Richard Belzer comedian actor dies at age 78

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Richard Belzer comedian and Law and order SVU actor dies at age 78

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Richard Belzer comedian and actor for over two decades Lawand Order Special Victims Unit

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Known for playing acerbic Detective John Munch on several NBC crime dramas.He died according to his longtime manager. He was 78.

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According to Eric Gardner, Belzer died peacefully on Sunday morning at his home in France.

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Longtime friend of the actor-author Bill Sheft told The Hollywood Reporter that Belzer had a number of health issues.

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First appeared on NBS's Homicide Life on the Street from 1993 to 1999

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reprized the role in the 2000 TV movie Homicide the Movie, also appearing as the famed detective

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