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
2007
Friends
1994
Breaking Bad
2010
Seinfeld
1993
Monk
2004
Married... with Children
1994
Star Trek: Voyager
1995
ER
2002
Malcolm in the Middle
2000
L.A. Law
1991
Home Improvement
1996
Mad About You
1993

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
144
Directing
2
Writing
3
Producing
1
Editing
1
2026
I Got A Bullet with Your Name on It!
as Mario The Mouth
2026
The Best Pizza is in LA
as Self
2026
Liam and Michael
as Ben's Grandfather
2025
Bad Haircut
as Gus
2025
A Cell Phone Movie
as Larry
2025
Liam and Michael Presents: Cohan and Danny
as Bens Grandfather
2024
The Invisible Raptor
as Murray
2023
Unstuffed: A Build-A-Bear Story
as Concession Worker
2022
I Hear the Trees Whispering
as Dale
2021
The Eden Theory
as Farmer Joe
2021
Friends: The Reunion
as Self
2020
The Tree
as Old Man ("The Tree") / The Projectionist
2020
Date Nite
as Janitor
2019
The Road to El Camino: Behind the Scenes of El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
as Self
2019
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
as Old Joe
2019
Baskets
as Mortician
2018
Appland
as Fred Grassi
2018
Salami on White
as Larry
2018
Barry
as Stovka
2016
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
2012
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Old Stoner Dude
2010
Breaking Bad
as Old Joe
2008
The Outlaw Emmett Deemus and the Porno Queen
as Emmett Deemus
2008
The Alphabet Killer
as Perry
2007
Nobel Son
as Dr. Polaczek
2007
The Sarah Silverman Program
as Mister Johnson
2007
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Zapata Childs
2007
Saving Grace
as Crusty
2006
My Name Is Earl
as Tom Sparks
2005
Wanted
as Sex Shop Owner
2004
Nobody Knows Anything!
as Blind Man
2004
Monk
as Bearded Man
2003
Hard Ground
as Toothless
2003
Knee High P.I.
as Fudgie
2003
Joan of Arcadia
as Homeless Man God
2003
Malcolm in the Middle
as Luther
2002
ER
as Bearded Homeless Guy
2001
Walker, Texas Ranger
as Doc
2000
The Independent
as William Henry Ellis
2000
Malcolm in the Middle
1999
Enemy Action
as Yuri
1999
Martial Law
as Father Bosley
1998
Kisses in the Dark
as Sometimes Jones (Solly's Diner)
1998
Amazing Stories: The Movie III
as Jubal
1998
Party of Five
as Corkery
1997
Vegas Vacation
as Preacher
1997
Money Talks
as Roland
1997
Weird Science
1997
Claude's Crib
1997
The Tony Danza Show
as Gary
1996
Home Improvement
as Larry
1996
The Naked Truth
as Stan
1996
Ellen
as Larry
1995
Billy Madison
as Carl Alphonse
1995
Star Trek: Voyager
as Gaunt Gary
1995
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
as Dr. Martin Solsvig
1994
The Shadow
as Taxi Driver
1994
It's Pat: The Movie
as Postal Supervisor
1994
Prehysteria! 2
as Ketchum
1994
Friends
as Mr. Heckles
1994
Married... with Children
as Mary
1994
Step by Step
as Abe Lincoln
1993
Mad About You
as Bob the Security Guard
1993
Seinfeld
as Tom Pepper (Kramer)
1993
Picket Fences
as Bernie Thompson
1992
Out on a Limb
as Officer Darren
1992
Deuce Coupe
as Slick Lowry
1992
T Bone N Weasel
as Rev. Gluck
1992
Nickel & Dime
as Wito-Wito-Wito
1991
Black Magic Woman
as Hank Warfield
1991
L.A. Law
as Lyle Kendrick
1990
Home Alone
as Officer Balzak
1990
Dark Romances Vol. 1
as Drunk Bum
1990
Death Warrant
as Mayerson
1990
Pretty Woman
as Landlord
1990
Shannon's Deal
1989
Matlock
as Clayton Hood
1988
She's Having a Baby
as Hank
1988
Nightfall
as Desert King
1987
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
as Doobie
1987
Fatal Beauty
as Jerry Murphy
1987
Amazon Women on the Moon
as Man in Pub (segment "Son of the Invisible Man")
1987
Jake and the Fatman
1987
Jake and the Fatman
as Holly
1986
Armed and Dangerous
as Kokolovitch
1986
Running Scared
as Ace
1986
Ratboy
as Robert Jewell
1986
Amazing Stories
as Jubal
1986
ALF
as Andrew Seminick
1986
Joe Bash
1986
Newhart
as Wild Mel
1985
Howie Mandel: Live from Carnegie Mall
1985
The Sure Thing
as Trucker
1985
Hill Street Blues
1985
Hunter
as Jimmy Cracklin
1985
Brothers
1985
Hunter
as Jimmy Cracklin (uncredited)
1985
Amazing Stories
as Jubal
1985
Faerie Tale Theatre
as Mr. Bert Man
1984
Young Lust: A Soap Opera
as Binney
1983
The Star Chamber
as Detective Kenneth Wiggan
1983
The Sting II
as Handicap
1983
At Ease
1983
Goodnight, Beantown
1982
Annie
as Pound Man
1982
Family Ties
as Walter
1982
Newhart
1981
Eight Is Enough
1981
Barney Miller
as Earl Kelso
1980
The Girl, the Gold Watch & Everything
as René
1980
Die Laughing
as Bock
1980
Gridlock
as Sill
1980
Solly’s Diner
as Sometimes Jones
1980
WKRP in Cincinnati
as Mickey Broadhead
1979
Escape from Alcatraz
as Charley Butts
1979
The Jerk
as Circus Hand (uncredited)
1979
Benson
1979
California Fever
1978
Outside Chance
as Deputy in Van
1978
Uncle Joe Shannon
as Sound Technician
1978
Peeping Times
as Nutritionist
1978
Doctor Dracula
as Wainwright
1978
Loose Shoes
as 2nd Veteran
1978
Free Country
1977
Laverne & Shirley
1977
The San Pedro Beach Bums
1974
Lucifer's Women
as John Wainwright, 'Svengali'
1973
Steelyard Blues
as Bill the Garbage Truck Driver
1972
Thumb Tripping
as Simp
1972
Evil Roy Slade
as Snake
1970
The Phynx
as Philbaby
1969
Viva Max!
as Romero
1969
The Music Scene
1968
Yours, Mine and Ours
as Supermarket Clerk
1968
How Sweet It Is!
as Policeman #1
1967
Funnyman
as Roger
1966
That Girl
1965
Dylan Speaks
as Self
The Farmhouse Murders
as Sheriff Tom Riley
Echoes from the Midnight Mansion