Acting · Brantford, Ontario, Canada · Born September 24, 1948
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.
MovieThe Last Days of Phil Hartman
2019
as Self (archive footage)
TVBehind Closed Doors with Natalie Morales
2015
as Self (archive footage)
MovieThe Women of SNL
2010
as Various (archive footage)
MovieSaturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation
2007
as Self
MovieComedy Club Shoot-out: Vol. 1
2006
as Self
MovieSaturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
2005
as Self
MovieThe Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror
2003
as Bill Clinton (voice)
MovieSaturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley
2003
as Various (archive footage) (uncredited)
Movie101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment
2003
as Self (archive footage)
The Continental: Anticipation
2001
as The Continental Announcer (voice)
MovieSaturday Night Live: The Best of Dana Carvey
1999
MovieThe Simpsons: Too Hot For TV
1999
MovieBuster & Chauncey's Silent Night
1998
as Chauncey (voice)
MovieSmall Soldiers
1998
as Phil Fimple
MovieSaturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman
1998
as Self / Various Characters
MovieSaturday Night Live: A Tribute to Chris Farley
1998
as Self
MovieThe Second Civil War
1997
as The President
MovieJingle All the Way
1996
as Ted Maltin
TVThe Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996
as Self
MovieSgt. Bilko
1996
as Major Thorn
TV3rd Rock from the Sun
1996
as Phillip
TVNight Stand with Dick Dietrick
1995
MovieThe Show Formerly Known as the Martin Short Show
1995
as Various
MovieStuart Saves His Family
1995
as Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
MovieGoing, Going, Almost Gone! Animals in Danger
1995
TVNewsRadio
1995
as Bill McNeal
TVHappily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995
as Game Show Host (voice)
MovieHouseguest
1995
as Gary Young
MovieThe Crazysitter
1994
as The Salesman
MovieThe Pagemaster
1994
as Tom Morgan (voice)
MovieHow the Grinch Stole Christmas! Special Edition
1994
as Self - Host
MovieGreedy
1994
as Frank
TVThe Critic
1994
as Adolph Hitmaker / Bernie Wasserman / Professor Blowhard (voice)
MovieThe Twelve Days of Christmas
1993
as Hollyberry
TVAnimaniacs
1993
as Dan Anchorman (voice)
TVThe John Larroquette Show
1993
as Otto Friedling
MovieSo I Married an Axe Murderer
1993
as Ranger John "Vicky" Johnson
MovieConeheads
1993
as Marlax
MovieDaybreak
1993
as Man in Abstinence Commercial
MovieCB4
1993
as Virgil Robinson
MovieNational Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1
1993
as Comic Cop
TVEek! The Cat
1992
as Psycho Bunny (voice)
TVThe Larry Sanders Show
1992
as Phil Hartman
TVFish Police
1992
as Inspector C. Bass (voice)
MovieOne Special Victory
1991
as Mike Rutten
TVDarkwing Duck
1991
TVThe Ren & Stimpy Show
1991
as Sid (voice)
TVBill & Ted's Excellent Adventures
1990
TVTiny Toon Adventures
1990
as Octavius (voice)
TVTaleSpin
1990
as Ace London (voice)
TVTom & Jerry Kids Show
1990
as Calaboose Cal (voice)
TVBobby's World
1990
TVGravedale High
1990
as Billy Headstone (voice)
MovieQuick Change
1990
as Hal Edison
TVThe Simpsons
1989
as Troy McClure (voice)
MovieSaturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
1989
as Self
TVSeinfeld
1989
as Man on Phone (voice) (uncredited)
MovieHow I Got Into College
1989
as Bennedict, SAT Coach
MovieFletch Lives
1989
as Bly Manager
MovieAmazon Women on the Moon
1987
as Baseball Announcer (segment "Murray in Videoland")
TVDuckTales
1987
as Captain Frye (voice)
MovieThe Brave Little Toaster
1987
as Air Conditioner / Hanging Lamp (voice)
MovieSpaceballs
1987
as Dink (voice) (uncredited)
MovieBlind Date
1987
as Ted Davis
Movie¡Three Amigos!
1986
as Sam
MovieJumpin' Jack Flash
1986
as Fred
TVPee-wee's Playhouse
1986
as Captain Carl
MovieRuthless People
1986
as Newsreader (voice) (uncredited)
MovieLast Resort
1986
as Jean-Michel
TVDennis the Menace
1985
as George Wilson
Our Time
1985
MoviePee-wee's Big Adventure
1985
as Reporter
TVChallenge of the GoBots
1984
MovieCheeseball Presents
1984
as Various Characters
MovieWeekend Pass
1984
as Joe Chicago
The Facts
1982
MoviePandemonium
1982
as Reporter
TVLate Night with David Letterman
1982
as Self - Guest
MovieThe Border
1982
as Charlie Smith (voice) (uncredited)
MovieThe Pee-wee Herman Show
1981
as Kap'n Karl
TVMagnum, P.I.
1980
as News Reader (voice)
MovieSkateboard Madness
1980
as Narrator (voice)
MovieCheech & Chong's Next Movie
1980
as Chick Hazard Private Eye (Groundling)
MovieThe Gong Show Movie
1980
as Man at Airport with Gun
The Six O'Clock Follies
1980
MovieStunt Rock
1978
as Monique's Assistant
TVSaturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Various Characters
TVThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
TVThe Jetsons
1962
as School Patrol Robots / Executive Vice President (voice)
