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Martin Mull
Actor, Writer
Born August 18, 1943 (79 years)
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
Filmography
| 2022 | Melons · as Mr. Sunnyside |
| 2022 | Maggie (TV Series) · as Zach |
| 2019 | Bless This Mess (TV Series) · as Martin |
| 2018 | A Futile and Stupid Gesture · as 'Modern' Douglas Kenney |
| 2018 | The Cool Kids (TV Series) · as Charlie |
| 2017 | I'm Sorry (TV Series) · as Martin |
| 2016 | The Ranch (TV Series) · as Jerry |
| 2015 | Life in Pieces (TV Series) · as Gary Timpkins |
| 2015 | Grace and Frankie (TV Series) · as H.W. Wallingford |
| 2013 | Reading Writing & Romance · as Phil |
| 2013 | Dads (2013) (TV Series) · as Crawford |
| 2013 | Brooklyn Nine-Nine (TV Series) · as Walter Peralta |
| 2012 | Veep (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 2012 | El Jefe · as Richard Turkus |
| 2011 | And They're Off · as Ken |
| 2011 | Oliver's Ghost · as Clive |
| 2011 | Franklin & Bash (TV Series) · as Judge Gavin Flannigan |
| 2011 | Working Class (TV Series) · as Mr. Parker |
| 2011 | Bob's Burgers (TV Series) · as Shopkeeper (voice) |
| 2011 | Mad Love (TV Series) · as Kurt Grabowski |
| 2010 | Killers · as Holbrook |
| 2009 | NCIS: Los Angeles (TV Series) · as Edward O'Boyle |
| 2009 | Eastwick (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 2009 | Community (TV Series) · as George Perry |
| 2008 | Gary Unmarried (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 2006 | Relative Strangers · as Jeffry Morton |
| 2006 | My Boys (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 2006 | 'Til Death (TV Series) · as Mr. White |
| 2006 | Psych (TV Series) · as Highway Harry |
| 2005 | Come Away Home · as Barney |
| 2005 | Hopeless Pictures (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 2005 | American Dad! (TV Series) · as Father Donovan (voice) |
| 2005 | The War at Home (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 2004 | A Boyfriend for Christmas · as Martin Grant |
| 2003 | Arrested Development (TV Series) · as Gene Parmesan |
| 2003 | Two and a Half Men (TV Series) · as Russell |
| 2003 | Reno 911! (TV Series) · as New Dangle - Lieutenant Jim Kringle |
| 2003 | Danny Phantom (TV Series) · as Vlad Masters / Vlad Plasmius (voice) |
| 2002 | The Year That Trembled · as Wayne Simonelli |
| 2002 | Less Than Perfect (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 2002 | Half & Half (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 2002 | 3 South (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 2002 | Teamo Supremo (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 2002 | Greetings From Tucson (TV Series) · as Tom |
| 2002 | Life with Bonnie (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 2001 | Sister Mary Explains It All · as Skeptical Husband |
| 2001 | Reba (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 2001 | Kristin (TV Series) · as Wayne Davenport |
| 2001 | The Ellen Show (TV Series) · as Ed Munn |
| 2000 | Attention Shoppers · as Charles |
| 1999 | Twice in a Lifetime (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1999 | Family Guy (TV Series) · as Mr. Harris (voice) |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV Series) · as Gideon Hutton |
| 1998 | Richie Rich's Christmas Wish · as Richard Rich |
| 1998 | Zack and Reba · as Virgil Payne |
| 1998 | The Wild Thornberrys (TV Series) · as Dennis Tucker (voice) |
| 1997 | Over the Top (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1997 | Recess (TV Series) · as Paul Prickly |
| 1997 | Just Shoot Me! (TV Series) · as Stan |
| 1996 | Edie & Pen · as Johnnie Sparkle |
| 1996 | Jingle All the Way · as D.J. |
| 1996 | Dexter's Laboratory (TV Series) · as M.A.R. 10 |
| 1996 | Sabrina, The Teenage Witch (TV Series) · as Willard Kraft |
| 1996 | Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen (TV Series) · as Quote Reader |
| 1995 | The Drew Carey Show (TV Series) · as Martin Mull |
| 1994 | How the West Was Fun · as Bart Gafooley |
| 1994 | Mr. Write · as Dan Barnes |
| 1993 | Mrs. Doubtfire · as Justin Gregory |
| 1993 | Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (TV Series) · as Marlin Pfinch-Lupus |
| 1993 | The Nanny (TV Series) · as Martin Mull |
| 1993 | Family Dog (TV Series) · as Skip Binsford (voice) |
| 1993 | The Day My Parents Ran Away · as Norman Roberts |
| 1992 | The Player · as Martin Mull |
| 1992 | Miracle Beach · as Donald Burbank |
| 1992 | Dance with Death · as Art |
| 1992 | The Larry Sanders Show (TV Series) · as Martin Mull |
| 1991 | Ted & Venus · as Ted's Attorney |
| 1990 | Ski Patrol · as Maris |
| 1990 | Far Out Man · as Dr. Liddledick |
| 1990 | Parker Lewis Can't Lose (TV Series) · as Mr. Tompkins |
| 1989 | Cutting Class · as William Carson III |
| 1989 | Think Big · as Dr. Bruekner |
| 1989 | The Simpsons (TV Series) · as Seth (voice) |
| 1989 | America's Funniest Home Videos (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1988 | TV 101 (TV Series) · as Dwight Kincheloe |
| 1988 | Roseanne (TV Series) · as Leon Carp |
| 1987 | Rented Lips · as Archie Powell |
| 1987 | Home Is Where the Hart Is · as Carson Boundy |
| 1987 | D.C. Follies (TV Series) · as Martin Mull |
| 1986 | The Boss' Wife · as Tony Dugdale |
| 1986 | Pecos Bill · as Unknown |
| 1986 | L.A. Law (TV Series) · as Jerry Schiff |
| 1986 | It's Garry Shandling's Show (TV Series) · as Martin Mull |
| 1985 | O.C. and Stiggs · as Pat Coletti |
| 1985 | California Girls · as Elliot |
| 1985 | Clue · as Colonel Mustard |
| 1985 | Tall Tales & Legends (TV Series) · as Governor Ambrose Peasley |
| 1985 | The Golden Girls (TV Series) · as Jimmy |
| 1984 | The Jerk, Too · as Guest |
| 1984 | Bad Manners · as Warren Fitzpatrick |
| 1983 | Mr. Mom · as Ron |
| 1983 | Sunset Limousine · as Mel Shaver (uncredited) |
| 1983 | Flicks · as Tang / Arthur Lyle |
| 1983 | Private School · as Drug Store Clerk (uncredited) |
| 1982 | Square Pegs (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1981 | Take This Job and Shove It · as Dick Ebersol |
| 1980 | My Bodyguard · as Mr. Peache |
| 1980 | Serial · as Harvey |
| 1978 | FM · as Eric Swan |
| 1978 | Taxi (TV Series) · as Roger Chapman |
| 1976 | Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1975 | Wonder Woman (TV Series) · as Hamlin Rule |
| 1954 | Disneyland (TV Series) · as actor |