Richard Belzer, ‘Law & Order’ Actor And Comedian Reportedly Dies At 78

Actor and comedian Richard Belzer has reportedly died at 78.

Belzer, best known for his role as John Munch on NBC’s police drama Law & Order, died, according to his longtime friend and fellow comedian Laraine Newsman on Twitter.

‘I’m so sad to hear of Richard Belzar’s passing. I loved this guy so much. He was one of my first friends when I got to New York to do SNL. We used to go out to dinner every week at Sheepshead Bay for lobster. One of the funniest people ever. A master at crowd work. RIP dearest, Newman tweeted.

There is no cause of death, as this is a developing story.

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