Richard Belzer is dead.  The star of the series “Law and Order” was 78 years old

Richard Belzer is dead. The star of the series “Law and Order” was 78 years old

Richard Belzer was an American actor, comedian and stand-up artist. The greatest popularity brought him the role of detective John Munch in the series “Law and Order: Special Section”. He played the character for 15 seasons of production. He died at the age of 78.

Richard Belzer died Sunday morning at his home in Bozouls in southwestern France, where he had moved several years earlier. The first to announce his death was actress Laraine Newman, who tweeted: “Sad to hear about Richard Belzer’s passing. I loved this guy so much.” She confessed that the actor was her first close friend when she came to New York in the 1970s to participate in “Saturday Night Live”

Richard Belzer has died. The actor was 78 years old

His character in “Law & Order: Special Section” was the main character for 15 seasons, and later also appeared in the 17th series. The actor starred in a total of 300 episodes of the series. Detective John Munch’s character was based on a real-life Baltimore detective, an intelligent and headstrong investigator who believed in conspiracy theories, was anti-system, and pursued justice at all costs.

His writer friend Bill Scheft told , that Belzer had struggled with many health issues, and the last sentence he uttered was “Fuck you, you son of a bitch.” So far, the official cause of death of the actor has not been announced.

He was one of the most respected comedians on the New York scene in the 70s and 80s. He also appeared in the original series “Law and Order” and in such films as: “Gangster Girl”, “Scarface”, “Species 2” and “Fireworks”. vanity.”

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Source: Gazeta

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