Richard Belzer

For me, Richard Belzer was John Munch, full stop. He played that sardonic detective for an astonishing 23 years across Homicide: Life on the Street, Law & Order: SVU and a string of guest spots, which has to be one of the great single-character runs in television. What I find interesting is that he came up as a stand-up comedian first, and you could feel that dry, conspiracy-minded wit bleed into the role. The Connecticut native passed in 2023, but Munch outlived nearly every show he appeared on. To me that's the mark of a character actor who made one part unforgettable.

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Name (English)

Richard Belzer

Name (Japanese)

リチャード・ベルザー

Reading

りちゃーど・べるざー

Born

August 4, 1944 – February 19, 2023

Origin

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States

Occupation

actor / television actor / film actor / screenwriter / comedian

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Leo / Monkey

University

Dean College

• Official sitehttp://www.ibelz.com
• Xhttps://x.com/MRbelzer
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard%20Belzer
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AA%E3%83%81%E3%83%A3%E3%83%BC%E3%83%89%E3%83%BB%E3%83%99%E3%83%AB%E3%82%B6%E3%83%BC
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q542816

Tags

• Connecticut
• actor
• television actor
• film actor

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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