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Larry Hankin

Acting

Born December 7, 1937 · New York City, New York, USA

Also known as Larry A. Hankin · Lance Hunt · Larry Michael Hankin

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 AwardBest Live Action Short Film · 1980 · nominated

Filmography50+ titles

Breaking Bad

2008as Old Joe

Malcolm in the Middle

2000as Luther

Uncle Joe Shannon

1978as Sound Technician

Friends

1994as Mr. Heckles

Seinfeld

1989as Tom Pepper (Kramer)

Monk

2002as Bearded Man

Barry

2018as Stovka

Friends: The Reunion

2021as Self

Star Trek: Voyager

1995as Gaunt Gary

ER

1994as Bearded Homeless Guy

Step by Step

1991as Abe Lincoln

My Name Is Earl

2005as Tom Sparks

Married... with Children

1987as Mary

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

2000as Old Stoner Dude

ALF

1986as Andrew Seminick, Burglar

Hill Street Blues

1981

WKRP in Cincinnati

1978as Mickey Broadhead

Picket Fences

1992as Bernie Thompson

Home Alone

1990as Officer Balzak

Amazing Stories

1985as Jubal

Gridlock

1980as Sill

Escape from Alcatraz

1979as Charley Butts

Wanted

2005as Sex Shop Owner

Home Improvement

1991as Larry

Pretty Woman

1990as Landlord

Barney Miller

1975as Earl Kelso

Saving Grace

2007as Crusty

Planes, Trains & Automobiles

1987as Doobie

Family Ties

1982as Walter

Laverne & Shirley

1976

L.A. Law

1986as Lyle Kendrick

Matlock

1986as Clayton Hood

Hunter

1984as Jimmy Cracklin (uncredited)

Benson

1979

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

2019as Self

El Camino

2019as Old Joe

Party of Five

1994as Corkery

Walker, Texas Ranger

1993as Doc

Baskets

2016as Mortician

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

1993as Dr. Martin Solsvig

The Jerk

1979as Circus Hand (uncredited)

Yours, Mine and Ours

1968as Supermarket Clerk

Weird Science

1994

Mad About You

1992as Bob the Security Guard

Annie

1982as Pound Man

Pain & Gain

2013as Pastor Randy

The Sarah Silverman Program.

2007as Mister Johnson

Billy Madison

1995as Carl Alphonse

Death Warrant

1990as Mayerson

Eight Is Enough

1977