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Sep 24, 1948
May 28, 1998 (49)
Brantford, Ontario, Canada
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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
Year | Movie / TV show / Other | Role |
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— | The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror | |
2019 | The Last Days of Phil Hartman | Self (archive footage) |
2015 | Saturday Night Live: 40th Anniversary Special | Self - Cast Member (In Memoriam) |
2015 | Behind Closed Doors with Natalie Morales | Self (archive footage) |
2010 | The Women of SNL | Various (archive footage) |
2006 | Comedy Club Shoot-out: Vol. 1 | Self |
2003 | Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley | Various (archive footage) (uncredited) |
2003 | The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror | Bill Clinton (voice) |
1999 | The Simpsons: Too Hot For TV | |
1999 | Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dana Carvey | |
1998 | Small Soldiers | Phil Fimple |
1998 | Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman | Self / Various Characters |
1998 | Buster & Chauncey's Silent Night | Chauncey (voice) |
1998 | Saturday Night Live: A Tribute to Chris Farley | Self |
1997 | The Second Civil War | The President |
1996 | Jingle All the Way | Ted Maltin |
1996 | 3rd Rock from the Sun | Phillip |
1996 | 3rd Rock from the Sun | Randy |
1996 | Sgt. Bilko | MAJ Colin Thorn |
1996 | The Rosie O'Donnell Show | Self |
1995 | NewsRadio | Bill McNeal |
1995 | Houseguest | Gary Young |
1995 | Stuart Saves His Family | Announcer (voice) (uncredited) |
1995 | Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child | Game Show Host (voice) |
1995 | The Show Formerly Known as the Martin Short Show | Various |
1995 | Going, Going, Almost Gone! Animals in Danger | |
1995 | Night Stand with Dick Dietrick | |
1994 | The Pagemaster | Tom Morgan (voice) |
1994 | Greedy | Frank |
1994 | The Critic | |
1994 | The Crazysitter | The Salesman |
1994 | How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Special Edition | Self - Host |
1993 | Coneheads | Marlax |
1993 | National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1 | Comic Cop |
1993 | Animaniacs | Dan Anchorman (voice) |
1993 | So I Married an Axe Murderer | Park Ranger - Vickie |
1993 | CB4 | Virgil Robinson |
1993 | Daybreak | Man in Abstinence Commercial |
1993 | The John Larroquette Show | Otto Friedling |
1993 | The Twelve Days of Christmas | Hollyberry |
1992 | Eek! The Cat | Psycho Bunny (voice) |
1992 | The Larry Sanders Show | Phil Hartman |
1991 | The Ren & Stimpy Show | |
1991 | Darkwing Duck | |
1991 | One Special Victory | Mike Rutten |
1990 | Tiny Toon Adventures | Octavius (voice) |
1990 | Quick Change | Hal Edison |
1990 | TaleSpin | Ace London (voice) |
1990 | Bobby's World | |
1990 | Tom & Jerry Kids Show | Calaboose Cal (voice) |
1990 | Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures | |
1990 | Gravedale High | |
1989 | The Simpsons | Lionel Hutz (voice) |
1989 | The Simpsons | Troy McClure (voice) |
1989 | The Simpsons | Tom / Nelson's Dad / Football Commentator / Announcer (voice) |
1989 | The Simpsons | Troy McClure / Joey / Godfather / Lionel Hutz (voice) |
1989 | The Simpsons | Troy McClure / Jimmy Apollo (voice) |
1989 | The Simpsons | Stockbroker / Horst (voice) |
1989 | The Simpsons | Lionel Hutz / Troy McClure (voice) |
1989 | The Simpsons | Lyle Lanley (voice) |
1989 | The Simpsons | Troy McClure / Lionel Hutz (voice) |
1989 | The Simpsons | Charlton Heston (voice) |
1989 | The Simpsons | Evan Conover (voice) |
1989 | The Simpsons | Troy McClure / Fat Tony (voice) |
1989 | The Simpsons | Lionel Hutz / Hospital Chairman (voice) |
1989 | Seinfeld | Man on Phone (voice) (uncredited) |
1989 | Fletch Lives | Bly Manager |
1989 | How I Got Into College | Bennedict, SAT Coach |
1989 | Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary | Self |
1988 | Love Is a Dream | |
1987 | Spaceballs | Dink (voice) (uncredited) |
1987 | DuckTales | Captain Frye (voice) |
1987 | Blind Date | Ted Davis |
1987 | The Brave Little Toaster | Air Conditioner / Hanging Lamp (voice) |
1987 | Amazon Women on the Moon | Baseball Announcer (segment "Murray in Videoland") |
1986 | ¡Three Amigos! | Sam |
1986 | Ruthless People | Newsreader (voice) (uncredited) |
1986 | Jumpin' Jack Flash | Fred |
1986 | Pee-wee's Playhouse | Captain Carl |
1986 | Last Resort | Jean-Michel |
1985 | Pee-wee's Big Adventure | Reporter |
1985 | Dennis the Menace | George Wilson |
1985 | Our Time | |
1984 | Challenge of the GoBots | |
1984 | Weekend Pass | Joe Chicago |
1984 | Cheeseball Presents | |
1982 | Pandemonium | Reporter |
1982 | The Facts | |
1981 | The Pee-wee Herman Show | Kap'n Karl |
1980 | Magnum, P.I. | |
1980 | Cheech & Chong's Next Movie | Chick Hazard Private Eye (Groundling) |
1980 | The Gong Show Movie | Man at Airport with Gun |
1980 | Skateboard Madness | Narrator (voice) |
1980 | The Six O'Clock Follies | |
1978 | Stunt Rock | Monique's Assistant |
1975 | Saturday Night Live | Self - Various Characters |
1975 | Saturday Night Live | Self - Host |
1975 | Saturday Night Live | Various (archive footage) |
1962 | The Jetsons | School Patrol Robots / Executive Vice President (voice) |
Year | Movie / TV show / Other | Role |
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1998 | Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman | Writer |
1985 | Pee-wee's Big Adventure | Writer |
1981 | The Pee-wee Herman Show | Writer |