Martin Mull, who performed Colonel Mustard in Clue and Roseanne’s boss Leon Carp within the ABC comedy, has died on the age of 80.
The information was revealed by his daughter Maggie Mull, an exec producer on Household Man.
“I’m heartbroken to share that my father handed away at residence on June twenty seventh, after a valiant combat in opposition to a protracted sickness. He was identified for excelling at each artistic self-discipline conceivable and in addition for doing Purple Roof Inn commercials. He would discover that joke humorous. He was by no means not humorous. My dad can be deeply missed by his spouse and daughter, by his pals and coworkers, by fellow artists and comedians and musicians, and—the signal of a very distinctive particular person—by many, many canines. I liked him tremendously,” she wrote.
Mull broke into performing together with his position in Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman and its spinoff Fernwood 2 Evening after being a rustic songwriter and musical comic.
He had roles in Taxi and The Golden Ladies earlier than starring in Roseanne. Different TV credit embrace Arrested Improvement and Fox sitcoms Dads and The Cool Youngsters. He was additionally nominated for an Emmy for Excellent Visitor Actor for his flip in HBO comedy Veep.
In movie, along with starring alongside Tim Curry in 1985’s Clue, he starred in Paramount’s 1980 movie Serial in addition to roles in Mr. Mother and Mrs. Doubtfire.
His final position was in Apple’s The Afterparty.
