Martin Mull: Sabrina the Teenage Witch and Arrested Development star dead at 80

He died at home after a “valiant fight against a long illness”, his daughter said.

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Mull, who also starred in the 1985 comedy film Clue, died on Thursday at his home after a “valiant fight against a long illness”, his daughter, Maggie Mull, said on social media.

In a tribute on Instagram, Ms Mull wrote that her father “was known for excelling at every creative discipline imaginable and for doing Red Roof Inn commercials".

“He would find that joke funny,” she added. “He was never not funny.”

Mull’s first notable role was in 1976, playing Garth Gimble on the soap opera spoof Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, which led to two additional spin-off roles, including in the series Fernwood 2 Night.

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