Larry Hankin
Born: 1937-12-07 in New York City, New York, USA
Known For: Acting
Biography
Larry Michael Hankin (born December 7, 1937) is an American character actor, performer, director, comedian and producer. He is known for his major film roles as Charley Butts in Escape from Alcatraz (1979), Ace in Running Scared (1986), and Carl Alphonse in Billy Madison (1995). He had smaller roles as Doobie in Planes, Trains and Automobiles, Sergeant Balzak in Home Alone, Mr. Heckles in Friends, and Joe in Breaking Bad.
Filmography
2025
- Bad Haircut as Gus
- A Cell Phone Movie as Larry
2024
- The Invisible Raptor as Murray
2023
- Unstuffed: A Build-A-Bear Story as Concession Worker
2021
- Friends: The Reunion as Self
- The Eden Theory as Farmer Joe
2019
2018
- Barry as Stovka
- Appland as Fred Grassi
- Salami on White as Larry
2016
- Baskets as Mortician
- Bad Internet as Mr. Heckles / The Rock
2015
- The Mourning as Dad
2014
- Elwood as Sammy the Sausage
2013
- Pain & Gain as Pastor Randy
2012
- Buzzkill as Granger
2008
- Breaking Bad as Old Joe
- The Alphabet Killer as Perry
- The Outlaw Emmett Deemus and the Porno Queen as Emmett Deemus
2007
- Saving Grace as Crusty
- The Sarah Silverman Program. as Mister Johnson
- Nobel Son as Dr. Polaczek
2006
- Grilled ... (Story)
2005
- My Name Is Earl as Tom Sparks
- Wanted 2005 as Sex Shop Owner
2004
- Nobody Knows Anything! as Blind Man
2003
- Joan of Arcadia as Homeless Man God
- Hard Ground as Toothless
- Knee High P.I. as Fudgie
2002
- Monk as Bearded Man
2000
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Zapata Childs
- Malcolm in the Middle
- The Independent as William Henry Ellis
1999
- Enemy Action as Yuri
1998
- Martial Law as Father Bosley
- Kisses in the Dark as Sometimes Jones (Solly's Diner)
1997
- Vegas Vacation as Preacher
- The Tony Danza Show as Gary
- Money Talks as Roland
- Claude's Crib
1995
- Star Trek: Voyager as Gaunt Gary
- The Naked Truth as Stan
- Billy Madison as Carl Alphonse
1994
- Friends as Mr. Heckles
- ER as Bearded Homeless Guy
- Party of Five as Corkery
- Ellen as Larry
- Weird Science
- The Shadow as Taxi Driver
- It's Pat as Postal Supervisor
- Prehysteria! 2 as Ketchum
1993
- Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman as Dr. Martin Solsvig
- Walker, Texas Ranger as Doc
1992
- Mad About You as Bob the Security Guard
- Picket Fences as Bernie Thompson
- Out on a Limb as Officer Darren
- Nickel & Dime as Wito-Wito-Wito
- T Bone N Weasel as Rev. Gluck
- Deuce Coupe as Slick Lowry
1991
- Home Improvement as Larry
- Step by Step as Abe Lincoln
- Black Magic Woman as Hank Warfield
1990
- Pretty Woman as Landlord
- Death Warrant as Mayerson
- Shannon's Deal
- Home Alone as Officer Balzak
- Dark Romances Vol. 1 as Drunk Bum
1989
- Seinfeld as Tom Pepper (Kramer)
1988
- She's Having a Baby as Hank
- Nightfall as Desert King
1987
- Married... with Children as Mary
- Jake and the Fatman
- Planes, Trains and Automobiles as Doobie
- Amazon Women on the Moon as Man in Pub (segment "Son of the Invisible Man")
- Fatal Beauty as Jerry Murphy
1986
- L.A. Law as Lyle Kendrick
- ALF as Andrew Seminick, Burglar
- Matlock as Clayton Hood
- Joe Bash
- Running Scared as Ace
- Armed and Dangerous as Kokolovitch
- Ratboy as Robert Jewell
- Amazing Stories as Jubal
1985
- Amazing Stories as Jubal
- The Sure Thing as Trucker
- Howie Mandel: Live from Carnegie Mall
1984
- Hunter as Jimmy Cracklin
- Brothers
- Young Lust: A Soap Opera as Binney
1983
- Goodnight, Beantown
- The Star Chamber as Detective Kenneth Wiggan
- At Ease
- The Sting II as Handicap
1982
- Family Ties as Walter
- Newhart
- Faerie Tale Theatre as Mr. Bert Man
- Annie as Pound Man
1981
1980
- Gridlock as Sill
- Die Laughing as Bock
- The Girl, the Gold Watch & Everything as René
- Solly’s Diner as Sometimes Jones
1979
- Benson
- Escape from Alcatraz as Charley Butts
- The Jerk as Circus Hand (uncredited)
- California Fever
1978
- WKRP in Cincinnati as Mickey Broadhead
- Free Country
- Peeping Times as Nutritionist
- Loose Shoes as 2nd Veteran
- Uncle Joe Shannon as Sound Technician
- Outside Chance as Deputy in Van
- Doctor Dracula as Wainwright
1976
1975
- Barney Miller as Earl Kelso
1974
- Lucifer's Women as John Wainwright, 'Svengali'
1973
- Steelyard Blues as Bill the Garbage Truck Driver
1972
- Evil Roy Slade as Snake
- Thumb Tripping as Simp
1970
- The Phynx as Philbaby
1969
- Viva Max! as Romero
- The Music Scene
1968
- Yours, Mine and Ours as Supermarket Clerk
- How Sweet It Is! as 1st Policeman
1967
- Funnyman as Roger
1966
1965
- Dylan Speaks as Self