most fans probably know him best for playing John Munch – a detective and police investigator created for Homicide: Life on the Streets but featured on many other shows, particularly the Law & Order franchise. Comedian Laraine Newman first broke the news to the public, writing fondly of Belzer and their time together as comedians when she first joined the cast of Saturday Night Live. — Jon Stewart (@jonstewart) February 19, 2023SNL, Belzer made three guest appearances on the show in the late 1970s and was also the warm-up comedian for the live crowd