Comedian, 'Law & Order' icon Richard Belzer dead at 78

'Law & Order' Star Richard Belzer Dies At 78 - uInterview

Richard Belzer, a comedian and actor best known for playing Detective John Munch in several NBC crime dramas, including Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Homicide: Life on the Street, has died at the age of 78. According to his manager Eric Gardner, Belzer died early on Sunday, February 19, at his home in France. Bill Scheft, a writer and longtime friend of Belzer, said that he had “lots of health issues.” IN MEMORIAM 2022: 100 GREAT CELEB…

Richard Belzer, stand-up comic and TV detective, dies at 78

FILE - Richard Belzer attends the premiere of "Mistaken For Strangers" during the opening night of the 2013 Tribeca Film Festival on April 17, 2013, in New York. Belzer, the longtime stand-up comedian who became one of

Jewish Law & Order actor Richard Belzer dies at 78

Jewish actor and comedian Richard Belzer, who was famous for his longtime role as Detective John Munch o Law & Order and in guest appearances, has died at the age of 78. Born in 1944 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, Belzer began his career as a comedian, with three supporting stints o Saturday Night live between 1975 and 1980 while also working o the show as a warm-up act. He began to appear in television shows and in 1993 started the role that m…

More Law And Order Stars Pay Tribute To Richard Belzer After His Death

Law and Order icon Richard Belzer passed away at the age of 78, and colleagues like Chris Meloni and Mariska Hargitay are paying respect.

Richard Belzer, stand-up comic and TV detective, dies at 78

Richard Belzer, the longtime stand-up comedian who became one of TV's most indelible detectives as John Munch in

Richard Belzer, stand-up comic and TV detective, dies at 78

NEW YORK (AP) -- Richard Belzer, the longtime stand-up comedian who became one of TV's most indelible detectives as John Munch in "Homicide: Life on the Street" and "Law & Order: SVU," has died. He was 78. Belzer died Sunday at his home in Beaulieu-sur-Mer, in southern France, his longtime friend Bill Scheft said. Scheft, a writer who had been working on a documentary about Belzer, said there was no known cause of death, but that Belzer had bee…