Over 13 seasons and 259 episodes, Fox’s King of the Hill covered the weird, but sweet lives of some of Arlen, Texas’ most outrageous characters. One such figure was Dale Gribble, the exterminator/conspiracy theorist who stood out as one of Hank Hill’s most loyal friends. Memorably voiced on co-creator Mike Judge’s series by actor Johnny Hardwick, we honor the man behind that character, as Mr. Hardwick has been reported to have died at the age of 64.
The news broke through TMZ, who was informed by “law enforcement sources” that the actor was found dead in his home on Tuesday. This discovery came as the result of a wellness check, and at the time of this reporting, there’s no cause revealed, nor any suspicion of foul play.
