text:  Jason Walker reporting. Comedian and actor Martin Mull has passed away. His daughter says her father died after a long illness at the age of 80. Mull became known for his hip, droll comic stylings in the clubs on Hollywood's Sunset Strip back in the 1970s. He had a small role in the Norman Lear-created TV series Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, and became the star of its spin-off, the satirical talk show Fernwood Tonight. More on these stories at townhall.com.