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

Columbo

Knight Rider

Knots Landing

Full House

Simon & Simon

The Merv Griffin Show

Airwolf

The Twilight Zone

All Movies (38)

• Al Lewis: Forever Grandpa2000 · as Self
• The Million Dollar Kid2000 · as Delivery Dispatcher
• Baby Geniuses1999 · as Guard
• Safe House1998 · as Hitman / Postman
• The Modern Adventures of Tom Sawyer1998 · as Police Chief
• Exit in Red1997 · as Dr. Wayland
• Nothing to Lose1997 · as Manny - The Bartender
• Guns & Lipstick1995 · as Foreman
• Twisted Fate1995 · as Lt. Hadcock
• Sniper1993 · as Admiral in Washington
• Steel and Lace1991 · as Capt. Grover
• Maniac Cop 21990 · as Tom O'Hanlon
• That's Adequate1989 · as Space Pilot
• Blood Frenzy1987 · as Dave Ash
• Dutch Treat1987 · as Vito
• G.I. Joe: Arise, Serpentor, Arise!1986 · as Dial-Tone (voice)
• The Boys Next Door1986 · as Detective Ed Hanley
• Bad Guys1986 · as Bud Schultz
• The Midnight Hour1985 · as Sgt. Thompson
• Command 51985 · as Capt. Ed Drapper
• Johnny Dangerously1984 · as Mayor
• The Rosebud Beach Hotel1984 · as Kramer
• Spraggue1984 · as Knuckles
• The Sting II1983 · as Cab Driver
• Here Comes Garfield1982 · as Fast Eddy / Fluffy (voice)
• The Jazz Singer1980 · as Police Sergeant
• The Silent Lovers1980 · as Clarence Brown
• The Amityville Horror1979 · as Bartender
• Firepower1979 · as Oscar Bailey
• Exorcist II: The Heretic1977 · as Conductor
• The Sentinel1977 · as James Brenner
• Deadly Hero1975 · as Buckley
• Three Days of the Condor1975 · as Mailman
• The Great Ice Rip-Off1974 · as Sam
• Death Wish1974 · as Andrew McCabe
• Serpico1973 · as Malone
• Richard1972 · as Top Advisor
• A Lovely Way to Die1968 · as Henderson (uncredited)

All TV Shows (20)

• Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction1997 · as Mr. Flint (segment "Money Laundry")
• Sisters1991
• Alien Nation1989 · as Marty Penn
• Full House1987
• Max Headroom1987 · as Ashwell
• The Twilight Zone1985 · as (segment "Shadow Play")
• Crazy like a Fox1984
• Airwolf1984 · as Dr. Morton
• G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero1983 · as Dial Tone (voice)
• Knight Rider1982 · as Steven Barnes
• Simon & Simon1981
• Knots Landing1979 · as Frank Kolbert
• Paris1979 · as Deputy Chief Jerome Bench
• The Dain Curse1978 · as McCracken
• Three's Company1977 · as The Bookie
• Kojak1973 · as Turetsky
• Columbo1971 · as Captain
• The Merv Griffin Show1962 · as Self
• Car 54, Where Are You?1961 · as Officer Ed Nicholson
• Car 54, Where Are You?1961 · as Officer Ed Nicholson (uncredited)