Hank Garrett
Acting
Born October 26, 1931, Monticello, New York, USA
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!
Filmography
- 2000The Million Dollar Kid — Delivery Dispatcher
- 1999Baby Geniuses — Guard
- 1998Safe House — Hitman / Postman
- 1998The Modern Adventures of Tom Sawyer — Police Chief
- Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction — Mr. Flint (segment "Money Laundry")
- 1997Exit in Red — Dr. Wayland
- 1997Nothing to Lose — Manny - The Bartender
- 1995Guns & Lipstick — Foreman
- 1995Twisted Fate — Lt. Hadcock
- 1993Sniper — Admiral in Washington
- Sisters
- 1991Steel and Lace — Capt. Grover
- 1990Maniac Cop 2 — Tom O'Hanlon
- Alien Nation — Marty Penn
- 1989That's Adequate — Space Pilot
- 1987Blood Frenzy — Dave Ash
- 1987Dutch Treat — Vito
- Full House
- Max Headroom — Ashwell
- 1986Bad Guys — Bud Schultz
- 1986G.I. Joe: Arise, Serpentor, Arise! — Dial-Tone (voice)
- 1986The Boys Next Door — Detective Ed Hanley
- 1985Command 5 — Capt. Ed Drapper
- 1985The Midnight Hour — Sgt. Thompson
- The Twilight Zone — (segment "Shadow Play")
- Airwolf — Dr. Morton
- Crazy like a Fox
- 1984Johnny Dangerously — Mayor
- 1984Spraggue — Knuckles
- 1984The Rosebud Beach Hotel — Kramer
- G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero — Dial Tone (voice)
- 1983The Sting II — Cab Driver
- 1982Here Comes Garfield — Fast Eddy / Fluffy (voice)
- Knight Rider — Steven Barnes
- Simon & Simon
- 1980The Jazz Singer — Police Sergeant
- 1980The Silent Lovers — Clarence Brown
- 1979Firepower — Oscar Bailey
- Knots Landing — Frank Kolbert
- Paris — Deputy Chief Jerome Bench
- 1979The Amityville Horror — Bartender
- The Dain Curse — McCracken
- 1977Exorcist II: The Heretic — Conductor
- 1977The Sentinel — James Brenner
- Three's Company — The Bookie
- 1975Deadly Hero — Buckley
- 1975Three Days of the Condor — Mailman
- 1974Death Wish — Andrew McCabe
- 1974The Great Ice Rip-Off — Sam
- Kojak — Turetsky
- 1973Serpico — Malone
- 1972Richard — Top Advisor
- Columbo — Captain
- 1968A Lovely Way to Die — Henderson (uncredited)
- Car 54, Where Are You? — Ed Nicholson, Officer Ed Nicholson
Appearances as themselves (2)
- 2000Al Lewis: Forever Grandpa — Self
- The Merv Griffin Show — Self