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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]]. As of 2020, Belzer will have played Munch for 27 years and 28 consecutive seasons as a regular on two different shows (along with [[The Cameo|cameos]] and [[Crossover|crossover appearances]] on at 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.]]
 
Munch has become the only fictional character, played by a single actor, to physically appear on 10 different television series, on 5 different networks, and crossing over.
 
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