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