Martin Mull
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
159
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
The Simpsons
Family Guy
Two and a Half Men
American Dad!
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
NCIS: Los Angeles
Bob's Burgers
Psych
The Nanny
The Mike Douglas Show
The Drew Carey Show
Community
Dexter's Laboratory
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
Arrested Development
Mrs. Doubtfire
The Golden Girls
L.A. Law
Reno 911!
Jingle All the Way
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
Veep
The Wild Thornberrys
Taxi
Danny Phantom
Reba
Intimate Portrait
Life in Pieces
Hollywood Squares
Hollywood Squares
Dinah!
Just Shoot Me!
America's Funniest Home Videos
Franklin & Bash
Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
Not Dead Yet
The Ranch
Parker Lewis Can't Lose
The Afterparty
Burke's Law
The Larry Sanders Show
Wonder Woman
Killers
Dream On
Half & Half
Clue
The History of White People in America: Volume II
Private School
Melons
Twice in a Lifetime
Edie & Pen
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
'Til Death
'Til Death
Gary Unmarried
Think Big
Less than Perfect
My Bodyguard
Bad Manners
My Boys
Get a Life
The Aristocrats
Miracle Beach
Twilight Theatre
The War at Home
The Water Is Finally Blue: The Untold Story of Robert Altman's O.C. and Stiggs
Relative Strangers
Inside Comedy
Rented Lips
Life with Bonnie
TV 101
Ski Patrol
Mr. Write
Ha/lf
Pecos Bill
Serial
Richie Rich's Christmas Wish
Tall Tales & Legends
Maggie
Mr. Mom
Rock Concert
Bless This Mess
Roseanne
America 2-Night
The Player
Eastwick
The Cool Kids
Over the Top
Norm Macdonald Live
Flicks
How the West Was Fun
Ted & Venus
The Boss' Wife
Tim's Vermeer
Martin Mull: Talent Takes a Holiday
Teamo Supremo
Cher
Beverly Hills Family Robinson
3-South
The History of White People in America
Square Pegs
Lots of Luck
Fernwood 2 Night
Yesterday's Tomorrows
The Wonderful World of Disney
Oliver's Ghost
The Jackie Thomas Show
Far Out Man
Dads
Working Class
Fast Times
Danny Phantom: The Ultimate Enemy
Come Away Home
The Ellen Show
Sister Mary Explains It All
Crumbs
The Chevy Chase National Humor Test
Magic with the Stars
Dance with Death
The Year That Trembled
Kristin
Zack and Reba
Portrait of a White Marriage
O.C. and Stiggs
The Day My Parents Ran Away
Tom Arnold: The Naked Truth
Home Is Where the Hart Is
And They're Off
Daddio
Hopeless Pictures
A Different Approach
The Jerk, Too
Who Done It: The Clue Documentary
Grandpa, Will You Run with Me?
Attention Shoppers
Sex, Shock & Censorship in the 90's
Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen
Family Dog
Jonathan Winters: On the Ledge
George Burns Comedy Week
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
Domestic Life
His & Hers
Laugh-In
A Futile and Stupid Gesture
Martin Mull Live from North Ridgeville, Ohio
Cutting Class
FM
A Boyfriend for Christmas
Presenting Susan Anton
Take This Job and Shove It
The Tom and Dick Smothers Brothers Special II
California Girls
Sunset Limousine
An All-Star Toast to the Improv
