Phil Hartman
Acting
Philip Edward Hartman (né Hartmann; September 24, 1948 – May 28, 1998) was a Canadian-born American comedian, actor, screenwriter, and graphic designer. Hartman was born in Brantford, Ontario, Canada, and his family moved to the United States when he was ten years old. After graduating from California State University, Northridge with a degree in graphic arts, he designed album covers for bands including Poco and America. In 1975, Hartman joined the comedy group the Groundlings, where he helped Paul Reubens develop his character Pee-wee Herman. Hartman co-wrote the film Pee-wee's Big Adventure and made recurring appearances as Captain Carl on Reubens' show Pee-wee's Playhouse. In 1986, Hartman joined the NBC sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live (SNL) as a cast member, and stayed for eight seasons until 1994. Nicknamed "Glue" for his ability to hold the show together and help other cast members, he won a Primetime Emmy Award for his SNL work in 1989. He also starred as Bill McNeal in the sitcom NewsRadio, voiced Lionel Hutz and Troy McClure on The Simpsons, and appeared in supporting roles in the films Houseguest, Sgt. Bilko, Jingle All the Way, and Small Soldiers. After two divorces, Hartman married Brynn Omdahl in 1987, with whom he had two children. However, their marriage was troubled due to his busy work schedule and her drug and alcohol abuse. In 1998, while Hartman was sleeping in his bed, Omdahl shot and killed him, and later killed herself. In the weeks following his murder, Hartman was celebrated in a wave of tributes. Dan Snierson of Entertainment Weekly wrote that Hartman was "the last person you'd expect to read about in lurid headlines in your morning paper... a decidedly regular guy, beloved by everyone he worked with". He was posthumously inducted into the Canada and Hollywood Walks of Fame in 2012 and 2014.
Known for
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movieThe Last Days of Phil Hartman
2019
Self (archive footage)
tvBehind Closed Doors with Natalie Morales
2015
Self (archive footage)
movieThe Women of SNL
2010
Various (archive footage)
movieThe Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror
2003
Bill Clinton (voice)
movieSaturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley
2003
Various (archive footage) (uncredited)
movie101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment
2003
Self (archive footage)
The Continental: Anticipation
2001
The Continental Announcer (voice)
movieBuster & Chauncey's Silent Night
1998
Chauncey (voice)
movieSmall Soldiers
1998
Phil Fimple
movieSaturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman
1998
Self / Various Characters
movieThe Second Civil War
1997
The President
movieJingle All the Way
1996
Ted Maltin
movieSgt. Bilko
1996
Major Thorn
tv3rd Rock from the Sun
1996
Phillip / Randy
movieStuart Saves His Family
1995
Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
tvNewsRadio
1995
Bill McNeal
tvHappily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995
Game Show Host (voice)
movieHouseguest
1995
Gary Young
movieThe Crazysitter
1994
The Salesman
movieThe Pagemaster
1994
Tom Morgan (voice)
movieGreedy
1994
Frank
tvThe Critic
1994
Adolph Hitmaker / Bernie Wasserman / Professor Blowhard (voice)
movieThe Twelve Days of Christmas
1993
Hollyberry
tvAnimaniacs
1993
Dan Anchorman (voice)
tvThe John Larroquette Show
1993
Otto Friedling
movieSo I Married an Axe Murderer
1993
Ranger John "Vicky" Johnson
movieConeheads
1993
Marlax
movieDaybreak
1993
Man in Abstinence Commercial
movieCB4
1993
Virgil Robinson
tvEek! The Cat
1992
Psycho Bunny (voice)
tvThe Larry Sanders Show
1992
Phil Hartman
tvFish Police
1992
Inspector C. Bass (voice)
movieOne Special Victory
1991
Mike Rutten
tvThe Ren & Stimpy Show
1991
Sid (voice) / Russian Newsreel Narrator / Pig (voice)
tvTiny Toon Adventures
1990
Octavius (voice)
tvTaleSpin
1990
Ace London (voice)
tvTom & Jerry Kids Show
1990
Calaboose Cal (voice)
tvGravedale High
1990
Billy Headstone (voice)
movieQuick Change
1990
Hal Edison
tvThe Simpsons
1989
Troy McClure (voice) / Lionel Hutz (voice) / Troy McClure / Joey / Godfather / Lionel Hutz (voice) / Tom / Nelson's Dad / Football Commentator / Announcer (voice) / Lyle Lanley (voice) / Troy McClure / Jimmy Apollo (voice) / Stockbroker / Horst (voice) / Lionel Hutz / Troy McClure (voice) / Troy McClure / Lionel Hutz (voice) / Charlton Heston (voice) / Evan Conover (voice) / Troy McClure / Fat Tony (voice) / Lionel Hutz / Hospital Chairman (voice) / Troy McClure / Additional Voices (voice)
tvSeinfeld
1989
Man on Phone (voice) (uncredited)
movieHow I Got Into College
1989
Bennedict, SAT Coach
movieFletch Lives
1989
Bly Manager
movieAmazon Women on the Moon
1987
Baseball Announcer (segment "Murray in Videoland")
tvDuckTales
1987
Captain Frye (voice)
movieThe Brave Little Toaster
1987
Air Conditioner / Hanging Lamp (voice)
movieSpaceballs
1987
Dink (voice) (uncredited)
movieBlind Date
1987
Ted Davis
tvPee-wee's Playhouse
1986
Captain Carl
movieRuthless People
1986
Newsreader (voice) (uncredited)
movieLast Resort
1986
Jean-Michel
tvDennis the Menace
1985
George Wilson
moviePee-wee's Big Adventure
1985
Reporter
movieCheeseball Presents
1984
Various Characters
movieWeekend Pass
1984
Joe Chicago
moviePandemonium
1982
Reporter
tvLate Night with David Letterman
1982
Self - Guest
movieThe Border
1982
Charlie Smith (voice) (uncredited)
movieThe Pee-wee Herman Show
1981
Kap'n Karl
tvMagnum, P.I.
1980
News Reader (voice)
movieSkateboard Madness
1980
Narrator (voice)
movieCheech & Chong's Next Movie
1980
Chick Hazard Private Eye (Groundling)
movieThe Gong Show Movie
1980
Man at Airport with Gun
movieStunt Rock
1978
Monique's Assistant
tvSaturday Night Live
1975
Self - Various Characters / Self - Host / Self / Various (archive footage) / Pilgrim (uncredited) / Eych Announcer (voice) (uncredited) / The Continental Announcer (voice) (uncredited) / Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
tvThe Jetsons
1962
School Patrol Robots / Executive Vice President (voice)
Writing4
Crew1
movieSmall Soldiers
1998
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