With the passing of Phil Hartman, will Troy McClure and Lionel Hutz have new voices?
No. Matt Groening has retired the characters out of respect for Phil, and another voice actor will not be supplying their voices in place of Mr Hartman. Likewise, Lunchlady Doris has been retired out of respect for Doris Grau, who died in December 1995 following a battle with emphysema. Another note – Actor Ron Taylor, who provided the voice of the late “Bleeding Gums” Murphy, passed away on January 18, 2002, following a heart attack. He was also known for the theatre production “It Ain’t Nothing but the Blues”, and for being the original voice of the plant on the Broadway production of “Little Shop of Horrors”. He was believed to be 48.
