Johnny Hardwick

Hardwick at the Velveeta Room in Austin

Johnny Hardwick (December 31, 1958 - August 8, 2023) was a voice actor, writer and producer for King of the Hill. He provided the voice for Dale Gribble and other minor characters like Tug.

Hardwick was a native of Austin, Texas. He performed stand-up comedy after graduating from Texas Tech University in Lubbock. He was approached by Greg Daniels for a writing job for King of the Hill at one of his shows.

For the many characters that Hardwick voiced on King of the Hill, see Category:Characters voiced by Johnny Hardwick.

Writing credits

• "Hank's Got the Willies"
• "King of the Ant Hill"
• "The Man Who Shot Cane Skretteburg"
• "Traffic Jam"
• "Three Coaches and a Bobby"
• "Hillennium"
• "Peggy Makes the Big Leagues"
• "Now Who's the Dummy?"

Character voices

Besides Dale and Tug, Hardwick voiced various other characters in King of the Hill, including:

• Park Ranger
• Stu (Luanne's Saga)
• Ron (Mega Lo Mart Employee)
• Rockadillo
• Worried airplane passenger (in "Happy Hank's Giving")
• Mark
• Roy
• Dean
• Mike Soto
• Zack
• Stems and Seeds blue-shirted employee (in "The Son Also Roses")
• Stu (Boxing Luanne)
• Brown-haired mustached police officer (in "Be True to Your Fool")
• Blue-shirted heckler (in "Flirting With the Master")
• Tim (Mega Lo Mart) (in "Yard, She Blows!")
• TV show host (in "Enrique-cilable Differences")
• National Corn Chips security guard (in "Arlen City Bomber")
• U.S. Army soldier (in "Bill, Bulk and the Body Buddies")
• Chester
• Alamo Land employee (in "No Bobby Left Behind")

External links

• Johnny Hardwick at IMDb
• Johnny Hardwick at Wikipedia