RIP Richard Moll (Bull from Night Court)

[Alyce: Old Media Enthusiast]

www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/richard-moll-dead-night-court-bull-1235630482/

Richard Moll, the fun-loving actor who portrayed the towering and tenderhearted bailiff Aristotle Nostradamus “Bull” Shannon on all nine seasons of the popular NBC sitcom Night Court during its original run, has died. He was 80.

Moll died peacefully Thursday at his home in Big Bear Lake, California, his publicist announced.

Suitable for his 6-foot-8 frame, Moll played an abominable snowman alongside Ringo Starr and Barbara Bach in the comedy feature Caveman (1981), and he was a scary, decomposing Vietnam veteran in the horror film House (1986).

Moll also did lots of voiceover work, with a regular gig as the immortal bodyguard Norman on the syndicated series Mighty Max and turns as Harvey Dent/Two-Face for three Batman cartoons.

[Lance Uppercut]

Damn, I was hoping he’d pop up on that current night court

[Display Name]

Why in the hell did I think he passed in like the early 00’s? RIP.

[Seth Drakin of Monster Crap]

Damn.....I remember him from House and the terrible Night Train To Terror

[BorneAgain]

Moll is still my favorite voice for Harvey Dent, and Batman TAS really demonstrated how effective his dramatic range was.

As far as Night Court, its just Marsha Warfield and Larroquette as the last ones right? Everyone else I believe has sadly passed.

[Friday Night SmackOwn]

Oct 27, 2023 17:28:02 GMT -5 Seth Drakin of Monster Crap said:

Damn.....I remember him from House and the terrible Night Train To Terror

Weird coincidence that I was just watching the Brandon’s Cult Movie Reviews video on Night Train last night. If nothing else, that movie has an inexplicably catchy song with the “Dance With Me” song that keeps popping up.

[Ronny Rayguns Is All Elite]

Oct 27, 2023 17:24:03 GMT -5 Display Name said:

Why in the hell did I think he passed in like the early 00’s? RIP.

Me too!

I swore I remember hearing that.

RIP, his guest appearance in Martin was top notch

[The Summer of Muskrat XVII]

Oct 27, 2023 17:24:03 GMT -5 Display Name said:

Why in the hell did I think he passed in like the early 00’s? RIP.

I honestly thought he had passed at least a decade ago

[Duke Cameron]

Aw. ;(

I watched Night Court, but I liked him best as Harvey Dent/Two-Face in Batman: The Animated Series.

[BlackoutCreature]

Sad loss, I was a big fan of the guy back in the day. No idea he was already 80.

I'm glad his time as Two-Face is getting some attention, but he had legit credentials as a VA beyond that. He'll always be Norman the Guardian to me.

[ace]

Oct 27, 2023 17:30:47 GMT -5 BorneAgain said:

Moll is still my favorite voice for Harvey Dent, and Batman TAS really demonstrated how effective his dramatic range was.

As far as Night Court, it’s just Marsha Warfield and Larroquette as the last ones right? Everyone else I believe has sadly passed.

From the show’s peak, yeah.  But I’m pretty positive that a couple of the early years actors are still alive.  The first clerk and the second public defender.

[Cranjis McBasketball]

Oct 27, 2023 17:55:30 GMT -5 The Summer of Muskrat XVII said:

Oct 27, 2023 17:24:03 GMT -5 Display Name said:

Why in the hell did I think he passed in like the early 00’s? RIP.

I honestly thought he had passed at least a decade ago

I thought he died in the 90’s.

[mystermystery]

If you needed a full force villain for your low budget nonsense movie, Richard Moll would give you everything he had and perhaps a little more.

[agent817]

Oct 27, 2023 18:30:01 GMT -5 ace said:

Oct 27, 2023 17:30:47 GMT -5 BorneAgain said:

Moll is still my favorite voice for Harvey Dent, and Batman TAS really demonstrated how effective his dramatic range was.

As far as Night Court, it’s just Marsha Warfield and Larroquette as the last ones right? Everyone else I believe has sadly passed.

From the show’s peak, yeah.  But I’m pretty positive that a couple of the early years actors are still alive.  The first clerk and the second public defender.

Karen Austin, who played Lana, is still alive. She was the first court clerk like you said. Ellen Foley, who played Billie Young is still alive.

I also had to check for the original DA, Liz Williams, played by Paula Kelly and it turned out she passed away, too.

[darbus alan]

I never watched Night Court, but I loved his Harvey Dent/Two-Face. Not only did he play him in TAS and the follow-up New Batman Adventures, but also in Batman: Brave and the Bold.

He was also Norman in the Mighty Max cartoon.

[BK From WV]

When I was young there were two TV shows that I had every episode recorded on VHS...Garfield and Friends and Night Court. In retrospect, I'm always surprised my Dad let me watch Night Court but I was too young to understand a lot of the sexual innuendo at the time. It legit saddens me that John Larroquette and Marsha Warfield are the only two left from the core cast of the show.

[The Summer of Muskrat XVII]

Oct 27, 2023 19:05:48 GMT -5 BK From WV said:

When I was young there were two TV shows that I had every episode recorded on VHS...Garfield and Friends and Night Court. In retrospect, I'm always surprised my Dad let me watch Night Court but I was too young to understand a lot of the sexual innuendo at the time. It legit saddens me that John Larroquette and Marsha Warfield are the only two left from the core cast of the show.

I was freakin young watching Night Court reruns. I’m born in 1986, I was watching Night Court regularly in 92/93

[unc40]

Oct 27, 2023 18:45:55 GMT -5 agent817 said:

Oct 27, 2023 18:30:01 GMT -5 ace said:

From the show’s peak, yeah.  But I’m pretty positive that a couple of the early years actors are still alive.  The first clerk and the second public defender.

Karen Austin, who played Lana, is still alive. She was the first court clerk like you said. Ellen Foley, who played Billie Young is still alive.

I also had to check for the original DA, Liz Williams, played by Paula Kelly and it turned out she passed away, too.

John Astin is still alive at the age of 93.

[Mozenrath]

Heck of an actor. 80 is a good run, I hope he had a full life.

[Can you afford to pay me, Gah]

Damn, I honestly didn't know he was that old. When I saw other characters on the new verison. I thought he was one of the younger one.