Phil Hartman
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 Phil's busy work schedule and Brynn's drug and alcohol abuse. In 1998, while Phil was sleeping in his bed, Brynn 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.
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Acted in
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
2025
as Self
The Last Days of Phil Hartman
2019
as Self (archive footage)
Behind Closed Doors with Natalie Morales
2015
as Self (archive footage)
The Women of SNL
2010
as Various (archive footage)
Comedy Club Shoot-out: Vol. 1
2006
as Self
The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror
2003
as Bill Clinton (voice)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley
2003
as Various (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror
2002
The Continental: Anticipation
2001
as The Continental Announcer (voice)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dana Carvey
1999
The Simpsons: Too Hot For TV
1999
Buster & Chauncey's Silent Night
1998
as Chauncey (voice)
Small Soldiers
1998
as Phil Fimple
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman
1998
as Self / Various Characters
Saturday Night Live: A Tribute to Chris Farley
1998
as Self
The Second Civil War
1997
as The President
The Second Civil War
1997
as The President
Jingle All the Way
1996
as Ted Maltin
Sgt. Bilko
1996
as MAJ Colin Thorn
3rd Rock from the Sun
1996
as Phillip
3rd Rock from the Sun
1996
as Randy
Night Stand with Dick Dietrick
1995
The Show Formerly Known as the Martin Short Show
1995
as Various
Stuart Saves His Family
1995
as Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Going, Going, Almost Gone! Animals in Danger
1995
NewsRadio
1995
as Bill McNeal
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995
as Game Show Host (voice)
Houseguest
1995
as Gary Young
The Crazysitter
1994
as The Salesman
The Pagemaster
1994
as Tom Morgan (voice)
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Special Edition
1994
as Self - Host
Greedy
1994
as Frank
The Critic
1994
The Twelve Days of Christmas
1993
as Hollyberry
Animaniacs
1993
as Dan Anchorman (voice)
The John Larroquette Show
1993
as Otto Friedling
So I Married an Axe Murderer
1993
as Park Ranger - Vickie
Coneheads
1993
as Marlax
Daybreak
1993
as Man in Abstinence Commercial
CB4
1993
as Virgil Robinson
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1
1993
as Comic Cop
Eek! The Cat
1992
as Psycho Bunny (voice)
The Larry Sanders Show
1992
as Phil Hartman
One Special Victory
1991
as Mike Rutten
Darkwing Duck
1991
The Ren & Stimpy Show
1991
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures
1990
Tiny Toon Adventures
1990
as Octavius (voice)
TaleSpin
1990
as Ace London (voice)
Tom & Jerry Kids Show
1990
as Calaboose Cal (voice)
Gravedale High
1990
Bobby's World
1990
Quick Change
1990
as Hal Edison
The Simpsons
1989
as Troy McClure (voice)
The Simpsons
1989
as Lionel Hutz (voice)
The Simpsons
1989
as Tom / Nelson's Dad / Football Commentator / Announcer (voice)
The Simpsons
1989
as Troy McClure / Joey / Godfather / Lionel Hutz (voice)
The Simpsons
1989
as Stockbroker / Horst (voice)
The Simpsons
1989
as Troy McClure / Jimmy Apollo (voice)
The Simpsons
1989
as Lionel Hutz / Troy McClure (voice)
The Simpsons
1989
as Lyle Lanley (voice)
The Simpsons
1989
as Troy McClure / Lionel Hutz (voice)
The Simpsons
1989
as Charlton Heston (voice)
The Simpsons
1989
as Evan Conover (voice)
The Simpsons
1989
as Troy McClure / Fat Tony (voice)
The Simpsons
1989
as Lionel Hutz / Hospital Chairman (voice)
The Simpsons
1989
as Troy McClure / Additional Voices (voice)
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
1989
as Self
Seinfeld
1989
as Man on Phone (voice) (uncredited)
How I Got Into College
1989
as Bennedict, SAT Coach
Fletch Lives
1989
as Bly Manager
Amazon Women on the Moon
1987
as Baseball Announcer (segment "Murray in Videoland")
DuckTales
1987
as Captain Frye (voice)
The Brave Little Toaster
1987
as Air Conditioner / Hanging Lamp (voice)
Spaceballs
1987
as Dink (voice) (uncredited)
Blind Date
1987
as Ted Davis
¡Three Amigos!
1986
as Sam
Jumpin' Jack Flash
1986
as Fred
Pee-wee's Playhouse
1986
as Captain Carl
Ruthless People
1986
as Newsreader (voice) (uncredited)
Last Resort
1986
as Jean-Michel
Dennis the Menace
1985
as George Wilson
Our Time
1985
Pee-wee's Big Adventure
1985
as Reporter
Challenge of the GoBots
1984
Cheeseball Presents
1984
Weekend Pass
1984
as Joe Chicago
The Facts
1982
Pandemonium
1982
as Reporter
The Pee-wee Herman Show
1981
as Kap'n Karl
Magnum, P.I.
1980
Skateboard Madness
1980
as Narrator (voice)
Cheech & Chong's Next Movie
1980
as Chick Hazard Private Eye (Groundling)
The Gong Show Movie
1980
as Man at Airport with Gun
The Six O'Clock Follies
1980
Stunt Rock
1978
as Monique's Assistant
The Jetsons
1962
as School Patrol Robots / Executive Vice President (voice)