Charles Richard Moll (born January 13, 1943) is an American actor and
voice artist, best known for playing Aristotle Nostradamus "Bull"
Shannon, the bailiff on the NBC sitcom Night Court from 1984 to 1992.
Moll has also done extensive work as a voice actor, typically using
his deep voice to portray villainous characters in animation and video
games.Moll was born in Pasadena, California, the son of Violet Anita
(née Grill), a nurse, and Harry Findley Moll, a lawyer. He was 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, and was a member of Kappa Alpha Order
fraternity.In the 1977 film Brigham, Moll (credited as Charles Moll)
appeared as Joseph Smith Jr., founder of the Latter Day Saint
movement. Moll would go on to often portray hulking or imposing
characters due to his height and deep voice. In 1979 Moll played the
part of Eugene, a gangster on the TV series Happy Days in the episode
"Fonzie's Funeral". In 1981, Moll co-starred with Jan-Michael Vincent
and Kim Basinger in the movie Hard Country, and he also played the
abominable snowman in the comedy feature film Caveman. The same year,
he had a small part in the sitcom Mork & Mindy in the episode
"Alienation".In 1982, he played the sorcerer Xusia in The Sword and
the Sorcerer.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 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.
voice artist, best known for playing Aristotle Nostradamus "Bull"
Shannon, the bailiff on the NBC sitcom Night Court from 1984 to 1992.
Moll has also done extensive work as a voice actor, typically using
his deep voice to portray villainous characters in animation and video
games.Moll was born in Pasadena, California, the son of Violet Anita
(née Grill), a nurse, and Harry Findley Moll, a lawyer. He was 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, and was a member of Kappa Alpha Order
fraternity.In the 1977 film Brigham, Moll (credited as Charles Moll)
appeared as Joseph Smith Jr., founder of the Latter Day Saint
movement. Moll would go on to often portray hulking or imposing
characters due to his height and deep voice. In 1979 Moll played the
part of Eugene, a gangster on the TV series Happy Days in the episode
"Fonzie's Funeral". In 1981, Moll co-starred with Jan-Michael Vincent
and Kim Basinger in the movie Hard Country, and he also played the
abominable snowman in the comedy feature film Caveman. The same year,
he had a small part in the sitcom Mork & Mindy in the episode
"Alienation".In 1982, he played the sorcerer Xusia in The Sword and
the Sorcerer.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 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.
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