Florence Halop (b. January 23, 1923 – d. July 15, 1986) was an American actress. Best known for her roles as surly patient Mrs. Hufnagel on the drama St. Elsewhere and the raspy-voiced bailiff Florence Kleiner on the sitcom Night Court, Halop was the sister of Billy Halop, one of the original Dead End/East Side Kids. Halop died of breast cancer on July 15, 1986, at the age of 63. She was predeceased by her brother, Billy Halop, who died on November 9, 1976, from a heart attack; and her husband, George Gruskin, who also died in 1976.