Aug 4, 1944 - Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA
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.
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| Movie | 1980 | Fame | M.C. | |
| Movie | 1988 | Jackie Gleason: The Great One | Self (uncredited) | |
| Movie | 1988 | The Wrong Guys | Belz | |
| Movie | 2000 | Homicide: The Movie | John Munch | |
| Movie | 1982 | Café Flesh | Audience Member (uncredited) | |
| Movie | 2008 | The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't | Self | |
| Movie | 1994 | The Puppet Masters | Neil Jarvis | |
| Movie | 1974 | The Groove Tube | Rodriguez / Leo Batfish / The President / The Hooker | |
| Movie | 1983 | Belzer Behind Bars | Self | |
| Movie | 1989 | Fletch Lives | Phil | |
| Movie | 1999 | Jump | Jerry | |
| Movie | 1994 | Bandit: Bandit, Bandit | Big Bob Bentley | |
| Movie | 1986 | The Tommy Chong Roast | Himself | |
| Movie | 2009 | Surviving the Holidays with Lewis Black | Self | |
| Movie | 1999 | Yesterday's Tomorrows | Self | |
| Movie | 1998 | Sesame Street: Elmopalooza! | Self | |
| Movie | 2010 | Polish Bar | Hershel | |
| Movie | 2011 | Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis | Self | |
| Movie | 2009 | My Dog: An Unconditional Love Story | Self | |
| Movie | 1991 | Off and Running | Milt Zoloth | |
| Movie | 1995 | Not of This Earth | Jeremy Pallin | |
| Movie | 1988 | Freeway | Dr. David Lazarus | |
| Movie | 2013 | Santorini Blue | Richard | |
| Movie | 1990 | The Flash | Joe Kline | |
| Movie | 1993 | Dangerous Game | Cameo | |
| Movie | 2012 | Bright Day | Self | |
| Movie | 2013 | The Improv: 50 Years Behind the Brick Wall | Self | |
| Movie | 1998 | The Bar Channel | Seth | |
| Movie | 1996 | Get on the Bus | Rick | |
| Movie | 1993 | Mad Dog and Glory | M.C. / Comic | |
| Movie | 1992 | Missing Pieces | Baldesari | |
| Movie | 2016 | The Comedian | Himself | |
| Movie | 1990 | The Bonfire of the Vanities | Television Producer | |
| Movie | 1982 | The Facts | ||
| Movie | 1999 | Man on the Moon | Richard Belzer | |
| Movie | 1982 | Night Shift | Pig | |
| Movie | 2011 | The 'Scarface' Phenomenon | Self | |
| Movie | 1983 | Scarface | M.C. at Babylon Club | |
| Movie | 1989 | The Big Picture | Video Show Host | |
| Movie | 1994 | North | Barker | |
| Movie | 1994 | Hart to Hart: Crimes of the Hart | Frank Giordano | |
| Movie | 1983 | Flicks | Stoner | |
| Movie | 2003 | The Very Best of America's Funniest Comedians | Self (archive footage) | |
| Movie | 2015 | Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead | Self - Actor / Producer | |
| Movie | 1992 | The Flash III: Deadly Nightshade | Joe Kline | |
| Movie | 1988 | Negligee and Underpants Party | Self | |
| Movie | 1998 | Species II | U. S. President | |
| Movie | 1987 | Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville | Self | |
| Movie | 1986 | The Young Comedians All-Star Reunion | Self | |
| Movie | 2014 | Eat Drink Laugh: The Story of The Comic Strip | Self | |
| Movie | 2017 | Gilbert | Self | |
| Movie | 1997 | When Cars Attack | Himself - Host | |
| Movie | 2012 | Cooking with Christopher Walken | Himself | |
| Movie | 1986 | America | Gypsy Beam | |
| Movie | 2017 | Where Have You Gone, Lou DiMaggio? | Self | |
| Movie | 1996 | Deadly Pursuits | Mariano | |
| Movie | 1996 | Girl 6 | Caller #4 - Beach | |
| Movie | 2002 | The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Chevy Chase | Self - Roaster | |
| Movie | 1995 | Prince for a Day | Bernie Silver | |
| Movie | 2018 | Alive in France | Himself | |
| Movie | 1996 | A Very Brady Sequel | LAPD Detective | |
| Movie | 1981 | Likely Stories Vol. 1 | ||
| Movie | 2001 | Laughing Out Loud: America's Funniest Comedians | Self (archive footage) | |
| Movie | 1998 | Totally Bill Hicks | Self | |
| Movie | 1982 | Author! Author! | Seth Shapiro | |
| Movie | 1992 | The Please Watch the Jon Lovitz Special, Live! | Self | |
| Movie | 1986 | Charlie Barnett's Terms of Enrollment | Man Reading Paper | |
| Movie | 2016 | The Best Democracy Money Can Buy | Self | |
| TV Show | 1992 | Mad About You | Detective Sharp | 1 |
| TV Show | 1969 | Sesame Street | 1 | |
| TV Show | 1990 | The Flash | Joe Kline | 10 |
| TV Show | 2002 | The Wire | John Munch | 1 |
| TV Show | 1996 | The Daily Show | Self | 1 |
| TV Show | 1984 | Miami Vice | Captain Hook | 1 |
| TV Show | 2000 | The Beat | John Munch | 1 |
| TV Show | 1997 | South Park | Loogie (voice) | 1 |
| TV Show | 1985 | Moonlighting | Leonard | 1 |
| TV Show | 1997 | The View | Self | 2 |
| TV Show | 1996 | E! True Hollywood Story | 1 | |
| TV Show | 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | 1 | |
| TV Show | 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | John Munch | 325 |
| TV Show | 2012 | Inside Comedy | Self | 1 |
| TV Show | 1993 | The X-Files | John Munch | 1 |
| TV Show | 1993 | Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman | Inspector Henderson | 4 |
| TV Show | 2006 | 30 Rock | Sergeant John Munch | 1 |
| TV Show | 2003 | Arrested Development | Detective Munch | 1 |
| TV Show | 2005 | Law & Order: Trial by Jury | John Munch | 1 |
| TV Show | 2003 | The Belzer Connection | 2 | |
| TV Show | 1992 | Human Target | 1 | |
| TV Show | 1975 | Saturday Night Live | Self | 1 |
| TV Show | 1998 | Hollywood Squares | Self - Panelist | 8 |
| TV Show | 1990 | Law & Order | John Munch | 4 |
| TV Show | 1993 | Homicide: Life on the Street | John Munch | 122 |
| TV Show | 2010 | The Green Room with Paul Provenza | Self | 1 |
| TV Show | 1990 | The Howard Stern Show | Self | 1 |
| TV Show | 2006 | 30 Rock | Richard Belzer | 1 |
| TV Show | 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show | Self | 3 |
| TV Show | 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self | 2 |
| TV Show | 1993 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Self - Guest | 1 |
| TV Show | 1996 | 3rd Rock from the Sun | Richard Belzer | 1 |
| TV Show | 1995 | The Invaders | Randy Stein | 2 |
| TV Show | 2003 | Real Time with Bill Maher | Self | 8 |
| TV Show | 1991 | Good Sports | 2 |
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| Movie | 2013 | Santorini Blue | Executive Producer | Production |
| Movie | 1983 | Belzer Behind Bars | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 1997 | When Cars Attack | Writer | Writing |
