Martin Mull
Born in Chicago in 1943, Martin Mull moved to Connecticut during high school, then attended the Rhode Island School of Design, graduating with a MFA in painting. While in school, Mull began playing guitar in a band and writing his own songs. As the folk music scene began to gain in popularity, Mull found himself playing solo gigs and his songs and banter began to take on a comedic tone. Between 1972 and 1975, Mull released five albums of comic infused folk music. After meeting with creator Norman Lear about a writing job on the show "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman" (Syndicated, 1976-77), Mull was instead offered a part on the show, playing the twins Garth and Barth Gimble. After Garth was fatally impaled on an aluminum Christmas tree, Barth continued on the series' "Fernwood 2 Night" (Syndicated, 1977) and "America 2 Night" (Syndicated, 1978). Both shows satirized talk shows and began the long collaboration between Mull and Fred Willard. In 1979, Mull's comedy album "Sex and Violins" was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album. Mull continued to make a mark for himself on screen, playing memorable supporting roles in a multitude of films and series, including "Taxi" (ABC, 1978-1982), "Mr. Mom" (1983), and most notably in "Roseanne" (ABC, 1988-1997, 2018) playing her gay boss with Willard playing his domestic partner. His remarkable professional longevity extended through the 2000s and into the 2010s, continuing to put his unique comic spin on a number of roles in shows like "Two and a Half Men" (CBS, 2003-2015) and "Veep" (HBO, 2012-), as well as films like "A Futile and Stupid Gesture" (Netflix, 2018) about the life of Doug Kenney, who brought the National Lampoon to the national spotlight and was one of the first writers on "Saturday Night Live" (NBC, 1975-). In 2018, it was announced that he would be a series regular on the new comedy "The Cool Kids" (Fox, 2018-). Martin Mull died on June 27, 2024 at the age of 80.
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Martin Mull
Filmography
Movies
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67% |
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A Futile and Stupid Gesture | Modern Doug (Character) | - | 2018 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Reading, Writing & Romance | Phil (Character) | - | 2013 |
No Score Yet |
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And They're Off... | Ken (Character) | - | 2011 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Oliver's Ghost | Clive (Character) | - | 2011 |
10% |
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Killers | Holbrook (Character) | $47.0M | 2010 |
No Score Yet |
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Come Away Home | Barney (Character) | $71.6K | 2005 |
No Score Yet |
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A Boyfriend for Christmas | Martin Grant (Character) | - | 2004 |
No Score Yet |
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The Year That Trembled | Wayne Simonelli (Character) | - | 2003 |
No Score Yet |
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Sister Mary Explains It All | Skeptical Husband (Character) | - | 2001 |
No Score Yet |
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Attention Shoppers | Unknown (Character) | - | 1999 |
No Score Yet |
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Richie Rich's Christmas Wish | Richard Rich (Character) | - | 1998 |
No Score Yet |
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Zack and Reba | Virgil Payne (Character) | - | 1998 |
No Score Yet |
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Beverly Hills Family Robinson | Doug Robinson (Character) | - | 1997 |
No Score Yet |
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Edie & Pen | Johnnie Sparkle (Character) | - | 1996 |
20% |
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Jingle All the Way | D.J. (Character) | $60.6M | 1996 |
No Score Yet |
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How the West Was Fun | Bart Gafooley (Character) | - | 1994 |
No Score Yet |
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Mr. Write | Dan Barnes (Character) | - | 1994 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Sex, Shock and Censorship | Unknown (Character) | - | 1993 |
No Score Yet |
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Dance With Death | Art (Character) | - | 1992 |
No Score Yet |
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Miracle Beach | Donald Burbank (Character) | - | 1992 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Movies Money & Murder | Dr. Jim (Character) | - | 1992 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Ted and Venus | Ted's Attorney (Character) | - | 1991 |
No Score Yet |
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Far Out Man | Dr. Liddledick (Character) | $71.4K | 1990 |
No Score Yet |
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Ski Patrol | Maris (Character) | $7.4M | 1990 |
No Score Yet |
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Think Big | Dr. Bruekner (Character) | - | 1990 |
14% |
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Cutting Class | William Carson III (Character) | - | 1989 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Portrait of a White Marriage | Martin Mull (Character) | - | 1988 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Rented Lips | Archie Powell (Character) | - | 1988 |
40% |
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O.C. and Stiggs | Pat Coletti (Character) | $6.3K | 1987 |
No Score Yet |
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Home Is Where the Hart Is | Carson Boundy (Character) | $8.2K | 1987 |
No Score Yet |
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The Boss' Wife | Tony Dugdale (Character) | - | 1986 |
72% |
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Clue | Colonel Mustard (Character) | $13.4M | 1985 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Lots of Luck | Frank Maris (Character) | - | 1985 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | California Girls | Elliot (Character) | - | 1985 |
No Score Yet |
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Bad Manners | Warren Fitzpatrick (Character) | - | 1984 |
No Score Yet |
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Sunset Limousine | Mel Shaver (Character) | - | 1983 |
77% |
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Mr. Mom | Ron (Character) | - | 1983 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Flicks |
Tang/ |
- | 1983 |
No Score Yet |
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Take This Job and Shove It | Dick Ebersol (Character) | - | 1981 |
79% |
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My Bodyguard | Mr. Peache (Character) | - | 1980 |
60% |
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Serial | Harvey Holroyd (Character) | - | 1980 |
20% |
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FM | Eric Swan (Character) | - | 1978 |
TV
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82% | 77% | Bless This Mess | Martin (Guest Star) | 2020 |
95% | 88% | Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Water Peralta (Guest Star) | 2020 |
65% | 79% | The Cool Kids | Charlie (Character) | 2018-2019 |
75% | 84% | I'm Sorry | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2017 2019 |
75% | 85% | Arrested Development | Gene Parmesan (Guest Star) | 2004 2013 2018 |
No Score Yet | 84% | Life in Pieces | Gary Tompkins (Guest Star) | 2015-2017 |
No Score Yet | 63% | NCIS: Los Angeles | Edward O'Boyle (Guest Star) | 2017 |
93% | 90% | Veep | Bob Bradley (Guest Star) | 2016 |
88% | 88% | Community | George Perry (Guest Star) | 2015 |
0% | 54% | Dads | Crawford Whittemore (Character) | 2013-2014 |
89% | 94% | Psych | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2013 |
65% | 66% | Two and a Half Men | Russell (Guest Star) | 2008-2011 2013 |
61% | 84% | Franklin & Bash | Judge Gavin Flannigan (Guest Star) | 2012 |
No Score Yet | 90% | American Dad! | Father Donovan (Guest Voice) | 2005-2007 2009-2011 |
43% | No Score Yet | Mad Love | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2011 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Working Class | Unknown (Character) | 2011 |
No Score Yet | 75% | 'Til Death | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2010 |
34% | 44% | Eastwick | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2009 |
24% | 50% | Gary Unmarried | Charlie (Guest Star) | 2008-2009 |
78% | 83% | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Dr. Gideon Hutton (Guest Star) | 2008 |
24% | 62% | The War at Home | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2007 |
33% | No Score Yet | Crumbs | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2006 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hopeless Pictures | Unknown (Guest Voice) | 2005 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Teamo Supremo | Unknown (Voice) | 2002-2005 |
86% | 84% | RENO 911! | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2004 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Half & Half | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2004 |
71% | No Score Yet | Life With Bonnie | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2003 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Reba | Todd, Counselor (Guest Star) | 2003 |
41% | No Score Yet | Greetings From Tucson | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2003 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Less Than Perfect | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2002 |
54% | No Score Yet | The Ellen Show | Mr. Munn (Character) | 2001-2002 |
11% | No Score Yet | The Geena Davis Show | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2000 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Just Shoot Me | Stan (Guest Star) | 2000 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Twice in a Lifetime |
Mark Posey/ |
2000 |
No Score Yet | 97% | The Wild Thornberrys | Unknown (Guest Voice) | 2000 |
No Score Yet | 67% | Sabrina, the Teenage Witch |
Willard Kraft/ |
1997-2000 |
No Score Yet | 64% | Family Guy | Mr. Harris (Guest Voice) | 2000 |
No Score Yet | 72% | The Nanny | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1998 |
85% | 76% | The Simpsons | Seth (Guest Voice) | 1998 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Life ... and Stuff | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1997 |
76% | 78% | Roseanne |
Leon (Guest Star), Writer |
1991-1997 |
86% | 88% | Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1995 |
43% | No Score Yet | Burke's Law | Wayne Hudson (Guest Star) | 1994 |
78% | No Score Yet | The Jackie Thomas Show | Doug Talbot (Character) | 1992-1993 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Parker Lewis | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1991 |
No Score Yet | 94% | The Golden Girls | Jimmy (Guest Star) | 1990 |
81% | No Score Yet | Square Pegs | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1983 |
No Score Yet | 67% | Taxi | Roger Chapman (Guest Star) | 1979 |
100% | 82% | Wonder Woman | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1977 |
17% | No Score Yet | Over the Top | Unknown (Guest Star) |