Phil Hartman
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 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
Known For
Credits
- 2019 · The Last Days of Phil Hartman as Self (archive footage)
- 2015 · Behind Closed Doors with Natalie Morales as Self (archive footage)
- 2015 · Saturday Night Live: 40th Anniversary Special as Self - Cast Member (In Memoriam)
- 2010 · The Women of SNL as Various (archive footage)
- 2006 · Comedy Club Shoot-out: Vol. 1 as Self
- 2003 · The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror as Bill Clinton (voice)
- 2003 · Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley as Various (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2002 · The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror as
- 2001 · The Continental: Anticipation as The Continental Announcer (voice)
- 1999 · Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dana Carvey as
- 1999 · The Simpsons: Too Hot For TV as
- 1998 · Buster & Chauncey's Silent Night as Chauncey (voice)
- 1998 · Small Soldiers as Phil Fimple
- 1998 · Saturday Night Live: A Tribute to Chris Farley as Self
- 1998 · Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman as Self / Various Characters
- 1997 · The Second Civil War as The President
- 1997 · The Second Civil War as The President
- 1996 · Jingle All the Way as Ted Maltin
- 1996 · The Rosie O'Donnell Show as Self
- 1996 · Sgt. Bilko as MAJ Colin Thorn
- 1996 · 3rd Rock from the Sun as Phillip
- 1996 · 3rd Rock from the Sun as Randy
- 1995 · Night Stand with Dick Dietrick as
- 1995 · The Show Formerly Known as the Martin Short Show as Various
- 1995 · Stuart Saves His Family as Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
- 1995 · Going, Going, Almost Gone! Animals in Danger as
- 1995 · NewsRadio as Bill McNeal
- 1995 · Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child as Game Show Host (voice)
- 1995 · Houseguest as Gary Young
- 1994 · The Crazysitter as The Salesman
- 1994 · The Pagemaster as Tom Morgan (voice)
- 1994 · How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Special Edition as Self - Host
- 1994 · Greedy as Frank
- 1994 · The Critic as
- 1993 · The Twelve Days of Christmas as Hollyberry
- 1993 · Animaniacs as Dan Anchorman (voice)
- 1993 · The John Larroquette Show as Otto Friedling
- 1993 · So I Married an Axe Murderer as Park Ranger - Vickie
- 1993 · Coneheads as Marlax
- 1993 · Daybreak as Man in Abstinence Commercial
- 1993 · CB4 as Virgil Robinson
- 1993 · National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1 as Comic Cop
- 1992 · Eek! The Cat as Psycho Bunny (voice)
- 1992 · The Larry Sanders Show as Phil Hartman
- 1991 · One Special Victory as Mike Rutten
- 1991 · Darkwing Duck as
- 1991 · The Ren & Stimpy Show as
- 1990 · Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures as
- 1990 · Tiny Toon Adventures as Octavius (voice)
- 1990 · TaleSpin as Ace London (voice)
- 1990 · Tom & Jerry Kids Show as Calaboose Cal (voice)
- 1990 · Bobby's World as
- 1990 · Gravedale High as
- 1990 · Quick Change as Hal Edison
- 1989 · The Simpsons as Troy McClure (voice)
- 1989 · The Simpsons as Lionel Hutz (voice)
- 1989 · The Simpsons as Tom / Nelson's Dad / Football Commentator / Announcer (voice)
- 1989 · The Simpsons as Troy McClure / Joey / Godfather / Lionel Hutz (voice)
- 1989 · The Simpsons as Stockbroker / Horst (voice)
- 1989 · The Simpsons as Troy McClure / Jimmy Apollo (voice)
- 1989 · The Simpsons as Lionel Hutz / Troy McClure (voice)
- 1989 · The Simpsons as Lyle Lanley (voice)
- 1989 · The Simpsons as Troy McClure / Lionel Hutz (voice)
- 1989 · The Simpsons as Charlton Heston (voice)
- 1989 · The Simpsons as Evan Conover (voice)
- 1989 · The Simpsons as Troy McClure / Fat Tony (voice)
- 1989 · The Simpsons as Lionel Hutz / Hospital Chairman (voice)
- 1989 · The Simpsons as Troy McClure / Additional Voices (voice)
- 1989 · Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary as Self
- 1989 · Seinfeld as Man on Phone (voice) (uncredited)
- 1989 · How I Got Into College as Bennedict, SAT Coach
- 1989 · Fletch Lives as Bly Manager
- 1988 · Love Is a Dream as
- 1987 · DuckTales as Captain Frye (voice)
- 1987 · Amazon Women on the Moon as Baseball Announcer (segment "Murray in Videoland")
- 1987 · The Brave Little Toaster as Air Conditioner / Hanging Lamp (voice)
- 1987 · Spaceballs as Dink (voice) (uncredited)
- 1987 · Blind Date as Ted Davis
- 1986 · ¡Three Amigos! as Sam
- 1986 · Jumpin' Jack Flash as Fred
- 1986 · Pee-wee's Playhouse as Captain Carl
- 1986 · Ruthless People as Newsreader (voice) (uncredited)
- 1986 · Last Resort as Jean-Michel
- 1985 · Dennis the Menace as George Wilson
- 1985 · Our Time as
- 1985 · Pee-wee's Big Adventure as Reporter
- 1984 · Challenge of the GoBots as
- 1984 · Cheeseball Presents as
- 1984 · Weekend Pass as Joe Chicago
- 1982 · The Facts as
- 1982 · Pandemonium as Reporter
- 1981 · The Pee-wee Herman Show as Kap'n Karl
- 1980 · Magnum, P.I. as
- 1980 · Skateboard Madness as Narrator (voice)
- 1980 · Cheech & Chong's Next Movie as Chick Hazard Private Eye (Groundling)
- 1980 · The Gong Show Movie as Man at Airport with Gun
- 1980 · The Six O'Clock Follies as
- 1978 · Stunt Rock as Monique's Assistant
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Various Characters
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Various (archive footage)
- 1962 · The Jetsons as School Patrol Robots / Executive Vice President (voice)