Hank Garrett
Born: 1931-10-26 in Monticello, New York, USA
Known For: Acting
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!
Filmography
2000
- The Million Dollar Kid as Delivery Dispatcher
- Al Lewis: Forever Grandpa as Self
1999
- Baby Geniuses as Guard
1998
- Safe House as Hitman / Postman
- The Modern Adventures of Tom Sawyer as Police Chief
1997
- Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction as Mr. Flint (segment "Money Laundry")
- Nothing to Lose as Manny - The Bartender
- Exit in Red as Dr. Wayland
1995
- Twisted Fate as Lt. Hadcock
- Guns & Lipstick as Foreman
1993
- Sniper as Admiral in Washington
1991
- Steel and Lace as Capt. Grover
- Sisters
1990
- Maniac Cop 2 as Tom O'Henton
1989
- Alien Nation
- That's Adequate as Space Pilot
1987
- Full House
- Blood Frenzy as Dave Ash
- Dutch Treat as Vito
- Max Headroom as Ashwell
1986
- Bad Guys as Bud Schultz
- The Boys Next Door as Detective Ed Hanley
- G.I. Joe: Arise, Serpentor, Arise! as Dial-Tone (voice)
1985
- The Twilight Zone as (segment "Shadow Play")
- The Midnight Hour as Sgt. Thompson
- Command 5 as Capt. Ed Drapper
1984
- Airwolf as Dr. Morton
- Crazy like a Fox
- Johnny Dangerously as Mayor
- Spraggue as Knuckles
- The Rosebud Beach Hotel as Kramer
1983
- G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero as Dial Tone (voice)
- The Sting II as Cab Driver
1982
- Knight Rider as Steven Barnes
- Here Comes Garfield as Fast Eddy / Fluffy (voice)
1981
1980
- The Jazz Singer as Police Sergeant
- The Silent Lovers as Clarence Brown
1979
- Knots Landing as Frank Kolbert
- Firepower as Oscar Bailey
- The Amityville Horror as Bartender
- Paris as Deputy Chief Jerome Bench
1977
- Three's Company as The Bookie
- The Sentinel as James Brenner
- Exorcist II: The Heretic as Conductor
1975
- Three Days of the Condor as Mailman
- Deadly Hero as Buckley
1974
- Death Wish as Andrew McCabe
- The Great Ice Rip-Off as Sam
1971
- Columbo as Captain
1968
- A Lovely Way to Die as Henderson (uncredited)
1962
- The Merv Griffin Show as Self
1961
- Car 54, Where Are You? as Officer Ed Nicholson