Richard Belzer, Detective John Munch in TV hits, dies aged 78

Standup comedian played police role in Homicide: Life on the Streets, Law & Order: SVU and other series

Richard Belzer, a 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 on Sunday at his home in Bozouls in southern France, his longtime friend Bill Scheft told the Hollywood Reporter.