Comedian & Actor Richard Belzer, 1944-2023 R.I.P.*

Discussion in 'Visual Arts' started by AKA, Feb 19, 2023.

  1. brucewayneofgotham

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    I saw him open for the Monkees
    late 80s
    I believe

    He went over incredibly well
    I was kind of stunned

    dare I say , he went
    over better then the 3 "fake"
    bands
    in 1986
     
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  2. MekkaGodzilla

    MekkaGodzilla Forum Resident

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    C'mon, man! Herman's Hermits at least had the ORIGINAL drummer!
     
  3. leemelone

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    In last week's episode of Law and Order SVU, Ice-T'S character Fin talks about his ex-partner a couple of times during the episode. He never mentions his name but clearly is talking about Munch referring to his skinny ex-partner with a million punch lines who returned to Baltimore to run his cop bar and marry an ex Jewish priest. Given the lead time of when this was filmed as opposed to when it aired, I wonder if it's a coincidence or if they knew he was in ill health?
     
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  4. Not to be Mr. Pedantic, but that would be a rabbi.
     
  5. dance_hall_keeper

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    Timing is everything.

    If it was planned, it was a brilliant tribute that got viewers thinking about a great person.
     
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  6. dance_hall_keeper

    dance_hall_keeper Forum Resident

    “ex - Jewish princess” perhaps?
     
  7. No such thing. Once a Jewish princess, always a Jewish princess.
     
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  8. dance_hall_keeper

    dance_hall_keeper Forum Resident

    If Fin uttered it, it’s a great malapropism and brings some levity to the scene.
     
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  9. keys74

    keys74 Forum Resident

    Saw this today. Brenner and Belzer together in the back row.

    [​IMG]
     
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  10. leemelone

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    Thanks for to all for pointing out my typo. It makes my post completely irrelevant to the thread.
     
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  11. daglesj

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    I enjoyed his work!
     
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  12. Wright

    Wright Forum Resident

    There’s a clip from the SVU episode here at 2:30:



    ”Bought back his bar…”
     
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  13. Trader Joe

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    I like Law & Order. Good show. Not great.

    Ice-T is my favorite.
     
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  14. guitargal

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    At the end of Law & Order SVU tonight they posted a message:
    In Memory of Richard Belzer .

    Brought a tear to my eyes .
     
  15. Wright

    Wright Forum Resident

    At the same time, Munch was underused on SVU, especially as the show wore on. There was that season when Fin got a new partner, Chester Lake, which resulted in Munch only appearing in every other episode. This is from Wikipedia:

    A 2007 news item notes that the character of Munch "has slowly disappeared from [SVU's] plotlines", and quotes Belzer as saying "it's mystifying to me", admitting his feelings to be "slightly hurt". Following season nine, in which Munch appeared in just over half of the episodes, Belzer reiterated his mystification at the development but also seemed to want to tone it down: "It's like yanking the tonsils out of the gift horse if I complain too much. I've been lucky over the years ... c'est la vie: I'm not starving."
     
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  16. Wright

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    Maybe I should have given SVU more credit. This is a fine example of continuity:

     
  17. Brewmeister

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