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.
Moll was born in Pasadena, California, the son of Violet Anita (née Grill), a nurse, and Harry Findley Moll, a lawyer. He married Susan Brown in 1993. Susan and Richard have two children together. Richard is a member of the Benevolent and Protective Or...
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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.
Moll was born in Pasadena, California, the son of Violet Anita (née Grill), a nurse, and Harry Findley Moll, a lawyer. 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.
At 6 feet, 8.5 inches, Moll's height alone makes him memorable. Though in his later projects he often has a full head of hair and/or a beard, his extraordinary height and distinctive speaking voice make him easy to distinguish. He is adept at playing both comic and menacing characters. Moll's height gave him an advantage in Night Court as Bull was meant to tower over other characters, and co-stars Harry Anderson and John Larroquette are both six feet four.
In 1981, Moll co-starred...
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