Richard Belzer, stand-up comic and TV detective, dies at 78

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Belzer died Sunday at his home in Bozouls in southern France, his longtime friend Bill Scheft told The Hollywood Reporter.

WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA - APRIL 24: Actor/author Richard Belzer signs copies of his book"Hit List" at Book Soup on April 24, 2013 in West Hollywood, California. – 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.told The Hollywood Reporter

Belzer never auditioned for the role. After hearing him on “The Howard Stern Show,” executive producer Barry Levinson brought the comedian in to read for the part. “He made me laugh a billion times,” his longtime friend and fellow stand-up Richard Lewis said on Twitter.

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