Johnny Hardwick, voice actor who played Dale Gribble on King of the Hill, dies aged 64

Tom Murray

10 August 2023 at 1:27 pm

Johnny Hardwick, voice of ‘King of the Hill’s’ Dale Gribble (Johnny Hardwick/Facebook/20th Century Fox)

Johnny Hardwick, the voice actor behind King of the Hill’s Dale Gribble, has died aged 64, the Austin, Texas coroner’s office confirmed on Thursday (10 August).

Austin native Hardwick lent his voice to the conspiracy theorist character for 258 episodes of the longrunning animated sitcom.

He served as a staff writer, story editor, and producer for the show as well, winning an Emmy Award in 1999 for his role in production.

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