{"id":554164,"date":"2023-02-20T03:17:05","date_gmt":"2023-02-20T00:17:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/svu-co-stars-pay-tribute-to-richard-belzer\/"},"modified":"2023-02-20T03:17:05","modified_gmt":"2023-02-20T00:17:05","slug":"svu-co-stars-pay-tribute-to-richard-belzer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/svu-co-stars-pay-tribute-to-richard-belzer\/","title":{"rendered":"#SVU\u2019 Co-Stars Pay Tribute To Richard Belzer"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3bbe612b2ca\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3bbe612b2ca\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/svu-co-stars-pay-tribute-to-richard-belzer\/#SVU_Co-Stars_Pay_Tribute_To_Richard_Belzer\" >SVU\u2019 Co-Stars Pay Tribute To Richard Belzer<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"SVU_Co-Stars_Pay_Tribute_To_Richard_Belzer\"><\/span>SVU\u2019 Co-Stars Pay Tribute To Richard Belzer<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<p class=\"\">The \u201cLaw &amp; Order: Special Victims Unit\u201d family is mourning Richard Belzer following the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> of his death at the age of 78.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">On Feb. 19, Universal Television and NBC issued a statement confirming the actor had died.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Belzer introduced the world to one of television\u2019s most loved and well-known cops, Detective John Munch, on the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> \u201cHomicide: Life on the Street\u201d in 1993. He went on to reprise the character in \u201cLaw &amp; Order: Special Victims Unit\u201d and starred on the hit NBC series from 1999 to 2013.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"styles_inlineImage__yAWZ0 styles_medium__OMa6x styles_portrait__NRWbO\"><picture class=\"styles_image__1qciH\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-1120w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2023-02\/GettyImages-138218615-dbe96d.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-560w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2023-02\/GettyImages-138218615-dbe96d.jpg 1x\"><\/source><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-1520w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2023-02\/GettyImages-138218615-dbe96d.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2023-02\/GettyImages-138218615-dbe96d.jpg 1x\"><\/source><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2023-02\/GettyImages-138218615-dbe96d.jpg\" alt=\"Law &amp; Order: Special Victims Unit\" height=\"3000\" width=\"2249\"><\/picture><figcaption class=\"caption styles_caption__Pe5JC\"><span class=\"caption__container\">Richard Belzer as Det. John Munch<\/span><span class=\"caption__source\">NBC \/ NBCUniversal via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"\">The late actor also made cameos as Munch in several other series.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">After learning about Belzer\u2019s death, many of his former \u201cSVU\u201d cast members took to <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a> to celebrate his legacy.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cSVU\u201d star Mariska Hargitay posted a heartfelt message to <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Co2u7jQv18k\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;ig_rid=4ea9d9da-9462-4b35-bb0a-8f08e2ae23b6\">Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cGoodbye my dear, dear friend. I will miss you, your unique light, and your singular take on this strange world,\u201d she wrote in a statement.\u00a0<\/p>\n<section class=\"embed-widget embedWidget embed-widget--medium\"><\/section>\n<p class=\"\">She added, \u201cI feel blessed to have known you and adored you and worked with you, side by side, for so many years. How lucky the angels are to have you. I can hear them laughing already.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Hargitay wrote that she will love Belzer \u201cnow and forever.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"styles_inlineImage__yAWZ0 styles_medium__OMa6x styles_portrait__NRWbO\"><picture class=\"styles_image__1qciH\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-1120w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2023-02\/Olivia-Benson-John-Munch-ME-230219-48b9db.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-560w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2023-02\/Olivia-Benson-John-Munch-ME-230219-48b9db.jpg 1x\"><\/source><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-1520w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2023-02\/Olivia-Benson-John-Munch-ME-230219-48b9db.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2023-02\/Olivia-Benson-John-Munch-ME-230219-48b9db.jpg 1x\"><\/source><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2023-02\/Olivia-Benson-John-Munch-ME-230219-48b9db.jpg\" alt=\"Law &amp; Order: Special Victims Unit - Season 17\" height=\"3000\" width=\"2000\"><\/picture><figcaption class=\"caption styles_caption__Pe5JC\"><span class=\"caption__container\">Mariska Hargitay as Olivia Benson and Richard Belzer as John Munch in Belzer&#8217;s last episode on &#8220;Law &amp; Order: Special Victims Unit.&#8221;<\/span><span class=\"caption__source\">NBC \/ NBCU Photo Bank\/NBCUniversal via<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"\">Christopher Meloni, who plays Detective Elliot Stabler in the \u201cLaw &amp; Order\u201d universe, uploaded a sweet photo to <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Chris_Meloni\/status\/1627384295005339649\">Twitter<\/a> of him planting a kiss on Belzer\u2019s cheek.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cGood bye mon ami. I love you. #TheBelz,\u201d he said in the post.\u00a0<\/p>\n<section class=\"embed-widget embedWidget embed-widget--medium\"><\/section>\n<p class=\"\">In a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Chris_Meloni\/status\/1627384361694765062\">second tweet<\/a>, Meloni uploaded a throwback photo of Hargitay feeding Belzer on set as Olivia Benson and John Munch.\u00a0<\/p>\n<section class=\"embed-widget embedWidget embed-widget--medium\"><\/section>\n<p class=\"\">On Instagram, Meloni called Belzer a &#8220;beautiful soul&#8221; and &#8220;a d<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>er dresser.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">&#8220;Never met anyone like him, and I never will again,&#8221; <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Co29vQAJoDx\/?hl=en\">he wrote in a post on Feb. 19.<\/a> &#8220;Ur last words have helped make ur passing easier to take.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Writer Bill Scheft, a friend of Belzer&#8217;s who was present at his death, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/tv\/tv-news\/richard-belzer-dead-homicide-law-order-1235329813\/\">told\u00a0The Hollywood Reporter<\/a> that the actor&#8217;s last words were &#8220;F*** you, motherf*****.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Dick Wolf, producer of the \u201cLaw &amp; Order\u201d franchise, paid tribute to Belzer on <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Co2x6wMvOcu\/?hl=en\">Instagram<\/a>, calling Munch \u201cone of television\u2019s iconic characters.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cI first worked with Richard on the \u2018Law &amp; Order\u2019\/ \u2018Homicide\u2019 crossover and loved the character so much,\u201d Wolf recalled. \u201cI told Tom (Fontana) that I wanted to make him one of the original characters on \u2018SVU.\u2019 The rest is history.\u201d<\/p>\n<section class=\"embed-widget embedWidget embed-widget--medium\"><\/section>\n<p class=\"\">He concluded, \u201cRichard brought humor and joy into all our lives, was the consummate professional, and we will all miss him very much.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Ice-T, who plays Munch&#8217;s former partner, Odafin \u201cFin\u201d Tutuola, shared a photo of himself and Belzer <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FINALLEVEL\/status\/1627423908659101696\">on Twitter<\/a>, writing &#8220;I&#8217;ll miss you homie.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">&#8220;After one of the most amazing weeks of my life. I wake up to the news I lost my friend today,&#8221; the rapper said in the post. &#8220;Belz is gone.. Damn it! But remember this..&#8217;When you ARE having real fun and are Truly Happy. ENJOY it to the fullest! Cause Pain is inevitably coming.\u2019 I\u2019ll miss you Homie.&#8221;<\/p>\n<section class=\"embed-widget embedWidget embed-widget--medium\"><\/section>\n<p class=\"\">Dean Winters, who has appeared in over 30 episodes of \u201cSVU\u201d from 1999 to 2019 as Detective Brian Cassidy,\u201d shared a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Co20lJ8uBvK\/?hl=en\">throwback picture<\/a> of Munch and Cassidy together, calling Belzer his &#8220;brother&#8221; in the caption.<\/p>\n<section class=\"embed-widget embedWidget embed-widget--medium\"><\/section>\n<p class=\"\">Winters explained that the two became friends back in 1992 and their friendship grew when he booked his first role on \u201cHomicide: Life on the Street.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">He revealed Belzer told Wolf that he would only join \u201cSVU\u201d if Cassidy was written as Munch\u2019s partner.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cThere aren\u2019t a lot of people with class like that left,\u201d Winters wrote, praising the late actor.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">He continued, \u201cEveryone can have water, not everyone can have class. Richard Belzer had class for days. I will miss this man very much.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cSVU\u201d executive producer Warren Leight <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/warrenleightTV\/status\/1627348519211216899\">posted<\/a> a YouTube clip to Twitter from the 2016 episode where Munch returned for his final appearance on the show.\u00a0<\/p>\n<section class=\"embed-widget embedWidget embed-widget--medium\"><\/section>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cRichard Belzer was the first actor to welcome me when I started at SVU,\u201d the executive tweeted. \u201cOpen, warm, acerbic, whip smart, surprisingly kind.\u00a0 I loved writing for Munch, and I loved being with Belz.\u00a0 We sensed this would be his parting scene. Godspeed Belz\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Fellow \u201cSVU\u201d executive producer and writer Julie Martin, who also worked with Belzer on \u201cHomicide: Life on the Street\u201d shared on <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JulieMartinNY\/status\/1627344513550147590?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1627344513550147590%7Ctwgr%5Ecdbeabd8830b20ab1f12c51c766abcb5c146aed3%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fiframe.nbcnews.com%2Fbj8IdQL%3F_showcaption%3Dtrueapp%3D1\">Twitter<\/a> that collaborating with him \u201chas been a hilarious, surprising and always joyful experience.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Martin added, \u201cI\u2019m sure he\u2019s giving \u2018em all a lot of laughs upstairs.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Other longtime friends of Belzer honored the comic as well.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cActor and original \u201cSaturday Night Live\u201d cast member Laraine Newman penned a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/larainenewman\/status\/1627327574572662786?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1627327574572662786%7Ctwgr%5Ed52f65d083bea2c8c0d639cf0d6810d6aabaf897%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fiframe.nbcnews.com%2FNA6uXE6%3F_showcaption%3Dtrueapp%3D1\">message<\/a> expressing her love for the fellow comedian.\u00a0<\/p>\n<section class=\"embed-widget embedWidget embed-widget--medium\"><\/section>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cHe was one of my first friends when I got to New York to do SNL,\u201d she said, reminiscing about the two going to dinner every week. \u201cOne of the funniest people ever. A master at crowd work. RIP dearest.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Billy Crystal praised Belzer for his sense of humor. The \u201cWhen Harry Met Sally\u201d star <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BillyCrystal\/status\/1627370051333672960\">tweeted<\/a>, \u201cRichard Belzer was simply hilarious. A genius at handling a crowd. So sad he\u2019s passed away.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<section class=\"embed-widget embedWidget embed-widget--medium\"><\/section>\n<p class=\"\">Actor and comedian Marc Maron <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/marcmaron\/status\/1627338017836011521\">said<\/a> Belzer was \u201can original\u201d and \u201cone of the greats.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<section class=\"embed-widget embedWidget embed-widget--medium\"><\/section>\n<p class=\"\">Jon Stewart <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jonstewart\/status\/1627345680279764994\">said<\/a> the late actor was \u201ca master\u201d at entertaining a crowd.<\/p>\n<section class=\"embed-widget embedWidget embedded-endmark embed-widget--medium\"><\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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