Martin Mull
Personal Info
Known For Actor
Gender Male
Birthday 1943-08-18
Deathday 2024-06-27 (80 years old)
Place of Birth Chicago, Illinois, USA
Martin Mull
Biography
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
Actor
as Self – Interviewee (voice)
as Monty Waxberg
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
as Mr. Sunnyside
as Zach
as Sheriff Reardon
as Martin
as Modern Doug
as Charlie
as Jerry
as Gary Timpkins
as Himself
as Grandpa Rich
as Crawford
as Walter Peralta
as Self
as Bob Bradley
as Self
as Ken
as Clive
as Judge Gavin Flannigan
as Mr. Parker
as Shopkeeper (voice)
as (archive footage)
as Holbrook
as Edward O'Boyle
as George Perry
as Jeffry Morton
as Mr. White
as Whitey
as Highway Harry
as Self
as Barney
as Father Donovan (voice)
as Martin Grant
as Vlad Masters / Vlad Plasmius (voice)
as Gene Parmesan
as Russell
as New Dangle - Lieutenant Jim Kringle
as Wayne Simonelli
as Buddy
as Bob Tyrell
as Lenord
as Skeptical Husband
as Ed Munn
as Wayne Davenport
as Charles
as Walter
as Self
as Gideon Hutton
as Mr. Harris (voice)
as Virgil Payne
as Richard Rich
as Self - Panelist
as Dennis Tucker (voice)
as Doug Robinson
as Stan
as D.J.
as Johnnie Sparkle
as Quote Reader
as Willard Kraft
as M.A.R. 10 (voice)
as Martin Mull (uncredited)
as Bart Gafooley
as Dan Barnes
as Wayne Hudson
as Norman Roberts
as Justin Gregory
as “Love Thy Neighbor" Host
as Self
as Martin Mull
as Skip Binsford (voice)
as Donald Burbank
as Art
as Martin Mull
as Doug Talbot
as Martin Mull
as Ted's Attorney
as Self
as Psychiatrist
as Maris
as Mr. Tompkins
as Dr. Klein, Martin's Therapist
as Doug Lambert
as Dr. Bruekner
as William Carson III
as Seth (voice)
as Martin Mull
as Self
as Dwight Kincheloe
as Leon Carp
as Archie Powell
as Pat Coletti
as Carson Boundy
as Tony Dugdale
as Governor Ambrose Peasley
as Himself - Host
as Jerry Schiff
as Buck Whitman
as Colonel Mustard
as Elliot
as Frank Maris
as Governor Ambrose Peasley
as Jimmy
as Warren Fitzpatrick
as Martin Crane
as Mel Shaver (uncredited)
as Tang / Arthur Lyle
as Ron
as Drug Store Clerk (uncredited)
as Self - Sketch Performer
as Dick Ebersol
as Mr. Peache
as Harvey
as Eric Swan
as Roger Chapman
as Barth Gimble
as Guest Performer
as Barth Gimble
as Hamlin Rule
as Self
as Self
as Self
as Self - Guest Host
as Self
Writer
as Writer
as Writer
as Writer
as Writer
as Writer
Producer
as Executive Producer
as Executive Producer
as Executive Producer
Sound
as Music Producer
Crew
as Creator
Creator
as Creator