Richard Belzer Add to My Celebs Age 67 Birthday Aug. 4th, 1944 Born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA Height 6' 1"

Richard Belzer's Main TV Roles Show Character(s) Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Detective J… The Flash Joe Kline Homicide: Life on the Street Det. John M… Later with Bob Costas Richard Bel… Lords of the Revolution Narrator - … The Beat Det. John M… Celebrity Blackjack Richard Bel… Minding The Store Roast Comic…

Main Movie Roles 1999 - Man on the Moon 1998 - Species II 1996 - A Very Brady Sequel 1994 - The Puppet Masters 1994 - North 1993 - Mad Dog and Glory 1990 - The Bonfire of the Vanities 1989 - Fletch Lives 1988 - The Wrong Guys 1983 - Scarface 1982 - Night Shift 1982 - Author! Author! 1980 - Fame 1974 - The Groove Tube

NOTE: Complete List of Works can be found at IMDB


BIOGRAPHY:

A social misfit, was kicked out of every school he ever attended, due to his uncontrollable wit. His mother (Frances) died of breast cancer when Richard was 18. His father (Charles) committed suicide when he was 22. A dedication is written to him in Richard Belzer's "UFO's, JFK, and Elvis: Conspiracies You Don't Have To Be Crazy To Believe" (Ballantine Books, 1999).


TRIVIA:

• Supporter of the North Shore Animal League. However his poodle fox terrier, Bebe, was adopted in France when he followed Belz home one day. Bebe is his near-constant companion, especially at public events.
• Became the third person to play the same character in six different prime-time TV series, playing Detective "John Munch" in _"Homicide: Life on the Street" (1993)_ (qv) (originating series), _"Law & Order" (1990)_ (qv) (crossover), _"Law & Order: Trial by Jury" (2005)_ (qv)(crossover), _"The X Files" (1993)_ (qv) (crossover), _"The Beat" (2000)_ (qv) (guest appearance in the short-lived UPN series), and _"Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (1999)_ (qv). He followed 'John Ratzenberger' (qv) and 'George Wendt (I)' (qv), who played "Cliff Clavin" and "Norm Peterson" in _"Cheers" (1982)_ (qv), _"St. Elsewhere" (1982)_ (qv), _"The Tortellis" (1987)_ (qv), _"Wings" (1990)_ (qv), _"The Simpsons" (1989)_ (qv), and _"Frasier" (1993)_ (qv). Belzer upped his record to seven series with a cameo appearance in the 4th-to-last episode of 'David Simon (II)' (qv)'s HBO series _"The Wire" (2002) {Took (#5.7)}_ (qv) (originally airing February 17, 2008); the appearance brought the character of Munch full circle as the character was born out of Simon's first series, Homicide, and in the scene he is hanging out in a police bar commenting on his experience owning a bar, which he did in Homicide.
• Was friend of 'George Carlin' (qv).
• Appears on the cover of 'Billy Joel' (qv)'s "Turnstiles" album (1976).
• Has appeared in episodes of four different series with 'Sam Waterston' (qv): _"Law & Order" (1990)_ (qv), _"Homicide: Life on the Street" (1993)_ (qv), _"Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (1999)_ (qv) and _"Law & Order: Trial by Jury" (2005)_ (qv).
• Stepfather of 'Bree Benton (I)' (qv).
• His aunt and uncle ('Henry Winkler' (qv)'s parents) were survivors of the Holocaust.
• He lives in France and speaks fluent French.

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