Hank Garrett
Acting
1931-10-26 · 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
Al Lewis: Forever Grandpa
2000 · Movie
The Million Dollar Kid
2000 · Movie
Baby Geniuses
1999 · Movie
Safe House
1998 · Movie
The Modern Adventures of Tom Sawyer
1998 · Movie
Exit in Red
1997 · Movie
Nothing to Lose
1997 · Movie
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
1997 · Series
Guns & Lipstick
1995 · Movie
Twisted Fate
1995 · Movie
Sniper
1993 · Movie
Sisters
1991 · Series
Steel and Lace
1991 · Movie
Maniac Cop 2
1990 · Movie
Alien Nation
1989 · Series
That's Adequate
1989 · Movie
Blood Frenzy
1987 · Movie
Full House
1987 · Series
Max Headroom
1987 · Series
Dutch Treat
1987 · Movie
G.I. Joe: Arise, Serpentor, Arise!
1986 · Movie
The Boys Next Door
1986 · Movie
Bad Guys
1986 · Movie
The Midnight Hour
1985 · Movie
The Twilight Zone
1985 · Series
Command 5
1985 · Movie
Crazy like a Fox
1984 · Series
Johnny Dangerously
1984 · Movie
The Rosebud Beach Hotel
1984 · Movie
Spraggue
1984 · Movie
Airwolf
1984 · Series
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero
1983 · Series
The Sting II
1983 · Movie
Here Comes Garfield
1982 · Movie
Knight Rider
1982 · Series
Simon & Simon
1981 · Series
The Jazz Singer
1980 · Movie
The Silent Lovers
1980 · Movie
Knots Landing
1979 · Series
Paris
1979 · Series
The Amityville Horror
1979 · Movie
Firepower
1979 · Movie
The Dain Curse
1978 · Series
Exorcist II: The Heretic
1977 · Movie
Three's Company
1977 · Series
The Sentinel
1977 · Movie
Deadly Hero
1975 · Movie
Three Days of the Condor
1975 · Movie
The Great Ice Rip-Off
1974 · Movie
Death Wish
1974 · Movie
Serpico
1973 · Movie
Kojak
1973 · Series
Richard
1972 · Movie
Columbo
1971 · Series
A Lovely Way to Die
1968 · Movie
The Merv Griffin Show
1962 · Series
Car 54, Where Are You?
1961 · Series