Phil Hartman played Walmart's Sam Walton in SNL 's tax day sketch During the October 27, 1990 episode — also notable for producing Host Patrick Swayze's breakout "Chippendales" sketch with Chris ...

A member of the Groundlings improv troupe that broke into Saturday Night Live’s 1986 cast, Phil Hartman’s characters tended to walk the line between stoicism and hilarity.

I don't know why that sticks out. He was digging deep for that particular skit." Hartman, who starred on SNL for eight seasons from 1986 until 1994, was tragically murdered in 1998 at age 49.

Related: SNL alums reflect on what the late Phil Hartman's career might have looked like today, from Breaking Bad to The Crown "I have a hard time watching myself," Bertinelli added.