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