Martin Mull

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

Known For

Birth Location Chicago, Illinois, USA
Born 1943-08-18

Movies

Who Done It: The Clue Documentary as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2022
Melons as Mr. Sunnyside
2022
2018
Tim's Vermeer as Himself
2013
Ha/lf as Grandpa Rich
2013
2011
Oliver's Ghost as Clive
2011
Killers as Holbrook
2010
Relative Strangers as Jeffry Morton
2006
The Aristocrats as Self
2005
Come Away Home as Barney
2005
A Boyfriend for Christmas as Martin Grant
2004
The Year That Trembled as Wayne Simonelli
2002
Sister Mary Explains It All as Skeptical Husband
2001
Attention Shoppers as Charles
2000
1999
Zack and Reba as Virgil Payne
1998
1998
1997
1996
Edie & Pen as Johnnie Sparkle
1996
How the West Was Fun as Bart Gafooley
1994
Mr. Write as Dan Barnes
1994
The Day My Parents Ran Away as Norman Roberts
1993
Mrs. Doubtfire as Justin Gregory
1993
Sex, Shock & Censorship in the 90's as “Love Thy Neighbor" Host
1993
Miracle Beach as Donald Burbank
1992
1992
The Player as Martin Mull
1992
Ted & Venus as Ted's Attorney
1991
Far Out Man as Psychiatrist
1990
Ski Patrol as Maris
1990
Think Big as Dr. Bruekner
1989
Cutting Class as William Carson III
1989
1988
Rented Lips as Archie Powell
1987
O.C. and Stiggs as Pat Coletti
1987
Home Is Where the Hart Is as Carson Boundy
1987
Flicks as Tang / Arthur Lyle
1987
The Boss' Wife as Tony Dugdale
1986
Pecos Bill as Governor Ambrose Peasley
1986
Clue as Colonel Mustard
1985
California Girls as Elliot
1985
Lots of Luck as Frank Maris
1985
Bad Manners as Warren Fitzpatrick
1984
Sunset Limousine as Mel Shaver (uncredited)
1983
Mr. Mom as Ron
1983
Private School as Drug Store Clerk (uncredited)
1983
Grandpa, Will You Run with Me? as Self - Sketch Performer
1983
Take This Job and Shove It as Dick Ebersol
1981
My Bodyguard as Mr. Peache
1980
Serial as Harvey
1980
FM as Eric Swan
1978

Movies

Portrait of a White Marriage Executive Producer
1988
Rented Lips Writer
1987
Rented Lips Executive Producer
1987
Jump Music Producer
1971