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
Movies
- Home Alone
1990
- Appland
2018
- Planes, Trains and Auto...
1987
- Armed and Dangerous
1986
- Escape from Alcatraz
1979
- Billy Madison
1995
- The Eden Theory
2021
- The Shadow
1994
- The Star Chamber
1983
- It's Pat
1994
- Hard Ground
2003
- Outside Chance
1978
- The Phynx
1970
- Running Scared
1986
- Funnyman
1967
- Yours, Mine and Ours
1968
- How Sweet It Is!
1968
- The Road to El Camino: ...
2019
- Thumb Tripping
1972
- Uncle Joe Shannon
1978
- The Girl, the Gold Watc...
1980
- Buzzkill
2012
- Out on a Limb
1992
- Pain & Gain
2013
- Prehysteria! 2
1994
- Bad Haircut
- Unstuffed: A Build-A-Be...
2023
- Deuce Coupe
1992
- Salami on White
2018
- The Tree
2020
- Kisses in the Dark
1998
- Howie Mandel: Live from...
1985
- I Got A Bullet with You...
- Evil Roy Slade
1972
- Die Laughing
1980
- Vegas Vacation
1997
- The Mourning
2015
- Gridlock
1980
- Young Lust: A Soap Opera
1984
- Nobody Knows Anything!
2004
- Peeping Times
1978
- The Independent
2000
- Dark Romances Vol. 1
1990
- The Sting II
1983
- The Farmhouse Murders
- She's Having a Baby
1988
- Enemy Action
1999
- Ratboy
1986
- Doctor Dracula
1978
- Black Magic Woman
1991
- Dylan Speaks
1965
- Lucifer's Women
1974
- Death Warrant
1990
- Fatal Beauty
1987
- Nobel Son
2007
- Pretty Woman
1990
- Amazing Stories
1986
- Loose Shoes
1978
- El Camino: A Breaking B...
2019
- Knee High P.I.
2003
- Annie
1982
- T Bone N Weasel
1992
- The Outlaw Emmett Deemu...
2008
- Date Nite
2020
- The Jerk
1979
- Nightfall
1988
- Viva Max!
1969
- Solly’s Diner
1980
- Money Talks
1997
- Friends: The Reunion
2021
- The Sure Thing
1985
- Amazon Women on the Moon
1987
- The Invisible Raptor
2024
- Nickel & Dime
1992
- Elwood
2014
- A Cell Phone Movie
2025
TV Shows
- Family Ties
1982
- Mad About You
1992
- The Sarah Silverman Pro...
2007
- WKRP in Cincinnati
1978
- CSI: Crime Scene Invest...
2000
- L.A. Law
1986
- Home Improvement
1991
- Joan of Arcadia
2003
- Friends
1994
- Star Trek: Voyager
1995
- Benson
1979
- Monk
2002
- My Name Is Earl
2005
- That Girl
1966
- Malcolm in the Middle
2000
- Walker, Texas Ranger
1993
- Hill Street Blues
1981
- Newhart
1982
- Laverne & Shirley
1976
- Weird Science
1994
- Jake and the Fatman
1987
- Eight Is Enough
1977
- ALF
1986
- California Fever
1979
- Martial Law
1998
- Hunter
1984
- Free Country
1978
- Saving Grace
2007
- Wanted
2005
- Brothers
1984
- Joe Bash
1986
- The Music Scene
1969
- Shannon's Deal
1990
- Claude's Crib
1997
- The San Pedro Beach Bums
1977
- At Ease
1983
- Breaking Bad
2008
- Hunter
1984
- Amazing Stories
1985
- Bad Internet
2016
- Seinfeld
1989
- ER
1994
- Faerie Tale Theatre
1982
- Goodnight, Beantown
1983
- Married... with Children
1987
- Jake and the Fatman
1987
- CSI: Crime Scene Invest...
2000
- The Naked Truth
1995
- Lois & Clark: The New A...
1993
- The Tony Danza Show
1997
- Barney Miller
1975
- Barry
2018
- Ellen
1994
- Malcolm in the Middle
2000
- Baskets
2016