Martin Mull

Offbeat funnyman Martin Mull was born in Chicago, Illinois, the oldest of three children, and raised in Ohio. The blond-maned, blue-eyed comedian with the sad, droopy mustache first came in contact with the arts by honing in on his innate talents as a painter. In order to pay his art school tuition, he started organizing bands. At around the same time, he discovered that stand-up comedy was another way to allow his creative juices to flow. Martin's early recognition as a humorist led to a recording contract, and, over the years, he would be Grammy-nominated several times for a number of eccentric comedy albums. His gimmick and allure came in the form of a dry, humorless delivery and a bland, highly conservative-looking demeanor, which masked a sly, witty and ultra-hip philosophy. Gaining popularity in the 1970s, he finally broke into TV with the cult soap opera parody "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman" (1976) in which he played Garth Gimble, a volatile wife abuser whose comeuppance occurred in the form of an aluminum Christmas tree (impaled) in his home closet. Martin was so popular on the show that he was resurrected in the spin-off series "Fernwood 2 Night" (1977) as twin brother Barth Gimble, who was a co-host of the town's television program along with Fred Willard's Jerry Hubbard character. After this peak, Martin became a sought-after guest on the talk show circuit, not to mention variety specials and TV movies. He tried his hand at producing and starring in his own sitcom "Domestic Life" (1984) but the series failed. He also added his special brand of merriment to films over the years, some of them being decent, such as FM (1978), Serial (1980), Mr. Mom (1983) and Clue (1985) in the role of the tweedy-looking Colonel Mustard, while most have been either formula schtick or just plain drivel, as in Take This Job and Shove It (1981), Rented Lips (1988), which he produced and wrote, Cutting Class (1989), Far Out Man (1990) with Cheech & Chong, and Mr. Write (1994). Martin's first passion has always been art and the distinguished multi-media artist's work has been showcased in galleries throughout the world. He also authored the book "Painting, Drawing and World," which is a compilation of ten years of his work. Mull is married to a composer and musician, Wendy, and they have a daughter. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Gary Brumburgh

Known For: Acting

Born: Chicago, Illinois, USA, 1943-08-18

Died: 2024-06-27

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1978	A Different Approach		63
2	1978	FM	Eric Swan	67
3	1979	The Chevy Chase National Humor Test		0
4	1980	Serial	Harvey	55
5	1980	My Bodyguard	Mr. Peache	63
6	1981	Take This Job and Shove It	Dick Ebersol	53
7	1982	Magic with the Stars		0
8	1982	Twilight Theatre		0
9	1983	Grandpa, Will You Run with Me?	Self - Sketch Performer	0
10	1983	Private School	Drug Store Clerk (uncredited)	57
11	1983	Mr. Mom	Ron	66
12	1983	Flicks	Tang / Arthur Lyle	50
13	1983	Sunset Limousine	Mel Shaver (uncredited)	40
14	1984	Bad Manners	Warren Fitzpatrick	57
15	1985	Lots of Luck	Frank Maris	70
16	1985	California Girls	Elliot	34
17	1985	The History of White People in America	Host	62
18	1985	Clue	Colonel Mustard	72
19	1986	The Boss' Wife	Tony Dugdale	49
20	1986	Pecos Bill	Governor Ambrose Peasley	0
21	1986	The History of White People in America: Volume II	Himself - Host	90
22	1987	Jonathan Winters: On the Ledge		10
23	1987	Home Is Where the Hart Is	Carson Boundy	37
24	1987	O.C. and Stiggs	Pat Coletti	45
25	1987	Martin Mull Live from North Ridgeville, Ohio	Self	0
26	1987	Rented Lips	Archie Powell	37
27	1988	An All-Star Toast to the Improv	Self	0
28	1988	Portrait of a White Marriage	Martin Mull	34
29	1989	Cutting Class	William Carson III	50
30	1989	Think Big	Dr. Bruekner	61
31	1990	Ski Patrol	Maris	47
32	1990	Far Out Man	Psychiatrist	53
33	1991	Tom Arnold: The Naked Truth	Self	45
34	1991	Ted & Venus	Ted's Attorney	43
35	1992	Martin Mull: Talent Takes a Holiday	Self	0
36	1992	Dance with Death	Art	40
37	1992	The Player	Martin Mull	72
38	1992	Miracle Beach	Donald Burbank	57
39	1993	Sex, Shock & Censorship in the 90's	“Love Thy Neighbor" Host	0
40	1993	Mrs. Doubtfire	Justin Gregory	72
41	1993	The Day My Parents Ran Away	Norman Roberts	37
42	1994	Mr. Write	Dan Barnes	20
43	1994	How the West Was Fun	Bart Gafooley	55
44	1996	Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen	Quote Reader	47
45	1996	Edie & Pen	Johnnie Sparkle	56
46	1996	Jingle All the Way	D.J.	61
47	1997	Beverly Hills Family Robinson	Doug Robinson	40
48	1998	Richie Rich's Christmas Wish	Richard Rich	47
49	1998	Zack and Reba	Virgil Payne	53
50	1999	Yesterday's Tomorrows	Self	100
51	2000	Attention Shoppers	Charles	25
52	2001	Sister Mary Explains It All	Skeptical Husband	42
53	2002	The Year That Trembled	Wayne Simonelli	40
54	2004	A Boyfriend for Christmas	Martin Grant	56
55	2005	Come Away Home	Barney	66
56	2005	The Aristocrats	Self	59
57	2006	Relative Strangers	Jeffry Morton	52
58	2010	Killers	Holbrook	60
59	2010	2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift	(archive footage)	64
60	2011	Oliver's Ghost	Clive	55
61	2011	And They're Off	Ken Sanders	41
62	2013	Ha/lf	Grandpa Rich	0
63	2013	Tim's Vermeer	Himself	73
64	2018	A Futile and Stupid Gesture	Modern Doug	65
65	2022	Melons	Mr. Sunnyside	47
66	2022	Who Done It: The Clue Documentary	Self (archive footage) (uncredited)	48
67	2023	The Water Is Finally Blue: The Untold Story of Robert Altman's O.C. and Stiggs	Self – Interviewee (voice)	0

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1954	The Wonderful World of Disney		78
2	1961	The Mike Douglas Show	Self	54
3	1962	The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson	Self	75
4	1962	The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson	Self - Guest Host	75
5	1973	Rock Concert	Self	80
6	1974	Dinah!	Self	67
7	1975	Cher	Self	62
8	1975	Wonder Woman	Hamlin Rule	70
9	1976	Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman		71
10	1977	Fernwood 2 Night	Barth Gimble	57
11	1977	Laugh-In	Guest Performer	58
12	1978	America 2-Night	Barth Gimble	82
13	1978	Taxi	Roger Chapman	73
14	1979	Presenting Susan Anton		0
15	1982	Square Pegs		73
16	1984	Domestic Life	Martin Crane	50
17	1985	The Golden Girls	Jimmy	75
18	1985	George Burns Comedy Week		0
19	1985	Tall Tales & Legends	Governor Ambrose Peasley	54
20	1986	Fast Times	Buck Whitman	63
21	1986	L.A. Law	Jerry Schiff	71
22	1988	The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour	Self	70
23	1988	Roseanne	Leon Carp	68
24	1988	TV 101	Dwight Kincheloe	50
25	1989	America's Funniest Home Videos		66
26	1989	The Simpsons	Seth (voice)	80
27	1990	His & Hers	Doug Lambert	60
28	1990	Dream On	Dr. Klein, Martin's Therapist	69
29	1990	Parker Lewis Can't Lose	Mr. Tompkins	72
30	1990	Get a Life	Sandy Connors	74
31	1992	The Larry Sanders Show	Martin Mull	77
32	1992	The Jackie Thomas Show	Doug Talbot	0
33	1993	Family Dog	Skip Binsford (voice)	59
34	1993	Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman		70
35	1993	The Nanny	Martin Mull	81
36	1993	Intimate Portrait	Self	45
37	1994	Burke's Law	Wayne Hudson	67
38	1995	The Drew Carey Show	Martin Mull (uncredited)	66
39	1996	Dexter's Laboratory	M.A.R. 10 (voice)	77
40	1996	Sabrina, the Teenage Witch	Willard Kraft	78
41	1997	Just Shoot Me!	Stan	66
42	1997	Over the Top		73
43	1998	The Wild Thornberrys	Dennis Tucker (voice)	69
44	1998	Hollywood Squares	Self - Panelist	72
45	1998	Hollywood Squares		72
46	1999	Family Guy	Mr. Harris (voice)	74
47	1999	The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn	Self	42
48	1999	Twice in a Lifetime		55
49	1999	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Gideon Hutton	79
50	2000	Daddio	Walter	30
51	2001	Kristin	Wayne Davenport	65
52	2001	The Ellen Show	Ed Munn	65
53	2001	Reba		65
54	2002	Teamo Supremo		80
55	2002	Life with Bonnie	Lenord	65
56	2002	Half & Half	Bob Tyrell	83
57	2002	Less than Perfect	Buddy	69
58	2002	3-South		82
59	2003	Reno 911!	New Dangle - Lieutenant Jim Kringle	72
60	2003	Two and a Half Men	Russell	75
61	2003	Arrested Development	Gene Parmesan	79
62	2004	Danny Phantom	Vlad Masters / Vlad Plasmius (voice)	83
63	2005	American Dad!	Father Donovan (voice)	70
64	2005	Hopeless Pictures		80
65	2005	The War at Home		69
66	2006	Crumbs		58
67	2006	Psych	Highway Harry	79
68	2006	'Til Death	Mr. White	64
69	2006	'Til Death	Whitey	64
70	2006	My Boys		53
71	2008	Gary Unmarried		60
72	2009	Community	George Perry	80
73	2009	NCIS: Los Angeles	Edward O'Boyle	75
74	2009	Eastwick		59
75	2011	Bob's Burgers	Shopkeeper (voice)	78
76	2011	Working Class	Mr. Parker	50
77	2011	Franklin & Bash	Judge Gavin Flannigan	72
78	2012	Inside Comedy	Self	65
79	2012	Veep	Bob Bradley	74
80	2013	Norm Macdonald Live	Self	80
81	2013	Dads	Crawford	54
82	2013	Brooklyn Nine-Nine	Walter Peralta	82
83	2015	Life in Pieces	Gary Timpkins	71
84	2016	The Ranch	Jerry	74
85	2018	The Cool Kids	Charlie	55
86	2019	Bless This Mess	Martin	62
87	2022	The Afterparty	Sheriff Reardon	73
88	2022	Maggie	Zach	73
89	2023	Not Dead Yet	Monty Waxberg	70

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