Markie Post attends Netflix's "Santa Clarita Diet" season 2 premiere held at The Dome at Arclight Hollywood on March 22, 2018 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Michael Tran/FilmMagic) NEW YORK (AP) - 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.