Richard Belzer, at 78.
Comedian and actor.
May he rest in peace and his memory be a blessing.
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Richard Belzer, at 78.
Comedian and actor.
May he rest in peace and his memory be a blessing.
Wow. Hard to believe he was that old. Sorry to see him go. Loved his character.
Richard Belzer has set various records of variety and longevity for playing Det. John Munch.
REGULAR
Homicide: Life on the Street (1993-1999, plus a TV movie in 2000)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999-2014, 2016)
GUEST
Law & Order (1996, 1997, 1999, 2000)
The X-Files (1997)
The Beat (2000)
Law & Order: Trial by Jury (2005)
Arrested Development (2006)
The Wire (2008)
30 Rock (2011, 2013)
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (2016)
Those are just the times he played that particular character; he's played law enforcement in lots of other projects. Kind of surprised The Simpsons never got around to including him.
Today I learned that he and Henry Winkler were cousins.
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They were in the movie Night Shift together.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVNleIHzcEs