Phil Hartman

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Phil Hartman
Brantford, Ontario, Canada
DiedMay 28, 1998(1998-05-28) (aged 49)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Cause of deathHomicide by gunshot
Resting placeCremated; Ashes scattered over Emerald Bay, Santa Catalina Island, California, U.S.
Citizenship
  • Canada
  • United States
EducationSanta Monica College
California State University, Northridge (BA)
Occupations
  • Actor
  • comedian
  • screenwriter
  • graphic designer
Years active1969–1998
TelevisionSaturday Night Live
Spouses
  • Gretchen Lewis
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    (m. 1970; div. 1972)​
  • Lisa Strain
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    (m. 1982; div. 1985)​
  • Brynn Omdahl
    ​
    ​
    (m. 1987; death 1998)​
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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

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".[1] He was posthumously inducted into the Canada and Hollywood Walks of Fame in 2012 and 2014.

Early life

Hartman designed album covers for bands such as Poco

Phil Hartman was born Philip Edward Hartmann (later dropping one "n")

Brantford, Ontario.[3][4] He was the fourth of eight children of Doris Marguerite (née Wardell; July 17, 1919 – April 15, 2001) and Rupert Loebig Hartmann (November 8, 1914 – April 30, 1998),[5] who sold building materials.[6] The family was Catholic.[3][7][8] As a child, Hartman found affection hard to earn: "I suppose I didn't get what I wanted out of my family life, so I started seeking love and attention elsewhere."[2]

Hartman was ten years old when his family moved to the United States.

Crosby, Stills & Nash.[1][2][10][11] In the late 1970s, he made his first television appearance on an episode of The Dating Game
, where he won.

Career

Graphic Artist

Phil Hartman designed the logo for Crosby, Stills & Nash, along with more than 40 album covers for other popular bands including Poco, America, CSNY, FIRESIGN Theater and Seven.

The Groundlings and Pee-Wee Herman (1975–1985)

Working alone as a graphic artist, Hartman frequently amused himself with "flights of voice fantasies".[11] In 1975, seeking a more social outlet for his talents, he began attending evening comedy classes by the California-based improvisational comedy group The Groundlings.[4][8][10] While watching one of their performances, he impulsively decided to climb on stage and join the cast.[3][11][12] His first onscreen appearance was in 1978's Stunt Rock, an Australian film directed in Los Angeles by Brian Trenchard-Smith.[13] After several years of training, paying his way by redesigning the group's logo and merchandise, Hartman formally joined The Groundlings and by 1979 was one of the show's stars.[10]

There Hartman befriended

Captain Carl in the show, and reprised the role for the children's TV show Pee-wee's Playhouse.[11] Reubens and Hartman made cameos in the 1980 film Cheech and Chong's Next Movie.[8][14] Hartman co-wrote the script of the 1985 feature film Pee-wee's Big Adventure and had a cameo role as a reporter.[1][4] He had considered quitting acting at the age of 36 due to the challenges of finding work; but the success of Pee-wee's Big Adventure changed his mind.[15][16] After a creative disagreement with Reubens, he left the Pee-Wee Herman project to pursue other roles.[11][17][18]

Hartman took more small roles in 1986 films such as Jumpin' Jack Flash and Three Amigos. He also worked as a voice actor in animated television programs, including The Smurfs, Challenge of the GoBots, The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo, and in Dennis the Menace as Henry Mitchell and George Wilson and most of the adult male characters. After season 1, Hartman (who by this point had joined the cast of Saturday Night Live) was replaced by Maurice LaMarche. [2] He developed a strong persona providing voice-overs for advertisements.[12]

Saturday Night Live (1986–1994)

Hartman successfully auditioned to join

Eugene, the Anal Retentive Chef and Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer.[2] His impressions include Frank Sinatra, Ronald Reagan, Ed McMahon, Barbara Bush, Charlton Heston, Kelsey Grammer, Michael Caine, Oliver Stone, Phil Donahue, Telly Savalas, Barry Humphries, Kirk Douglas and Bill Clinton—the latter considered his best-known impression.[1][21]

Hartman first performed his Clinton impression on an episode of

military intervention in Somalia by the metaphor of eating other customers' food. The writers told him that he was not eating enough during rehearsals for the sketch – by the end of the live performance, Hartman had eaten so much he could barely speak.[22]

Hartman appears as Bill Clinton on Saturday Night Live[22][23]

At SNL, Hartman's nickname of "Glue" was coined by

Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program.[27]

By 1993, almost every cast member who was there during Hartman's first year on SNL had left the show, including Jon Lovitz, Jan Hooks and Dana Carvey. Hartman said he felt "like an athlete who's watched all his World Series teammates get traded off into other directions ... It was hard to watch them leave because I sort of felt we were all part of the team that saved the show."[12] This cast turnover contributed to his leaving the show in 1994.[21] Hartman said he thought it was time to leave because the show was "getting less sophisticated" and his style of humor did not fit with the less intellectual comedy of newer cast members like Adam Sandler.[20] Hartman had originally planned to leave the show in 1991, but Michaels persuaded him to stay to raise his profile; his portrayal of Clinton contributed to this goal.[12] Jay Leno offered him the role of his sidekick on The Tonight Show but Hartman opted to stay on SNL.[28][29] NBC persuaded him to stay on SNL by promising him his own comedy–variety show The Phil Show.[21] He planned to "reinvent the variety form" with "a hybrid, very fast-paced, high energy [show] with sketches, impersonations, pet acts, and performers showcasing their talents". Hartman was to be the show's executive producer and head writer.[30] Before production began, however, the network decided that variety shows were too unpopular and canceled the series. In a 1996 interview, Hartman noted he was glad, as he "would've been sweatin' blood each week trying to make it work".[21] In 1998, he admitted he missed working on SNL, but had enjoyed the move from New York City to Southern California.[17]

NewsRadio (1995–1998)

Hartman became one of the stars of the NBC

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series in 1998 for his work on NewsRadio, but lost to David Hyde Pierce.[27][34]

The Simpsons (1991–1998)

Hartman provided the

second season episode "Bart Gets Hit by a Car". Although he was originally brought in for a one-time appearance, Hartman enjoyed working on The Simpsons and the staff wrote additional parts for him. He voiced the recurring characters Lionel Hutz and Troy McClure, as well as several background characters.[35] His favorite part was that of McClure,[18] and he often used this voice to entertain the audience between takes while taping episodes of NewsRadio. He remarked, "My favorite fans are Troy McClure fans."[17] He added "It's the one thing that I do in my life that's almost an avocation. I do it for the pure love of it."[36]

Hartman was popular among the staff of The Simpsons.

Betty Ford appearances",[11] and "would love nothing more" than making a film and was prepared to buy the film rights himself in order to make it happen.[18]

Other work

Hartman's first starring film role came in 1995's

1-800-Collect (as Max Jerome).[43]

Hartman wrote a number of screenplays that were never produced.

Throw Momma From the Train", adding, "It's an American nightmare about a family torn asunder. They live next to a toxic dump site, their water supply is poisoned, the mother and son go insane and try to murder each other, the father's face is torn off in a terrible disfiguring accident in the first act. It's heavy stuff, but it's got a good message and a positive, upbeat ending." Zemeckis could not secure studio backing, however, and the project collapsed.[44] Another film idea involving Hartman's Groundlings character Chick Hazard, Private Eye was also canceled.[16] Hartman appeared on David Letterman's Late Night and Late Show 13 times between 1989 and 1996, where he can be seen speaking German fluently.[45]

Style

Clean and unassuming, he had such a casual, no-nonsense way about him. It was that quality that we all find so hilarious, his delightful ability to poke fun at himself and at life with a tongue-in-cheek attitude comparable to, say, Tim Conway or Mel Brooks or Carol Burnett.

— Nancy Cartwright.[46]

In contrast to his real-life personality, which was described as "a regular guy and, by all accounts, one of show business's most low-key, decent people",[47] Hartman often played seedy, vain or unpleasant characters as well as comedic villains.[18] He described his standard character repertoire as the "jerky guy" and "the weasel parade",[11] citing Lionel Hutz, Bill McNeal, Troy McClure, and Ted Maltin from Jingle All the Way as examples.[18] Hartman enjoyed playing such roles because he "just want[ed] to be funny, and villains tend to be funny because their foibles are all there to see".[18]

He often played supporting roles, rather than the lead part. He said: "[T]hroughout my career, I've never been a huge star, but I've made steady progress and that's the way I like it"[21] and "It's fun coming in as the second or third lead. If the movie or TV show bombs, you aren't to blame."[11] Hartman was considered a "utility player" on SNL with a "kind of Everyman quality" which enabled him to appear in the majority of sketches, often in very distinct roles.[10] Jan Hooks stated of his work on SNL: "Phil never had an ounce of competition. He was a team player. It was a privilege for him, I believe, to play support and do it very well. He was never insulted, no matter how small the role may have been."[26] He was disciplined in his performances, studying the scripts beforehand. Hooks added: "Phil knew how to listen. And he knew how to look you in the eye, and he knew the power of being able to lay back and let somebody else be funny, and then do the reactions. I think Phil was more of an actor than a comedian."[26] Film critic Pauline Kael declared that "Phil Hartman and Jan Hooks on Saturday Night Live are two of the best comic actors I've ever seen."[48]

Writer and acting coach Paul Ryan noted Hartman's work ethic with his impressions. He assembled a collection of video footage of the figure he was preparing to impersonate and watched this continually until he "completely embodied the person". Ryan concluded that "what made [Hartman's impressions] so funny and spot on was Phil's ability to add that perfect touch that only comes from trial and error and practicing in front of audiences and fellow actors."[49] Hartman described this process as "technical".[10] Journalist Lyle V. Harris said Hartman showed a "rare talent for morphing into... anybody he wanted to be".[50]

Ken Tucker summarized Hartman's comedic style: "He could momentarily fool audiences into thinking he was the straight man, but then he'd cock an eyebrow and give his voice an ironic lilt that delivered a punchline like a fast slider—you barely saw it coming until you started laughing."[33] Hartman claimed that he borrowed his style from actor Bill Murray: "He's been a great influence on me – when he did that smarmy thing in Ghostbusters, then the same sort of thing in Groundhog Day. I tried to imitate it. I couldn't. I wasn't good enough. But I discovered an element of something else, so in a sick kind of way I made myself a career by doing a bad imitation of another comic."[11]

Personal life

Hartman married Gretchen Lewis in 1970 and they divorced in September 1972.[51] He married real estate agent Lisa Strain in 1982, and their marriage lasted three years. Strain told People magazine that Hartman was reclusive off screen and "would disappear emotionally ... he'd be in his own world. That passivity made you crazy."[7] In 1987, Hartman married former model and aspiring actress Brynn Omdahl (born Vicki Jo Omdahl, April 11, 1958 – May 28, 1998), having met her on a blind date the previous year.[3][7] They had two children, Sean and Birgen Hartman. The marriage had difficulties; she was reportedly intimidated by his success and was frustrated that she could not find any on her own, although neither party wanted a divorce. She was reported to have been jealous and often verbally and/or physically abusive, even sending a letter to his ex-wife, threatening to "rip [Strain's] eyes out" if she spoke to him again.[52] Hartman considered retiring to save the marriage.[7]

Hartman tried to get Brynn acting roles, but she became progressively reliant on alcohol and narcotics, entering rehab several times. On multiple occasions, he removed their children from the household to stay with friends or family because of her drug- and alcohol-fueled outbursts.[3] Because of his close friendship with SNL associate Jan Hooks, Brynn "joked" on occasion Hooks and Hartman were married "on some other level".[26] Brynn had written threatening letters addressed to Hooks, warning her to not get close to her husband, but they appeared to have never even been sent, being discovered in her belongings following her death.

Stephen Root, Hartman's NewsRadio co-star, said few people knew "the real Phil Hartman", as he was "one of those people who never seemed to come out of character", but he nevertheless gave the impression of a family man who cared deeply for his children.[53] Hartman befriended Joe Rogan during his time on NewsRadio and confided his marital problems to him. Rogan said that he encouraged Hartman to divorce Brynn five times, but "[Hartman] loved his kids and didn't want to leave".[54]

Hartman stated in 1997 that, though a non-practicing Catholic, he displayed a sense of religiousness.[55] In his spare time, he enjoyed driving, flying, sailing, marksmanship, and playing the guitar.[1][3]

Murder

On May 27, 1998, Hartman's wife, Brynn, visited the Italian restaurant

Zoloft, had been drinking alcohol, and had recently used cocaine.[56]

Brynn then drove to the home of her friend Ron Douglas and confessed to the killing, but he did not believe her. They drove back to the house in separate cars, and she called another friend and confessed a second time.

9-1-1 at 6:20 a.m. Police arrived and escorted Douglas and the Hartmans' two children from the premises, by which time Brynn had locked herself in the bedroom. Shortly afterward, she died by suicide via gunshot.[7][58]

The police stated Hartman's death was caused by "domestic discord" between the couple.[59] A neighbor of the Hartmans told a CNN reporter that the couple had marital problems. Yet actor Steve Guttenberg said they had been "a very happy couple, and they always had the appearance of being well-balanced".[58]

Brynn's brother, Gregory Omdahl, filed a wrongful death lawsuit in 1999 against both

Pfizer, the manufacturer of Zoloft, and her child's psychiatrist, Arthur Sorosky, who had provided samples of the antidepressant to Brynn.[60] Pfizer later settled the lawsuit without an admission of any wrongdoing.[61] Hartman's friend and former SNL colleague Jon Lovitz has accused Hartman's NewsRadio co-star Andy Dick of reintroducing Brynn to cocaine, causing her to relapse and suffer a nervous breakdown. Dick claimed to have known nothing of her condition.[62] Lovitz later said he no longer blamed Dick for Hartman's murder, but in 2006, Lovitz claimed Dick had approached him at a restaurant and said, "I put the Phil Hartman hex on you. You're the next one to die." Lovitz then had him ejected from the restaurant.[63][64] The following year at the Laugh Factory comedy club in Los Angeles, Lovitz and Dick had another argument, with Lovitz slamming Dick's head into the bar.[64] Dick asserted he was not at fault in relation to Hartman's death.[62]

Brynn's sister Katharine Omdahl and brother-in-law Mike Wright raised the two Hartman children.

Santa Catalina Island's Emerald Bay. Hartman has a headstone with wife Brynn in Thief River Falls, Minnesota, where Brynn was born.[57][65]

Response and legacy

NBC executive Don Ohlmeyer stated that Hartman "was blessed with a tremendous gift for creating characters that made people laugh. Everyone who had the pleasure of working with Phil knows that he was a man of tremendous warmth, a true professional and a loyal friend."[58] Guttenberg expressed shock at Hartman's death and Steve Martin said he was "a deeply funny and very happy person".[58] Matt Groening called him "a master"[1] and director Joe Dante said "He was one of those guys who was a dream to work with. I don't know anybody who didn't like him."[47] Dan Snierson of Entertainment Weekly concluded that Hartman was "the last person you'd expect to read about in lurid headlines in your morning paper" and "a decidedly regular guy, beloved by everyone he worked with".[1] In 2007, Entertainment Weekly ranked Hartman the 87th greatest television icon of all time,[66] and Maxim named him the top Saturday Night Live performer of all time.[67]

On the day of Hartman's death, rehearsals for The Simpsons and that night's performance by

tenth season episode "Bart the Mother" is dedicated to him.[32] Small Soldiers was dedicated to Phil Hartman, being his final film to be released in movie theatres.[69]

Hartman was preparing to voice

indie film The Day of Swine and Roses, scheduled to begin production in August 1998.[1]

In 2002, Laugh.com and Hartman's brother John published the album Flat TV, a selection of comedy sketches recorded by Hartman in the 1970s, which had been kept in storage. John Hartmann commented: "I'm putting this out there because I'm dedicating my life to fulfilling his dreams. This [album] is my brother doing what he loved."

Michael "Ffish" Hemschoot's animation company Worker Studio in 2013.[74][75] The deal came about after Michael T. Scott, a partner in the company, posted online a handwritten letter he had received from Hartman in 1997, leading to a correspondence between Scott and Paul Hartmann.[76]

A campaign was started on

Laugh Attack dedicated the month of April 2012 to Hartman. The campaign ended in success and Hartman was inducted on September 22, 2012, to the Walk of Fame, with Paul accepting the award on his late brother's behalf. Hartman was also awarded the Cineplex Legends Award.[79][80] In June 2013, it was announced that Hartman would receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, which was unveiled on August 26, 2014.[81][82] Additionally, a special prize at the Canadian Comedy Awards was named for Hartman. Beginning with the 13th Canadian Comedy Awards in 2012, the Phil Hartman Award was awarded to "an individual who helps to better the Canadian comedy community".[83] In 2015, Rolling Stone magazine ranked Hartman as one of the ten greatest Saturday Night Live cast members throughout the show's forty-year history, coming in seventh on its list of all 141 members.[84]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref
1978 Stunt Rock Monique's Assistant [85]
1980 The Gong Show Movie Man at airport with gun Credited as Phil Hartmann [86]
Cheech & Chong's Next Movie
 		Actor being filmed in the background [86]
1982 Pandemonium Reporter Credited as Phil Hartmann [87]
1984 Weekend Pass Joe Chicago [88]
1985 Pee-wee's Big Adventure Reporter / Rodeo announcer Also co-writer [89]
1986 Last Resort Jean-Michel [90]
Jumpin' Jack Flash Fred Credited as Phil E. Hartmann [90]
Three Amigos! Sam Credited as Philip E. Hartmann [90]
1987 Blind Date Ted Davis [91]
The Brave Little Toaster Peter Lorre Hanging lamp (credited), Jack Nicholson air conditioner (uncredited) Voice [92][93]
Amazon Women on the Moon Baseball announcer Voice [87]
1989 Fletch Lives Bly manager [94]
How I Got into College Bennedict
1990 Quick Change Hal Edison
1993 Loaded Weapon 1 Officer Davis [87]
CB4 Virgil Robinson [95]
Coneheads Marlax [95]
So I Married an Axe Murderer John "Vicky" Johnson [95]
1994 Greedy Frank McTeague [96]
The Pagemaster Tom Morgan Voice [93]
1995 The Crazysitter The Salesman [87]
Houseguest Gary Young [97]
Stuart Saves His Family Announcer Uncredited
1996
Sgt. Bilko
 		Major Colin Thorn [90]
Jingle All the Way Ted Maltin [98]
1998 Kiki's Delivery Service Jiji Voice, Disney English dub;
Posthumously released, dedicated in memory 		[99][93]
Small Soldiers Phil Fimple Posthumously released, dedicated in memory [100]
Buster & Chauncey's Silent Night Chauncey Voice, direct-to-video;
Posthumously released (final film role) 		[87]

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref
1979 Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo Additional voices [86]
1980 The Six O'Clock Follies Unnamed role [101]
1981 The Pee-wee Herman Show
Captain Carl
/ Monsieur LeCroc		 Television special; also writer [102]
The Smurfs Additional voices [86]
1982 The Little Rascals Additional voices
1983 The Pop 'N Rocker Game Announcer
The Dukes Various voices 7 episodes [90]
1984 Challenge of the GoBots Additional voices [103]
The New Scooby Doo Mysteries
 		Additional voices
Pink Panther and Sons Additional voices
Magnum, P.I. Newsreader Episode: "The Legacy of Garwood Huddle" [90]
1985 Sara Drake Episode: "27 Candles"
The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo Additional voices Episode: "It's a Wonderful Scoob" [86]
The Jetsons School Patrol robots / Executive Vice-president Voice, episode: "Boy George" [104]
1986 Dennis the Menace Henry Mitchell / George Wilson / Various voices [90]
Pee-wee's Playhouse Captain Carl 6 episodes [105]
1986–1994 Saturday Night Live Various characters 155 episodes; also writer [87]
1987 DuckTales Captain Frye Voice, episode: "Scrooge's Pet" [91]
Foofur Additional voices
1988 Fantastic Max Additional voices
1990 Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventures Additional voices Episode: "One Sweet and Sour Chinese Adventure to Go"
On the Television Various characters Episode: "M. Superior"
TaleSpin Ace London Voice, episode: "Mach One for the Gipper" [106]
The Adventures of Don Coyote and Sancho Panda Additional voices
Gravedale High Billy Headstone Voice, episode: ″Cleo's Pen Pal″
Tiny Toon Adventures Octavius Voice, episode: "Whale's Tales" [106][93]
1991 Captain Planet and the Planeteers Dimitri the Russian Ambassador / TV Reporter Voice, episode: "Mind Pollution" [106]
Sesame Street Employee of the ABC Moving Company Episode: 2800
Empty Nest Tim Cornell Episode: "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?" [107]
Darkwing Duck Paddywhack Voice, episode: "The Haunting of Mr. Banana Brain" [87]
One Special Victory Mike Rutten Television film
1991–1998 The Simpsons Troy McClure / Lionel Hutz / Various others Voice, 52 episodes [108]
1991–1993 Tom & Jerry Kids Calaboose Cal Voice [87]
1992 Fish Police Inspector C. Bass Voice, episode: "A Fish Out of Water"
Parker Lewis Can't Lose Phil Diamond Episode: "Lewis and Son"
Eek! The Cat Monkeynaut #1 / Psycho Bunny Voice, 2 episodes [106]
1993 Daybreak Man in abstinence commercial Uncredited
Television film
Droopy, Master Detective Additional voices
Animaniacs Dan Anchorman Voice, episode: "Broadcast Nuisance" [106][93]
The Twelve Days of Christmas Additional voices Television film
The Larry Sanders Show Himself Episode: "The Stalker" [109]
1994 How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Special Edition Host TV Short [110]
The Critic Various voices Episode: "Eyes on the Prize" [87]
1995 The Show Formerly Known as the Martin Short Show Various characters Television special [111]
The John Larroquette Show Otto Friedling Episode: "A Moveable Feast" [87]
Night Stand with Dick Dietrick Gunther Johann Episode: "Illegal Alien Star Search"
1995–1998 NewsRadio Bill McNeal 75 episodes [112]
1996 The Dana Carvey Show Larry King Episode: "The Mountain Dew Dana Carvey Show" [87]
Caroline in the City Host Uncredited
Episode: "Caroline and the Letter"
The Ren & Stimpy Show Russian Filmreel Announcer / Sid the Clown Voice, 2 episodes [113]
Seinfeld Man on phone Episode: "The Package"; uncredited [114]
Saturday Night Live Himself (host) / various roles 2 episodes [87]
1996, 1998 3rd Rock from the Sun Phillip / Randy 2 episodes [99]
1997 The Second Civil War President of the United States Television film [100]
1999 Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child Game show host Voice, episode: "The Empress's Nightingale"
Posthumously aired (final appearance) 		[87]

Video games

Year Title Voice roles
1997 Virtual Springfield Troy McClure
Lionel Hutz
1998 Blasto Captain Blasto[93]

Theatre

Year Title Role
1981 The Pee-wee Herman Show Captain Carl / Monsieur LeCroq

Theme park attractions

Year Title Voice roles
1995 ExtraTERRORestrial Alien Encounter T.O.M. 2000
1998 The Enchanted Tiki Room (Under New Management) Morris

Discography

The following is a list of albums for which Hartman designed the covers.

1974

1975

1977

1979

1980

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Book sources

Thomas, Mike (2014). You might remember me: the life and times of Phil Hartman. New York: St. Martin's Press.

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