Belzer ended up portraying Munch for 22 consecutive seasons. After a nine season run on Homicide, Belzer brought the character to Law and Order SVU, which he starred on for 15 seasons.

Whether or not this was the last tribute to John Munch, you can keep watching Benson, Fin, Carisi, and the rest (possibly including a new detective) with new episodes of SVU Season 25 on NBC ...

Richard Belzer, best known for playing John Munch on Homicide: Life on the Street and Law & Order: SVU, has died at the age of 78. Belzer died Sunday at his home in France, a friend of the actor ...

Actor and comedian Richard Belzer, known for playing detective John Munch on “Homicide: Life on the Street” and “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” across three decades, has died.

Richard Belzer, the longtime 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, the longtime 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 at age 78.

Richard Belzer, the comedian and actor best known for playing the acerbic Detective John Munch across a number of NBC crime dramas, including “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,” over more ...

Fin and Munch are the most unique duo on Law & Order: SVU. Fin and Munch provided comedic relief during dark storylines. Both the show, and Fin as a character, weren't the same when Munch left the ...

In Law & Order: SVU, there have been a number of interesting situations throughout the series’ long history. One of those involves Detective John Munch (Richard Belzer) getting shot in a rather ...