‘Night Court’: Which Cast Members From the ’80s Sitcom Are Still Alive?
In the ’90s, NBC was the home of “Must See TV.” But before the heyday of Seinfeld, Friends, and Frasier, the network had a hit comedy in Night Court. The 1984 sitcom had a classic theme song and featured an ensemble cast of characters working the night shift at Manhattan Criminal Court. With the 2023 reboot now on NBC and Peacock, it’s the perfect time to look back at which original Night Court cast members are still alive.
The show starred Harry Anderson as Judge Harry Stone
Night Court followed various characters throughout its nine-season run. But throughout, Harry Anderson’s Judge Harold “Harry” T. Stone remained the anchor keeping the comedy on course. As the youngest serving judge, Harry is an idealist, amateur magician, and Mel Tormé enthusiast determined to make the most of his less-than-popular post in night court. The other characters included public defenders, a prosecutor, bailiffs, and court clerks.
Paula Kelly’s Liz Williams filled the role of public defender in season 1, followed by Ellen Foley’s Billie Young in season 2 and Markie Post’s Christine Sullivan for the rest of the show’s run. Besides Anderson, John Larroquette and Richard Moll remained the only stars to appear prominently in every season as prosecutor Dan Fielding and bailiff Bull, respectively. Charles Robinson joined the show in season 2 as court clerk Mac and remained on until the series finale.
Which original ‘Night Court’ cast members are still alive?
Unfortunately, much of the original cast of Night Court has died since the show ended in 1992. Anderson died at age 65 in 2018 of a stroke due to influenza and heart disease.
Likewise, Kelly died of heart failure in 2020 at age 77, and Post was 70 when she died of cancer in 2021. Robinson died the same year at 75.
Selma Diamond and Florence Halop — who played bailiffs Selma and Flo — died during the series, and the show wrote their characters’ deaths into the storyline.
Richard Moll died in October 2023 at the age of 80.
Larroquette is still alive at 76. He currently stars in the Night Court reboot.
Likewise, Foley is still active as a singer, with her most recent album released in 2021. Marsha Warfield — who played bailiff Roz from season 2 until the end — is still alive and reprised her role in the Night Court reboot. Karen Austin — who played Lana Wagner in season 1 before being asked to leave the show — is alive but hasn’t acted in years.
