Richard Moll

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Richard Moll
Richard Moll on the red carpet at the 39th Annual Emmy Awards on September 20, 1987
Born	Charles Richard Moll January 13, 1943 (1943-01-13) (age 66) Pasadena, California, United States
Other name(s)	Charles Moll
Occupation	Film, television actor
Years active	1967–present
Spouse(s)	Laura Class (1989-1992) (divorced) Susan Brown (1993-2007) (divorced)

Charles Richard Moll (born January 13, 1943) is an American actor. He is perhaps best known for playing Bull Shannon, the tall shaven-headed bailiff on the NBC sitcom Night Court from 1984 to 1992.

Personal life

Moll was born in Pasadena, California, the son of Violet Anita (née Grill), a nurse, and Harry Findley Moll, a lawyer.^[1] He married Susan Brown in 1993. Susan and Richard have two children together. Richard is a member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. His home Elks lodge is in Big Bear, California.

Career

In 1981, Moll co-starred with Jan-Michael Vincent and Kim Basinger in the movie Hard Country. In 1982, under layers of makeup, he played the sorcerer Xusia in The Sword and the Sorcerer. In 1983, he played the abominable snowman alongside Ringo Starr and Dennis Quaid in the cult classic Caveman. Later that year, he shaved his head for the role of Hurok in the science fiction B movie Metalstorm: The Destruction of Jared-Syn, but the producers of Night Court liked the look so much in his audition that they asked him to keep it. Moll also used the Bull persona in commercials for Washington's Lottery. Moll also had a role as Big Ben, Roger Cobb's Vietnam comrade in the 1986 horror comedy film House.

Moll made a guest appearance in the pilot episode of Highlander: The Series as "Slan", the villain who reunites Connor MacLeod with his kinsman and show's protagonist, Duncan MacLeod. He also made a guest appearance on Babylon 5 in the episode "Hunter, Prey" as a lurker criminal who was holding a VIP hostage.

In 1999's But I'm a Cheerleader, Moll went against type and played a gay man who, with his partner (Wesley Mann), helps gay teenagers escape from a nearby "gay camp," where homophobic parents send their teenage offspring.

He can be heard in many animated film and cartoon productions, often as a villain with a deep, growling voice. Moll has voiced Two-Face in Batman: The Animated Series (as well as the voice of the Batcomputer) and the Scorpion in Spider-Man: The Animated Series. His first role in an animated film was as a beat poet in Ralph Bakshi's American Pop. He starred as the character of Norman in the animated series Mighty Max. He appeared with Ringo Starr in the 1981 comedy Caveman, in which he played the Abominable Snowman. Moll appeared in The Flintstones and Casper Meets Wendy, both TV spin-offs. Moll also voiced the Devil Hulk in the 2005 video game Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction. He played the drifter on the Nickelodeon show 100 Deeds for Eddie McDowd.

Additional television credits include Family Affair, The Rockford Files, How the West Was Won, Happy Days, Laverne & Shirley, Mork & Mindy, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, The Fall Guy, T. J. Hooker, Fantasy Island, Alice, The Dukes of Hazzard, The A-Team, The Facts of Life, My Two Dads, 227, Martin, Due South, Babylon 5, Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, Baywatch, Married with Children, 7th Heaven, Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman, Sabrina, the Teenage Witch, The Parent 'Hood, Smallville, and the straight to video Uh-Oh! directed by Jon Cope.

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