 of nearly 400 state and local officers who waited for more than an hour before confronting the 18-year-old who fatally shot 21 people at the school, 19 fourth-grade students and two teachers. Actor and comedian Martin Mull has died. Mull's daughter says he died Thursday following a long illness. He was 80 years old. Mull found fame with his role in the satirical soap opera Mary Hartman. Mary Hartman, he starred in its spinoff, Fernwood Tonight. This is NPR.