August 4, 1944.

Born on August 4, 1944 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, Richard Belzer is an actor and stand-up comedian. Growing up, he was notorious for being kicked out of almost every school he has attended. Fortunately, he was able to graduate from Andrew Warde High School. He also enlisted in the army after being forced to drop out of college.

As an actor, Belzer is most famous for his role as John Munch, a character he portrayed on Homicide: Life on the Street and still continues to play Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. His other credits include Fame, The Flash, Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, Night Shift, and Scarface. Some of his most recent films include BelzerVizion, where he served as executive producer, Polish Bar and Santorini Blue.

Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA

Richard Jay Belzer

Male

-He has written several book, including I am Not a Cop!, I Am Not a Psychic! and How to Be a Stand-Up Comic.

-He had two marriages prior to his marriage to Harlee McBride.

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1974 The Groove Tube
1980 Fame
1981 Student Bodies
1982 Cafe Flesh
1983 Scarface
1984 Pat Benatar: Hit Videos
1986 Pat Benatar: The Visual Music Collection
1987 Flicks
1988 The Wrong Guys
1989 Mike The Mechanics: A Closer Look
1990 The Bonfire of the Vanities
1991 The Flash II: Revenge of the Trickster
1992 Flash III: Deadly Nightshade
1993 Mad Dog and Glory
1994 North
1995 Not of This Earth
1996 Girl 6
1998 The Bar Channel
1999 Jump
2003 Pat Benatar: Choice Cuts - The Complete Video Collection
2006 Copy That
2007 BelzerVizion
2009 Polish Bar
2010 Santorini Blue

The Belz

.6' 1" (1.85 m)

"I've known Chevy Chase for so long, I actually knew him when he was funny!"