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Line 1: {{Just for Fun}}{{outdated}}▼ ~~{{trope}}~~ {{Infobox character ~~[[File:john_munch_6563.jpg\|frame]]~~ ~~[[Category:~~ \| title = John Munch]]▼ \| subtitle = \| image = john munch 6563.jpg \| caption = \| Central Archetype = * \| Source Fiction = ''[[Homicide: Life Onon the Street]]''▼ \| First Appearance = ''[[Homicide: Life on the Street]]'': "Gone for Goode" \| Actor = [[Richard Belzer]] \| Age = \| Birthday = \| Gender = Male \| Height = \| Hair Color = \| Eye Color = \| Blood Type = }} What we have here is a small, semi-just-for-fun page for the character with the single most appearances outside his own series this side of a [[Public Domain Character]], making him the king of the [[Intercontinuity Crossover]]. ▲{{outdated}} What we have here is a small, semi-just-for-fun page to the character with the single most appearances outside his own series this side of a [[Public Domain Character]], making him the king of the [[Intercontinuity Crossover]]. In every appearance, Munch is portrayed by [[Richard Belzer]], who outside of this role is [[Tom Hanks Syndrome\|better known as a stand-up comedian]]. ~~At the end~~As of ~~the 13th (and current) season of ''[[Law and Order SVU]]''~~2020, Belzer will ~~have~~ played Munch for 1927 years and 2028 consecutive seasons as a regular on two different shows (along with [[The Cameo\|cameos]] and [[Crossover\|crossover appearances]] on 8at least 10 others) which has him tied (though technically one year behind chronologically as the first season of ''Homicide'' premiered mid season) with Kelsey Grammer as Frasier Crane (on ''[[Cheers]]'' and ''[[Frasier]]''), James Arness as Matt Dillon and Milburn Stone as Doc Adams (both of ''[[Gunsmoke]]'') as [[Long Runners\|American television's longest running live action character.]] Sadly, with the passing of Richard Belzer in February 2023, all future appearances of John Munch will have to be shout-outs, off-screen references, and appearances in fan works. See also: [[Wolverine Publicity]]▼ As of 2023, Munch is the only fictional character played by a single actor to physically appear on ten different television series, on five different networks. {{examples\|Shows to feature John Munch:}}▼ ▲{{See also~~: [[~~\|Wolverine Publicity]]}} ==== As a main character: ====▼ ▲* ''[[Homicide: Life On the Street]]'' * ''[[Law and Order SVU]]''▼ ▲{{examples\|Shows to feature John Munch:}} ==== As a guest star: ====▼ ▲==== As a main character: ==== * ''[[The X-Files]]'' - As the Baltimore cop interrogating the future [[The Lone Gunmen\|Lone Gunmen]]. There's also a hilarious scene in SVU where a reporter refers to Munch and Novak as Mulder and Scully. So... ▼ * ''[[Homicide: Life on the Street]]'' ▲* ''[[Law ~~and~~& Order: ~~SVU~~Special Victims Unit]]'' ▲==== As a guest star: ==== ▲* ''[[The X-Files]]'' - As the Baltimore cop interrogating the future [[The Lone Gunmen\|Lone Gunmen]]. There's also a hilarious scene in ''SVU'' where a reporter refers to Munch and Novak as Mulder and Scully. So... ** Not only that but in one episode of ''Homicide'', Munch mentions that a character is probably watching ''The X-Files''. * ''[[Law & ~~Order\|Law and~~ Order]]'' ** Munch's appearance on the original Law and Order as part of a ''Homicide'' cross-over is partly what got him the job on ''SVU''. Belzer originally pitched to Dick Wolf that Munch join ''Law ~~and~~& Order'' as Briscoe's new partner. The role had been filled, so Wolf transplanted Munch to ''SVU'' instead. * ''[[The Beat]]'' * ''[[Law & Order: Trial by ~~Jury\|Law and Order Trial By~~ Jury]]'' * ''[[Arrested Development (TV series)\|Arrested Development]]'' (credited [[Character as Himself\|as himself]]), as a "[[Paper-Thin Disguise\|Professor of Scrapbooking]]" * ''[[The Wire]]'' (ironically, former Baltimore Police Department detective Jay Landsman, the real-life inspiration for Munch, plays a recurring role). It should also be pointed out that Landsman, playing Lieutenant Mello, was actually in the scene. As was Clark Johnson, formerly Munch's fellow ''[[Homicide: Life Onon the Street\|Homicide]]'' castmate. * If that's not enough, ''[[The Wire]]'' has a character named Jay Landsman who was also inspired by the real Jay Landsman, and was played by yet a third actor. * ''[[Sesame Street]]'' (the skit, "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5121VjLwqZM Special Letters Unit]", a spoof of ''[[Law ~~and~~& Order: Special Victims Unit]]'', is the one time the character is not played by Richard Belzer. ** This puppet returns in ''[[Elmopalooza]]'' as the 'Richard Belzer stunt puppet', accompanied by Belzer himself. * And then there's the character's appearance in the French version of ''[[Law and Order: Criminal Intent]]'', which is what tipped the character into a trope-on-his-own territory. * And he's now gotten a subtle [[Shout-Out]] in London police drama ''[[Luther]]'' -- "Send the details to Detective Munch in Special Victims Unit, New York." [[Celebrity Paradox\|Munch might get a surprise]] if he met the eponymous British cop face to face though, since he's the absolute ''spit'' of Stringer Bell from ''[[The Wire]]''...▼ * In the book ''I Am Not A Cop'', by Richard Belzer, Richard Belzer is mistaken for John Munch, and asked to help solve a case. A joke book about [[Stupid Crooks\|stupid criminals]] recounted a story about a robber who stumbled into a taping of ''Homicide'' and surrendered to John Munch. * Which is actually true. I heard it from the horse's mouth (well, in an interview with him on Youtube). However, the reports that he testified in court is just a rumour. * In an episode of ''[[30 Rock]]'', Belzer and Ice-T show up as their ''L&O:SVU'' characters for a joke. It's more than just an incidental cameo because it's clearly not a real episode of ''SVU''. Belzer later appears as himself in the series finale * In ''[[Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt]]'', there is an episode where the characters watch a fictional ''Law & Order'' spinoff episode starring Munch. * In a 2009 episode of ''[[Jimmy Kimmel Live!]]''. Richard Belzer was interviewed as himself, then does an impromptu scene as Munch with Kimmel and [[The Soup\|Joel McHale]]. * Munch appears in the 2016 comic book ''Spider-Man/Deadpool'' #6. == Referenced but not seen == ▲* And he's now gotten a subtle [[Shout-Out]] in London police drama ''[[Luther]]'' -- "Send the details to Detective Munch in Special Victims Unit, New York." [[Celebrity Paradox\|Munch might get a surprise]] if he met the eponymous British cop face to face though, since he's the absolute ''spit'' of Stringer Bell from ''[[The Wire]]''... * Pete Munch, supposedly John's father, is an astronaut who appears in the "Minions of the Moon" backup in ''[[The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen\|League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Vol. III, Century: 1969]]''. Like John he is a conspiracy theorist but since this world of the League he's actually probably right about most of his ramblings. * [[The Other Wiki]] has [[w:John Munch\|a page devoted to John Munch]]. {{reflist}} [[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]] [[Category:Character]] [[Category:Just for Fun]] ▲[[Category:John Munch]]