Richard Belzer, the stand-up legend and TV actor, handed away on February 19 2023, on the age of 78. Belzer died at his residence in Beaulieu-sur-Mer from issues from unspecified respiratory and circulatory situations.

The information of Belzer’s demise was confirmed by his pal Invoice Scheft, who has additionally been engaged on a documentary about Richard Belzer’s life and profession.

How did Richard Belzer go away?

No explanation for demise has been reported but, however in accordance with Scheft, Belzer was affected by respiratory and circulatory points for years. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Scheft mentioned that Belzer had a variety of well being points however died peacefully.

Belzer was finest recognized for his position as John Munch in Murder: Life on the Road and Regulation & Order: Particular Victims Unit. Belzer performed the position of a wise-cracking murder detective for greater than 20 years and ten collection and in addition turned in style for his roles in Arrested Growth and 30 Rock.

He first performed Detective John Munch on a 1993 episode of Murder and final performed him on Regulation & Order: SVU in 2016.

Apparently, Belzer by no means auditioned for the position. It was govt producer Barry Levinson who introduced Belzer in to learn for the half after listening to him on “The Howard Stern Present.”

In an interview with The Boomer Tube, Belzer mentioned:

I’d by no means be a detective. But when I have been, that’s how I’d be.

He continued:

They write to all my paranoia and anti-establishment dissidence and conspiracy theories. So it’s been a variety of enjoyable for me. A dream, actually.”

What have been Richard Belzer’s well being points?

In 1992, Belzer was identified with testicular most cancers, which he found whereas taking a shower.

In an interview with The Washington Submit, Belzer advised, “being identified with testicular most cancers was like a cosmic slap within the face. My response was, “How do I eliminate it, and may I’ve intercourse?”

Born in Connecticut, Richard Belzer had a prolific profession with thousands and thousands of followers all over the world. In truth, he was the one actor in TV historical past to play the identical character in 11 completely different motion collection.