While some may not like to listen to him, Gilbert Gottfried’s loud and shrill voice became his trademark as an actor. In the very last season of “Night Court,” he appeared on the show as attorney Oscar Brown, who filled in for Dan Fielding. Gottfried went on to land a few well-known roles that would define his career.
He became the voice of Iago from the Aladdin franchise as well as the voice of the duck from the Aflac commercials. Additionally, he also had roles as Digit from “Cyberchase,” Kraang Subprime from “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.”
Phil Sanders (William Utay)
The character of Phil Sanders was a quirky, homeless man who was, at times, also a henchman of Dan Fielding. It was revealed later that Sander’s character had previously been rich but had lost his fortune. Utay also played the role of Sander’s evil twin brother Will on the show.
When "Night Court" was finished for Utay he starred in a number of roles and had appearances on shows like Utay got the role of Dr. Wilhelm Rolf on the popular NBC soap opera "Days Of Our Lives." He held this role from 1997 through 2003 and returned from 2007 to 2008. He was in "Species" in 1995, and in 2012 he appeared in "What Are Friends For?"
Yakov Korolenko (Yakov Smirnoff)
Ukrainian comedian Yakov Smirnoff depicted the role of Russian immigrant Yakov Korolenko. Smirnoff continued to perform as a comedian after "Night Court" and has been referenced on several popular comedy shows, including "Futurama," "Family Guy," and "The Simpsons."
Smirnoff released a PBS special titled Yakov Smirnoff’s "Happily Ever Laughter: The Neuroscience of Romantic Relationships." However, his last known project was him appearing as himself on the TV show "Dice" in 2017.
Judge Margaret Wilbur (Florence Stanley)
Florence Stanley played the no-nonsense Judge Margaret Wilbur, who would sometimes fill in for Judge Harry.
Originally from Chicago, Illinois, Stanley was also known for her roles as Grandma Ethyl Phillips on the hit ABC series "Dinosaurs," Dr. Amanda Riskin on the NBC sitcom "Nurses," and Wilhelmina Packard in the Disney films "Atlantis: The Lost Empire and Atlantis: Milo’s Return." Sadly, on October 3, 2003, Stanley passed away (due to a stroke) at the age of 79.
The Gruff County Clerk (Selma Diamond)
The Gruff County Clerk, played by Selma Diamond, appeared in season 1 of "Night Court." The Canadian-American actress had a variety of other appearances on shows like "It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad World," "Bang the Drum Slowly," "All of Me," and "The Twilight Zone."
She may have also inspired the Sally Rogers character on "The Dick Van Dyke Show." Diamond was also a voice actor in "The Jetsons" animated series, giving her talents to the character of Di-Di. Sadly, Diamond would not lend her talents to the industry for much longer.