R.I.P Martin Mull (1 Viewer)

[Alex...]

Martin Mull, Funnyman and ‘Fernwood 2 Night’ Star, Dies at 80

He died after a "valiant fight against a long illness."

www.hollywoodreporter.com

 

[Wayne Klein]

Great actor, funny comedian. RIP.

 

[Filmgazer]

He was so memorable as the identical twins Garth and Barth Gimbel on "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman". A very funny man, who will be missed.

 

[Jake Lipson]

That's a shame.

I remember him most as Principal Kraft on Sabrina.

May he rest In peace.

 

[Matt Hough]

Always enjoyed his performances on television and in the movies. I will miss him very much. R.I.P.

 

[jayembee]

I've always liked his musical performances, too. Most notably:

 

[Adam Lenhardt]

I remember him most as Principal Kraft on Sabrina.

Same. That and Colonel Mustard in Clue. Also, his many, many appearances on the Tom Bergeron iteration of "Hollywood Squares", eventually succeeding Whoopi Goldberg as the center square after an extended run with guest center squares.

 

[joshEH]

...No, Ron Howard. He was never far from the best:



R.I.P.

 

[Ronald Epstein]

I am surprised nobody mentioned FERNWOOD 2 NIGHT and AMERICA 2 NIGHT. I remember as a kid laughing hysterically at the talk show sendup with Fred Willard and Happy Kyne and the Mirthmakers.

 

[Scott Merryfield]

Mull was also quite good as the self-medicating pharmacist on Two and a Half Men.

RIP

 

[JamesSmith]

With Martin Mull's passing at 80 yesterday, I just wanted to acknowledge losing him. Loved him in a short lived series in 1984, Domestic Life that aired on CBS. It was an over the top family comedy where Mr. Mull played a father and newscaster who was over his head with his family. Mr. Mull may not have been Tom Cruise or a big movie star. But I liked him, and perhaps some others might want to say a few words. P.S. If I'm in the wrong forum, can somebody direct this thread to the correct one.

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[NeilO]

First I heard of it. He was always great in whatever I saw him. A nice piece from NPR

https://www.npr.org/2024/06/28/g-s1-7276/martin-mull-comic-actor-dies

 

[Jeffrey D]

The film I think of with Mull is Mr. Mom- the head honcho at the advertising agency where Terri Garr’s character works. He was great as the poster board for the bad side of Corporate America- he expected all his subordinates to kiss his ring. Another film is Take This Job And Shove It. RIP.

 

[Malcolm R]

I always remember his appearance on The Golden Girls playing an agorophobic hippie who receives Meals on Wheels. When Dorothy is helping Sophia deliver meals one day, she sees a young, able-bodied man picking up a meal. She wonders why and finds out he hasn't left his apartment in over 20 years. She sees him as a project and tries to help him overcome his fears and rejoin the outside world, while he develops a crush on her, being the first woman he's allowed into his apartment in decades and the fact that she can name all members of the Chicago 7 makes her irresistible to him.

RIP

 

[Jake Lipson]

I wanted to bump this thread because I just came across a rerun of The Golden Girls in which Martin Mull was featured as a guest star.

I'm pretty sure I've seen every episode of The Golden Girls several times, but it is one of those shows that I can watch over and over. If I turn to it when it is on, I almost always get sucked in. This is the first time I've seen this particular rerun since Mull's passing, so I took special notice of his appearance in it.

Mull played Jimmy, a man Dorothy meets while she and Sophia are volunteering for Meals On Wheels. The episode is season 6 episode 4, "Snap Out Of It" if anyone wants to find it.

Mull was a guest star of the week and never appeared again, but he made a strong impression acting primarily alongside Bea Arthur. He was able to make the character sympathetic and investable even though he is in a rather unique situation and a somewhat more serious storyline for this show. Multi-episode stories weren't frequent for this show, but Mull made the most of his single appearance.