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Sep 26, 2021 · For the record, Belzer was almost 70 when he left "SVU" in 2013, so he'd already worked well past the NYPD's "hard and fast" retirement rule. Thankfully, he still managed to bring his...
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Feb 20, 2023 · Richard Belzer is forever memorialized in his final Law & Order: Special Victims Unit scene. The veteran actor and comedian, who played Detective John Munch in the crime drama from 1999 to...
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Thankfully, he still managed to bring his infamously quippy character back for scene-stealing "SVU" cameos in the ensuing seasons.
Aug 23, 2021 · LAW AND ORDER SVU fans will remember John Munch played by Richard Belzer. But why did the star decide to walk away from the show?
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Mar 26, 2024 · An original member of the Season 1 cast in 1999, Belzer originally left SVU during Season 15 in 2014. However, his character Det. Munch, made guest a guest return in Season 17, Episode 20 in...
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Sep 28, 2019 · Why The Actor Left: From the sounds of things, Richard Belzer retired as a regular cast member, but did so with the full intent of returning at some given point. So, it could be assumed that he...
He was best known for his role as BPD Detective, NYPD Detective/sergeant and investigator John Munch, [3] whom he portrayed for 23 years in the NBC police drama series Homicide: Life on the Street, [4] Law & Order: Special Victims Unit [3] and several guest appearances on other series.