RIP, Munch

[duke74]

Richard Belzer, at 78.

Comedian and actor.

May he rest in peace and his memory be a blessing.

[rsvman]

Wow. Hard to believe he was that old. Sorry to see him go. Loved his character.

[brevity]

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.