Martin Mull

Martin Mull Headshot

Actor • Comedian • Musician

Birth Date: August 18, 1943

Age: 80 years old

Birth Place: Chicago, Illinois

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-).

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Bless This MessStream

Guest Star
Martin
Series
2019
82%

Dick Cavett Show: Inside The Minds Of: Vol. 2

Guest
Show
2019

The Cool KidsStream

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Charlie
Series
2018
75%

A Futile and Stupid Gesture

Actor
Modern Doug
Movie
2018

I'm SorryStream

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Series
2017
75%

Life in PiecesStream

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Gary Tompkins
Series
2015

Brooklyn Nine-NineStream

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Water Peralta
Series
2013
95%

DadsStream

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Crawford Whittemore
Series
2013
0%

Reading, Writing & Romance

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Phil
Movie
2013

VeepStream

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Bob Bradley
Series
2012
93%

Franklin & BashStream

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Judge Gavin Flannigan
Series
2011
61%

Mad Love

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Series
2011
43%

Working Class

Actor
Show
2011

Oliver's Ghost

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Clive
Movie
2011

And They're Off...

Actor
Ken
Movie
2011

On Location: Martin Mull

Actor
Show
2010

KillersStream

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Holbrook
Movie
2010
10%

Eastwick

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Show
2009

NCIS: Los AngelesStream

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Edward O'Boyle
Series
2009

CommunityStream

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Series
2009
88%

Gary UnmarriedStream

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Charlie
Series
2008
24%

'Til DeathStream

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2006

Thick and Thin

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Kenny
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2006

PsychStream

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2006
89%

Crumbs

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2006

The War at Home

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2005

Hopeless Pictures

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2005

American DadStream

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Father Donovan
Series
2005

Come Away Home

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Barney
Movie
2005

A Boyfriend for ChristmasStream

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Martin Grant
Movie
2004

Arrested DevelopmentStream

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Gene Parmesan
Series
2003
75%

Two and a Half MenStream

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Russell
Series
2003
65%

RENO 911!Stream

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2003

The Year That Trembled

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Wayne Simonelli
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2003

Less Than PerfectStream

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2002

Half & HalfStream

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2002

Greetings From Tucson

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2002

Life With Bonnie

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Series
2002

Teamo Supremo

Voice
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2002

RebaStream

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Todd, Counselor
Series
2001

The Ellen Show

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Mr. Munn
Show
2001

Sister Mary Explains It All

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Skeptical Husband
Movie
2001

The Geena Davis Show

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2000

An Evening at the Improv

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2000

Law & Order: Special Victims UnitStream

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Dr. Gideon Hutton
Series
1999
78%

Twice in a Lifetime

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1999

Family Guy

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Mr. Harris
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1999

Family GuyStream

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Mr. Harris
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1999

Attention Shoppers

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Movie
1999

The Wild ThornberrysStream

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Series
1998

Richie Rich's Christmas WishStream

Actor
Richard Rich
Movie
1998

Zack and Reba

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Virgil Payne
Movie
1998

Over the Top

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1997

Life ... and Stuff

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1997

Just Shoot MeStream

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Stan
Series
1997

Beverly Hills Family Robinson

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Doug Robinson
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1997

Sabrina the Teenage WitchStream

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1996

Edie & Pen

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Johnnie Sparkle
Movie
1996

Jingle All the WayStream

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D.J.
Movie
1996
19%

Burke's Law

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Wayne Hudson
Show
1994

Mr. Write

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Dan Barnes
Movie
1994

How the West Was Fun

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Bart Gafooley
Movie
1994

The NannyStream

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Series
1993

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of SupermanStream

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Series
1993
86%

The Jackie Thomas Show

Actor
Doug Talbot
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1992

Miracle Beach

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Donald Burbank
Movie
1992

Dance With Death

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Art
Movie
1992

Movies Money & Murder

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Dr. Jim
Movie
1992

Ted and Venus

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Ted's Attorney
Movie
1991

Parker Lewis Can't Lose

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Series
1990

Ski PatrolStream

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Maris
Movie
1990

Far Out Man

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Dr. Liddledick
Movie
1990

Think Big

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Dr. Bruekner
Movie
1990

The SimpsonsStream

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Seth
Series
1989
85%

Cutting Class

Actor
William Carson III
Movie
1989

RoseanneStream

Actor
Leon Carp
Series
1988
76%

RoseanneStream

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Leon Carp
Series
1988
76%

RoseanneStream

Writer
Series
1988
76%

Rented Lips

Actor
Archie Powell
Movie
1988

Portrait of a White Marriage

Actor
Martin Mull
Movie
1988

O.C. and Stiggs

Actor
Pat Coletti
Movie
1987

Home Is Where the Hart Is

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Carson Boundy
Movie
1987

The Boss' Wife

Actor
Tony Dugdale
Movie
1986

The Golden GirlsStream

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Jimmy
Series
1985

Lots of Luck

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Frank Maris
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1985

California Girls

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Elliot
Movie
1985

ClueStream

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Colonel Mustard
Movie
1985
70%

Domestic Life

Actor
Martin Crane
Show
1984

Domestic Life

Creator
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1984

Bad Manners

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Warren Fitzpatrick
Movie
1984

Sunset Limousine

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Mel Shaver
Movie
1983

Flicks

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Tang/Arthur Lyle
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1983

Mr. MomStream

Actor
Ron
Movie
1983
76%

Square PegsStream

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1982

Take This Job and Shove It

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Dick Ebersol
Movie
1981

Serial

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Harvey Holroyd
Movie
1980

My BodyguardStream

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Mr. Peache
Movie
1980
79%

On Location: Martin Mull (1979)

Actor
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1979

On Location: Martin Mull (1979)

Writer
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1979

TaxiStream

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Roger Chapman
Series
1978

America 2Night

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Barth Gimble
Show
1978

Vibra Musical

Actor
Movie
1978

FM

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Eric Swan
Movie
1978

Fernwood 2 Night

Actor
Barth Gimble
Series
1977

Wonder WomanStream

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Series
1976

The Dick Cavett ShowStream

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Talk
1968

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonStream

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Talk
1962

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