Martin Mull
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
157
Gender
Male
Birthday
1943-08-18
Day of death
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
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Family Guy
The Simpsons
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Mike Douglas Show
American Dad!
Two and a Half Men
NCIS: Los Angeles
Hollywood Squares
Hollywood Squares
Bob's Burgers
Psych
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
The Nanny
Community
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
The Drew Carey Show
Arrested Development
The Golden Girls
Reno 911!
Dexter's Laboratory
Danny Phantom
Veep
Taxi
Intimate Portrait
Franklin & Bash
The Wild Thornberrys
America's Funniest Home Videos
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
Reba
Dinah!
Just Shoot Me!
L.A. Law
Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
Life in Pieces
Twice in a Lifetime
The Afterparty
Dream On
Less than Perfect
The Larry Sanders Show
The Ranch
Wonder Woman
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
'Til Death
'Til Death
Half & Half
Parker Lewis Can't Lose
The War at Home
Burke's Law
Life with Bonnie
Not Dead Yet
Mrs. Doubtfire
Jingle All the Way
Clue
My Boys
Cutting Class
The Day My Parents Ran Away
Inside Comedy
The History of White People in America
Tall Tales & Legends
Gary Unmarried
Bad Manners
America 2-Night
TV 101
Get a Life
A Different Approach
George Burns Comedy Week
Far Out Man
Mr. Mom
Killers
Tim's Vermeer
Roseanne
Cher
Magic with the Stars
Private School
Bless This Mess
Maggie
Eastwick
Daddio
Fast Times
The Cool Kids
My Bodyguard
Teamo Supremo
Miracle Beach
The Player
How the West Was Fun
Fernwood 2 Night
Attention Shoppers
Dance with Death
The Jackie Thomas Show
Norm Macdonald Live
The History of White People in America: Volume II
Square Pegs
Portrait of a White Marriage
Richie Rich's Christmas Wish
Pecos Bill
Dads
Who Done It: The Clue Documentary
Crumbs
The Water Is Finally Blue: The Untold Story of Robert Altman's O.C. and Stiggs
Sister Mary Explains It All
The Ellen Show
Zack and Reba
Think Big
Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen
Rock Concert
Melons
Over the Top
Family Dog
Martin Mull: Talent Takes a Holiday
And They're Off
Kristin
Oliver's Ghost
3-South
Lots of Luck
FM
Working Class
Twilight Theatre
Come Away Home
Relative Strangers
The Aristocrats
The Wonderful World of Disney
Edie & Pen
The Boss' Wife
Ted & Venus
Beverly Hills Family Robinson
His & Hers
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
Domestic Life
Home Is Where the Hart Is
Rented Lips
The Year That Trembled
The Chevy Chase National Humor Test
Yesterday's Tomorrows
Ski Patrol
Flicks
Hopeless Pictures
Sunset Limousine
Grandpa, Will You Run with Me?
Serial
Ha/lf
Mr. Write
Laugh-In
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
Presenting Susan Anton
A Boyfriend for Christmas
Tom Arnold: The Naked Truth
O.C. and Stiggs
A Futile and Stupid Gesture
Jonathan Winters: On the Ledge
An All-Star Toast to the Improv
Sex, Shock & Censorship in the 90's
California Girls
Take This Job and Shove It
Martin Mull Live from North Ridgeville, Ohio
The Tom and Dick Smothers Brothers Special II
