
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
159 acting credits
Acting · 159

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999

The Simpsons
1989

Family Guy
1999

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962

American Dad!
2005

Two and a Half Men
2003

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
1993

NCIS: Los Angeles
2009

Late Show with David Letterman
1993

Psych
2006

Brooklyn Nine-Nine
2013

Bob's Burgers
2011

The Mike Douglas Show
1961

The Nanny
1993

Arrested Development
2003

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003

The Drew Carey Show
1995

Community
2009

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
1996

Hollywood Squares
1998

The Golden Girls
1985

L.A. Law
1986

Veep
2012

Reno 911!
2003

Taxi
1978

Dexter's Laboratory
1996

The Wild Thornberrys
1998

Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
1976

Just Shoot Me!
1997

Reba
2001

Intimate Portrait
1993

Franklin & Bash
2011

The Larry Sanders Show
1992

Life in Pieces
2015

America's Funniest Home Videos
1989

Dinah!
1974

Danny Phantom
2004

The Jackie Thomas Show
1992

Half & Half
2002

The Ranch
2016

Twice in a Lifetime
1999

Wonder Woman
1975

Tall Tales & Legends
1985

Burke's Law
1994

Less than Perfect
2002

Parker Lewis Can't Lose
1990

Dream On
1990

The Afterparty
2022

'Til Death
2006

The War at Home
2005

America 2-Night
1978

The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
1999

Not Dead Yet
2023

Life with Bonnie
2002

Inside Comedy
2012

Get a Life
1990

Cher
1975

Mrs. Doubtfire
1993

Gary Unmarried
2008

Eastwick
2009

TV 101
1988

The Cool Kids
2018

Bless This Mess
2019

Clue
1985

My Boys
2006

Jingle All the Way
1996

Roseanne
1988

The Wonderful World of Disney
1954

Fernwood 2 Night
1977

The Geena Davis Show
2000

Killers
2010

The Player
1992

Teamo Supremo
2002

Square Pegs
1982

The Ellen Show
2001

Maggie
2022

Rock Concert
1973

Kristin
2001

George Burns Comedy Week
1985

Crumbs
2006

Norm Macdonald Live
2013

Dads
2013

Family Dog
1993

3-South
2002

Private School
1983

Over the Top
1997

Fast Times
1986

Working Class
2011
Daddio
2000

Hopeless Pictures
2005

Mr. Mom
1983
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
1988
His & Hers
1990

The Aristocrats
2005

Domestic Life
1984

Miracle Beach
1992

A Futile and Stupid Gesture
2018

Richie Rich's Christmas Wish
1998

The Boss' Wife
1986

My Bodyguard
1980
Laugh-In
1977

FM
1978

Sister Mary Explains It All
2001

Cutting Class
1989

Relative Strangers
2006

Ted & Venus
1991

Serial
1980

The History of White People in America: Volume II
1986

Ski Patrol
1990

Take This Job and Shove It
1981

2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
2010

Portrait of a White Marriage
1988

Twilight Theatre
1982
Tom Arnold: The Naked Truth
1991

O.C. and Stiggs
1987

The History of White People in America
1985

A Boyfriend for Christmas
2004

Think Big
1989

A Different Approach
1978

Sex, Shock & Censorship in the 90's
1993

Dance with Death
1992

The Day My Parents Ran Away
1993

Edie & Pen
1996

Who Done It: The Clue Documentary
2022

Lots of Luck
1985

Tim's Vermeer
2013

Magic with the Stars
1982

Bad Manners
1984

Presenting Susan Anton
1979

Come Away Home
2005

Pecos Bill
1986

Far Out Man
1990

Attention Shoppers
2000

Yesterday's Tomorrows
1999

Rented Lips
1988

Zack and Reba
1998

The Year That Trembled
2002

Home Is Where the Hart Is
1987

The Jerk, Too
1984

How the West Was Fun
1994
Grandpa, Will You Run with Me?
1983

Mr. Write
1994

And They're Off
2011
The Chevy Chase National Humor Test
1979

Danny Phantom: The Ultimate Enemy
2005

The Water Is Finally Blue: The Untold Story of Robert Altman's O.C. and Stiggs
2023

Flicks
1983

California Girls
1985

An All-Star Toast to the Improv
1988

Jonathan Winters: On the Ledge
1987

Sunset Limousine
1983

Beverly Hills Family Robinson
1997

Melons
2022

Oliver's Ghost
2011

Martin Mull Live from North Ridgeville, Ohio
1987
Ha/lf
2013

Martin Mull: Talent Takes a Holiday
1992

The Tom and Dick Smothers Brothers Special II
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The Brown Blues
1996