Actor
Hugh Dane
October 21, 1942 · Pheonix, Arizona, USA
Hugh Dane was an American character actor. He is best known for playing Hank the security guard on the television sitcom The Office from 2005 to 2013.
Dane's professional acting career began with a role in the 1989 video game, It Came from the Desert before moving on to his first television role in a two-part episode of Hunter. In 1991, Dane acted in his first film role as a prison guard in the crime-thriller Ricochet. In the following years, Dane played small roles in popular television series' such as The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Hangin' with Mr. Cooper, Boy Meets World, Martin, Friends ("The One With The Baby On The Bus"), Sister, Sister, Monk and Girl Meets World.
Notable work
8.4Friends (1994)
as Jim
8.6The Office (2005)
as Hank Tate
6.5Bridesmaids (2011)
as Annie's Mistaken Fella
5.7Little Fockers (2010)
as Doctor
7.9The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990)
as Fred Lomax Jr. and as Nelson
7.4New Girl (2011)
as Old Customer
6.5Joy Ride (2001)
as Man at Door
7.9Monk (2002)
as Sgt. Lane
7Starstruck (2010)
as Howard
8.1Everybody Hates Chris (2005)
as Wino
8Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000)
as Bus Passenger
8.3Girl Meets World (2014)
as Phil
Often works with
Ellie Kemper
2 titles together
The Office, Bridesmaids
Melora Hardin
2 titles together
The Office, Monk
Michael Hitchcock
2 titles together
Bridesmaids, Black Monday
Terry Crews
2 titles together
Bridesmaids, Everybody Hates Chris
June Diane Raphael
2 titles together
New Girl, Black Monday
Tichina Arnold
2 titles together
Everybody Hates Chris, Martin
Full filmography · 29
Black Monday
as Calvin
20196.8
The Mayor
as Police Officer #1
20176.1
The Carmichael Show
as Uncle Pete
20157.2
Girl Meets World
as Phil
20148.3
Hart of Dixie
as Mailman
20117.3
New Girl
as Old Customer
20117.4
Commander in Chief
as Older Black Man
20057.5
Everybody Hates Chris
as Wino
20058.1
The Office
as Hank Tate
20058.6The Pitts
as Luther
2003
Monk
as Sgt. Lane
20027.9
Curb Your Enthusiasm
as Bus Passenger
20008