Ever hear Bob Dylan’s “Like a Rolling Stone” sung in Yiddish dialect? It used to be a regular bit performed by comedian and actor Richard Belzer, who died last week at 78. He also used to do a routine ...

It’s been a week since Richard Belzer passed away with some classic final words, and in that time, it’s become obvious just what an incredible effect he had on so many people. Tributes from the ...

Richard Belzer, the beloved standup comedian and actor who portrayed curmudgeonly Detective John Munch for decades in the "Law & Order" franchise, has died, according to multiple reports. He was 78.

Richard Belzer died in February. We weren’t friends but were friendly; I was more a fan than anything else. In the late ’70s and early ’80s, I saw him perform many times. “The Belz” became a legend ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. NEW YORK (AP) — Richard Belzer, the longtime ...

The comedy world has paid tribute to actor and stand-up comedian Richard Belzer after his death at the age of 78. Belzer died at his home in Bozouls in southwest France on Sunday, writer Bill Scheft, ...

The sharp-witted standup comic, who died Feb. 19, got his start in comedy clubs in the 1970s, but was perhaps best known for playing Det. Munch on... Remembering comic and 'Law & Order' actor Richard ...

Richard Belzer, who played against type as a tough New York cop on Law and Order: SVU after playing the same character on Homicide: Life of the Street and a long career in comedy, has died at 78. His ...

This is FRESH AIR. I'm David Bianculli, in for Terry Gross. Richard Belzer, the sharp-witted, sharp-tongued stand-up comic who ended up portraying one of the most durable detectives on television, ...

NEW YORK — 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.