Hank Garrett

Born in New York's Big Apple and raised in Harlem, Hank Garrett learned to adapt quickly to unfamiliar situations at a young age. His first dream was competing as a powerlifter and bodybuilder in which he won the New York State Power Lifting Championship. Hank Garrett then became the famous wrestler known as "The Minnesota Farm Boy", which is interesting, since Hank Garrett had never been out of New York.

After five years of professional wrestling, Hank Garrett decided to try comedy. So he packed his bags and made his way to the New York Catskill Mountains, where the likes of Buddy Hackett had become famous doing stand-up comedy. Hank Garrett landed his first job as Social Director of the then famous Browns Hotel.

Comedy came easy for Hank, who re-created what he had learned growing up in Harlem. He made audiences laugh with stories of his childhood, using a variety of characters and dialects. His talents were soon noticed by the such stars as Jerry Vale, Della Reese and Tony Bennett.

Hank's dreams came true when Nat Hiken saw him performing one night and asked him to audition for the part of Officer Nicholson on the famous television show Car 54 Where Are You. Up and running Hank Garrett became well known to all the television industry. Two years later the show was canceled and Hank went on to play a host of other TV and film characters.

Hank's career really took off when he landed a part in a movie which would feature his signature role: the infamous killer postman in "Three Days of the Condor", for which he won the New York Film Critics' Award.

Since then, Hank Garrett has worked with Peter Falk, Patrick Stewart, Kathleen Turner, Christopher Lloyd, Al Pacino, Sophia Loren, James Coburn and James Earl Jones. Television appearances include Columbo, Nothing Sacred, Knots Landing, Full House, and Max Headroom. Film credits include Death Wish, Johnny Dangerously, Three Days of the Condor, Serpico, and The Producers.

Currently, Hank Garrett resides in Los Angeles.