Before he became know for his role as John Munch on 'Law and Order', Belzer was best known for his bloody run-in with one Hulk Hogan.
FILE - Jeff Ross, from left, Richard Belzer, and Jim Carrey, right, joke with entertainer Jerry Lewis at the Friars Club before his 90th birthday celebration on Friday, April 8, 2016, in New York. 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 at age 78. Belzer died Sunday, Feb.
Belzer never auditioned for the role. After hearing him on “The Howard Stern Show,” executive producer Barry Levinson brought the comedian in to read for the part. “He made me laugh a billion times,” his longtime friend and fellow stand-up Richard Lewis said Sunday on Twitter. Before “Saturday Night Live" changed the comedy scene in New York, Belzer performed with John Belushi, Gilda Radner, Bill Murray and others on the National Lampoon Radio Hour. In 1975, he became the warm-up comic for the newly launched “SNL." While many cast members quickly became famous, Belzer's roles were mostly smaller cameos. He later said “SNL” creator Lorne Michaels reneged on a promise to work him into the show.
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Richard Belzer, comedian and TV detective John Munch on 'Law & Order,' dies at 78Actor and comedian Richard Belzer dies at 78. He was best known for his role in 'Law and Order' as beloved TV detective John Munch.
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Richard Belzer, comedian and TV detective John Munch on 'Law & Order,' dies at 78Actor and comedian Richard Belzer dies at 78. He was best known for his role in 'Law and Order' as beloved TV detective John Munch.
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Richard Belzer, stand-up comic and TV detective, dies at 78Richard 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. 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 been dealing with circulatory and respiratory issues.
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