Phil Hartman
Acting
Philip Edward Hartman (né Hartmann; September 24, 1948 – May 28, 1998) was a Canadian-born American comedian, actor, screenwriter, and graphic designer. Hartman was born in Brantford, Ontario, Canada, and his family moved to the United States when he was ten years old. After graduating from California State University, Northridge with a degree in graphic arts, he designed album covers for bands including Poco and America. In 1975, Hartman joined the comedy group the Groundlings, where he helped Paul Reubens develop his character Pee-wee Herman. Hartman co-wrote the film Pee-wee's Big Adventure and made recurring appearances as Captain Carl on Reubens' show Pee-wee's Playhouse. In 1986, Hartman joined the NBC sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live (SNL) as a cast member, and stayed for eight seasons until 1994. Nicknamed "Glue" for his ability to hold the show together and help other cast members, he won a Primetime Emmy Award for his SNL work in 1989. He also starred as Bill McNeal in the sitcom NewsRadio, voiced Lionel Hutz and Troy McClure on The Simpsons, and appeared in supporting roles in the films Houseguest, Sgt. Bilko, Jingle All the Way, and Small Soldiers. After two divorces, Hartman married Brynn Omdahl in 1987, with whom he had two children. However, their marriage was troubled due to his busy work schedule and her drug and alcohol abuse. In 1998, while Hartman was sleeping in his bed, Omdahl shot and killed him, and later killed herself. In the weeks following his murder, Hartman was celebrated in a wave of tributes. Dan Snierson of Entertainment Weekly wrote that Hartman was "the last person you'd expect to read about in lurid headlines in your morning paper... a decidedly regular guy, beloved by everyone he worked with". He was posthumously inducted into the Canada and Hollywood Walks of Fame in 2012 and 2014.
The Last Days of Phil Hartman
Self (archive footage)
The Women of SNL
Various (archive footage)
Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation
Self
Comedy Club Shoot-out: Vol. 1
Self
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
Self
The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror
Bill Clinton (voice)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley
Various (archive footage) (uncredited)
101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment
Self (archive footage)
The Continental: Anticipation
The Continental Announcer (voice)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dana Carvey
The Simpsons: Too Hot For TV
Buster & Chauncey's Silent Night
Chauncey (voice)
Small Soldiers
Phil Fimple
Saturday Night Live: A Tribute to Chris Farley
Self
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman
Self / Various Characters
The Second Civil War
The President
Jingle All the Way
Ted Maltin
Sgt. Bilko
MAJ Colin Thorn
The Show Formerly Known as the Martin Short Show
Various
Stuart Saves His Family
Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Going, Going, Almost Gone! Animals in Danger
Houseguest
Gary Young
The Crazysitter
The Salesman
The Pagemaster
Tom Morgan (voice)
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Special Edition
Self - Host
Greedy
Frank
The Twelve Days of Christmas
Hollyberry
So I Married an Axe Murderer
Ranger John "Vicky" Johnson
Coneheads
Marlax
Daybreak
Man in Abstinence Commercial
CB4
Virgil Robinson
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1
Comic Cop
One Special Victory
Mike Rutten
Quick Change
Hal Edison
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
Self
How I Got Into College
Bennedict, SAT Coach
Fletch Lives
Bly Manager
Amazon Women on the Moon
Baseball Announcer (segment "Murray in Videoland")
The Brave Little Toaster
Air Conditioner / Hanging Lamp (voice)
Spaceballs
Dink (voice) (uncredited)
Blind Date
Ted Davis
¡Three Amigos!
Sam
Jumpin' Jack Flash
Fred
Ruthless People
Newsreader (voice) (uncredited)
Last Resort
Jean-Michel
Pee-wee's Big Adventure
Reporter
Cheeseball Presents
Various Characters
Weekend Pass
Joe Chicago
The Facts
Pandemonium
Reporter
The Border
Charlie Smith (voice) (uncredited)
The Pee-wee Herman Show
Kap'n Karl
Skateboard Madness
Narrator (voice)
Cheech & Chong's Next Movie
Chick Hazard Private Eye (Groundling)
The Gong Show Movie
Man at Airport with Gun
Stunt Rock
Monique's Assistant