Martin Mull

Martin Mull

80 · Born: Aug 18, 1943

Personal Details

Born Aug 18, 1943 Chicago, Illinois, USA
Spouse
  • Wendy Mull

    ( Jun 5, 1982 to Mar 28, 2024 )
  • Sandra Baker

    ( Sep 9, 1978 to Nov 26, 1981 )
  • Kristin Johnson

    ( Dec 31, 1969 to Dec 31, 1969 )

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

Career

2023
Not Dead Yet
Not Dead Yet as Monty Waxberg
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2022
Melons
Melons as Mr. Sunnyside
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Maggie
Maggie as Zach
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2020
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Brooklyn Nine-Nine as Walter Peralta
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2019
Bob's Burgers
Bob's Burgers as Shopkeeper (voice)
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2018
A Futile and Stupid Gesture
A Futile and Stupid Gesture as Modern Doug
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The Cool Kids
The Cool Kids as Charlie
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2017
The Ranch
The Ranch as Jerry
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2015
Community
Community as George Perry
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2013
Dads
Dads as Crawford
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Psych
Psych as Highway Harry
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2012
Oliver's Ghost
Oliver's Ghost as Clive
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2011
And They're Off
And They're Off as Ken
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2010
Killers
Killers as Holbrook
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2009
'Til Death
'Til Death as Mr. White
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2008
Two and a Half Men
Two and a Half Men as Russell
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Gideon Hutton
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2006
Relative Strangers
Relative Strangers as Jeffry Morton
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Danny Phantom
Danny Phantom as Vlad Masters / Vlad Plasmius (voice)
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2005
Come Away Home
Come Away Home as Barney
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American Dad!
American Dad! as Father Donovan (voice)
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Hopeless Pictures
Hopeless Pictures
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2004
A Boyfriend for Christmas
A Boyfriend for Christmas as Martin Grant
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Arrested Development
Arrested Development as Gene Parmesan
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Reno 911!
Reno 911! as New Dangle - Lieutenant Jim Kringle
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2003
Half & Half
Half & Half
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2002
The Year That Trembled
The Year That Trembled as Wayne Simonelli
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3-South
3-South
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2001
Sister Mary Explains It All
Sister Mary Explains It All as Skeptical Husband
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The Ellen Show
The Ellen Show as Ed Munn
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2000
Attention Shoppers
Attention Shoppers as Charles
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1999
Family Guy
Family Guy as Mr. Harris (voice)
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1998
Zack and Reba
Zack and Reba as Virgil Payne
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Richie Rich's Christmas Wish
Richie Rich's Christmas Wish as Richard Rich
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The Simpsons
The Simpsons as Seth (voice)
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1997
Beverly Hills Family Robinson
Beverly Hills Family Robinson as Doug Robinson
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Sabrina the Teenage Witch
Sabrina the Teenage Witch as Willard Kraft
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1996
Jingle All the Way
Jingle All the Way as D.J.
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Roseanne
Roseanne as Leon Carp
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1994
Mr. Write
Mr. Write as Dan Barnes
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How the West Was Fun
How the West Was Fun as Bart Gafooley
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1993
The Day My Parents Ran Away
The Day My Parents Ran Away as Norman Roberts
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Basic Values: Sex, Shock & Censorship in the 90's
Basic Values: Sex, Shock & Censorship in the 90's as “Love Thy Neighbor" Host
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Family Dog
Family Dog as Skip Binsford (voice)
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1992
Miracle Beach
Miracle Beach as Donald Burbank
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Dance with Death
Dance with Death as Art
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The Larry Sanders Show
The Larry Sanders Show as Martin Mull
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1991
Ted & Venus
Ted & Venus as Ted's Attorney
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1990
Far Out Man
Far Out Man as Psychiatrist
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The Golden Girls
The Golden Girls as Jimmy
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1989
Cutting Class
Cutting Class as William Carson III
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Think Big
Think Big as Dr. Bruekner
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1988
Portrait of a White Marriage
Portrait of a White Marriage as Martin Mull
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1987
Flicks
Flicks as Tang / Arthur Lyle
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Rented Lips
Rented Lips as Archie Powell
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Home Is Where the Hart Is
Home Is Where the Hart Is as Carson Boundy
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1986
The Boss' Wife
The Boss' Wife as Tony Dugdale
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Tall Tales & Legends
Tall Tales & Legends as Governor Ambrose Peasley
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1985
O.C. and Stiggs
O.C. and Stiggs as Pat Coletti
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Lots of Luck
Lots of Luck as Frank Maris
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California Girls
California Girls as Elliot
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Clue
Clue as Colonel Mustard
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The History of White People in America
Tall Tales & Legends
Tall Tales & Legends as Governor Ambrose Peasley
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1984
Bad Manners
Bad Manners as Warren Fitzpatrick
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1983
Mr. Mom
Mr. Mom as Ron
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1981
Take This Job and Shove It
Take This Job and Shove It as Dick Ebersol
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1980
Serial
Serial as Harvey
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1978
FM
FM as Eric Swan
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Taxi
Taxi as Roger Chapman
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America 2-Night
America 2-Night as Barth Gimble
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1977
Fernwood 2 Night
Fernwood 2 Night
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Wonder Woman
Wonder Woman as Hamlin Rule
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1976
Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
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Tim's Vermeer
Tim's Vermeer
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1999
1988
Portrait of a White Marriage
Portrait of a White Marriage as Writer
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1987
Rented Lips
Rented Lips as Writer
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1986
The History of White People in America: Volume II
1985
The History of White People in America