Portrait of Richard Belzer

Acting

Richard Belzer

Career

Active from 1974 to 2013, busiest in 1994 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
12
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score57/100
Highest rated
Poster for Homicide: Life on the Street
Homicide: Life on the Street
GoodWatch score89/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 48 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Richard Belzer Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Historical
    1.3, average 2.6
  • Melancholy
    3.6, average 4.7
  • Coming of Age
    2.0, average 3.0
  • Warfare
    0.3, average 1.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 2
  • Societal Critique 2
  • Fast-Paced 2
  • Mystery 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

65
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

3 titles
Santorini Blue
Santorini Blue (2013)

as Richard

Bright Day
Bright Day (2012)

as Richard Belzer

Polish Bar
Polish Bar (2010)

as Hershel

2000s

7 titles · average score 81
30 Rock
30 Rock (2006)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show · as Richard Belzer / Sergeant John Munch

Law & Order: Trial by Jury
Law & Order: Trial by Jury (2005)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as John Munch

Arrested Development
Arrested Development (2003)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as Detective Munch

The Belzer Connection
The Belzer Connection (2003)

TV show

The Wire
The Wire (2002)
GoodWatch score 92

TV show · as John Munch

Homicide: The Movie
Homicide: The Movie (2000)
GoodWatch score 78

as John Munch

The Beat
The Beat (2000)

TV show · as John Munch

1990s

37 titles · average score 58
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as John Munch

South Park
South Park (1997)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show · as Loogie (voice)

Get on the Bus
Get on the Bus (1996)
GoodWatch score 77

as Rick

Deadly Pursuits
Deadly Pursuits (1996)
GoodWatch score 49

as Mariano

3rd Rock from the Sun
3rd Rock from the Sun (1996)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show · as Richard Belzer

Prince for a Day
Prince for a Day (1995)

as Bernie Silver

The Puppet Masters
The Puppet Masters (1994)
GoodWatch score 39

as Neil Jarvis

Bandit: Bandit, Bandit
Bandit: Bandit, Bandit (1994)
GoodWatch score 38

as Big Bob Bentley

Homicide: Life on the Street
Homicide: Life on the Street (1993)
GoodWatch score 89

TV show · as John Munch

The X-Files
The X-Files (1993)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as John Munch

Mad About You
Mad About You (1992)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Detective Sharp

Law & Order
Law & Order (1990)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show · as John Munch

1980s

15 titles · average score 64
Fletch Lives
Fletch Lives (1989)
GoodWatch score 49

as Phil

The Wrong Guys
The Wrong Guys (1988)
GoodWatch score 54

as Belz

Freeway
Freeway (1988)
GoodWatch score 51

as Dr. David Lazarus

Monsters
Monsters (1988)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Buzz Hunkle

America
America (1986)
GoodWatch score 40

as Gypsy Beam

Moonlighting
Moonlighting (1985)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show · as Leonard

Miami Vice
Miami Vice (1984)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as Captain Hook

Scarface
Scarface (1983)
GoodWatch score 78

as M.C. at Babylon Club

Flicks
Flicks (1983)

as Stoner

Belzer Behind Bars
Belzer Behind Bars (1983)

Writer

Night Shift
Night Shift (1982)
GoodWatch score 72

as Pig

Fame
Fame (1980)
GoodWatch score 69

as M.C. at Catch a Rising Star club

1970s

2 titles · average score 52
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live (1975)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as Self / Chevy Chase

The Groove Tube
The Groove Tube (1974)
GoodWatch score 34

as Rodriguez / Leo Batfish / The President / The Hooker

1960s

1 title · average score 69
Sesame Street
Sesame Street (1969)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show