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!
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Films (38)
Al Lewis: Forever Grandpa
2000 · Self
The Million Dollar Kid
2000 · Delivery Dispatcher
Baby Geniuses
1999 · Guard
Safe House
1998 · Hitman / Postman
The Modern Adventures of Tom Sawyer
1998 · Police Chief
Exit in Red
1997 · Dr. Wayland
Nothing to Lose
1997 · Manny - The Bartender
Guns & Lipstick
1995 · Foreman
Twisted Fate
1995 · Lt. Hadcock
Sniper
1993 · Admiral in Washington
Steel and Lace
1991 · Capt. Grover
Maniac Cop 2
1990 · Tom O'Hanlon
That's Adequate
1989 · Space Pilot
Blood Frenzy
1987 · Dave Ash
Dutch Treat
1987 · Vito
G.I. Joe: Arise, Serpentor, Arise!
1986 · Dial-Tone (voice)
The Boys Next Door
1986 · Detective Ed Hanley
Bad Guys
1986 · Bud Schultz
The Midnight Hour
1985 · Sgt. Thompson
Command 5
1985 · Capt. Ed Drapper
Johnny Dangerously
1984 · Mayor
The Rosebud Beach Hotel
1984 · Kramer
Spraggue
1984 · Knuckles
The Sting II
1983 · Cab Driver
Here Comes Garfield
1982 · Fast Eddy / Fluffy (voice)
The Jazz Singer
1980 · Police Sergeant
The Silent Lovers
1980 · Clarence Brown
The Amityville Horror
1979 · Bartender
Firepower
1979 · Oscar Bailey
Exorcist II: The Heretic
1977 · Conductor
The Sentinel
1977 · James Brenner
Deadly Hero
1975 · Buckley
Three Days of the Condor
1975 · Mailman
The Great Ice Rip-Off
1974 · Sam
Death Wish
1974 · Andrew McCabe
Serpico
1973 · Malone
Richard
1972 · Top Advisor
A Lovely Way to Die
1968 · Henderson (uncredited)
Séries (19)
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
1997 · Mr. Flint (segment "Money Laundry")
Sisters
1991
Alien Nation
1989 · Marty Penn
Full House
1987
Max Headroom
1987 · Ashwell
The Twilight Zone
1985 · (segment "Shadow Play")
Crazy like a Fox
1984
Supercopter
1984 · Dr. Morton
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero
1983 · Dial Tone (voice)
Knight Rider
1982 · Steven Barnes
Simon & Simon
1981
Knots Landing
1979 · Frank Kolbert
Paris
1979 · Deputy Chief Jerome Bench
The Dain Curse
1978 · McCracken
Three's Company
1977 · The Bookie
Kojak
1973 · Turetsky
Columbo
1971 · Captain
The Merv Griffin Show
1962 · Self
Car 54, Where Are You?
1961 · Ed Nicholson, Officer Ed Nicholson