Richard Belzer
Acting
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.
Born: August 4, 1944
Place of Birth: Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA
Known For
Yesterday's Tomorrows
Showtime's "In the 20th Century" is a millennium-related strand of feature-length documentaries in which famous directors take on major subjects of their choosing. In the third of the six films, "Yesterday's Tomorrows," filmmaker Barry Levinson delves into what we, as Americans, thought the future would be as we traveled through the 20th century. Houses and cars of the future, the promise of technology, and the other hopes and dreams of the early part of the century gave way to the fears and anxieties brought about by the atomic age and the Hollywood disaster films that followed. Soon we wondered if we could control technology, or if it would control us. This film is by turns light-hearted and thoughtful, and rare historical and archival film, produced by government and industry, alternates with on-screen interviews with people as diverse as consumer advocate Ralph Nader, cartoonist Matt Groening, futurist Alvin Toffler, comedienne Phyllis Diller, and actor Martin Mull.
The Wire
Told from the points of view of both the Baltimore homicide and narcotics detectives and their targets, the series captures a universe in which the national war on drugs has become a permanent, self-sustaining bureaucracy, and distinctions between good and evil are routinely obliterated.
My Dog: An Unconditional Love Story
Famous New Yorkers and the pooches they love are the focus of this refreshingly honest and endearing series of interviews that celebrates the meaningful connections people share with their pups. Gossip columnist Cindy Adams, playwright Edward Albee, designer Isaac Mizrahi, and actors Glenn Close, Edie Falco and Richard Gere are among the many celebs who pay tribute to their beloved canine companions.
The X-Files
The exploits of FBI Special Agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully who investigate X-Files: marginalized, unsolved cases involving paranormal phenomena. Mulder believes in the existence of aliens and the paranormal while Scully, a skeptic, is assigned to make scientific analyses of Mulder's discoveries that debunk Mulder's work and thus return him to mainstream cases.
South Park
Follow the misadventures of four irreverent grade-schoolers in the quiet, dysfunctional town of South Park, Colorado.
Scarface
After getting a green card in exchange for assassinating a Cuban government official, Tony Montana stakes a claim on the drug trade in Miami. Viciously murdering anyone who stands in his way, Tony eventually becomes the biggest drug lord in the state, controlling nearly all the cocaine that comes through Miami. But increased pressure from the police, wars with Colombian drug cartels and his own drug-fueled paranoia serve to fuel the flames of his eventual downfall.
E! True Hollywood Story
E! True Hollywood Story is an American documentary series on E! that deals with famous Hollywood celebrities, movies, TV shows and also well-known public figures. Among the topics covered on the program include salacious re-tellings of Hollywood secrets, show-biz scandals, celebrity murders and mysteries, porn-star biographies, and "where-are-they-now?" investigations of former child stars. It frequently features in-depth interviews, actual courtroom footage, and dramatic reenactments. When aired on the E! network, episodes will be updated to reflect the current life or status of the subject.
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
The inner workings of the judicial system, beginning with the arraignment, and continuing through the prosecutors' complicated process of building a case, investigating leads and preparing witnesses for trial.
Homicide: Life on the Street
An American police procedural chronicling the work of a fictional version of the Baltimore Police Department's Homicide Unit.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squad known as the Special Victims Unit. These are their stories.
Filmography
as Self
as Self
as Himself
as Self - Actor / Producer
as Richard
as Self
as Himself
as Self
as Self
as Hershel
as Sergeant John Munch
as Richard Belzer
as John Munch
as Detective Munch
as Self (archive footage)
as Self
as Self - Roaster
as John Munch
as Self (archive footage)
as John Munch
as John Munch
as Richard Belzer
as John Munch
as Self
as Jerry
as Self
as Self - Panelist
as U. S. President
as Self
as Himself - Host
as Loogie (voice)
as Self
as Rick
as LAPD Detective
as Self
as Caller #4 - Beach
as Richard Belzer
as Mariano
as Randy Stein
as Bernie Silver
as Jeremy Pallin
as Neil Jarvis
as Barker
as Frank Giordano
as Big Bob Bentley
as Cameo
as Self - Guest
as Inspector Henderson
as John Munch
as M.C. / Comic
as John Munch
as Joe Kline
as Detective Sharp
as Richard Belzer
as Baldesari
as Milt Zoloth
as Television Producer
as Joe Kline
as Joe Kline
as Joe Kline
as John Munch
as Self
as Video Show Host
as Phil
as Dr. David Lazarus
as Belz
as Gypsy Beam
as Man Reading Paper
as Himself
as Leonard
as Captain Hook
as M.C. at Babylon Club
as Stoner
as Self
as Audience Member (uncredited)
as Pig
as Seth Shapiro
as M.C.
as Self
as Chevy Chase
as Juror (uncredited)
as Museum Visitor (uncredited)
as Rodriguez / Leo Batfish / The President / The Hooker
as Self