A dream, really.”įrom that unlikely beginning, Belzer’s Munch would become one of television’s longest-running characters and a sunglasses-wearing presence on the small screen for more than two decades. “They write to all my paranoia and anti-establishment dissidence and conspiracy theories. But if I were, that’s how I’d be,” Belzer once said. After hearing him on “The Howard Stern Show,” executive producer Barry Levinson brought the comedian in to read for the part. Belzer first played Munch on a 1993 episode of “Homicide” and last played him in 2016 on “Law & Order: SVU.”īelzer never auditioned for the role. The actor Henry Winkler, Belzer’s cousin, tweeted, “Rest in peace Richard.”įor more than two decades and across 10 series - even including appearances on “30 Rock” and “Arrested Development” - Belzer played the wise-cracking, acerbic homicide detective prone to conspiracy theories. 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. Belzer died Sunday at his home in Beaulieu-sur-Mer, in southern France, his longtime friend Bill Scheft said.
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