Comedian Appeared Record Times on TV

 

Actor/comedian Richard Belzer has passed at 78. With his sardonic, cynical wit, he started as a popular stand-up comedian in clubs and later TV especially as a warmup for studio audiences during the early years of SNL. He appeared as support on TV and films like Fame and Night Shift. It is his role as television Detective John Munch that was legendary. Beginning with seven years on Homicide:Life on the Street through Law and Order: Special Victims Unit 15 consecutive years, his character appeared on at least ten shows (including The X Files, The Wire, and 30 Rock) also as a guest and referenced on many more. His 23 seasons AND number of shows for the same, iconic character is an all time record.