Richard Moll, the actor known for playing Bailiff Bull Shannon on Night Court, was married and divorced twice and had two children before he died aged 80.
Richard Moll had a successful career in the entertainment industry that spanned over 5 decades.
He was best known for his role as Aristotle Nostradamus “Bull” Shannon, a bailiff on the NBC sitcom Night Court from 1984 to 1992, and voicing Harvey Dent/Two-Face in the DC Animated Universe series Batman: The Animated Series and The New Batman Adventures.
On October 26, 2023, Moll was confirmed dead as he died at his home in Big Bear Lake, California.
At the time he passed, he was aged 80.
Following his death, fans want to learn more about his bereaved family, especially, his wife and children. Here’s everything we know about his personal life.
Who was Richard Moll married to?
Before Richard Moll died, his love life was not known. He was not known to have been married and hence, he had no wife.
Also, there are no confirmed reports about him being in a relationship in the latter years when he was alive, hence, he was believed to have had no partner.
However, he was married twice, and sadly, all of his marriages ended in a divorce, nevertheless, he was blessed with kids.
Who are Richard Moll’s ex-wives?
Richard Moll was married twice when he was alive.
The names of his ex-wives are Susan Brown and Laura Class.
At age 46, Moll had his first marriage to his first wife, Laura Class.
The former couple whose love life was never documented online, were together for three before they separated. They finalised their divorce in 1992.
His longest marriage was to his second wife, Susan Brown. They tied the knot in 1993 and stayed as husband and wife for 12 years before they called it a quit in 2005.
Susan Brown, an author, is a private person who has not revealed much information about herself to the public. She is not active on social media and has not been in the news nor had public interviews.
She was born to Lorna Adams and has one sibling, a sister named Leslie Brown.
How many children did Richard Moll have?
Richard Moll was a father and a grandpa before he passed.
He had two children whose names are Chloe Moll and Mason Moll.
He shares all of his kids with his ex-spouse, Susan Class.
Just like their mother, Chloe and Mason live private lives. What they do for a living isn’t known publicly.
He also had two stepchildren whose names are Cassandra Card and Morgan Ostling.
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Who was Richard Moll? He had an impressive career
American actor Richard Moll was born on January 13, 1943, in Pasadena, California, United States.
His parents are Harry Findley Moll (father) and Violet Anita Grill (mother).
His mom, Violet, was a nurse and his dad, Harry, was a lawyer.
Often called Charles Moll, he was also known for his height, which could make people mistake him for a basketball player. He was tall early in his life, reaching 6 feet (1.83 m) by age 12. He kept growing until about 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m).
He attended the University of California, Berkeley, and was a member of the Kappa Alpha Order fraternity.
Moll was a character actor known for his eccentric but gentle portrayal of bailiff Aristotle Nostradamus “Bull” Shannon on the NBC sitcom “Night Court.”
He appeared on “Night Court” from 1984 to 1992 alongside Harry Anderson and John Larroquette. Moll was known for his catchphrase, “Ohh-kay.”
The 6-foot 8-inch tall actor did not partake in the show’s 2023 reboot.
After the show, Moll provided his voice to various video games and comic book projects including “Spider-Man: The Animated Series” and “Batman: The Animated Series.”
He also appeared in horror films “Ghost Shark” and “Slay Belles,” as well as satire films “But I’m a Cheerleader” and “Scary Movie 2.”
His other notable credits over his nearly 60-year career include “Jingle All the Way” alongside Arnold Schwarzenegger, “The Flintstones” in 1994, and “Thomas Kinkade’s Christmas Cottage.”
He was an avid bird watcher and nature lover.