Hank Garrett
As a child, Hank Garrett was glued to the radio and would imitate the voices he heard. His favorite show was “Can You Top This?” He would listen to the resident dialectician and master storyteller named Peter Donald to write down all the jokes he heard in a little book. He continued to regale family and friends with his budding comedy act. At the age of sixteen, he began a career working as a comedian in resort hotels. His first television acting job of major importance was Patrolman Ed Nicholsonon “Car 54, Where Are You?” He also provided a number of trick voices and dialects for radio commercials. Then he auditioned and got the job doing the voices for Fluffy and Fast Eddie on the animated “Here Comes Garfield” show. Soon after, Hank had the honor of providing the voice for the new G.I. Joe Communications Specialist: Dial-Tone on the “G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero” animated series. This popular character appeared in the “G.I. Joe: Arise, Serpentor, Arise" mini-series as well as more than twenty-four of the syndicated episodes. He also reprised his voice acting role for Dial-Tone on the animated "G.I. Joe: The Movie". Convention Attendees can meet the man behind-the-voice for autographs and perhaps even get their 2011 Convention Exclusive Dial-Tone signed!
Known For
Credits
- 1998 · Safe House as Hitman / Postman
- 1997 · Exit in Red as Dr. Wayland
- 1997 · Nothing to Lose as Manny - The Bartender
- 1997 · Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction as Mr. Flint (segment "Money Laundry")
- 1995 · Guns & Lipstick as Foreman
- 1995 · Twisted Fate as Lt. Hadcock
- 1993 · Sniper as Admiral in Washington
- 1991 · Sisters as
- 1991 · Steel and Lace as Capt. Grover
- 1990 · Maniac Cop 2 as Tom O'Henton
- 1989 · Alien Nation as
- 1989 · That's Adequate as Space Pilot
- 1987 · Blood Frenzy as Dave Ash
- 1987 · Full House as
- 1987 · The Max Headroom Show as Ashwell
- 1987 · Dutch Treat as Vito
- 1986 · G.I. Joe: Arise, Serpentor, Arise! as Dial-Tone (voice)
- 1986 · The Boys Next Door as Detective Ed Hanley
- 1986 · Bad Guys as Bud Schultz
- 1985 · The Midnight Hour as Sgt. Thompson
- 1985 · The Twilight Zone as
- 1985 · Command 5 as Capt. Ed Drapper
- 1984 · Crazy like a Fox as
- 1984 · Johnny Dangerously as Mayor
- 1984 · The Rosebud Beach Hotel as Kramer
- 1984 · Spraggue as Knuckles
- 1984 · Airwolf as Dr. Morton
- 1983 · G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero as Dial Tone (voice)
- 1983 · The Sting II as Cab Driver
- 1982 · Here Comes Garfield as Fast Eddy / Fluffy (voice)
- 1982 · Knight Rider as Steven Barnes
- 1981 · Simon & Simon as
- 1980 · The Jazz Singer as Police Sergeant
- 1980 · The Silent Lovers as Clarence Brown
- 1979 · Knots Landing as Frank Kolbert
- 1979 · Paris as Deputy Chief Jerome Bench
- 1979 · The Amityville Horror as Bartender
- 1979 · Firepower as Oscar Bailey
- 1977 · Exorcist II: The Heretic as Conductor
- 1977 · Three's Company as The Bookie
- 1977 · The Sentinel as James Brenner
- 1975 · Deadly Hero as Buckley
- 1975 · Three Days of the Condor as Mailman
- 1974 · The Great Ice Rip-Off as Sam
- 1974 · Death Wish as Andrew McCabe
- 1973 · Serpico as Malone
- 1973 · Kojak as Turetsky
- 1971 · Columbo as Captain
- 1968 · A Lovely Way to Die as Henderson (uncredited)
- 1962 · The Merv Griffin Show as Self
- 1961 · Car 54, Where Are You? as Officer Ed Nicholson
- 1961 · Car 54, Where Are You? as Officer Ed Nicholson (uncredited)