Richard Moll, who found fame as a bailiff on the original sitcom ‘Night Court,’ dies at 80

NEW YORK — Richard Moll, a persona actor who found lasting fame as an eccentric however delicate large bailiff on the original “Night Court” sitcom, has died. He was once 80.

Moll died Thursday at his house in Big Bear Lake, California, in line with Jeff Sanderson, a publicist at Chasen & Company.

Moll performed “Bull” Shannon on NBC’s “Night Court” from 1984-1992 alongside stars Harry Anderson and John Larroquette. His character formed a close friendship with the court’s other bailiff, Roz Russell, played by Marsha Warfield. Bull was known for his catchphrase, “Ohh-kay,” and a dim but sweet world view.

After “Night Court” ended, Moll contributed his trademark gravelly voice to various video games and comic book projects like “Batman: The Animated Series” as Harvey Dent and appeared in horror films like “Ghost Shark” (2013) and “Slay Belles” (2018).

He voiced Scorpion on the 1990s’ “Spider-Man: The Animated Series” and had small parts in 1994’s “The Flintstones,” the Arnold Schwarzenegger comedy “Jingle All the Way” and “Scary Movie 2.”

The towering actor — he was once 6-feet 8-inches tall — didn’t sign up for the reboot of “Night Court” starring Larroquette. The original “Night Court” finale ended together with his persona being kidnapped through extraterrestrial beings who wanted anyone tall to succeed in the issues on their best possible cabinets.

Moll is survived through his kids, Chloe and Mason Moll; ex-wife, Susan Moll; and stepchildren Cassandra Card and Morgan Ostling.