Richard Belzer attends the premiere of "Mistaken For Strangers" during the opening night of the Tribeca Film Festival on April 17, 2013 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 Streetâ€� and “Law & Order: SVU,â€� has died at age 78.Â
Comic-turned actor Richard Belzer died aged 78 after a series of illnesses at his home in France on Sunday (19.02.23), with one of his friends announcing his final words were: “F*** you, motherf�.
NEW YORK � 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 been dealing with circulatory and respiratory issues. The actor Henry Winkler, Belzer's cousin, tweeted, “Rest in peace Richard.�
Richard Belzer attends the premiere of "Mistaken For Strangers" during the opening night of the Tribeca Film Festival on April 17, 2013 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 Streetâ€� and “Law & Order: SVU,â€� has died at age 78.Â
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