Person
Larry Hankin
Acting · Born 1937-12-07 · New York City, New York, USA
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.
Known for
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Zapata Childs
Breaking Bad
Old Joe
Friends
Mr. Heckles
Seinfeld
Tom Pepper (Kramer)
Monk
Bearded Man
ER
Bearded Homeless Guy
Married... with Children
Mary
Malcolm in the Middle
2000
Matlock
Clayton Hood
Star Trek: Voyager
Gaunt Gary
Filmography
- 2026I Got A Bullet with Your Name on It!Mario The Mouth
- 2025Bad HaircutGus
- 2025A Cell Phone MovieLarry
- 2024Liam and Michael Presents: Cohan and DannyBens Grandfather
- 2024The Invisible RaptorMurray
- 2023Unstuffed: A Build-A-Bear StoryConcession Worker
- 2023Liam and MichaelBen's Grandfather
- 2021Friends: The ReunionSelf
- 2021The Eden TheoryFarmer Joe
- 2020The TreeOld Man ("The Tree") / The Projectionist
- 2020Date NiteJanitor
- 2019The Road to El Camino: Behind the Scenes of El Camino: A Breaking Bad MovieSelf
- 2019El Camino: A Breaking Bad MovieOld Joe
- 2018Salami on WhiteLarry
- 2018BarryStovka
- 2018ApplandFred Grassi
- 2016Bad InternetMr. Heckles / The Rock
- 2016BasketsMortician
- 2015The MourningDad
- 2014ElwoodSammy the Sausage
- 2013Pain & GainPastor Randy
- 2012BuzzkillGranger
- 2008The Outlaw Emmett Deemus and the Porno QueenEmmett Deemus
- 2008The Alphabet KillerPerry
- 2008Breaking BadOld Joe
- 2007Saving GraceCrusty
- 2007Nobel SonDr. Polaczek
- 2007The Sarah Silverman Program.Mister Johnson
- 2006GrilledStory
- 2005My Name Is EarlTom Sparks
- 2005WantedSex Shop Owner
- 2004Nobody Knows Anything!Blind Man
- 2003Knee High P.I.Fudgie
- 2003Joan of ArcadiaHomeless Man God
- 2003Hard GroundToothless
- 2002MonkBearded Man
- 2000The IndependentWilliam Henry Ellis
- 2000CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationZapata Childs
- 2000Malcolm in the Middle
- 1999Enemy ActionYuri
- 1998Martial LawFather Bosley
- 1998Kisses in the DarkSometimes Jones (Solly's Diner)
- 1997The Tony Danza ShowGary
- 1997Money TalksRoland
- 1997Vegas VacationPreacher
- 1997Claude's Crib
- 1995The Naked TruthStan
- 1995Billy MadisonCarl Alphonse
- 1995Star Trek: VoyagerGaunt Gary
- 1994Prehysteria! 2Ketchum
- 1994FriendsMr. Heckles
- 1994ERBearded Homeless Guy
- 1994Party of FiveCorkery
- 1994It's Pat: The MoviePostal Supervisor
- 1994The ShadowTaxi Driver
- 1994EllenLarry
- 1994Weird Science
- 1993Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of SupermanDr. Martin Solsvig
- 1993Walker, Texas RangerDoc
- 1992T Bone N WeaselRev. Gluck
- 1992Mad About YouBob the Security Guard
- 1992Picket FencesBernie Thompson
- 1992Out on a LimbOfficer Darren
- 1992Deuce CoupeSlick Lowry
- 1992Nickel & DimeWito-Wito-Wito
- 1991Step by StepAbe Lincoln
- 1991Home ImprovementLarry
- 1991Black Magic WomanHank Warfield
- 1990Home AloneOfficer Balzak
- 1990Death WarrantMayerson
- 1990Shannon's Deal
- 1990Pretty WomanLandlord
- 1990Dark Romances Vol. 1Drunk Bum
- 1989SeinfeldTom Pepper (Kramer)
- 1988NightfallDesert King
- 1988She's Having a BabyHank
- 1987Planes, Trains and AutomobilesDoobie
- 1987Fatal BeautyJerry Murphy
- 1987Jake and the Fatman
- 1987Amazon Women on the MoonMan in Pub (segment "Son of the Invisible Man")
- 1987Married... with ChildrenMary
- 1986RatboyRobert Jewell
- 1986ALFAndrew Seminick
- 1986L.A. LawLyle Kendrick
- 1986Armed and DangerousKokolovitch
- 1986Amazing StoriesJubal
- 1986Running ScaredAce
- 1986Joe Bash
- 1986MatlockClayton Hood
- 1985Amazing StoriesJubal
- 1985The Sure ThingTrucker
- 1985Howie Mandel: Live from Carnegie Mall
- 1984HunterJimmy Cracklin
- 1984Brothers
- 1984Young Lust: A Soap OperaBinney
- 1983The Star ChamberDetective Kenneth Wiggan
- 1983Goodnight, Beantown
- 1983At Ease
- 1983The Sting IIHandicap
- 1982Newhart
- 1982Family TiesWalter
- 1982Faerie Tale TheatreMr. Bert Man
- 1982AnniePound Man
- 1981Hill Street Blues
- 1980GridlockSill
- 1980Solly’s DinerSometimes Jones
- 1980The Girl, the Gold Watch & EverythingRené
- 1980Die LaughingBock
- 1979The JerkCircus Hand (uncredited)
- 1979California Fever
- 1979Benson
- 1979Escape from AlcatrazCharley Butts
- 1978Outside ChanceDeputy in Van
- 1978WKRP in CincinnatiMickey Broadhead
- 1978Loose Shoes2nd Veteran
- 1978Free Country
- 1978Doctor DraculaWainwright
- 1978Peeping TimesNutritionist
- 1978Uncle Joe ShannonSound Technician
- 1977The San Pedro Beach Bums
- 1977Eight Is Enough
- 1976Laverne & Shirley
- 1975Barney MillerEarl Kelso
- 1974Lucifer's WomenJohn Wainwright, 'Svengali'
- 1973Steelyard BluesBill the Garbage Truck Driver
- 1972Thumb TrippingSimp
- 1972Evil Roy SladeSnake
- 1970The PhynxPhilbaby
- 1969Viva Max!Romero
- 1969The Music Scene
- 1968How Sweet It Is!1st Policeman
- 1968Yours, Mine and OursSupermarket Clerk
- 1967FunnymanRoger
- 1966That Girl
- 1965Dylan SpeaksSelf
- —The Farmhouse MurdersSheriff Tom Riley
- —Echoes from the Midnight Mansion
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