'Law & Order: SVU': Mariska Hargitay and Other Cast Remember Richard Belzer
02/19/2023 03:59 pm EST
Mariska Hargitay (Olivia Benson)
Christopher Meloni (Elliot Stabler)
Dick Wolf (Law & Order creator)
"Richard Belzer's Detective John Munch is one of television's iconic characters. I first worked with Richard on the Law & Order/Homicide crossover and loved the character so much, I told [executive producer] Tom (Fontana) that I wanted to make him one of the original characters on SVU. The rest is history," Dick Wolf said in a statement to Deadline. "Richard brought humor and joy into all our lives, was the consummate professional and we will all miss him very much."
Warren Leight (former SVU showrunner)
Marlee Matlin (SVU guest star)
Vincent D'Onofrio (Law & Order: Criminal Intent actor)
Julie Martin (SVU writer and producer)
NBC and Universal Television
"Anyone who ever had the pleasure of watching Richard Belzer portray Det. John Munch — whether on Homicide or Law & Order: SVU – over four decades will never forget how much he inhabited that beloved character to make it his own," NBC and Universal Television said in a statement to TVLine. "His professionalism, talents and dedication to the craft made him a pillar in the industry, but it was his humor, compassion and loving heart that made him family. Our condolences go out to his loved ones as we join them in mourning his loss, but also in celebrating his memory."
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