John Michael Hardwick (born December 21, 1958 in Houston, Texas) is a stand-up comedian and voice actor. He is best known as the voice of Dale Gribble in the animated American television show King of the Hill. He served as staff writer, story editor, and producer for the show as well. He has four Prime Time Emmy nominations and In 1999 he won an Emmy Award for his work as a writer on "King of the Hill".
In addition to writing for King of the Hill (1997), he also plays the Dale Gribble character on the show. The animators drew the Dale character to look (and smoke) exactly like Hardwick!.
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
King of the Hill
1997-2010
TV Series
Dale Gribble
Additional Voices
Dale
...
The Collegians Are Go!!
1999
Short
Sleepy Student
Natural Selection
1999
Documentary Director (voice)
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
King of the Hill
TV Series written by - 9 episodes, 1997 - 2001 staff writer - 2 episodes, 1997
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
King of the Hill
1997-1998
TV Series story editor - 10 episodes
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Safety First
2006
Short executive producer
Full Metal Slacks
2005
Short executive producer
King of the Hill
TV Series producer - 4 episodes, 1998 - 1999 supervising producer - 3 episodes, 1999 - 2002
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Ace of Cakes
2009
TV Series
Himself
The Making of 'King of the Hill'
2003
Video documentary short
Himself
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1999
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or Less)
King of the Hill (1997)
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2006
Annie
Annie Awards
Best Voice Acting in an Animated Television Production
King of the Hill (1997)
2002
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming Less Than One Hour)
King of the Hill (1997)
2001
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming Less Than One Hour)
King of the Hill (1997)
Known for movies
King of the Hill (1997-2010) as Dale Gribble / Additional Voices / Announcer / Conspiracy Nut / Dale / Dylan / Hipster / Jim Bowie / Male Student / Man / Pledge / Race announcer / Security Guard / Teenage Clerk
$250,000
