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  • BIRTH 18/08/1943
  • DEATH 27/06/2024
  • Country United States
  • SHOWS 35
  • MOVIES 30
  • SCRIPT 1
  • PRODUCTION 1

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

Martin Mull

Shows (35)

Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Walter Peralta
The Simpsons
The Simpsons
Seth (voice)
Psych
Psych
Highway Harry
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Gideon Hutton
Not Dead Yet
Not Dead Yet
Monty Waxberg
Two and a Half Men
Two and a Half Men
Russell
Family Guy
Family Guy
Mr. Harris (voice)
Community
Community
George Perry
American Dad!
American Dad!
Father Donovan (voice)
NCIS: Los Angeles
NCIS: Los Angeles
Edward O'Boyle
Arrested Development
Arrested Development
Gene Parmesan
The Nanny
The Nanny
Martin Mull
Veep
Veep
Bob Bradley
The Afterparty
The Afterparty
Sheriff Reardon
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
Willard Kraft
The Ranch
The Ranch
Jerry
Bob's Burgers
Bob's Burgers
Shopkeeper (voice)
Danny Phantom
Danny Phantom
Vlad Masters / Vlad Plasmius (voice)
The Golden Girls
The Golden Girls
Jimmy
Life in Pieces
Life in Pieces
Gary Timpkins
Roseanne
Roseanne
Leon Carp
Reno 911!
Reno 911!
New Dangle - Lieutenant Jim Kringle
Parker Lewis Can't Lose
Parker Lewis Can't Lose
Mr. Tompkins
The Cool Kids
The Cool Kids
Charlie
Maggie
Maggie
Zach
Wonder Woman
Wonder Woman
Hamlin Rule
The Wild Thornberrys
The Wild Thornberrys
Dennis Tucker (voice)
L.A. Law
L.A. Law
Jerry Schiff
The Larry Sanders Show
The Larry Sanders Show
Martin Mull
Dads (2013)
Dads (2013)
Crawford
Taxi
Taxi
Roger Chapman
'Til Death
'Til Death
Mr. White / Whitey
Inside Comedy
Inside Comedy
Self
Family Dog
Family Dog
Skip Binsford (voice)
The Ellen Show
The Ellen Show
Ed Munn

Movies (30)

Mrs. Doubtfire
Mrs. Doubtfire
Justin Gregory
Jingle All the Way
Jingle All the Way
D.J.
Killers
Killers
Holbrook
Clue
Clue
Colonel Mustard
A Futile and Stupid Gesture
A Futile and Stupid Gesture
Modern Doug
My Bodyguard
My Bodyguard
Mr. Peache
Cutting Class
Cutting Class
William Carson III
Beverly Hills Family Robinson
Beverly Hills Family Robinson
Doug Robinson
Ski Patrol
Ski Patrol
Maris
Relative Strangers
Relative Strangers
Jeffry Morton
Melons
Melons
Mr. Sunnyside
Richie Rich's Christmas Wish
Richie Rich's Christmas Wish
Richard Rich
Think Big
Think Big
Dr. Bruekner
How the West Was Fun
How the West Was Fun
Bart Gafooley
O.C. and Stiggs
O.C. and Stiggs
Pat Coletti
FM
FM
Eric Swan
Take This Job and Shove It
Take This Job and Shove It
Dick Ebersol
Lots of Luck
Lots of Luck
Frank Maris
Miracle Beach
Miracle Beach
Donald Burbank
A Boyfriend for Christmas
A Boyfriend for Christmas
Martin Grant
Private School
Private School
Drug Store Clerk (uncredited)
Far Out Man
Far Out Man
Psychiatrist
Oliver's Ghost
Oliver's Ghost
Clive
Edie & Pen
Edie & Pen
Johnnie Sparkle
Mr. Mom
Mr. Mom
Ron
Tim's Vermeer
Tim's Vermeer
Himself
Come Away Home
Come Away Home
Barney
Portrait of a White Marriage
Portrait of a White Marriage
Martin Mull
Danny Phantom: Reign Storm
Danny Phantom: Reign Storm
Vlad Plasmius
And They're Off
And They're Off
Ken

Script

Portrait of a White Marriage
Portrait of a White Marriage

Production

Portrait of a White Marriage
Portrait of a White Marriage