Markie Post, who played the public defender in the 1980s sitcom Night Court and was a regular presence on television for four decades, has died. Post's manager, Ellen Lubin Sanitsky, said Post died Saturday in Los Angeles after a years-long battle with cancer. But she was best known for her seven-season run on NBC's Night Court, the Manhattan municipal court sitcom that ran from 1984 to 1992 and starred Harry Anderson as Judge Harry T. Stone. Markie Post, who played the public defender in the 1980s sitcom Night Court and was a regular presence on television for four decades, has died. Post's manager, Ellen Lubin Sanitsky, said Post died Saturday, Aug. 7, 2021 after a years-long battle with cancer.

Source: CBC News August 09, 2021 12:56 UTC