Phil Hartman

Acting

Phil Hartman

Born September 24, 1948 · Brantford, Ontario, Canada

Died May 28, 1998 · aged 49

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 i…

Known For

SpaceballsSpaceballs · 1987
Spaceballs
★ 6.91987
MovieComedyScience Fiction
When the nefarious Dark Helmet hatches a plan to snatch Princess Vespa and steal her planet's air, space-bum-for-hire Lone Starr and his clueless sidekick fly to the rescue. Along the way, they meet Yogurt, who puts Lone Starr wise to the power of "The Schwartz." Can he master it in time to save the day?
Jingle All the WayJingle All the Way · 1996
Jingle All the Way
★ 6.11996
MovieFamilyAdventure
Howard Langston, a salesman for a mattress company, is constantly kept busy at his job, disappointing his son. After he misses his son's karate exposition, Howard vows to make it up to him by buying an action figure of his son's favorite television hero for Christmas. Unfortunately for Howard, it is Christmas Eve, and every store is sold out of Turbo Man. Now, Howard must travel all over town and compete with everybody else to find a Turbo Man action figure.
Small SoldiersSmall Soldiers · 1998
Small Soldiers
★ 6.61998
MovieComedyAdventure
When missile technology is used to enhance toy action figures, the toys soon begin to take their battle programming too seriously.
ConeheadsConeheads · 1993
Coneheads
★ 5.51993
MovieComedyScience Fiction
A pair of aliens arrive on Earth to prepare for invasion, but crash instead. With enormous cone-shaped heads, robotlike walks and an appetite for toilet paper, aliens Beldar and Prymatt don't exactly blend in with the population of Paramus, N.J. But for some reason, everyone believes them when they say they're from France.
The PagemasterThe Pagemaster · 1994
The Pagemaster
★ 6.41994
MovieFamilyFantasy
Rich knows a lot about accidents. So much so, he is scared to do anything that might endanger him, like riding his bike, or climbing into his treehouse. While in an old library, he is mystically transported into the unknown world of books, and he has to try and get home again.
So I Married an Axe MurdererSo I Married an Axe Murderer · 1993
So I Married an Axe Murderer
★ 6.11993
MovieComedyCrime
Just after a bad breakup, Charlie MacKenzie falls for lovely butcher Harriet Michaels and introduces her to his parents. But, as voracious consumers of sensational tabloids, his parents soon come to suspect that Harriet is actually a notorious serial killer -- "Mrs. X" -- wanted in connection with a string of bizarre honeymoon killings. Thinking his parents foolish, Charlie proposes to Harriet. But while on his honeymoon with her, he begins to fear they were right.
¡Three Amigos!¡Three Amigos! · 1986
¡Three Amigos!
★ 6.31986
MovieComedyWestern
A trio of unemployed silent film actors are mistaken for real heroes by a small Mexican village in search of someone to stop a malevolent bandit.
Fletch LivesFletch Lives · 1989
Fletch Lives
★ 6.01989
MovieComedyCrime
Fletch is a fish out of water in small-town Louisiana, where he's checking out a tumbledown mansion he's inherited. When a woman he flirts with turns up dead, he becomes a suspect and must find the killer and clear his name.

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