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