(NEXSTAR) — Martin Mull, an actor known for various TV and film roles, including “Clue,” “Roseanne,” and “Sabrina the Teenage Witch,” has died at 80. The actor’s daughter confirmed the news via Instagram on Friday night. “I am heartbroken to share that my father passed away at home on June 27th, after a valiant fight against a long illness,” wrote daughter Maggie Mull.
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He was never not funny. My dad will be deeply missed by his wife and daughter, by his friends and coworkers, by fellow artists and comedians and musicians, and — the sign of a truly exceptional person — by many, many dogs. I loved him tremendously.
” Mull made his television debut in 1976 in the comedic soap opera “Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman,” for which he appeared in 49 episodes. His further TV work included sitcoms like “Taxi,” “The Golden Girls,” “Two and a Half Men” and “The Cool Kids.” His final television role was in two episodes of the Apple TV+ sitcom “The Afterparty” in 2022.
Millennials may best know Mull as the nosy principal Willard Kraft from ABC’s “Sabrina the Teenage Witch,” for which Mull appeared in over 70 episodes. The actor’s first film role was in 1978’s “FM” and his final film appearance was in 2018’s “A Futile and Stupid Gesture,” alongside comedian Will Forte. Among Mull’s most notable film roles included parts in “Mrs.
Doubtfire,” “Jingle All the Way,” and “101 Dalmatians.” In film, Mull was likely.
