Hank Hill

For Hank's half-brother, also named Hank, see G.H. Hill. For the mobster turned informant, see Henry Hill.
Hank Hill
King of the Hill character
First appearance"Pilot" (1997)
Created byMike Judge
Greg Daniels
Designed byMike Judge
Voiced byMike Judge
In-universe information
Full nameHank Rutherford Hill
GenderMale
Occupation
  • Manager at Strickland Propane (one day)
  • Asst. Manager at Strickland
  • Propane; former tractor
  • salesman, employee
  • at Mega lo Mart, and
  • Jeans West salesman
  • Fmr. Member of the Heimlich County Board of Zoning and Resources
Family
  • Cotton Hill (father)
  • Tilly Garrison (mother)
  • Didi Hill (stepmother)
  • Chuck Garrison (stepfather)
  • Hank J. Hill (G.H. or "Good Hank") (half-brother)
  • Junichiro (half-brother)
  • Rita (cousin)
  • Dusty Hill (cousin)
  • Luanne Platter (niece by marriage)
SpousePeggy Hill
ChildrenBobby Hill
ReligionMethodism (Christianity)
NationalityAmerican

Hank Rutherford Hill (born April 15)[1][2] is a fictional character and the protagonist of the Fox animated television series King of the Hill. He lives in the fictional town of Arlen, Texas, with his family and works as the assistant manager of a local branch of Strickland Propane. He likes to drink beer, typically Alamo brand, in the alley behind his house with his friends. He is voiced by series creator Mike Judge.[3][4] The Economist described Hank Hill as one of the wisest people on television,[5] and in 1997 Texas Monthly included him on its annual list of the most influential Texans.[6]

  1. ^ Season Five, Episode Ten: Yankee Hankie (at time 04:42 of 22:30) Birth Certificate has his name listed as Hank Rutherford Hill
  2. ^ Terrace, Vincent (2018). Television Series of the 1990s: Essential Facts and Quirky Details. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 117–18. ISBN 978-1538103784.
  3. ^ "King of the Hill/Hank Hill character bio". Fox Broadcasting. Archived from the original on 2008-10-15. Retrieved 2008-10-30.
  4. ^ "King of the Hill". IMDb. Retrieved 2008-10-30.
  5. ^ "Help not wanted". The Economist. 2008-04-10. Retrieved 11 March 2013. One of the most unjustly neglected films of the past few years is Mike Judge's "Idiocracy". Mr Judge is the genius behind Beavis and Butt-Head, two of the most disgusting creatures on television, and Hank Hill, one of the wisest.
  6. ^ "The Texas Twenty". Texas Monthly. September 1997. Archived from the original on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-09-26.