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!
Acted in
Safe House
1998
as Hitman / Postman
Exit in Red
1997
as Dr. Wayland
Nothing to Lose
1997
as Manny - The Bartender
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
1997
as Mr. Flint (segment "Money Laundry")
Guns & Lipstick
1995
as Foreman
Twisted Fate
1995
as Lt. Hadcock
Sniper
1993
as Admiral in Washington
Sisters
1991
Steel and Lace
1991
as Capt. Grover
Maniac Cop 2
1990
as Tom O'Henton
Alien Nation
1989
That's Adequate
1989
as Space Pilot
Blood Frenzy
1987
as Dave Ash
Full House
1987
The Max Headroom Show
1987
as Ashwell
Dutch Treat
1987
as Vito
G.I. Joe: Arise, Serpentor, Arise!
1986
as Dial-Tone (voice)
The Boys Next Door
1986
as Detective Ed Hanley
Bad Guys
1986
as Bud Schultz
The Midnight Hour
1985
as Sgt. Thompson
The Twilight Zone
1985
Command 5
1985
as Capt. Ed Drapper
Crazy like a Fox
1984
Johnny Dangerously
1984
as Mayor
The Rosebud Beach Hotel
1984
as Kramer
Spraggue
1984
as Knuckles
Airwolf
1984
as Dr. Morton
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero
1983
as Dial Tone (voice)
The Sting II
1983
as Cab Driver
Here Comes Garfield
1982
as Fast Eddy / Fluffy (voice)
Knight Rider
1982
as Steven Barnes
Simon & Simon
1981
The Jazz Singer
1980
as Police Sergeant
The Silent Lovers
1980
as Clarence Brown
Knots Landing
1979
as Frank Kolbert
Paris
1979
as Deputy Chief Jerome Bench
The Amityville Horror
1979
as Bartender
Firepower
1979
as Oscar Bailey
Exorcist II: The Heretic
1977
as Conductor
Three's Company
1977
as The Bookie
The Sentinel
1977
as James Brenner
Deadly Hero
1975
as Buckley
Three Days of the Condor
1975
as Mailman
The Great Ice Rip-Off
1974
as Sam
Death Wish
1974
as Andrew McCabe
Serpico
1973
as Malone
Kojak
1973
as Turetsky
Columbo
1971
as Captain
A Lovely Way to Die
1968
as Henderson (uncredited)
Car 54, Where Are You?
1961
as Officer Ed Nicholson
Car 54, Where Are You?
1961
as Officer Ed Nicholson (uncredited)