Richard Belzer American Actor Born 1944 in Bridgeport

Richard Belzer was an American actor and comedian from Bridgeport. He died on 19 February 2023 at the age of 78. Among the titles he was known for are Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) and Night Shift (1982).

Early life

He attended Dean College.

Career

The earliest of his listed screen credits is The Groove Tube, from 1974. His 1980s credits include Fame (1980) and Scarface (1983, as the Babylon Club M.C.). During the 1990s, he worked on The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990) and Man on the Moon (1999).

In total, 22 films and 3 TV series are listed from 1974 to 2015. Comedy is the most frequent genre among his listed titles (4), followed by comedy drama (4) and crime (3). He is last credited, in his lifetime, on Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead (2015). Scarface (1983) is recorded with a worldwide box office of $65.9 million.

Al Pacino appears in two of his listed titles, including Author! Author! (1982). Other co-stars who recur in his credits are Bruce Willis (two titles) and Madonna (two titles). Brian De Palma directed two of his titles on record.

Personal life

Marriages on record are to Harlee McBride (1985 to 2023).