Hank Garrett
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- October 26, 1931 (age 95)
- Birthplace
- Monticello, New York, USA
Biography
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
Filmography
Al Lewis: Forever Grandpa
Movie · as Self
The Million Dollar Kid
Movie · as Delivery Dispatcher
Baby Geniuses
Movie · as Guard
Safe House
Movie · as Hitman / Postman
The Modern Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Movie · as Police Chief
Exit in Red
Movie · as Dr. Wayland
Nothing to Lose
Movie · as Manny - The Bartender
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
TV · as Mr. Flint (segment "Money Laundry") · 1 ep
Guns & Lipstick
Movie · as Foreman
Twisted Fate
Movie · as Lt. Hadcock
Sniper
Movie · as Admiral in Washington
Steel and Lace
Movie · as Capt. Grover
Sisters
TV · 1 ep
Maniac Cop 2
Movie · as Tom O'Hanlon
That's Adequate
Movie · as Space Pilot
Alien Nation
TV · as Marty Penn · 1 ep
Dutch Treat
Movie · as Vito
Blood Frenzy
Movie · as Dave Ash
Full House
TV · 1 ep
Max Headroom
TV · as Ashwell · 2 eps
The Boys Next Door
Movie · as Detective Ed Hanley
G.I. Joe: Arise, Serpentor, Arise!
Movie · as Dial-Tone (voice)
Bad Guys
Movie · as Bud Schultz
The Midnight Hour
Movie · as Sgt. Thompson
Command 5
Movie · as Capt. Ed Drapper
The Twilight Zone
TV · as (segment "Shadow Play") · 1 ep
Johnny Dangerously
Movie · as Mayor
The Rosebud Beach Hotel
Movie · as Kramer
Spraggue
Movie · as Knuckles
Airwolf
TV · as Dr. Morton · 1 ep
Crazy like a Fox
TV · 1 ep
The Sting II
Movie · as Cab Driver
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero
TV · as Dial Tone (voice) · 30 eps
Here Comes Garfield
Movie · as Fast Eddy / Fluffy (voice)
Knight Rider
TV · as Steven Barnes · 1 ep
Simon & Simon
TV · 1 ep
The Silent Lovers
Movie · as Clarence Brown
The Jazz Singer
Movie · as Police Sergeant
The Amityville Horror
Movie · as Bartender
Firepower
Movie · as Oscar Bailey
Paris
TV · as Deputy Chief Jerome Bench · 13 eps
Knots Landing
TV · as Frank Kolbert · 3 eps
The Dain Curse
TV · as McCracken · 1 ep
The Sentinel
Movie · as James Brenner
Exorcist II: The Heretic
Movie · as Conductor
Three's Company
TV · as The Bookie · 1 ep
Three Days of the Condor
Movie · as Mailman
Deadly Hero
Movie · as Buckley
Death Wish
Movie · as Andrew McCabe
The Great Ice Rip-Off
Movie · as Sam
Serpico
Movie · as Malone
Kojak
TV · as Turetsky · 2 eps
Richard
Movie · as Top Advisor
Columbo
TV · as Captain · 1 ep
A Lovely Way to Die
Movie · as Henderson (uncredited)
The Merv Griffin Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Car 54, Where Are You?
TV · as Ed Nicholson, Officer Ed Nicholson · 3 eps