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