Phil Hartman
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 24, 1948
- Died
- May 28, 1998 (aged 49)
- Birthplace
- Brantford, Ontario, Canada
Biography
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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Filmography
An SNL Thanksgiving
Movie · as (archive footage)
The Last Days of Phil Hartman
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Behind Closed Doors with Natalie Morales
TV · as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep
The Women of SNL
Movie · as Various (archive footage)
Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation
Movie · as Self
Comedy Club Shoot-out: Vol. 1
Movie · as Self
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
Movie · as Self
The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror
Movie · as Bill Clinton (voice)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley
Movie · as Various (archive footage) (uncredited)
101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Continental: Anticipation
Movie · as The Continental Announcer (voice)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dana Carvey
Movie
The Simpsons: Too Hot For TV
Movie
Saturday Night Live: Christmas
Movie · as Various (archive footage)
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
Movie · as (archive footage)
Small Soldiers
Movie · as Phil Fimple
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman
Movie · as Self / Various Characters
Buster & Chauncey's Silent Night
Movie · as Chauncey (voice)
Saturday Night Live: A Tribute to Chris Farley
Movie · as Self
The Second Civil War
Movie · as The President
Sgt. Bilko
Movie · as Major Thorn
Jingle All the Way
Movie · as Ted Maltin
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
3rd Rock from the Sun
TV · as Phillip, Randy · 1 ep
Going, Going, Almost Gone! Animals in Danger
Movie
Houseguest
Movie · as Gary Young
Stuart Saves His Family
Movie · as Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
The Show Formerly Known as the Martin Short Show
Movie · as Various
NewsRadio
TV · as Bill McNeal · 75 eps
Night Stand with Dick Dietrick
TV · 1 ep
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
TV · as Game Show Host (voice) · 1 ep
Greedy
Movie · as Frank
The Pagemaster
Movie · as Tom Morgan (voice)
The Crazysitter
Movie · as The Salesman
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Special Edition
Movie · as Self - Host
The Critic
TV · as Adolph Hitmaker / Bernie Wasserman / Professor Blowhard (voice) · 1 ep
So I Married an Axe Murderer
Movie · as Ranger John "Vicky" Johnson
Coneheads
Movie · as Marlax
CB4
Movie · as Virgil Robinson
The Twelve Days of Christmas
Movie · as Hollyberry
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1
Movie · as Comic Cop
Daybreak
Movie · as Man in Abstinence Commercial
Animaniacs
TV · as Dan Anchorman (voice) · 1 ep
The John Larroquette Show
TV · as Otto Friedling · 1 ep
The Larry Sanders Show
TV · as Phil Hartman · 1 ep
Eek! The Cat
TV · as Psycho Bunny (voice) · 1 ep
Fish Police
TV · as Inspector C. Bass (voice) · 1 ep
One Special Victory
Movie · as Mike Rutten
The Ren & Stimpy Show
TV · as Sid (voice), Russian Newsreel Narrator / Pig (voice) · 1 ep
Darkwing Duck
TV · as Paddywhack (voice)
Quick Change
Movie · as Hal Edison
Tom & Jerry Kids Show
TV · as Calaboose Cal (voice) · 195 eps
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures
TV · 1 ep
Bobby's World
TV · 1 ep
TaleSpin
TV · as Ace London (voice) · 1 ep
Tiny Toon Adventures
TV · as Octavius (voice) · 1 ep
Gravedale High
TV · as Billy Headstone (voice) · 1 ep
How I Got Into College
Movie · as Bennedict, SAT Coach
Fletch Lives
Movie · as Bly Manager
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
Movie · as Self
Seinfeld
TV · as Man on Phone (voice) (uncredited) · 1 ep
The Simpsons
TV · as Troy McClure (voice), Lionel Hutz (voice), Tom / Nelson's Dad / Football Commentator / Announcer (voice), Troy McClure / Joey / Godfather / Lionel Hutz (voice), Stockbroker / Horst (voice), Troy McClure / Jimmy Apollo (voice), Lionel Hutz / Troy McClure (voice), Lyle Lanley (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) · 16 eps
Blind Date
Movie · as Ted Davis
The Brave Little Toaster
Movie · as Air Conditioner / Hanging Lamp (voice)
Spaceballs
Movie · as Dink (voice) (uncredited)
Amazon Women on the Moon
Movie · as Baseball Announcer (segment "Murray in Videoland")
DuckTales
TV · as Captain Frye (voice) · 1 ep
Jumpin' Jack Flash
Movie · as Fred
Ruthless People
Movie · as Newsreader (voice) (uncredited)
¡Three Amigos!
Movie · as Sam
Last Resort
Movie · as Jean-Michel
Pee-wee's Playhouse
TV · as Captain Carl · 13 eps
Pee-wee's Big Adventure
Movie · as Reporter
Dennis the Menace
TV · as George Wilson · 78 eps
Our Time
TV · 7 eps
The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo
TV · as Vaccu-Spook Auctioneer (voice) · 1 ep
Weekend Pass
Movie · as Joe Chicago
Cheeseball Presents
Movie · as Various Characters
Challenge of the GoBots
TV · 5 eps
Pandemonium
Movie · as Reporter
The Facts
Movie
The Border
Movie · as Charlie Smith (voice) (uncredited)
Late Night with David Letterman
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
The Pee-wee Herman Show
Movie · as Kap'n Karl
The Gong Show Movie
Movie · as Man at Airport with Gun
Cheech & Chong's Next Movie
Movie · as Chick Hazard Private Eye (Groundling)
Skateboard Madness
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
Magnum, P.I.
TV · as News Reader (voice) · 1 ep
The Six O'Clock Follies
TV · 6 eps
Stunt Rock
Movie · as Monique's Assistant
Saturday Night Live
TV · as Self - Various Characters, Self - Host, Self / Various (archive footage), Pilgrim (uncredited), Eych Announcer (voice) (uncredited), The Continental Announcer (voice) (uncredited) · 153 eps
The Jetsons
TV · as School Patrol Robots / Executive Vice President (voice) · 1 ep
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV · 1 ep