Charles Richard Moll (born January 13, 1943) is an American actor. He played the role of Aristotle Nostradamus "Bull" Shannon, a

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on the

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'' Night Court'' from 1984 to 1992. He has also done extensive work as a

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, typically using his deep voice to portray

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ous characters such as

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in '' Batman: The Animated Series'' and '' Batman: The Brave and the Bold''.

Early life

Charles Richard Moll was born in

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, the son of Violet Anita (

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Grill), a nurse, and Harry Findley Moll, a lawyer. He was tall early in his life, reaching by age 12. He kept growing until about . He attended the

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, and was a member of the

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.Kappes, Serena
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Career

In the 1977 film '' Brigham'', Moll (credited as Charles Moll) appeared as

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, founder of the

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. 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 ''

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'' in the episode " Fonzie's Funeral". In 1981, Moll co-starred with

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and Kim Basinger in the film '' Hard Country'', and he also played the abominable snowman in the comedy feature film ''

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''. The same year, he had a small part in the '' Mork & Mindy'' episode "Alienation", where he appeared with future fellow '' Night Court'' TV series cast member

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. In 1982, he played the sorcerer Xusia in '' The Sword and the Sorcerer''. In 1983, Moll shaved his head for the role of Hurok in the

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'' 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. He also used the Bull persona in commercials for

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. Moll played the role of Big Ben in the 1986 horror film ''

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''. He earned a

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nomination for the role. Moll made an appearance in the first episode of '' Highlander: The Series'' as Slan Quince, the villain who reunites Connor MacLeod with his kinsman and the show's protagonist, Duncan MacLeod. Moll made a guest appearance on ''

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'' in the episode "

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" as a lurker criminal who was holding a VIP hostage, and as a gangster on '' Married... with Children''. Moll made another guest appearance in the TV series '' Hercules: The Legendary Journeys'', playing the

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in episode two, "Eye of the Beholder". In ''Super Password'', Moll appeared with

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, Nancy Lane,

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, Gloria Loring,

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, Elaine Joyce, and

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, with

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as the game show's host from 1984 to 1987. Moll plays himself in '' The Facts of Life'' (Season 9, episodes 1 and 2: "Down and Out in Malibu"). Moll appeared in ''

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'' and ''

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'', both TV

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s. In 1999's '' But I'm a Cheerleader'', Moll went against type and played a gay man who, with his partner (

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), helps gay teenagers escape from a nearby camp where parents send their teenage offspring for

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. In 2001 he played Hugh Kane, the ghost haunting a mansion in '' Scary Movie 2''. He played the drifter on the

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show '' 100 Deeds for Eddie McDowd''. In 2007, he played (along with M. Steven Felty) Kolchak Jefferson Stillwall in Anthony C. Ferrante horror film ''

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''. In 2014, Moll appeared as a security guard on an episode of ''

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'' with

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Voiceover work

Moll can be heard in many animated productions, often as a villain with a deep, growling voice. He has voiced

in '' Batman: The Animated Series'',

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in later episodes of '' Spider-Man: The Animated Series'' (the character was previously voiced by

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in earlier episodes) and the

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in '' The Incredible Hulk'' (who was originally voiced by

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). Moll also provided voice work in the '' Batman: The Brave and the Bold'' episode "

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" voicing

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as well as briefly reprising Two-Face (who was currently voiced by

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at the time). His first role in an animated film was as a beat poet in Ralph Bakshi's '' American Pop''. He starred as Norman in the animated series '' Mighty Max''. He also voiced Vorn the Unspeakable, a

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-like character in the '' Freakazoid!'' episode "Statuesque". Moll voiced the Devil Hulk in the 2005 video game '' Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction''. In the 2010 video game ''

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'', he voiced

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(which he shared with

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) and King Minos.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Moll, Richard 1943 births Living people American male film actors American male television actors American male video game actors American male voice actors Male actors from Pasadena, California University of California, Berkeley alumni 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors