Martin Mull, comic actor, ‘Roseanne’ star and painter, dies at 80

Martin Mull, the comedic actor finest regarded for his roles in “Clue,” “Roseanne,” “Arrested Development” and “Sabrina the Teenage Witch,” died Thursday. He was 80.

His daughter, Television set author and producer Maggie Mull, shared the news on Instagram.

“He was recognised for excelling at every single innovative discipline possible and also for performing Red Roof Inn commercials,” she wrote. “He would uncover that joke humorous. He was in no way not amusing. My dad will be deeply skipped by his wife and daughter, by his buddies and coworkers, by fellow artists and comedians and musicians, and — the indication of a certainly extraordinary individual — by a lot of, many dogs.”

Mull, who was also a singer-songwriter, rose to fame in the 1970s on Norman Lear’s satirical soap opera “Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman” and its spinoffs, “Fernwood 2 Night” and “America 2-Night time.”

The dry-witted comic played Colonel Mustard in the 1985 comedy “Clue” and Teri Garr’s manager in 1983’s “Mr. Mom.” He was Roseanne’s boss, Leon Carp, on her titular sitcom, personal detective Gene Parmesan on “Arrested Development” and “Sabrina the Teenage Witch’s” nosy Principal Kraft, in addition to voicing characters on animated shows, such as “American Father!” and “The Simpsons.”

The actor appeared in extra than 200 Los Angeles Periods content across 4 many years. most a short while ago in December. Subsequent the demise of Lear, a Moments roundup of 7 important Lear exhibits mentioned Mull’s contributions to the oddball gallery of people in “Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman.”

Here’s a sampling of headlines from Mull’s lifetime as actor and as painter. A whole Occasions appreciation is forthcoming.