
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.
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Live Action Short Film · 1980 · nominated
Filmography50+ titles

Breaking Bad

Malcolm in the Middle

Uncle Joe Shannon

Friends

Seinfeld

Monk

Barry

Friends: The Reunion

Star Trek: Voyager

ER

Step by Step

My Name Is Earl

Married... with Children

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

ALF

Hill Street Blues

WKRP in Cincinnati

Picket Fences

Home Alone

Amazing Stories

Gridlock

Escape from Alcatraz

Wanted

Home Improvement

Pretty Woman

Barney Miller

Saving Grace

Planes, Trains & Automobiles

Family Ties

Laverne & Shirley

L.A. Law

Matlock

Hunter

Benson

The Road to El Camino: Behind the Scenes of El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie

El Camino

Party of Five

Walker, Texas Ranger

Baskets

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

The Jerk

Yours, Mine and Ours

Weird Science

Mad About You

Annie

Pain & Gain

The Sarah Silverman Program.

Billy Madison

Death Warrant

Eight Is Enough