Richard Moll, the actor best known for the role of bailiff Bull Shannon in "Night Court," has died He was 80.

A representative for Moll confirmed to Fox News Digital that the actor passed away earlier this week at his home in Big Bear Lake in California. A cause of death was not revealed.

"The Studio Talent Group mourns the passing of our longtime acting client, the indomitable Richard Moll. A gifted actor and humanitarian he was a caring, loving father with an unmistakably unique persona," the statement read.

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"Immensely talented, sometimes misunderstood… He was literally and figuratively a larger-than-life character. He was a wonderful member of the Studio Talent Group family."

Moll portrayed Bull Shannon on the hit television series "Night Court" from 1984 until 1992. He starred alongside Harry Anderson and John Larroquette. 

His character formed a close friendship with the court’s other bailiff, Roz Russell, played by Marsha Warfield. Bull was known for his catchphrase, "Ohh-kay," and a dim but sweet worldview.

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However, the towering 6-foot 8-inch tall actor did not join the reboot of "Night Court." The original "Night Court" finale ended with his character being abducted by aliens who needed someone tall to reach the things on their highest shelves.

Moll moved to Los Angeles in 1968 to pursue his acting career in Hollywood. The veteran actor’s remarkable accomplishments spanned nearly sixty years. 

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He got to play a cannibal in a Hertz commercial opposite Don Adams and then Joseph Smith in a 1977 biopic about Brigham Young before landing parts in episodes of "Welcome Back," "Kotter" and "The Rockford Files."

In 1979, Moll was cast as a gangster in the two-part "Happy Days" episode "Fonzie’s Funeral," which led to appearances on two other Garry Marshall-created shows, "Laverne & Shirley" and "Mork & Mindy."

Moll was additionally featured on a two-part episode of "The Facts of Life" in 1987 and recurred as "The Drifter" on the 1999-2002 Nickelodeon comedy "100 Deeds for Eddie McDowd."

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He contributed his trademark gravelly voice to various video games and comic book projects like "Batman: The Animated Series" as Harvey Dent and appeared in horror films including "Ghost Shark" in 2013 and "Slay Belles" in 2018.

He voiced Scorpion in the 1990s' "Spider-Man: The Animated Series" and had minor parts in 1994's "The Flintstones," the Arnold Schwarzenegger comedy "Jingle All the Way" and "Scary Movie 2."

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When Moll wasn’t on television and movie sets, he was an avid bird watcher and loved nature. 

Moll is survived by his children, Chloe and Mason Moll; ex-wife, Susan Moll; and stepchildren Cassandra Card and Morgan Ostling.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

When it comes to the opioid epidemic, colleges are arming their students with more than just an education. 

College students, many of whom were born during the start of the opioid crisis, now have access to free naloxone and test strips.

The test strips can detect if drugs — such as opioids, cocaine, methamphetamine and cannabis — are illegally laced with fentanyl.

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"As a new college student, and especially as a young woman, it is imperative for me to be hyper-aware of substance use and abuse on my college campus," said a first-year college student in North Carolina to Fox News Digital. 

"No student should turn a blind eye to drug use habits among young adults, especially given the uptick in drugs laced with potent opioids like fentanyl," the same student said.

Deaths caused by fentanyl overdoses became the leading cause of death for Americans ages 18 to 45 years in 2021, according to the Drug Enforcement Administration.

"Drug use on campuses nationwide is a concerning and detrimental trend that undermines the educational environment and the well-being of students," said a student in Seattle to Fox News Digital.

"It not only poses significant health risks but also hinders academic and personal growth, demanding strict preventive measures and support for those affected."

Illicit fentanyl is added to drugs to make them cheaper, more powerful and more addictive, according to the California Department of Public Health.

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A small amount of fentanyl, which is 100 times more potent than morphine and 50 times more potent than heroin, can cause people to stop breathing.

"Most college students who use drugs do not have substance use disorders — rather, they're using drugs recreationally, in party settings," Dr. Elie G. Aoun, an addiction and forensic psychiatrist at Columbia University in New York City, told Fox News Digital.

Their behaviors increase the risk of using drugs laced with fentanyl because many get drugs from second- and third-hand drug dealers, added Aoun, who is also a member of the American Psychiatric Association Board of Trustees.

"But just as their use continues to increase, students need to know that these pressed pills can look so much like prescription pills, and it is impossible sometimes to distinguish them with the naked eye," Dr. Sandra Gomez-Luna, assistant clinical professor in the department of psychiatry at Yale School of Medicine in Connecticut, told Fox News Digital.

"The content of fentanyl most likely will vary with some pills carrying more than others," she said.

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"We know that only the smallest amount of fentanyl or its derivatives can kill."

Students should be extremely cautious of also using cocaine and ecstasy, which are used heavily among college students, because these substances are most likely contaminated with a mixture of other drugs, including fentanyl, Aoun warned.

"While it’s hard for me to imagine a perfect solution to the fentanyl issue, I believe students and colleges can start making progress together via a joint effort between a student’s individual decisions and formal programs supported by colleges themselves," a student told Fox News Digital. 

College students may not know the expected effects the drugs they are using — especially about how an opioid overdose presents to medical professionals.

"More and more students are choosing not to use alone, but there are still a lot of students who would not disclose what they are using to their friends and families for many reasons," Gomez-Luna told Fox News Digital.

"This makes them more vulnerable to overdoses."

The health professional added, "Students can also play a big role in calling 911 or emergency services, even if they are not sure what is happening with the student at the time, as you know the minutes post-overdose are critical for survival and no time should be wasted … 911 calls can be anonymous, hopefully facilitating that students are willing and able to access emergency care when needed."

Many colleges are rallying to better educate their students about the dangers of using illegal drugs and to increase access to free fentanyl test strips and naloxone.

Narcan, which is the brand name for naloxone, "knocks" opioids off their receptors in the brain, reversing the effects of opioids.

"Naloxone is a medication, an opioid receptor blocker, approved by the FDA to rapidly reverse the effects of an opioid overdose," Gomez-Luna said.

"It comes in several forms. The most commonly used and prescribed, and available now over the counter, is the intranasal naloxone preparation."

She recommended that students learn how to obtain and use naloxone kits, especially the intranasal form, because it is easy to learn and administer.

Recent legislation now requires all SUNY and CUNY public colleges in the state of New York to offer Narcan in student housing facilities — and most California public colleges offer Narcan to students.

Fentanyl strips were initially used in medical settings to detect fentanyl in urine samples, the doctor added.

"Now they have been used as a way of practicing harm reduction, to detect fentanyl in counterfeit pills and other drugs like heroin and stimulants like cocaine in hopes of preventing overdoses," Gomez-Luna said.

Cal Poly Humboldt in Arcata, California, allows students to discreetly access kits for free in health vending machines as well as the student health center and through health education programs, the school told Fox News Digital. 

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"The fentanyl test strips are packaged with all contents to test one’s drugs including a cotton swab, tube with liquid, and analyzer," the school said.

The students also can pick up as many boxes of Narcan they want — which has two sprays per box.

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