Larry Michael Hankin 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
Annie
(1982)
Pound Man
Pretty Woman
(1990)
Landlord
Pain & Gain
(2013)
Pastor Randy
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
(2019)
Old Joe
The Eden Theory
(2021)
Farmer Joe
Escape from Alcatraz
(1979)
Charley Butts
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
(1987)
Doobie
Billy Madison
(1995)
Carl Alphonse
Vegas Vacation
(1997)
Preacher
Friends: The Reunion
(2021)
Self
The Shadow
(1994)
Taxi Driver
No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad
(2013)
Self
Death Warrant
(1990)
Mayerson
The Jerk
(1979)
Circus Hand (uncredited)
She's Having a Baby
(1988)
Hank
Armed and Dangerous
(1986)
Kokolovitch
Full Filmography
Acting
Funnyman
(1967)
Roger
Yours, Mine and Ours
(1968)
Supermarket Clerk
How Sweet It Is!
(1968)
1st Policeman
Viva Max!
(1969)
Romero
The Phynx
(1970)
Philbaby
Thumb Tripping
(1972)
Simp
Evil Roy Slade
(1972)
Snake
Lucifer's Women
(1974)
John Wainwright, 'Svengali'
Doctor Dracula
(1978)
Wainwright
Loose Shoes
(1978)
2nd Veteran
Uncle Joe Shannon
(1978)
Sound Technician
Peeping Times
(1978)
Nutritionist
Outside Chance
(1978)
Deputy in Van
Escape from Alcatraz
(1979)
Charley Butts
The Jerk
(1979)
Circus Hand (uncredited)
The Girl, the Gold Watch & Everything
(1980)
René
Die Laughing
(1980)
Bock
Solly’s Diner
(1980)
Sometimes Jones
Gridlock
(1980)
Sill
Annie
(1982)
Pound Man
The Star Chamber
(1983)
Detective Kenneth Wiggan
The Sting II
(1983)
Handicap
Young Lust
(1984)
Binney
The Sure Thing
(1985)
Trucker
Howie Mandel: Live from Carnegie Mall
(1985)
Armed and Dangerous
(1986)
Kokolovitch
Running Scared
(1986)
Ace
Ratboy
(1986)
Robert Jewell
Amazing Stories
(1986)
Jubal
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
(1987)
Doobie
Amazon Women on the Moon
(1987)
Man in Pub
Fatal Beauty
(1987)
Jerry Murphy
She's Having a Baby
(1988)
Hank
Nightfall
(1988)
Desert King
Home Alone
(1990)
Officer Balzak
Dark Romances Vol. 1
(1990)
Drunk Bum
Death Warrant
(1990)
Mayerson
Pretty Woman
(1990)
Landlord
Black Magic Woman
(1991)
Hank Warfield
Out on a Limb
(1992)
Officer Darren
Deuce Coupe
(1992)
Slick Lowry
T Bone N Weasel
(1992)
Rev. Gluck
The Shadow
(1994)
Taxi Driver
It's Pat
(1994)
Postal Supervisor
Prehysteria! 2
(1994)
Ketchum
Billy Madison
(1995)
Carl Alphonse
Vegas Vacation
(1997)
Preacher
Money Talks
(1997)
Roland
Kisses in the Dark
(1998)
Sometimes Jones
Enemy Action
(1999)
Yuri
The Independent
(2000)
William Henry Ellis
Hard Ground
(2003)
Toothless
Knee High P.I.
(2003)
Fudgie
Nobody Knows Anything!
(2004)
Blind Man
Dylan Speaks 1965
(2006)
Self
Nobel Son
(2007)
Dr. Polaczek
The Outlaw Emmett Deemus and the Porno Queen
(2008)
Emmett Deemus
Buzzkill
(2012)
Granger
Pain & Gain
(2013)
Pastor Randy
No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad
(2013)
Self
The Mourning
(2015)
Dad
Appland
(2018)
Fred Grassi
Salami on White
(2018)
Larry
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
(2019)
Old Joe
The Road to El Camino: Behind the Scenes of El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
(2019)
Self
Date Nite
(2020)
Janitor
The Tree
(2020)
Old Man ("The Tree") / The Projectionist
Friends: The Reunion
(2021)
Self
The Eden Theory
(2021)
Farmer Joe
Unstuffed: A Build-A-Bear Story
(2023)
Concession Worker
Directing
Production
Writing
Editing