Phil Hartman
Acting
🎂 1948-09-24
Philip Edward Hartman (né Hartmann) 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 Phil's busy work schedule and Brynn's drug and alcohol abuse. In 1998, while Phil was sleeping in his bed, Brynn 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Phil Hartman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Cast credits(102)
1962
Lionel Hutz (voice)
1989
Troy McClure (voice)
1989
Tom / Nelson's Dad / Football Commentator / Announcer (voice)
1989
Troy McClure / Joey / Godfather / Lionel Hutz (voice)
1989
Troy McClure / Jimmy Apollo (voice)
1989
Stockbroker / Horst (voice)
1989
Lionel Hutz / Troy McClure (voice)
1989
Lyle Lanley (voice)
1989
Troy McClure / Lionel Hutz (voice)
1989
Charlton Heston (voice)
1989
Evan Conover (voice)
1989
Troy McClure / Fat Tony (voice)
1989
Lionel Hutz / Hospital Chairman (voice)
1989
Troy McClure / Additional Voices (voice)
1989
Man on Phone (voice) (uncredited)
1989
Calaboose Cal (voice)
1990
Psycho Bunny (voice)
1992
News Reader (voice)
1980
Phillip
1996
Randy
1996
Dan Anchorman (voice)
1993
1990
Phil Hartman
1992
Captain Frye (voice)
1987
Octavius (voice)
1990
1991
Bill McNeal
1995
Self - Various Characters
1975
Self - Host
1975
Self / Various (archive footage)
1975
Ace London (voice)
1990
School Patrol Robots / Executive Vice President (voice)
1962
1991
1984
Game Show Host (voice)
1995
Otto Friedling
1993
1995
1990
Adolph Hitmaker / Bernie Wasserman / Professor Blowhard (voice)
1994
Dink (voice) (uncredited)
1987
Billy Headstone (voice)
1990
Self
1996
George Wilson
1985
Self (archive footage)
2015
Captain Carl
1986
Self
2025
Phil Fimple
1998
Marlax
1993
Ted Maltin
1996
Frank
1994
Sam
1986
Tom Morgan (voice)
1994
Reporter
1985
Comic Cop
1993
Fred
1986
Ted Davis
1987
Hal Edison
1990
The President
1997
Virgil Robinson
1993
Newsreader (voice) (uncredited)
1986
Bly Manager
1989
Air Conditioner / Hanging Lamp (voice)
1987
The President
1997
Chick Hazard Private Eye (Groundling)
1980
Park Ranger - Vickie
1993
MAJ Colin Thorn
1996
Baseball Announcer (segment "Murray in Videoland")
1987
Bennedict, SAT Coach
1989
1980
Various (archive footage)
2010
Charlie Smith (voice) (uncredited)
1982
Man in Abstinence Commercial
1993
Gary Young
1995
Self / Various Characters
1998
Reporter
1982
Jean-Michel
1986
Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
1995
Kap'n Karl
1981
Self
1998
1985
Man at Airport with Gun
1980
Self
1989
Mike Rutten
1991
The Salesman
1994
Monique's Assistant
1978
Bill Clinton (voice)
2003
1982
Chauncey (voice)
1998
1999
Self
2006
Joe Chicago
1984
Various (archive footage) (uncredited)
2003
Self - Host
1994
1995
Hollyberry
1993
1999
Narrator (voice)
1980
Self (archive footage)
2019
Various Characters
1984
The Continental Announcer (voice)
2001
Various
1995