Belzer retired from acting in 2016 at the age of 71.
... [+]Richard Belzer, who began his career as a comedian and morphed into his iconic role of police detective John Munch first in, among other TV dramas, died today. He was 78. There are no specifics at press time on the cause of his death.cast member Laraine Newman. “I loved this guy so much. He was one of my first friends when I got to New York to do. We used to go out to dinner every week at Sheepshead Bay for lobster. One of the funniest people ever. A master at crowd work. RIP dearest.
Born August 4, 1944 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, Richard Belzer began his career as a stand-up comedian in various clubs in New York City. He participated in the Channel One comedy group that satirized television and became the basis for the cult 1974 movie, which he appeared in, and he was the audience warm-up comedian in the early seasons ofFollowing small roles in films like
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