'Roseanne' actor Martin Mull dies at 80 due to illness

Martin Mull, whose droll, esoteric comedy and acting made him a hip sensation in the 1970s and later a beloved guest star on sitcoms including 'Roseanne' and 'Arrested Development', has died, his daughter said Friday.

Mull's daughter, TV writer and comic artist Maggie Mull, said her father



died at home on Thursday after "a valiant fight against a long illness."

Mull, who was also a guitarist and painter, came to national fame with a recurring role on the Norman Lear-created satirical soap opera 'Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman', and the starring role in its spinoff, 'Fernwood Tonight'.