Larry Hankin

Larry Hankin

1937-12-07 New York City, New York, USA 79 Credits

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.

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A Cell Phone Movie

A Cell Phone Movie

2025

as Larry

Acting

Shot entirely on a cell phone, the film follows a fictional version of writer/director/star Will Sterling, a similarly out of work, struggling actor t...

The Invisible Raptor

The Invisible Raptor

2024

as Murray

6.2
Acting

After a top-secret experiment goes wrong, a hyper-intelligent invisible raptor escapes the lab and begins wreaking havoc in the surrounding neighborho...

Unstuffed: A Build-A-Bear Story

Unstuffed: A Build-A-Bear Story

2023

as Concession Worker

5.0
Acting

Tells the story of the famed Build-a-Bear workshop, weaving together stories from when Maxine Clark first conceived the idea, the company’s struggles ...

Friends: The Reunion

Friends: The Reunion

2021

as Self

7.9
Acting

The cast of Friends reunites for a once-in-a-lifetime celebration of the hit series, an unforgettable evening filled with iconic memories, uncontrolla...

The Eden Theory

The Eden Theory

2021

as Farmer Joe

5.0
Acting

After his best friend disappears, Tom Edwards world unravels when he’s investigated relentlessly by a dogged detective. All signs point to Tom as the ...

The Tree

The Tree

2020

as Old Man ("The Tree") / The Projectionist

9.0
Acting

Constructed from the wood of the Tree of Knowledge, The House moves through time and space, manifesting evil. Step inside its walls in this anthology ...

Date Nite

Date Nite

2020

as Janitor

7.8
Acting

In a world where love can lead to grotesque physical transformation, a lonely man risks his life for a chance at human connection.

The Road to El Camino: Behind the Scenes of El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie

The Road to El Camino: Behind the Scenes of El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie

2019

as Self

7.0
Acting

Aaron Paul, Vince Gilligan and other cast members, producers and crew share stories and footage from the making of "El Camino."

El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie

El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie

2019

as Old Joe

7.0
Acting

In the wake of his dramatic escape from captivity, Jesse Pinkman must come to terms with his past in order to forge some kind of future.

Salami on White

Salami on White

2018

as Larry

Acting

A bored and lonely retiree and a teenage girl accidentally bond over a crime that may not have happened.

Appland

Appland

2018

as Fred Grassi

Acting

Young tech entrepreneur Olivia Grassi has hit rock bottom. She's been dumped by her boyfriend/business partner, ousted from the tech company she helpe...

The Mourning

The Mourning

2015

as Dad

3.7
Acting

20 years after going MIA in Desert Storm, Aaron returns home under mysterious conditions, not having aged since his disappearance, and must reestablis...

Elwood

Elwood

2014

as Sammy the Sausage

1.5
Acting

Elwood is a parallel world in which animal genetics have evolved equally to humans.

Pain & Gain

Pain & Gain

2013

as Pastor Randy

6.3
Acting

Daniel Lugo, manager of the Sun Gym in 1990s Miami, decides that there is only one way to achieve his version of the American dream: extortion. To ach...

Buzzkill

Buzzkill

2012

as Granger

3.1
Acting

Failed writer Ray Wyatt is ready to take his own life when a notorious serial murderer steals his latest movie script and begins publicizing it. Reviv...

The Outlaw Emmett Deemus and the Porno Queen

2008

as Emmett Deemus

6.5
Acting

Our hero, the Outlaw Emmett Deemus runs into some trouble when saving a Porno Queen.

Nobel Son

Nobel Son

2007

as Dr. Polaczek

6.1
Acting

Soon after his insufferably arrogant father wins the Nobel Prize for chemistry, Barkley Michaelson is kidnapped by Thaddeus James, a young genius who ...

Grilled

Grilled

2006

Story

5.0
Writing

Maurice and Dave sell high-end cuts of beef, but after hitting a patch of no sales, they're facing being fired. Maurice needs money to enroll in his f...

Nobody Knows Anything!

Nobody Knows Anything!

2004

as Blind Man

3.0
Acting

Sarah thinks making a movie is easy. With the guidance of her screenwriter uncle, she goes on a wild journey into the world of Hollywood where she mee...

Knee High P.I.

Knee High P.I.

2003

as Fudgie

1.0
Acting

Hank Dingo is the world's smallest private detective with the world's biggest ego. A rough, tough gumshoe full of attitude, he doesn't crack cases... ...

Hard Ground

Hard Ground

2003

as Toothless

4.1
Acting

Billy Bucklin escapes while being transported to Yuma prison and plans to form an army of desperadoes to control the Mexican border...

The Independent

The Independent

2000

as William Henry Ellis

5.6
Acting

A notorious B-movie director tries for a comeback by seeking out the film rights to the life story of a serial killer who wants his biography film to ...

Enemy Action

Enemy Action

1999

as Yuri

2.0
Acting

The military's newest weapon has just been stolen. Captain John Reed and the weapon's designer are assigned to retrieve it. Battling well-armed terror...

Kisses in the Dark

Kisses in the Dark

1998

as Sometimes Jones (Solly's Diner)

7.0
Acting

Four independent short films comprise this quirky anthology. "Coriolis Effect" (1994) is an offbeat love story involving storm chasers. In the Oscar-n...

Kisses in the Dark

Kisses in the Dark

1998

Director, Writer

7.0
Directing Writing

Four independent short films comprise this quirky anthology. "Coriolis Effect" (1994) is an offbeat love story involving storm chasers. In the Oscar-n...

Money Talks

Money Talks

1997

as Roland

6.1
Acting

Sought by police and criminals, a small-time huckster makes a deal with a TV newsman for protection.

Vegas Vacation

Vegas Vacation

1997

as Preacher

6.0
Acting

The Griswold family hits the road again for a typically ill-fated vacation, this time to the glitzy mecca of slots and showgirls—Las Vegas.

Billy Madison

Billy Madison

1995

as Carl Alphonse

6.2
Acting

Billy Madison is the 27 year-old son of Bryan Madison, a very rich man who has made his living in the hotel industry. Billy stands to inherit his fath...

Prehysteria! 2

Prehysteria! 2

1994

as Ketchum

4.1
Acting

A rich boy desperate for attention makes friends with the dinosaurs of "Prehysteria!". Prehysteria! 2

It's Pat

It's Pat

1994

as Postal Supervisor

3.0
Acting

Pat Riley, an obnoxious busybody of indeterminable sex, meets and falls in love with Chris, a sensitive, caring person also of indeterminable sex. The...

The Shadow

The Shadow

1994

as Taxi Driver

6.1
Acting

Based on the 1930s comic strip, The Shadow is put up against his archenemy Shiwan Khan, who plans to take over the world by holding a city to ransom u...

T Bone N Weasel

T Bone N Weasel

1992

as Rev. Gluck

3.0
Acting

An ex-con and a crazy man are an unlikely duo on the road looking for a better life. All they have is an old gun and a stolen car to aid them in findi...

Out on a Limb

Out on a Limb

1992

as Officer Darren

5.4
Acting

While heading to the town where his sister, Marci, lives, big-city banker Bill Campbell is robbed by a woman who takes everything he has, including hi...

Deuce Coupe

Deuce Coupe

1992

as Slick Lowry

Acting

Two brothers are seperated by the love for the same woman - but they get united again by their fascination for speed and racing cars.

Nickel & Dime

Nickel & Dime

1992

as Wito-Wito-Wito

6.0
Acting

A P.I. hasn't paid taxes in ages. When the IRS sends an accountant to investigate him, his only way out is to solve his latest case of a missing heire...

Black Magic Woman

Black Magic Woman

1991

as Hank Warfield

4.0
Acting

The owner of a suburban art gallery searches for someone to perform an exorcism after a witch casts a spell on him.

Home Alone

Home Alone

1990

as Officer Balzak

7.4
Acting

Eight-year-old Kevin McCallister makes the most of the situation after his family unwittingly leaves him behind when they go on Christmas vacation. Wh...

Death Warrant

Death Warrant

1990

as Mayerson

6.2
Acting

Canadian policeman Louis Burke is assigned in a jail to investigate the murders of prisoners and jailors. While there, Louis, using his outstanding ma...

Pretty Woman

Pretty Woman

1990

as Landlord

7.5
Acting

While on a business trip in Los Angeles, Edward Lewis, a millionaire entrepreneur who makes a living buying and breaking up companies, picks up a pros...

Dark Romances Vol. 1

Dark Romances Vol. 1

1990

as Drunk Bum

4.0
Acting

A horror movie duology: "The Black Veil" is set in 1888, as the widow of a psychiatrist visits a college friend who is performing in a theatre that e...

Nightfall

Nightfall

1988

as Desert King

4.3
Acting

The people of the planet Aeon, blessed with three suns, have never experienced night. When an archeological excavation uncovers evidence of an ancient...

She's Having a Baby

She's Having a Baby

1988

as Hank

5.9
Acting

Jake and Kristy Briggs are newlyweds. Being young, they are perhaps a bit unprepared for the full reality of marriage and all that it (and their paren...

Planes, Trains and Automobiles

Planes, Trains and Automobiles

1987

as Doobie

7.2
Acting

An irritable marketing executive, Neal Page, is heading home to Chicago for Thanksgiving when a number of delays force him to travel with a well meani...

Fatal Beauty

Fatal Beauty

1987

as Jerry Murphy

5.5
Acting

Detective Rita Rizzoli is accustomed to donning costumes and going undercover to nail crooks. But she'll be required to use all of her get-ups and mor...

Amazon Women on the Moon

Amazon Women on the Moon

1987

as Man in Pub (segment "Son of the Invisible Man")

5.9
Acting

Centered around a television station which features a 1950s-style sci-fi movie interspersed with a series of wild commercials, wacky shorts and weird ...

Ratboy

Ratboy

1986

as Robert Jewell

3.4
Acting

A failed window dresser exploits a being with rat-like features in an effort to make money.

Armed and Dangerous

Armed and Dangerous

1986

as Kokolovitch

5.6
Acting

After policeman Frank Dooley is framed for theft and loses his job on the force, he joins a security guard agency and teams up with inept former defen...

Amazing Stories

Amazing Stories

1986

as Jubal

6.4
Acting

A feature film edited from three episodes of Amazing Stories (1985): The Mission, Mummy Daddy and Go to the Head of the Class.

Running Scared

Running Scared

1986

as Ace

6.1
Acting

Two street-wise Chicago cops have to shake off some rust after returning from a Key West vacation to pursue a drug dealer that nearly killed them in t...

The Sure Thing

The Sure Thing

1985

as Trucker

6.5
Acting

Gib, a beer-guzzling slob, and Alison, an uptight Ivy-Leaguer, are an unlikely duo stuck together on a cross-country trip during Christmas break. At f...

Howie Mandel: Live from Carnegie Mall

1985

Acting

A Howie Mandel comedy special where all the skits take place in a mall.

Young Lust: A Soap Opera

Young Lust: A Soap Opera

1984

as Binney

1.0
Acting

The reunion of Garytown High School’s class of ‘71 is a catalyst for a series of comic crises involving sex, drugs, murder and anatomical oddities.

The Star Chamber

The Star Chamber

1983

as Detective Kenneth Wiggan

6.0
Acting

As violence escalates in Los Angeles and heinous murders are committed, Steven Hardin, a young judge of the California Supreme Court, must struggle wi...

The Sting II

The Sting II

1983

as Handicap

4.7
Acting

Hooker and Gondorf pull a con on Macalinski, an especially nasty mob boss with the help of Veronica, a new grifter. They convince this new victim that...

Annie

Annie

1982

as Pound Man

6.5
Acting

An orphan in a facility run by the mean Miss Hannigan, Annie believes that her parents left her there by mistake. When a rich man named Oliver "Daddy"...

Gridlock

Gridlock

1980

as Sill

6.0
Acting

A series of freak accidents on the Los Angeles freeway traps a cast-load of familiar TV faces in an astounding traffic tie-up, with the entire system ...

Solly’s Diner

Solly’s Diner

1980

as Sometimes Jones

6.4
Acting

A homeless street character (Larry Hankin) tries to get free food from the night waitress (Ruth Silvera) in Solly's Diner. His plea is interrupted by ...

Solly’s Diner

Solly’s Diner

1980

Director, Writer, Producer

6.4
Directing Writing Producing

A homeless street character (Larry Hankin) tries to get free food from the night waitress (Ruth Silvera) in Solly's Diner. His plea is interrupted by ...

The Girl, the Gold Watch & Everything

The Girl, the Gold Watch & Everything

1980

as René

5.5
Acting

After inheriting a magical gold watch from his multimillionaire uncle's estate, Robert Hays and his girlfriend, Pam Dawber, soon discover not only tha...

Die Laughing

Die Laughing

1980

as Bock

4.7
Acting

A San Francisco cab driver find himself in possession of a monkey that is carrying a formula for turning atomic waste into a plutonium bomb. He finds ...

The Jerk

The Jerk

1979

as Circus Hand (uncredited)

6.9
Acting

After discovering he's not really black like the rest of his family, likable dimwit Navin Johnson sets off on a hilarious misadventure that takes him ...

Escape from Alcatraz

Escape from Alcatraz

1979

as Charley Butts

7.5
Acting

San Francisco Bay, January 18, 1960. Frank Lee Morris is transferred to Alcatraz, a maximum security prison located on a rocky island. Although no one...

Outside Chance

1978

as Deputy in Van

2.0
Acting

An advertising executive finds herself in a small-town jail after being terrorized on a drive from Los Angeles to New York by two hitchhikers who stea...

Loose Shoes

Loose Shoes

1978

as 2nd Veteran

3.5
Acting

Broad satire and buffoonery presented as a series of movie trailers. Among the titles and subjects are: "The Howard Huge Story", "Skate-boarders from ...

Doctor Dracula

Doctor Dracula

1978

as Wainwright

4.0
Acting

An evil hypnotist puts a beautiful woman under his spell.

Peeping Times

Peeping Times

1978

as Nutritionist

4.0
Acting

Peeping Times is a comedy special that aired on NBC on January 25, 1978. Co-produced, written and directed by Rudy De Luca and Barry Levinson, the spe...

Uncle Joe Shannon

Uncle Joe Shannon

1978

as Sound Technician

7.0
Acting

A trumpet player, self-destructive after the death of his wife and child in a fire, befriends a crippled youngster and together they battle obstacles ...

Lucifer's Women

Lucifer's Women

1974

as John Wainwright, 'Svengali'

3.9
Acting

An acclaimed author has developed an interest in satanism and black magic. Hoping to manipulate him to suit his own perverse desire, his publisher con...

Thumb Tripping

Thumb Tripping

1972

as Simp

2.0
Acting

Gary and Shay are two happy-go-lucky flower children who hitchhike in the beautiful Big Sur-Monterey area of California.

Evil Roy Slade

Evil Roy Slade

1972

as Snake

6.2
Acting

Orphaned and left in the desert as an infant, Evil Roy Slade (John Astin) grew up alone—save for his teddy bear—and mean. As an adult, he is notorious...

The Phynx

The Phynx

1970

as Philbaby

3.5
Acting

A rock band is invented by the government as a cover to find hostages in a remote castle in Albania held by communist enemies of the USA.

Viva Max!

Viva Max!

1969

as Romero

5.5
Acting

In order to prove his greatness to his unimpressed girlfriend, Mexican general Max takes a group of men across the border and recaptures the Alamo - i...

How Sweet It Is!

How Sweet It Is!

1968

as 1st Policeman

7.4
Acting

All-American couple who try to bridge the generation gap with their free-spirited son on a trip, frisky business and misunderstandings galore ensue, a...

Yours, Mine and Ours

Yours, Mine and Ours

1968

as Supermarket Clerk

6.8
Acting

When a widower with ten children marries a widow with eight, can the twenty of them ever come together as one big happy family?

Funnyman

Funnyman

1967

as Roger

4.4
Acting

An improvisational comedian, working with The Committee improv group in San Francisco, struggles to be taken seriously.

Dylan Speaks

Dylan Speaks

1965

as Self

Acting

The legendary press conference in San Fransisco at KQED studios on Dec. 3rd 1965. This was a pivotal year in Bob Dylan's career. In the early part of...

Bad Haircut

Bad Haircut

N/A

as Gus

Acting

When a college student goes to a new place to get a haircut, he discovers that his barber is a psychopath.

I Got A Bullet with Your Name on It!

I Got A Bullet with Your Name on It!

N/A

as Mario The Mouth

Acting

The very first mafia movie by James Balsamo

The Farmhouse Murders

N/A

as Sheriff Tom Riley

Acting

After two college students vanish, a detective uncovers a decades old mystery involving a strange farmhouse in a forgotten town.