Martin Mull played the principal in Sabrina the Teenage Witch (Picture: Disney General Entertainment Content)

Martin Mull, best known for his roles in Sabrina the Teenage Witch and Arrested Development, has died aged 80.

The legendary TV actor died on Thursday his daughter, TV producer and writer Maggie Mull, confirmed on Instagram.

It is understood Mull had been battling a mystery illness for an extended period of time.

Maggie wrote: ‘I am heartbroken to share that my father passed away at home on June 27th, after a valiant fight against a long illness,” the former Family Guy producer posted on Instagram.

‘He was known for excelling at every creative discipline imaginable … He would find that joke funny. He was never not funny.”

She added that her father will be ‘deeply missed by all, including ‘by many, many dogs.’

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