Girl 6 5.1

Girl 6

as Caller #4 - Beach

1996
The Big Picture 5.9

The Big Picture

as Video Show Host

1989
Dangerous Game 5.7

Dangerous Game

as Cameo

1993
Author! Author! 6.0

Author! Author!

as Seth Shapiro

1982
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead 6.7

Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead

as Self - Actor / Producer

2015
The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't 7.2

The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't

as Self

2008
The Comedian 5.7

The Comedian

as Himself

2016
Sesame Street: Elmopalooza! 6.1

Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!

as Self

1998
The Wrong Guys 5.7

The Wrong Guys

as Belz

1988
Gilbert 6.7

Gilbert

as Self

2017
Not of This Earth 4.3

Not of This Earth

as Jeremy Pallin

1995
Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis 5.6

Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis

as Self

2011
Yesterday's Tomorrows 8.5

Yesterday's Tomorrows

as Self

1999
Homicide: The Movie 6.9

Homicide: The Movie

as John Munch

2000
The Flash III: Deadly Nightshade 7.0

The Flash III: Deadly Nightshade

as Joe Kline

1992
Hart to Hart: Crimes of the Hart 6.9

Hart to Hart: Crimes of the Hart

as Frank Giordano

1994
Laughing Out Loud: America's Funniest Comedians 8.0

Laughing Out Loud: America's Funniest Comedians

as Self (archive footage)

2001
Eat Drink Laugh: The Story of The Comic Strip 7.5

Eat Drink Laugh: The Story of The Comic Strip

as Self

2014
The Improv: 50 Years Behind the Brick Wall 6.8

The Improv: 50 Years Behind the Brick Wall

as Self

2013
The Please Watch the Jon Lovitz Special, Live! 7.0

The Please Watch the Jon Lovitz Special, Live!

as Self

1992
My Dog: An Unconditional Love Story 8.5

My Dog: An Unconditional Love Story

as Self

2009
Where Have You Gone, Lou DiMaggio?

Where Have You Gone, Lou DiMaggio?

as Self

2017
The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Chevy Chase 5.5

The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Chevy Chase

as Self - Roaster

2002
The Best Democracy Money Can Buy 7.2

The Best Democracy Money Can Buy

as Self

2016
Catch A Rising Star: 10th Anniversary Special 7.0

Catch A Rising Star: 10th Anniversary Special

as Self

1982
Freeway 5.1

Freeway

as Dr. David Lazarus

1988
Prince for a Day 7.4

Prince for a Day

as Bernie Silver

1995
Likely Stories Vol. 1 8.0

Likely Stories Vol. 1

1981
Polish Bar

Polish Bar

as Hershel

2010
The Groove Tube 5.1

The Groove Tube

as Rodriguez / Leo Batfish / The President / The Hooker

1974
Surviving the Holidays with Lewis Black 6.5

Surviving the Holidays with Lewis Black

as Self

2009
Santorini Blue 3.0

Santorini Blue

as Richard

2013
The Very Best of America's Funniest Comedians

The Very Best of America's Funniest Comedians

as Self (archive footage)

2003
Cooking with Christopher Walken 7.0

Cooking with Christopher Walken

as Himself

2012
The Young Comedians All-Star Reunion 8.0

The Young Comedians All-Star Reunion

as Self

1986
Bright Day

Bright Day

as Richard Belzer

2012
Bandit: Bandit, Bandit 4.9

Bandit: Bandit, Bandit

as Big Bob Bentley

1994
The 'Scarface' Phenomenon 7.0

The 'Scarface' Phenomenon

as Self

2011
Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville 8.0

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

as Self

1987
Playboy Video Magazine, Volume 12 4.0

Playboy Video Magazine, Volume 12

as Self

1987
Negligee and Underpants Party

Negligee and Underpants Party

as Self

1988
Charlie Barnett's Terms of Enrollment

Charlie Barnett's Terms of Enrollment

as Man Reading Paper

1986
Jump 4.3

Jump

as Jerry

1999
Totally Bill Hicks 7.8

Totally Bill Hicks

as Self

1998
Off and Running 5.0

Off and Running

as Milt Zoloth

1991
Jackie Gleason: The Great One 8.0

Jackie Gleason: The Great One

as Self (uncredited)

1988
Flicks 5.5

Flicks

as Stoner

1983
The Tommy Chong Roast 5.5

The Tommy Chong Roast

as Himself

1986
Missing Pieces 5.3

Missing Pieces

as Baldesari

1992
The Facts

The Facts

1982
Alive in France 7.7

Alive in France

as Self

2018
America 4.0

America

as Gypsy Beam

1986
Deadly Pursuits 5.0

Deadly Pursuits

as Mariano

1996
When Cars Attack 6.2

When Cars Attack

as Himself - Host

1997
The Bar Channel 8.0

The Bar Channel

as Seth

1998
Belzer Behind Bars 7.0

Belzer Behind Bars

as Self

1983
Café Flesh 5.9

Café Flesh

as Audience Member (uncredited)

1982

TV Shows 42

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 8.0

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as John Munch

1999
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 7.6

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

1962
The Daily Show 6.4

The Daily Show

as Self

1996
Law & Order 7.3

Law & Order

as John Munch

1990
South Park 8.3

South Park

as Loogie (voice)

1997
Saturday Night Live 6.9

Saturday Night Live

as Self

1975
Saturday Night Live 6.9

Saturday Night Live

as Chevy Chase

1975
Saturday Night Live 6.9

Saturday Night Live

as Juror (uncredited)

1975
Saturday Night Live 6.9

Saturday Night Live

as Museum Visitor (uncredited)

1975
The View 4.3

The View

as Self

1997
The Mike Douglas Show 5.8

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self

1961
Hollywood Squares 7.6

Hollywood Squares

as Self - Panelist

1998
Real Time with Bill Maher 6.0

Real Time with Bill Maher

as Self

2003
Sesame Street 7.1

Sesame Street

1969
The X-Files 8.4

The X-Files

as John Munch

1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien 7.3

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

as Self - Guest

1993
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno 5.3

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

1992
The Wire 8.6

The Wire

as John Munch

2002
30 Rock 7.5

30 Rock

as Sergeant John Munch

2006
30 Rock 7.5

30 Rock

as Richard Belzer

2006
Miami Vice 7.5

Miami Vice

as Captain Hook

1984
Homicide: Life on the Street 8.1

Homicide: Life on the Street

as John Munch

1993
Arrested Development 7.9

Arrested Development

as Detective Munch

2003
Mad About You 6.8

Mad About You

as Detective Sharp

1992
3rd Rock from the Sun 7.5

3rd Rock from the Sun

as Richard Belzer

1996
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman 6.9

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

as Inspector Henderson

1993
Moonlighting 7.6

Moonlighting

as Leonard

1985
The Larry Sanders Show 7.8

The Larry Sanders Show

as Richard Belzer

1992
Monsters 7.0

Monsters

as Buzz Hunkle

1988
Last Comic Standing 7.0

Last Comic Standing

as Self - Talent Scout

2003
The Flash 7.4

The Flash

as Joe Kline

1990
Law & Order: Trial by Jury 8.1

Law & Order: Trial by Jury

as John Munch

2005
Inside Comedy 6.5

Inside Comedy

as Self

2012
The Howard Stern Show 7.0

The Howard Stern Show

as Self

1990
The Beat 4.0

The Beat

as John Munch

2000
Good Sports 6.5

Good Sports

as Richard Belzer

1991
The Green Room with Paul Provenza 8.1

The Green Room with Paul Provenza

as Self

2010
E! True Hollywood Story 8.1

E! True Hollywood Story

1996
Human Target 5.5

Human Target

1992
Paramount City 4.0

Paramount City

1990
The Invaders 5.0

The Invaders

as Randy Stein

1995
The Belzer Connection

The Belzer Connection

2003

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