Celebrity Nooz: Richard Moll

Richard Moll (Actor) - Night Court

Updated: 9/18/19

Name: Richard Moll

Birth Name: Charles Richard Moll

Born: January 13, 1943 in Pasadena, California, USA

Nickname: The Moll-Man (That's what I like to call him!)

Claim To Fame: Richard Moll is an American actor and voice artist, best known for playing Aristotle Nostradamus "Bull" Shannon, the bailiff on the NBC sitcom Night Court (1984-1992).

Family Life: Moll was previously married to Laura Class from 1988 to 1992, and to Susan Brown from 1993 to 2005; they have two children together.

Info: The son of Violet Anita, a nurse, and Harry Findley Moll, a lawyer.

He was remarkably tall early in his life, reaching 6 ft (1.8 m) by age 12; he kept growing until about 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m).

He attended the University of California, Berkeley.

Was a member of Kappa Alpha Order fraternity.

Moll would go on to often portray hulking or imposing characters due to his height, and thanks to his deep voice he's also done extensive work as a voice actor, typically portraying villainous characters in animation and video games.

Trivia: Is an avid fly-fisherman.

In 1983, he shaved his head for the role of Hurok in the science fiction B movie Metalstorm: The Destruction of Jared-Syn. The producers of the TV sitcom Night Court liked his look so much in his audition that they asked him to keep it for the series.

Moll also used the Bull persona, for Night Court, in commercials for Washington's Lottery.

Moll earned a Saturn Award nomination for playing the role of Big Ben in the 1986 horror film House.

In between filming seasons of Night Court (1984), he grew his hair back. Many would then mistake him for his co-star John Larroquette.

Where Are They Now: Richard Moll's latest project is a horror movie titled Whispers and Shadows, which is currently in post-production. No release date has been announced.

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