Larry Hankin

Larry Hankin

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.

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Filmography

2025

A Cell Phone Movie
A Cell Phone Movie
as Larry
Movie - Released: 4/10/2025

2024

The Invisible Raptor
The Invisible Raptor
as Murray
Movie - Released: 12/6/2024

2023

Unstuffed: A Build-A-Bear Story
Unstuffed: A Build-A-Bear Story
as Concession Worker
Movie - Released: 10/3/2023

2021

The Eden Theory
The Eden Theory
as Farmer Joe
Movie - Released: 5/5/2021
Friends: The Reunion
Friends: The Reunion
as Self
Movie - Released: 5/27/2021

2020

The Tree
The Tree
as Old Man ("The Tree") / The Projectionist
Movie - Released: 5/27/2020
Date Nite
Date Nite
as Janitor
Movie - Released: 1/20/2020

2019

El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
as Old Joe
Movie - Released: 10/11/2019

2018

Appland
Appland
as Fred Grassi
Movie - Released: 1/16/2018
Salami on White
Salami on White
as Larry
Movie - Released: 9/22/2018
Barry
Barry
as Stovka
TV - Released: 3/25/2018

2016

Bad Internet
Bad Internet
as Mr. Heckles / The Rock
TV - Released: 5/25/2016
Baskets
Baskets
as Mortician
TV - Released: 1/21/2016

2015

The Mourning
The Mourning
as Dad
Movie - Released: 3/17/2015

2014

Elwood
Elwood
as Sammy the Sausage
Movie - Released: 6/1/2014

2013

Pain & Gain
Pain & Gain
as Pastor Randy
Movie - Released: 4/18/2013

2012

Buzzkill
Buzzkill
as Granger
Movie - Released: 1/20/2012

2008

Movie
The Outlaw Emmett Deemus and the Porno Queen
as Emmett Deemus
Movie - Released: 11/14/2008
Breaking Bad
Breaking Bad
as Old Joe
TV - Released: 1/20/2008

2007

Nobel Son
Nobel Son
as Dr. Polaczek
Movie - Released: 4/28/2007
The Sarah Silverman Program.
The Sarah Silverman Program.
as Mister Johnson
TV - Released: 2/1/2007
Saving Grace
Saving Grace
TV - Released: 7/23/2007

2006

Dylan Speaks 1965
Dylan Speaks 1965
as Self
Movie - Released: 10/31/2006

2005

My Name Is Earl
My Name Is Earl
as Tom Sparks
TV - Released: 9/20/2005
Wanted
Wanted
TV - Released: 7/31/2005

2004

Nobody Knows Anything!
Nobody Knows Anything!
as Blind Man
Movie - Released: 8/24/2004

2003

Hard Ground
Hard Ground
as Toothless
Movie - Released: 7/12/2003
Knee High P.I.
Knee High P.I.
as Fudgie
Movie - Released: 10/13/2003
Joan of Arcadia
Joan of Arcadia
TV - Released: 9/26/2003

2002

Monk
Monk
as Bearded Man
TV - Released: 7/12/2002

2000

The Independent
The Independent
as William Henry Ellis
Movie - Released: 11/10/2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Zapata Childs
TV - Released: 10/6/2000
Malcolm in the Middle
Malcolm in the Middle
TV - Released: 1/9/2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Old Stoner Dude
TV - Released: 10/6/2000
Malcolm in the Middle
Malcolm in the Middle
as Luther
TV - Released: 1/9/2000

1999

Enemy Action
Enemy Action
as Yuri
Movie - Released: 1/1/1999

1998

Kisses in the Dark
Kisses in the Dark
as Sometimes Jones (Solly's Diner)
Movie - Released: 6/23/1998
Martial Law
Martial Law
as Father Bosley
TV - Released: 9/26/1998

1997

Vegas Vacation
Vegas Vacation
as Preacher
Movie - Released: 2/13/1997
Money Talks
Money Talks
as Roland
Movie - Released: 8/22/1997
TV
Claude's Crib
TV - Released: 1/5/1997
The Tony Danza Show
The Tony Danza Show
as Gary
TV - Released: 9/24/1997

1995

Billy Madison
Billy Madison
as Carl Alphonse
Movie - Released: 2/10/1995
Star Trek: Voyager
Star Trek: Voyager
as Gaunt Gary
TV - Released: 1/16/1995
The Naked Truth
The Naked Truth
as Stan
TV - Released: 9/13/1995

1994

The Shadow
The Shadow
as Taxi Driver
Movie - Released: 7/1/1994
It's Pat
It's Pat
as Postal Supervisor
Movie - Released: 8/26/1994
Prehysteria! 2
Prehysteria! 2
as Ketchum
Movie - Released: 11/9/1994
Friends
Friends
as Mr. Heckles
TV - Released: 9/22/1994
Weird Science
Weird Science
TV - Released: 3/5/1994
ER
ER
as Bearded Homeless Guy
TV - Released: 9/19/1994
Ellen
Ellen
as Larry
TV - Released: 3/29/1994

1993

Walker, Texas Ranger
Walker, Texas Ranger
as Doc
TV - Released: 4/21/1993

1992

Out on a Limb
Out on a Limb
as Officer Darren
Movie - Released: 9/4/1992
Deuce Coupe
Deuce Coupe
as Slick Lowry
Movie - Released: 5/1/1992
T Bone N Weasel
T Bone N Weasel
as Rev. Gluck
Movie - Released: 11/2/1992
Nickel & Dime
Nickel & Dime
as Wito-Wito-Wito
Movie - Released: 1/1/1992
Mad About You
Mad About You
as Bob the Security Guard
TV - Released: 9/23/1992

1991

Black Magic Woman
Black Magic Woman
as Hank Warfield
Movie - Released: 4/24/1991
Home Improvement
Home Improvement
as Larry
TV - Released: 9/17/1991

1990

Home Alone
Home Alone
as Officer Balzak
Movie - Released: 11/16/1990
Dark Romances Vol. 1
Dark Romances Vol. 1
as Drunk Bum
Movie - Released: 1/1/1990
Death Warrant
Death Warrant
as Mayerson
Movie - Released: 9/14/1990
Pretty Woman
Pretty Woman
as Landlord
Movie - Released: 3/23/1990
Shannon's Deal
Shannon's Deal
TV - Released: 4/16/1990

1989

Seinfeld
Seinfeld
as Tom Pepper (Kramer)
TV - Released: 7/5/1989

1988

She's Having a Baby
She's Having a Baby
as Hank
Movie - Released: 2/5/1988
Nightfall
Nightfall
as Desert King
Movie - Released: 4/15/1988

1987

Planes, Trains and Automobiles
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
as Doobie
Movie - Released: 11/26/1987
Fatal Beauty
Fatal Beauty
as Jerry Murphy
Movie - Released: 10/30/1987
Amazon Women on the Moon
Amazon Women on the Moon
as Man in Pub (segment "Son of the Invisible Man")
Movie - Released: 9/18/1987
Jake and the Fatman
Jake and the Fatman
TV - Released: 9/26/1987
Married... with Children
Married... with Children
as Mary
TV - Released: 4/5/1987
Jake and the Fatman
Jake and the Fatman
as Holly
TV - Released: 9/26/1987

1986

Armed and Dangerous
Armed and Dangerous
as Kokolovitch
Movie - Released: 8/15/1986
Running Scared
Running Scared
as Ace
Movie - Released: 6/27/1986
Ratboy
Ratboy
as Robert Jewell
Movie - Released: 10/17/1986
Amazing Stories
Amazing Stories
as Jubal
Movie - Released: 7/10/1986
L.A. Law
L.A. Law
as Lyle Kendrick
TV - Released: 9/15/1986
ALF
ALF
as Andrew Seminick, Burglar
TV - Released: 9/22/1986
TV
Joe Bash
TV - Released: 3/28/1986

1985

Movie
Howie Mandel: Live from Carnegie Mall
Movie - Released: 1/1/1985
The Sure Thing
The Sure Thing
as Trucker
Movie - Released: 3/1/1985
Amazing Stories
Amazing Stories
as Jubal
TV - Released: 9/29/1985

1984

Young Lust
Young Lust
as Binney
Movie - Released: 4/27/1984
Hunter
Hunter
as Jimmy Cracklin
TV - Released: 9/18/1984
Brothers
Brothers
TV - Released: 7/13/1984
Hunter
Hunter
as Jimmy Cracklin (uncredited)
TV - Released: 9/18/1984

1983

The Star Chamber
The Star Chamber
as Detective Kenneth Wiggan
Movie - Released: 8/5/1983
The Sting II
The Sting II
as Handicap
Movie - Released: 2/18/1983
At Ease
At Ease
TV - Released: 3/4/1983
Goodnight, Beantown
Goodnight, Beantown
TV - Released: 4/3/1983

1982

Annie
Annie
as Pound Man
Movie - Released: 5/21/1982
Family Ties
Family Ties
as Walter
TV - Released: 9/22/1982
Newhart
Newhart
TV - Released: 10/2/1982
Faerie Tale Theatre
Faerie Tale Theatre
as Mr. Bert Man
TV - Released: 9/11/1982

1981

Hill Street Blues
Hill Street Blues
TV - Released: 1/15/1981

1980

The Girl, the Gold Watch & Everything
The Girl, the Gold Watch & Everything
as René
Movie - Released: 6/13/1980
Die Laughing
Die Laughing
as Bock
Movie - Released: 4/1/1980
Gridlock
Gridlock
as Sill
Movie - Released: 10/2/1980
Solly’s Diner
Solly’s Diner
as Sometimes Jones
Movie - Released: 10/1/1980

1979

Escape from Alcatraz
Escape from Alcatraz
as Charley Butts
Movie - Released: 6/22/1979
The Jerk
The Jerk
as Circus Hand (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 12/14/1979
Benson
Benson
TV - Released: 9/13/1979
California Fever
California Fever
TV - Released: 9/25/1979

1978

Movie
Outside Chance
as Deputy in Van
Movie - Released: 12/2/1978
Uncle Joe Shannon
Uncle Joe Shannon
as Sound Technician
Movie - Released: 1/1/1978
Peeping Times
Peeping Times
as Nutritionist
Movie - Released: 1/25/1978
Doctor Dracula
Doctor Dracula
as Wainwright
Movie - Released: 3/2/1978
Loose Shoes
Loose Shoes
as 2nd Veteran
Movie - Released: 9/1/1978
WKRP in Cincinnati
WKRP in Cincinnati
as Mickey Broadhead
TV - Released: 9/18/1978
TV
Free Country
TV - Released: 6/24/1978

1977

Eight Is Enough
Eight Is Enough
TV - Released: 3/15/1977
The San Pedro Beach Bums
The San Pedro Beach Bums
TV - Released: 9/19/1977

1976

Laverne & Shirley
Laverne & Shirley
TV - Released: 1/27/1976

1975

Barney Miller
Barney Miller
as Earl Kelso
TV - Released: 1/23/1975

1974

Lucifer's Women
Lucifer's Women
as John Wainwright, 'Svengali'
Movie - Released: 12/18/1974

1972

Thumb Tripping
Thumb Tripping
as Simp
Movie - Released: 10/1/1972
Evil Roy Slade
Evil Roy Slade
as Snake
Movie - Released: 2/18/1972

1970

The Phynx
The Phynx
as Philbaby
Movie - Released: 3/6/1970

1969

Viva Max!
Viva Max!
as Romero
Movie - Released: 12/1/1969
The Music Scene
The Music Scene
TV - Released: 9/22/1969

1968

Yours, Mine and Ours
Yours, Mine and Ours
as Supermarket Clerk
Movie - Released: 4/24/1968
How Sweet It Is!
How Sweet It Is!
as 1st Policeman
Movie - Released: 8/21/1968

1967

Funnyman
Funnyman
as Roger
Movie - Released: 9/23/1967

1966

That Girl
That Girl
TV - Released: 9/8/1966

Unknown

Bad Haircut
Bad Haircut
as Gus
Movie
I Got A Bullet with Your Name on It!
I Got A Bullet with Your Name on It!
as Mario The Mouth
Movie
Movie
The Farmhouse Murders
as Sheriff Tom Riley
Movie