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 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.
Cast credits(102)
Troy McClure (voice)
1989
Lionel Hutz (voice)
1989
Troy McClure / Joey / Godfather / Lionel Hutz (voice)
1989
Tom / Nelson's Dad / Football Commentator / Announcer (voice)
1989
Lyle Lanley (voice)
1989
Troy McClure / Jimmy Apollo (voice)
1989
Stockbroker / Horst (voice)
1989
Lionel Hutz / Troy McClure (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
1962
Man on Phone (voice) (uncredited)
1989
News Reader (voice)
1980
Self - Various Characters
1975
Self - Host
1975
Self / Various (archive footage)
1975
Phillip
1996
Randy
1996
1991
Captain Frye (voice)
1987
Dan Anchorman (voice)
1993
Bill McNeal
1995
Ace London (voice)
1990
Calaboose Cal (voice)
1990
Octavius (voice)
1990
Phil Hartman
1992
School Patrol Robots / Executive Vice President (voice)
1962
Dink (voice) (uncredited)
1987
1991
1990
Marlax
1993
Psycho Bunny (voice)
1992
Otto Friedling
1993
Self (archive footage)
2003
Phil Fimple
1998
Game Show Host (voice)
1995
Ted Maltin
1996
Captain Carl
1986
1995
Adolph Hitmaker / Bernie Wasserman / Professor Blowhard (voice)
1994
Sam
1986
Tom Morgan (voice)
1994
Man in Abstinence Commercial
1993
Self
2025
Virgil Robinson
1993
George Wilson
1985
Comic Cop
1993
Self
1996
Reporter
1985
1984
Frank
1994
Hal Edison
1990
Ted Davis
1987
Park Ranger - Vickie
1993
Bill Clinton (voice)
2003
Baseball Announcer (segment "Murray in Videoland")
1987
Various (archive footage)
2010
Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
1995
The Salesman
1994
Fred
1986
Newsreader (voice) (uncredited)
1986
Billy Headstone (voice)
1990
Bly Manager
1989
MAJ Colin Thorn
1996
1990
Chick Hazard Private Eye (Groundling)
1980
Reporter
1982
Self - Host
1994
Self (archive footage)
2015
1995
Jean-Michel
1986
Air Conditioner / Hanging Lamp (voice)
1987
Joe Chicago
1984
Charlie Smith (voice) (uncredited)
1982
Self
1989
The President
1997
Chauncey (voice)
1998
Self
1998
Self / Various Characters
1998
Gary Young
1995
Self
2006
Hollyberry
1993
Man at Airport with Gun
1980
The Continental Announcer (voice)
2001
1982
Bennedict, SAT Coach
1989
1980
1985
Self (archive footage)
2019
Various (archive footage) (uncredited)
2003
Mike Rutten
1991
Various
1995
1999
Kap'n Karl
1981
Various Characters
1984
Monique's Assistant
1978
Narrator (voice)
1980
1999