Richard Belzer

Biography

Richard 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

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

John Munch

Law & Order

John Munch

The Daily Show

Self

The X-Files

John Munch

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Self

South Park

Loogie (voice)

Sesame Street

The Wire

John Munch

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2018	Alive in France	Self
2017	Gilbert	Self
2017	Where Have You Gone, Lou DiMaggio?	Self
2016	The Comedian	Himself
2016	The Best Democracy Money Can Buy	Self
2015	Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead	Self - Actor / Producer
2014	Eat Drink Laugh: The Story of The Comic Strip	Self
2013	Santorini Blue	Richard
2013	The Improv: 50 Years Behind the Brick Wall	Self
2012	Bright Day	Self
2012	Cooking with Christopher Walken	Himself
2011	Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis	Self
2011	The 'Scarface' Phenomenon	Self
2010	Polish Bar	Hershel
2009	Surviving the Holidays with Lewis Black	Self
2009	My Dog: An Unconditional Love Story	Self
2008	The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't	Self
2003	The Very Best of America's Funniest Comedians	Self (archive footage)
2002	The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Chevy Chase	Self - Roaster
2001	Laughing Out Loud: America's Funniest Comedians	Self (archive footage)
2000	Homicide: The Movie	John Munch
1999	Jump	Jerry
1999	Yesterday's Tomorrows	Self
1999	Man on the Moon	Richard Belzer
1998	Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!	Self
1998	The Bar Channel	Seth
1998	Species II	U. S. President
1998	Totally Bill Hicks	Self
1997	When Cars Attack	Himself - Host
1996	Get on the Bus	Rick
1996	Deadly Pursuits	Mariano
1996	Girl 6	Caller #4 - Beach
1996	A Very Brady Sequel	LAPD Detective
1995	Not of This Earth	Jeremy Pallin
1995	Prince for a Day	Bernie Silver
1994	The Puppet Masters	Neil Jarvis
1994	Bandit: Bandit, Bandit	Big Bob Bentley
1994	North	Barker
1994	Hart to Hart: Crimes of the Hart	Frank Giordano
1993	Dangerous Game	Cameo
1993	Mad Dog and Glory	M.C. / Comic
1992	Missing Pieces	Baldesari
1992	The Flash III: Deadly Nightshade	Joe Kline
1992	The Please Watch the Jon Lovitz Special, Live!	Self
1991	Off and Running	Milt Zoloth
1990	The Flash	Joe Kline
1990	The Bonfire of the Vanities	Television Producer
1990	The Flash	Joe Kline
1989	Fletch Lives	Phil
1989	The Big Picture	Video Show Host
1988	Jackie Gleason: The Great One	Self (uncredited)
1988	The Wrong Guys	Belz
1988	Freeway	Dr. David Lazarus
1988	Negligee and Underpants Party	Self
1987	Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville	Self
1986	The Tommy Chong Roast	Himself
1986	The Young Comedians All-Star Reunion	Self
1986	America	Gypsy Beam
1986	Charlie Barnett's Terms of Enrollment	Man Reading Paper
1983	Belzer Behind Bars	Self
1983	Scarface	M.C. at Babylon Club
1983	Flicks	Stoner
1982	Café Flesh	Audience Member (uncredited)
1982	The Facts
1982	Night Shift	Pig
1982	Author! Author!	Seth Shapiro
1981	Likely Stories Vol. 1
1980	Fame	M.C.
1974	The Groove Tube	Rodriguez / Leo Batfish / The President / The Hooker

Year	TV Show	Role
2012	Inside Comedy	Self
2010	The Green Room with Paul Provenza	Self
2006	30 Rock	Sergeant John Munch
2006	30 Rock	Richard Belzer
2005	Law & Order: Trial by Jury	John Munch
2003	Arrested Development	Detective Munch
2003	The Belzer Connection
2003	Real Time with Bill Maher	Self
2002	The Wire	John Munch
2000	The Beat	John Munch
1999	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	John Munch
1998	Hollywood Squares	Self - Panelist
1997	South Park	Loogie (voice)
1997	The View	Self
1996	The Daily Show	Self
1996	E! True Hollywood Story
1996	3rd Rock from the Sun	Richard Belzer
1995	The Invaders	Randy Stein
1993	The X-Files	John Munch
1993	Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman	Inspector Henderson
1993	Homicide: Life on the Street	John Munch
1993	Late Night with Conan O'Brien	Self - Guest
1992	Mad About You	Detective Sharp
1992	The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992	Human Target
1991	Good Sports
1990	The Flash	Joe Kline
1990	Law & Order	John Munch
1990	The Howard Stern Show	Self
1985	Moonlighting	Leonard
1984	Miami Vice	Captain Hook
1975	Saturday Night Live	Self
1975	Saturday Night Live	Chevy Chase
1975	Saturday Night Live	Juror (uncredited)
1975	Saturday Night Live	Museum Visitor (uncredited)
1969	Sesame Street
1962	The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson	Self
1961	The Mike Douglas Show	Self