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.
Fame
(M.C.)
Jackie Gleason: The Great One
(Self (uncredited))
The Wrong Guys
(Belz)
Homicide: The Movie
(John Munch)
Café Flesh
(Audience Member (uncredited))
The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't
(Self)
The Puppet Masters
(Neil Jarvis)
The Groove Tube
(Rodriguez / Leo Batfish / The President / The Hooker)
Belzer Behind Bars
(Self)
Fletch Lives
(Phil)
Jump
(Jerry)
Bandit: Bandit, Bandit
(Big Bob Bentley)
The Tommy Chong Roast
(Himself)
Surviving the Holidays with Lewis Black
(Self)
Yesterday's Tomorrows
(Self)
Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!
(Self)
Polish Bar
(Hershel)
Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis
(Self)
My Dog: An Unconditional Love Story
(Self)
Off and Running
(Milt Zoloth)
Not of This Earth
(Jeremy Pallin)
Freeway
(Dr. David Lazarus)
Santorini Blue
(Richard)
The Flash
(Joe Kline)
Dangerous Game
(Cameo Appearance)
Dangerous Game
(Cameo appearance)
Bright Day
(Self)
The Improv: 50 Years Behind the Brick Wall
(Self)
The Bar Channel
(Seth)
Get on the Bus
(Rick)
Mad Dog and Glory
(M.C. / Comic)
Missing Pieces
(Baldesari)
The Comedian
(Himself)
The Bonfire of the Vanities
(Television Producer)
The Facts
Man on the Moon
(Richard Belzer)
Night Shift
(Pig)
The 'Scarface' Phenomenon
(Self)
Scarface
(M.C. at Babylon Club)
The Big Picture
(Video Show Host)
North
(Barker)
Hart to Hart: Crimes of the Hart
(Frank Giordano)
Flicks
(Stoner)
The Very Best of America's Funniest Comedians
(Self (archive footage))
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The Story of the National Lampoon
(Self / Actor / Producer)
The Flash III: Deadly Nightshade
(Joe Kline)
Negligee and Underpants Party
(Himself)
Species II
(U. S. President)
Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville
(Self)
The Young Comedians All-Star Reunion
Eat Drink Laugh: The Story of The Comic Strip
(Self)
Gilbert
(Self)
When Cars Attack
(Himself - Host)
Cooking with Christopher Walken
(Himself)
America
(Gypsy Beam)
Where Have You Gone, Lou DiMaggio?
(Self)
Deadly Pursuits
(Mariano)
Girl 6
(Caller #4 - Beach)
The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Chevy Chase
(Self - Roaster)
Prince for a Day
(Bernie Silver)
Alive in France
(Himself)
A Very Brady Sequel
(LAPD Detective)
Likely Stories Vol. 1
Laughing Out Loud: America's Funniest Comedians
(Self (archive footage))
George Carlin : The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize
(Self)
Totally Bill Hicks
(Self)
Author! Author!
(Seth Shapiro)
The Please Watch the Jon Lovitz Special, Live!
(Self)
Charlie Barnett's Terms of Enrollment
The Best Democracy Money Can Buy
(Self)
Mad About You
(Detective Sharp)
Sesame Street
The Flash
(Joe Kline)
The Wire
(John Munch)
The Daily Show
(Self)
Miami Vice
(Captain Hook)
The Beat
(John Munch)
South Park
(Loogie (voice))
Moonlighting
(Leonard)
The View
(Self)
E! True Hollywood Story
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
(John Munch)
Inside Comedy
(Self)
The X-Files
(John Munch)
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
(Inspector Henderson)
30 Rock
(Sergeant John Munch)
Arrested Development
(Detective Munch)
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
(John Munch)
The Belzer Connection
Human Target
Saturday Night Live
(Self)
Hollywood Squares
(Self - Panelist)
Law & Order
(John Munch)
Homicide: Life on the Street
(John Munch)
The Green Room with Paul Provenza
(Self)
The Howard Stern Show
(Self)
30 Rock
(Richard Belzer)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
(Self)
The Mike Douglas Show
(Self)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
(Self - Guest)
3rd Rock from the Sun
(Richard Belzer)
The Invaders
(Randy Stein)
Real Time with Bill Maher
(Self)
Good Sports