Richard Belzer

Acting

Richard Belzer

Born August 4, 1944Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA104 credits

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

Alive in France
7.7

Alive in France

Movie

2018

Gilbert
6.7

Gilbert

Movie

2017

Where Have You Gone, Lou DiMaggio?

Where Have You Gone, Lou DiMaggio?

Movie

2017

The Comedian
5.7

The Comedian

Movie

2016

The Best Democracy Money Can Buy
7.2

The Best Democracy Money Can Buy

Movie

2016

Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
6.6

Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead

Movie

2015

Filmography

Alive in France
2018Alive in Franceas SelfMovie
Gilbert
2017Gilbertas SelfMovie
Where Have You Gone, Lou DiMaggio?
2017Where Have You Gone, Lou DiMaggio?as SelfMovie
The Comedian
2016The Comedianas HimselfMovie
The Best Democracy Money Can Buy
2016The Best Democracy Money Can Buyas SelfMovie
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
2015Drunk Stoned Brilliant Deadas Self - Actor / ProducerMovie
Eat Drink Laugh: The Story of The Comic Strip
2014Eat Drink Laugh: The Story of The Comic Stripas SelfMovie
The Improv: 50 Years Behind the Brick Wall
2013The Improv: 50 Years Behind the Brick Wallas SelfMovie
Santorini Blue
2013Santorini Blueas RichardMovie
Bright Day
2012Bright Dayas SelfMovie
Cooking with Christopher Walken
2012Cooking with Christopher Walkenas HimselfMovie
Inside Comedy
2012Inside Comedyas SelfTV
Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis
2011Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewisas SelfMovie
The 'Scarface' Phenomenon
2011The 'Scarface' Phenomenonas SelfMovie
The Green Room with Paul Provenza
2010The Green Room with Paul Provenzaas SelfTV
Polish Bar
2010Polish Baras HershelMovie
Surviving the Holidays with Lewis Black
2009Surviving the Holidays with Lewis Blackas SelfMovie
My Dog: An Unconditional Love Story
2009My Dog: An Unconditional Love Storyas SelfMovie
The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't
2008The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn'tas SelfMovie
30 Rock
200630 Rockas Sergeant John MunchTV
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
2005Law & Order: Trial by Juryas John MunchTV
Arrested Development
2003Arrested Developmentas Detective MunchTV
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2003The Belzer ConnectionTV
The Very Best of America's Funniest Comedians
2003The Very Best of America's Funniest Comediansas Self (archive footage)Movie
Real Time with Bill Maher
2003Real Time with Bill Maheras SelfTV
The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Chevy Chase
2002The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Chevy Chaseas Self - RoasterMovie
The Wire
2002The Wireas John MunchTV
Laughing Out Loud: America's Funniest Comedians
2001Laughing Out Loud: America's Funniest Comediansas Self (archive footage)Movie
The Beat
2000The Beatas John MunchTV
Homicide: The Movie
2000Homicide: The Movieas John MunchMovie
Man on the Moon
1999Man on the Moonas Richard BelzerMovie
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unitas John MunchTV
Yesterday's Tomorrows
1999Yesterday's Tomorrowsas SelfMovie
Jump
1999Jumpas JerryMovie
Totally Bill Hicks
1998Totally Bill Hicksas SelfMovie
Hollywood Squares
1998Hollywood Squaresas Self - PanelistTV
Species II
1998Species IIas U. S. PresidentMovie
Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!
1998Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!as SelfMovie
T
1998The Bar Channelas SethMovie
When Cars Attack
1997When Cars Attackas Himself - HostMovie
South Park
1997South Parkas Loogie (voice)TV
The View
1997The Viewas SelfTV
Get on the Bus
1996Get on the Busas RickMovie
A Very Brady Sequel
1996A Very Brady Sequelas LAPD DetectiveMovie
E! True Hollywood Story
1996E! True Hollywood StoryTV
The Daily Show
1996The Daily Showas SelfTV
Girl 6
1996Girl 6as Caller #4 - BeachMovie
3rd Rock from the Sun
19963rd Rock from the Sunas Richard BelzerTV
Deadly Pursuits
1996Deadly Pursuitsas MarianoMovie
The Invaders
1995The Invadersas Randy SteinTV
Prince for a Day
1995Prince for a Dayas Bernie SilverMovie
Not of This Earth
1995Not of This Earthas Jeremy PallinMovie
The Puppet Masters
1994The Puppet Mastersas Neil JarvisMovie
North
1994Northas BarkerMovie
Hart to Hart: Crimes of the Hart
1994Hart to Hart: Crimes of the Hartas Frank GiordanoMovie
Bandit: Bandit, Bandit
1994Bandit: Bandit, Banditas Big Bob BentleyMovie
Dangerous Game
1993Dangerous Gameas CameoMovie
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993Late Night with Conan O'Brienas Self - GuestTV
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
1993Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Supermanas Inspector HendersonTV
The X-Files
1993The X-Filesas John MunchTV
Mad Dog and Glory
1993Mad Dog and Gloryas M.C. / ComicMovie
Homicide: Life on the Street
1993Homicide: Life on the Streetas John MunchTV
The Flash III: Deadly Nightshade
1992The Flash III: Deadly Nightshadeas Joe KlineMovie
Mad About You
1992Mad About Youas Detective SharpTV
The Larry Sanders Show
1992The Larry Sanders Showas Richard BelzerTV
Human Target
1992Human TargetTV
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992The Tonight Show with Jay LenoTV
The Please Watch the Jon Lovitz Special, Live!
1992The Please Watch the Jon Lovitz Special, Live!as SelfMovie
Missing Pieces
1992Missing Piecesas BaldesariMovie
Off and Running
1991Off and Runningas Milt ZolothMovie
Good Sports
1991Good SportsTV
The Bonfire of the Vanities
1990The Bonfire of the Vanitiesas Television ProducerMovie
The Flash
1990The Flashas Joe KlineMovie
The Flash
1990The Flashas Joe KlineTV
Law & Order
1990Law & Orderas John MunchTV
The Howard Stern Show
1990The Howard Stern Showas SelfTV
The Big Picture
1989The Big Pictureas Video Show HostMovie
Fletch Lives
1989Fletch Livesas PhilMovie
J
1988Jackie Gleason: The Great Oneas Self (uncredited)Movie
Freeway
1988Freewayas Dr. David LazarusMovie
The Wrong Guys
1988The Wrong Guysas BelzMovie
Negligee and Underpants Party
1988Negligee and Underpants Partyas SelfMovie
Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville
1987Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudevilleas SelfMovie
The Young Comedians All-Star Reunion
1986The Young Comedians All-Star Reunionas SelfMovie
America
1986Americaas Gypsy BeamMovie
Charlie Barnett's Terms of Enrollment
1986Charlie Barnett's Terms of Enrollmentas Man Reading PaperMovie
The Tommy Chong Roast
1986The Tommy Chong Roastas HimselfMovie
Moonlighting
1985Moonlightingas LeonardTV
Miami Vice
1984Miami Viceas Captain HookTV
Scarface
1983Scarfaceas M.C. at Babylon ClubMovie
Flicks
1983Flicksas StonerMovie
Belzer Behind Bars
1983Belzer Behind Barsas SelfMovie
Café Flesh
1982Café Fleshas Audience Member (uncredited)Movie
Catch A Rising Star: 10th Anniversary Special
1982Catch A Rising Star: 10th Anniversary Specialas SelfMovie
Night Shift
1982Night Shiftas PigMovie
Author! Author!
1982Author! Author!as Seth ShapiroMovie
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1982The FactsMovie
Likely Stories Vol. 1
1981Likely Stories Vol. 1Movie
Fame
1980Fameas M.C. at Catch a Rising Star clubMovie
Saturday Night Live
1975Saturday Night Liveas SelfTV
The Groove Tube
1974The Groove Tubeas Rodriguez / Leo Batfish / The President / The HookerMovie
Sesame Street
1969Sesame StreetTV
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carsonas SelfTV
The Mike Douglas Show
1961The Mike Douglas Showas SelfTV