Richard Belzer, who played against type as a tough New York cop on Law and Order SVU after a long career in comedy, has died at 78. His death was first reported on social media by his friend, the a…
,” she wrote Sunday. “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,” added Newman., and appeared multiple times on its early seasons in bit parts.
He also made memorable appearances in films like “Richard Belzer’s Detective John Munch is one of television’s iconic characters,” said a statement from show creator and producer Dick Wolf. ” I first worked with Richard on the ‘Law & Order’/’Homicide’ crossover and loved the character so much, I told Tom that I wanted to make him one of the original characters on ‘SVU.’ The rest is history.
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