RIP Martin Mull

[Gonzo]

Another great one gone.

Martin Mull, Comic Actor in ‘Fernwood 2 Night,’ ‘Clue,’ ‘Arrested Development,’ Dies at 80

Martin Mull, the actor who started with 1970s TV series “Fernwood 2 Night” and went on to appear in "Arrested Development," and "Clue" died Thursday.

variety.com

 

[Mr Janny]

Damn. This sucks. Absolutely loved him in Clue and Arrested Development. Also really liked him in A Futile and Stupid Gesture. RIP Colonel Mustard.

 

[pourcyne]

 

[Gonzo]

Damn. This sucks. Absolutely loved him in Clue and Arrested Development. Also really liked him in A Futile and Stupid Gesture. RIP Colonel Mustard.

I'll probably remember him most for Mr. Mom. He was such a good bad guy. In the scene where Michael Keaton's character greets him at the door and shows him the new wing he was putting onto their house (which was BS), it was Mull who suggested the line for Keaton to say "Yeah 220, 221, whatever it takes." when he asked him about the wiring.

Keaton explaining it in an interview: “We’re doing the scene and it was okay,” Keaton told Esquire. “And I remember saying to the prop guy, ‘Go find me a chainsaw.’ When he comes back with it, he says, ‘You wanna wear these?’ And he holds up some goggles. I go, ‘Yeah.’ You know, they make me look crazy. And when Martin shows up, I know I should look under control, I’m not sweating it. I’m a dude. So we’re standing there, Martin pulls me aside and says, ‘You know what you ought to say? When I ask about the wiring, you oughta just deadpan: ‘220, 221.’ I died. It was perfect. I may have added ‘whatever it takes.’ But it was his.”

 

[CycloneRulzzz]

 

[Cmonwhatarewedoinghereman]

I liked him on Veep. Couldn’t place him anywhere else but now remember he was Leon on Rosanne.

 

[Clone1992]

A .38 a .39, whatever it took.

 

[NorthCyd]

I'll probably remember him most for Mr. Mom. He was such a good bad guy. In the scene where Michael Keaton's character greets him at the door and shows him the new wing he was putting onto their house (which was BS), it was Mull who suggested the line for Keaton to say "Yeah 220, 221, whatever it takes." when he asked him about the wiring.

Keaton explaining it in an interview: “We’re doing the scene and it was okay,” Keaton told Esquire. “And I remember saying to the prop guy, ‘Go find me a chainsaw.’ When he comes back with it, he says, ‘You wanna wear these?’ And he holds up some goggles. I go, ‘Yeah.’ You know, they make me look crazy. And when Martin shows up, I know I should look under control, I’m not sweating it. I’m a dude. So we’re standing there, Martin pulls me aside and says, ‘You know what you ought to say? When I ask about the wiring, you oughta just deadpan: ‘220, 221.’ I died. It was perfect. I may have added ‘whatever it takes.’ But it was his.”

I just came across Mr. Mom the other day on tv and watched it. I hadn't seen it in a long time and it was great seeing it again as a parent. Mull is great at being an a-hole in the movie. Great cast overall.