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| name = Larry Hankin
| name = Larry Hankin
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| image = American actor and comedian Larry Hankin.png
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| caption = Hankin in 2011
| birth_name = Larry Michael Hankin
| birth_name = Lawrence Alan Hankin
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1937|12|7}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1940|08|31}}<ref>{{cite web | url=https://berkeleydailyplanet.com/issue/2021-07-11/article/49285?headline=SMITHEREENS-Reflections-on-Bits-Pieces | title=SMITHEREENS: Reflections on Bits & Pieces. Category: Columns from the Berkeley Daily Planet }}</ref>
| birth_place = [[New York City]], [[New York (state)|New York]], [[United States|U.S.]]
| birth_place = New York City, U.S.
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| occupation = {{hlist|Actor|director|producer|comedian|artist|author}}
| occupation = Actor
| education =
| alma_mater = [[Syracuse University]]
| years active = 1963–present
| years active = 1963–present
| height = 193 cm
| website = {{URL|thereallarryhankin.com}}
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'''Larry Michael Hankin''' (born August 31, 1940)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?fbclid=IwAR2CIDUWjnL7fXkgUzXK7qhQOg2gffme1zw-Vlrdg6RAoIli_m1atl85s4M&v=pTCeJw_KmwM&feature=youtu.be | title=Larry Hankin Interview - YouTube | website=[[YouTube]] }}</ref> 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 (film)|Escape from Alcatraz]]'' (1979), Ace in ''[[Running Scared (1986 film)|Running Scared]]'' (1986), and Carl Alphonse in ''[[Billy Madison]]'' (1995). He had smaller roles as Doobie in ''[[Planes, Trains and Automobiles]]'', Sergeant Larry Balzak in ''[[Home Alone]]'', Mr. Heckles in ''[[Friends]]'' and Joe in ''[[Breaking Bad]]''.<ref name=NYT>{{cite web |archive-date=April 7, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160321224506/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/30148/Larry-Hankin/biography |title=Larry Hankin |url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/30148/Larry-Hankin/biography |access-date=3 September 2018 |department=Movies & TV Dept. |work=[[The New York Times]] |author=Hal Erickson |author-link=Hal Erickson (author) |date=2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
'''Lawrence Alan Hankin''' (born December 7, 1937){{refn|<ref name="amg">{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/larry-hankin-mn0001257226 |title=Larry Hankin Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More |author=<!-- Not stated --> |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=2023-04-11 |quote=Born December 7, 1937 in New York, NY.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Michaelson |first=Herb |date=1964-01-12 |title=The Comedian with a Yo Yo Career |work=[[The Oakland Tribune]] |page=9-EL |quote=Larry Hankin is 26...}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Eichelbaum |first=Stanley |date=1971-05-31 |title=After Five Years, a Logical Reason to Return |work=[[The San Francisco Examiner]] |page=23 |quote=With his hair much longer, Hankin doesn't look 33.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Carroll |first=Jerry |date=1996-04-28 |title=Committee of One: Larry Hankin, Co-Founder of '60s Comedy Troupe, Bring Solo Show to S.F. |work=[[The San Francisco Examiner]] |page=Theater 30 |quote=Now 58...Hankin is a health food nut...}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Smith |first=Gar |url=https://berkeleydailyplanet.com/issue/2021-07-11/article/49285?headline=SMITHEREENS-Reflections-on-Bits-Pieces |work=[[The Berkeley Daily Planet]] |title=SMITHEREENS: Reflections on Bits & Pieces |date=2021-07-11 |quote=...Larry Hankin—now silver-haired and 83...}}</ref>}} is an American [[character actor]]. He has had major film roles as Charley Butts in ''[[Escape from Alcatraz (film)|Escape from Alcatraz]]'' (1979), Ace in ''[[Running Scared (1986 film)|Running Scared]]'' (1986), and Carl Alphonse in ''[[Billy Madison]]'' (1995). He had smaller roles as Doobby in ''[[Planes, Trains and Automobiles]]'', Sergeant Larry Balzak in ''[[Home Alone]]'', Mr. Heckles in ''[[Friends]]'', and Joe in ''[[Breaking Bad]]'' and ''[[El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie|El Camino]]''.<ref name=NYT>{{cite web |archive-date=March 21, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160321224506/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/30148/Larry-Hankin/biography |title=Larry Hankin |url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/30148/Larry-Hankin/biography |access-date=3 September 2018 |department=Movies & TV Dept. |work=[[The New York Times]] |author=Hal Erickson |author-link=Hal Erickson (author) |date=2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


==Early life and Career==
==Early life==
Hankin was born to a Jewish family in Queens. He graduated from [[Far Rockaway High School]] and [[Syracuse University]], where he befriended [[Carl Gottlieb]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://anchor.fm/worldofwalley/episodes/Escaping-in-an-El-Camino-The-Larry-Hankin-Experience-ejg4kl | title=Escaping in an el Camino: The Larry Hankin Experience by World of Walley }}</ref> He was homeless at one point.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://darkhorseschooling.com/ep-201-larry-hankin-find-your-audience/ | title=Larry Hankin Find Your Audience and Remember What Makes Them Laugh | date=31 May 2021 }}</ref>
Hankin was born in [[New York City]] on December 7, 1937,<ref name="amg"/> and grew up in a Jewish family in the [[Far Rockaway, Queens|Far Rockaway]] neighborhood of Queens.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/breaking-bads-junkyard-do_b_3976026/amp | title=Breaking Bad's Junkyard Dog: Actor Larry Hankin | date=September 25, 2013 }}</ref> He graduated from [[Far Rockaway High School]] and [[Syracuse University]], where he befriended screenwriter [[Carl Gottlieb]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Anchor - The easiest way to make a podcast |url=https://anchor.fm/worldofwalley/episodes/Escaping-in-an-El-Camino-The-Larry-Hankin-Experience-ejg4kl |access-date=2023-01-30 |website=Anchor |language=en}}</ref>
===Notable film and television roles===
Hankin was an early member of the [[The Second City|Second City]] (then known as the Committee) in 1963.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/breaking-bads-junkyard-do_b_3976026/amp | title=Breaking Bad's Junkyard Dog: Actor Larry Hankin | date=25 September 2013 }}</ref> His first notable supporting role was as Pt. Romero in ''[[Viva Max!]]'' in 1969.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065184/fullcredits/?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm|title=Viva Max (1969)|work=IMDb}}</ref>


==Career==
He is known for his roles in TV shows ''[[Breaking Bad]]'', ''[[Matlock (TV series)|Matlock]]'', ''[[Friends]]'' (as [[Mr. Heckles]]) and ''[[Seinfeld]]'' (as [[The Pilot (Seinfeld)|Tom Pepper]]), as well as for his major role in ''[[Escape from Alcatraz (film)|Escape from Alcatraz]]'' (1979) with [[Clint Eastwood]].<ref name=NYT/> He also acted in ''[[How Sweet It Is!]]'' (1968) with [[Debbie Reynolds]] and [[James Garner]] and the [[Adam Sandler]] movie ''[[Billy Madison]]'' (1995). He had cameo appearances in three [[John Hughes (filmmaker)|John Hughes]] films, ''[[Planes, Trains and Automobiles]]'' (1987); ''[[She's Having a Baby]]'' (1988); and ''[[Home Alone]]'' (1990); which coincidentally featured [[Roberts Blossom]] (playing Old Man Marley), whom he co-starred with in ''Escape from Alcatraz''. He had brief appearances in ''[[Pretty Woman]]'' as the landlord (1990), as well as minor roles in ''[[Loose Shoes]]'' (1980), ''[[The Sure Thing]]'' (1985), and ''[[Running Scared (1986 film)|Running Scared]]'' (1986). Hankin also appeared in ''[[Married... with Children]]'', as well as one of the Halloween specials of ''[[Home Improvement (TV series)|Home Improvement]]''. Hankin also appeared in three episodes of ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]'' as Gaunt Gary and one episode of ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]''. Hankin and [[Curtis Armstrong]] played the hippie entrepreneurs who purchased "Buy the Book" (the bookstore where the titular character works at) on ''[[Ellen (TV series)|Ellen]]''.
===Film and television roles===
Hankin was an early member of the [[The Second City|Second City]], training with improvisational theater teachers Viola Spolin and Paul Sills, and in 1963 moved to San Francisco to co-found the improv troupe, The Committee.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/breaking-bads-junkyard-do_b_3976026/amp | title=Breaking Bad's Junkyard Dog: Actor Larry Hankin | date=25 September 2013 }}</ref> His first notable supporting role was as Pt. Romero in ''[[Viva Max!]]'' in 1969.


He had roles in TV shows ''[[Breaking Bad]]'', ''[[Matlock (1986 TV series)|Matlock]]'', and ''[[Friends]]'' (as [[Mr. Heckles]]), as well as a major role in ''[[Escape from Alcatraz (film)|Escape from Alcatraz]]'' (1979) with [[Clint Eastwood]].<ref name=NYT/> He also acted in ''[[How Sweet It Is!]]'' (1968) with [[Debbie Reynolds]] and [[James Garner]] and the [[Adam Sandler]] movie ''[[Billy Madison]]'' (1995). He had cameo appearances in three [[John Hughes (filmmaker)|John Hughes]] films: ''[[Planes, Trains and Automobiles]]'' (1987), ''[[She's Having a Baby]]'' (1988), and ''[[Home Alone]]'' (1990), the latter of which coincidentally featured [[Roberts Blossom]] (playing Old Man Marley), whom he co-starred with in ''Escape from Alcatraz''. He made a brief appearance in ''[[Pretty Woman]]'' (1990) as the landlord, and had minor roles in ''[[Loose Shoes]]'' (1980), as "Handicap" in ''[[The Sting II]]'' (1983), ''[[The Sure Thing]]'' (1985), and ''[[Running Scared (1986 film)|Running Scared]]'' (1986). Hankin also appeared in ''[[Married... with Children]]'', as well as one of the Halloween specials of ''[[Home Improvement (TV series)|Home Improvement]]''. Hankin also appeared in three episodes of ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]'' as Gaunt Gary and one episode of ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]''. Hankin and [[Curtis Armstrong]] played the hippie entrepreneurs who purchased "Buy the Book" (the bookstore where the titular character works at) on ''[[Ellen (TV series)|Ellen]]''.
On ''Seinfeld'', Hankin portrayed Tom Pepper, the actor cast as [[Cosmo Kramer|Kramer]] on the pilot-within-a-TV-show ''[[The Pilot (Seinfeld)|Jerry]]''. He portrayed a homeless man in season 5 of ''[[Malcolm in the Middle]]''. He then appeared again with [[Bryan Cranston]] in [[Breaking Bad (season 3)|seasons three]] and [[Breaking Bad (season 5)|five]] of ''[[Breaking Bad]]'' as junkyard owner Old Joe. He reprised his old role from ''Breaking Bad'' in the [[Netflix]] sequel film ''[[El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie]]''.

On ''[[Seinfeld]]'', Hankin portrayed [[The Pilot (Seinfeld)|Tom Pepper]], the actor cast as [[Cosmo Kramer|Kramer]] on the pilot-within-a-TV-show ''[[The Pilot (Seinfeld)|Jerry]]''. He portrayed a homeless man in season 5 of ''[[Malcolm in the Middle]]''. He then appeared again with [[Bryan Cranston]] in [[Breaking Bad season 3|seasons three]] and [[Breaking Bad season 5|five]] of ''[[Breaking Bad]]'' as junkyard owner Old Joe. He reprised his old role from ''Breaking Bad'' in the [[Netflix]] sequel film ''[[El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie]]''.

In 2022, he won the Best Actor awarded at Casablanca Film Factory Awards for his performance in the movie ''I Hear the Trees Whispering''.<ref>{{cite news|title=Casablanca Film Factory Awards: Winners announced|url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/news/casablanca-film-factory-awards-winners-announced-1.7659431|accessdate=13 November 2024|work=[[Mathrubhumi]]|date=3 July 2022}}</ref>


===Other work===
===Other work===
One of Hankin's earliest roles was playing the lead character of Farley in the 1964 educational film ''[[Too Tough to Care]]''.
One of Hankin's earliest roles was playing the lead character of Farley in the 1964 educational film ''[[Too Tough to Care]]''.


In 1977, Hankin appeared in the episode "The Bums vs. the Reds" of the [[situation comedy]] ''[[The San Pedro Beach Bums]]''. He also played Mickey the Bartender in a ''[[WKRP in Cincinnati]]'' episode called "Hotel Oceanview" that also has a cameo appearance by [[Dr. Joyce Brothers]] as "Vicky Von Vicky".
In 1977, Hankin appeared in the episode "The Bums vs. the Reds" of the situation comedy ''[[The San Pedro Beach Bums]]''. He also played Mickey the Bartender in a ''[[WKRP in Cincinnati]]'' episode called "Hotel Oceanview" that also has a cameo appearance by [[Dr. Joyce Brothers]] as "Vicky Von Vicky".


In 1982, he played the dog catcher that tries to take Sandy in ''[[Annie (1982 film)|Annie]]''.
In 1982, he played the dog catcher that tries to take Sandy in ''[[Annie (1982 film)|Annie]]''.


In 1980, Hankin's short film ''[[Solly's Diner (film)|Solly's Diner]]'' earned him and the film's producers a nomination for the [[Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film]].
In 1980, Hankin's short film ''Solly's Diner'' earned him and the film's producers a nomination for the [[Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film]].


Hankin was a founding member of the ''[[commedia dell'arte]]'' [[improvisational theatre|improvisation]] group [[The Committee (improv group)|The Committee]] in 1963, located at an indoor [[bocce]] ball court in [[San Francisco]]'s [[North Beach, San Francisco|North Beach]] district.
Hankin was a founding member of the ''[[commedia dell'arte]]'' [[improvisational theatre|improvisation]] group [[The Committee (improv group)|The Committee]] in 1963, located at an indoor [[bocce]] ball court in San Francisco's [[North Beach, San Francisco|North Beach]] district.


He appeared in the [[Janet Jackson]] music video for her 1986 hit single "[[What Have You Done for Me Lately]]" as a cook/waiter.
He appeared in the [[Janet Jackson]] music video for her 1986 hit single "[[What Have You Done for Me Lately]]" as a cook/waiter.

He recently portrayed a depressed [[Chechens|Chechen]] hitman in the [[HBO]] series ''[[Barry (TV series)|Barry]]'' in 2018.


In 2021, he appeared in ''[[Friends: The Reunion]]''.
In 2021, he appeared in ''[[Friends: The Reunion]]''.

==Other interests==
He has been doing work with the online comedy group "Magic Hugs", and has appeared in a number of their sketches, as well as the series ''Baby Mentalist'' for [[Channel 101]].


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
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|-
| 1964
| 1964
| [[Too Tough To Care]]
| ''[[Too Tough To Care]]''
| Farley
| Farley
|-
|-
| 1967
| 1967
| [[Funny Man (film)|Funnyman]]
| [[Funny Man (1967 film)|''Funnyman'']]
| Roger
| Roger
|-
|-
| 1968
| 1968
| [[Yours Mine and Ours]]
| ''[[Yours, Mine and Ours (1968 film)|Yours, Mine and Ours]]''
| Grocery Clerk
| Grocery Clerk
|-
|-
| 1968
| 1968
| [[How Sweet It Is!]]
| ''[[How Sweet It Is!]]''
| 1st Policeman
| 1st Policeman
|-
|-
| 1969
| 1969
| [[Viva Max!]]
| ''[[Viva Max!]]''
| P.t. Romero
| P.t. Romero
|-
| 1977
| ''[[China DeSade]]''
| Agent
| Adult film. Credited as Lance Hunt
|-
|-
| 1979
| 1979
| [[Escape from Alcatraz (film)|Escape From Alcatraz]]
| [[Escape from Alcatraz (film)|''Escape From Alcatraz'']]
| Charley Butts
| Charley Butts
|-
|-
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|-
| 1980
| 1980
| [[Loose Shoes]]
| ''[[Loose Shoes]]''
| 2nd Veteran
| 2nd Veteran
|-
|-
| 1980
| 1980
| [[Solly’s Dinner]]
| ''[[Solly’s Dinner]]''
| Sometimes Jones
| Sometimes Jones
| Short film. Also Writer and Producer. Academy Award winner for best Live-Action Short Film.
| Short film. Also Writer and Producer. Academy Award nominee for Best Short Film, Live Action.
|-
|-
| 1982
| 1982
| [[Annie (1982 film)|Annie]]
| [[Annie (1982 film)|''Annie'']]
| Pound Man
| Pound Man
|-
|-
| 1983
| 1983
| [[The Star Chamber]]
| ''[[The Star Chamber]]''
| Det. Kenneth Wiggan
| Det. Kenneth Wiggan
|-
| 1983
| ''[[The Sting II]]''
| Handicap
|-
|-
| 1985
| 1985
| [[The Sure Thing]]
| ''[[The Sure Thing]]''
| Trucker
| Trucker
|-
|-
| 1986
| 1986
| [[Ratboy]]
| ''[[Ratboy]]''
| Robert Jewell
| Robert Jewell
|
|-
|-
| 1986
| 1986
| [[Running Scared (1986 film)|Running Scared]]
| [[Running Scared (1986 film)|''Running Scared'']]
| Ace
| Ace
|-
|-
| 1986
| 1986
| [[Armed and Dangerous (1986 film)|Armed and Dangerous]]
| [[Armed and Dangerous (1986 film)|''Armed and Dangerous'']]
| Kokolovitch
| Kokolovitch
|-
|-
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|-
| 1987
| 1987
| [[Planes, Trains, and Automobiles]]
| ''[[Planes, Trains, and Automobiles]]''
| Doobie
| Doobby
|-
|-
| 1988
| 1988
| [[She’s Having a Baby (1998 film)|She's Having a Baby]]
| ''[[She's Having a Baby]]''
| Hank
| Hank
|-
|-
| 1990
| 1990
| [[Home Alone]]
| ''[[Home Alone]]''
| Sgt. Larry Balzak
| Sgt. Larry Balzak
|-
|-
| 1990
| 1990
| [[Pretty Woman]]
| ''[[Pretty Woman]]''
| The Landlord
| The Landlord
|-
|-
| 1990
| 1990
| [[Death Warrant]]
| ''[[Death Warrant (film)|Death Warrant]]''
| Mayerson
| Mayerson
|-
|-
| 1991
| 1991
| [[Black Magic Woman]]
| ''[[Black Magic Woman (film)|Black Magic Woman]]''
| Hank Watfield
| Hank Watfield
|-
|-
| 1992
| 1992
| [[T Bone N Weasel]]
| ''[[T Bone N Weasel]]''
| Rev. Gluck
| Rev. Gluck
| Television Film
| Television Film
|-
|-
| 1994
| 1994
| [[The Shadow]]
| ''[[The Shadow (1994 film)|The Shadow]]''
| Taxi Driver
| Taxi Driver
|-
|-
| 1995
| 1995
| [[Billy Madison]]
| ''[[Billy Madison]]''
| Carl Alphonse
| Carl Alphonse
|-
|-
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|-
| 1997
| 1997
| [[Money Talks (1997 film)|Money Talks]]
| [[Money Talks (1997 film)|''Money Talks'']]
| Roland
| Roland
|-
|-
| 2000
| 2000
| [[The Independent (2000 film)|The Independent]]''
| [[The Independent (2000 film)|''The Independent'']]
| William Henry Ellis
| William Henry Ellis
|-
|-
| 2003
| 2003
| [[Nobody Knows Anything!]]
| ''[[Nobody Knows Anything!]]''
| Blind Man
| Blind Man
|-
|-
| 2008
| 2008
|''[[Reach for Me]]''
|''[[Reach for Me]]''
| Elliot
| Elliot
|-
| 2008
|''[[You Don't Mess with the Zohan]]''
| The Phantom
|-
|-
| 2013
| 2013
| [[Pain & Gain]]
| ''[[Pain & Gain]]''
| Pastor Randy
| Pastor Randy
|-
|-
| 2015
| 2015
| [[The Parting Shot]]
| ''[[The Parting Shot]]''
| Aaron
| Aaron
| Short Film. Nominated: LAIFF April Award for best Actor in a lead role.
| Short Film. Nominated: LAIFF April Award for best Actor in a lead role.
|-
|-
| 2019
| 2019
| [[El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie]]
| ''[[El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie]]''
| Old Joe
| Old Joe
|-
|-
| 2021
| 2021
| [[Bengal]]
| ''[[Bengal]]''
| Hank
| Hank
| Short Film.
| Short Film.
|-
|-
| 2021
| 2021
| [[The Eden Theory]]
| ''[[The Eden Theory]]''
| Farmer Joe
| Farmer Joe
|-
|-
| 2021
| 2021
| [[Friends: The Reunion]]
| ''[[Friends: The Reunion]]''
| Himself/Mr. Heckles
| Himself/Mr. Heckles
| Television Reunion Special
| Television Reunion Special
|-
| 2022
| ''I Hear the Trees Whispering''
| Dale
|-
|-
|}
|}


===T.V. Series===
===Television series===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
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! Role
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1966
| ''[[That Girl]]''
| Gus
| Episode: "Rich Little Rich Kid"
|-
|-
| 1969
| 1969
| [[The Music Scene (TV Series)|The Music Scene]]
| [[The Music Scene (TV series)|''The Music Scene'']]
| Himself/Host
| Himself/host
| 7 Episodes
| 7 Episodes
|-
|-
| 1978
| 1978
| [[Free Country (TV Series)|Free Country]]
| [[Free Country (TV series)|''Free Country'']]
| Unknown
| Unknown
| 1 Episode
| 1 Episode
|-
| 1980
| ''[[WKRP in Cincinnati]]''
| Mickey Broadhead
| Episode: "Hotel Oceanview"
|-
|-
| 1981
| 1981
| [[Barney Miller]]
| ''[[Barney Miller]]''
| Earl Kelso
| Earl Kelso
| Episode: "The Psychic"
| Episode: "The Psychic"
|-
| 1982
| ''[[Family Ties]]''
| Pickpocket
| Episode: "No Nukes is Good Nukes"
|-
| 1985
| ''[[It's a Living]]''
| Josep
| Episode: "Desperate Hours"
|-
| 1985
| ''[[Hill Street Blues]]''
| Earl Schuester
| Episode: "Of Human Garbage"
|-
|-
| 1986
| 1986
| [[Matlock (TV Series)|Matlock]]
| [[Matlock (1986 TV series)|''Matlock'']]
| Clayton Hood
| Clayton Hood
| Episode: "The Ex"
| Episode: "The Ex"
|-
|-
| 1986
| 1986
| [[Joe Bash]]
| ''[[ALF (TV series)|ALF]]''
| Andrew Seminick, Burglar
| Episode: "Strangers in the Night"
|-
| 1986
| ''[[Joe Bash]]''
| Stu
| Stu
| 2 Episodes
| 2 Episodes
|-
| 1990
| ''[[Singer & Sons]]''
| Homeless Man
| Episode: "Our's Not to Reason Why Shmy"
|-
|-
| 1992
| 1992
| [[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]
| ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]''
| Wind Dancer
| Wind Dancer
| Episode: "Cost of Living"
| Episode: "Cost of Living"
|-
|-
| 1993
| 1993
| [[Seinfeld]]
| ''[[Seinfeld]]''
| Tom Pepper<ref>{{cite web |title=The Friends Star Who Auditioned For Kramer On Seinfeld|url=https://www.looper.com/929459/the-friends-star-who-auditioned-for-kramer-on-seinfeld/ |website=www.looper.com|date=July 15, 2022 }}</ref>
| Tom Pepper (Kramer)
| Episode: ‘The Pilot’
| Episode: "The Pilot"
|-
| 1993
| ''[[Picket Fences]]''
| Bernie Thompson
| Episode: "Nuclear Meltdowns"
|-
|-
| 1994
| 1994
| [[Married... With Children]]
| ''[[Married... with Children]]''
| Mary
| Mary
| Episode: "Sofa So Good"
| Episode: "Sofa So Good"
|-
|-
| 1994
| 1994
| [[The George Carlin Show]]
| ''[[The George Carlin Show]]''
| Kenny
| Kenny
| Episode: "George Goes Too Far"
| Episode: "George Goes Too Far"
|-
|-
| 1994–1996
| 1994-1996
| [[Friends]]
| ''[[Friends]]''
| Mr. Heckles
| Mr. Heckles
| 5 Episodes
| 5 Episodes
|-
|-
| 1995
| 1995
| [[Star Trek: Voyager]]
| ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]''
| Gaunt Gary
| Gaunt Gary
| 3 Episodes
| 3 Episodes
|-
|-
| 1996
| 1996
| [[Home Improvement (TV Series)|Home Improvement]]
| [[Home Improvement (TV series)|''Home Improvement'']]
| Larry
| Larry
| Episode: "I Was A Teenage Teenager"
| Episode: "I Was A Teenage Teenager"
|-
|-
| 1996
| 1996
| [[Ellen (TV Series)|Ellen]]
| [[Ellen (TV series)|''Ellen'']]
| Larry
| Larry
| Episode: "Give Me Equity or Give Me Death"
| Episode: "Give Me Equity or Give Me Death"
|-
|-
| 1997
| 1997
| [[Claude's Crib]]
| ''[[Claude's Crib]]''
| Al
| Al
| Supporting Cast (9 Episodes)
| Supporting Cast (9 Episodes)
|-
|-
|2005
|2005
| [[Joan of Arcadia]]
| ''[[Joan of Arcadia]]''
| Homeless Man God
| Homeless Man God
| Episode: "Secret Service"
| Episode: "Secret Service"
|-
|-
|2006
|2006
|[[My Name Is Earl|My Name is Earl]]
|[[My Name Is Earl|''My Name is Earl'']]
|Tom Sparks
|Tom Sparks
|Episode: "Van Hickey"
|Episode: "Van Hickey"
|-
|-
| 2010–2012
| 2010-2012
| [[Breaking Bad]]
| ''[[Breaking Bad]]''
| [[List of characters in the Breaking Bad franchise#Old Joe|Old Joe]]
| Old Joe
| 2 Episodes
| 2 Episodes
|-
|-
| 2016
| 2016
| [[Bad Internet]]
| ''[[Bad Internet]]''
| Himself
| Himself
| Episode: "Which of The 'Friends' Are You?"
| Episode: "Which of The 'Friends' Are You?"
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| 2018
| 2018
| [[Barry (TV series)|Barry]]
| [[Barry (TV series)|''Barry'']]
| Stovka
| Stovka
| Episode: ‘[[Chapter Three: Make the Unsafe Choice]]’
| Episode: "[[Chapter Three: Make the Unsafe Choice]]"
|-
| 2018
| ''Junk Drawer Magical Adventures''
| Magic Al
| Episode: "The Magician Audition"
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| 2019
| ''[[Baskets (TV series)|Baskets]]''
| Mortician
| Episode: "Common Room Wake"
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===Music Videos===
===Music videos===
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! Role
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| 1986
| 1986
| Janet Jackson (Singer)|Janet Jackson
| Janet Jackson (Singer)|Janet Jackson
| [[What Have You Done for Me Lately]]
| "[[What Have You Done for Me Lately]]"
| Cook/Waiter
| Cook/Waiter
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| 1992
| Reba McEntire (Singer)|Reba McEntire
| "[[Take It Back (Reba McEntire song)|Take It Back]]"
| Lawyer
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== See also ==
*[[The Lovin' Spoonful's drug bust]]


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 04:35, 2 January 2025

Larry Hankin
Hankin in 2011
Born
Lawrence Alan Hankin

(1937-12-07) December 7, 1937 (age 87)
New York City, U.S.
Alma materSyracuse University
OccupationActor
Years active1963–present
Websitethereallarryhankin.com

Lawrence Alan Hankin (born December 7, 1937)[6] is an American character actor. He has had 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 Doobby in Planes, Trains and Automobiles, Sergeant Larry Balzak in Home Alone, Mr. Heckles in Friends, and Joe in Breaking Bad and El Camino.[7]

Early life

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Hankin was born in New York City on December 7, 1937,[1] and grew up in a Jewish family in the Far Rockaway neighborhood of Queens.[8] He graduated from Far Rockaway High School and Syracuse University, where he befriended screenwriter Carl Gottlieb.[9]

Career

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Film and television roles

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Hankin was an early member of the Second City, training with improvisational theater teachers Viola Spolin and Paul Sills, and in 1963 moved to San Francisco to co-found the improv troupe, The Committee.[10] His first notable supporting role was as Pt. Romero in Viva Max! in 1969.

He had roles in TV shows Breaking Bad, Matlock, and Friends (as Mr. Heckles), as well as a major role in Escape from Alcatraz (1979) with Clint Eastwood.[7] He also acted in How Sweet It Is! (1968) with Debbie Reynolds and James Garner and the Adam Sandler movie Billy Madison (1995). He had cameo appearances in three John Hughes films: Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987), She's Having a Baby (1988), and Home Alone (1990), the latter of which coincidentally featured Roberts Blossom (playing Old Man Marley), whom he co-starred with in Escape from Alcatraz. He made a brief appearance in Pretty Woman (1990) as the landlord, and had minor roles in Loose Shoes (1980), as "Handicap" in The Sting II (1983), The Sure Thing (1985), and Running Scared (1986). Hankin also appeared in Married... with Children, as well as one of the Halloween specials of Home Improvement. Hankin also appeared in three episodes of Star Trek: Voyager as Gaunt Gary and one episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation. Hankin and Curtis Armstrong played the hippie entrepreneurs who purchased "Buy the Book" (the bookstore where the titular character works at) on Ellen.

On Seinfeld, Hankin portrayed Tom Pepper, the actor cast as Kramer on the pilot-within-a-TV-show Jerry. He portrayed a homeless man in season 5 of Malcolm in the Middle. He then appeared again with Bryan Cranston in seasons three and five of Breaking Bad as junkyard owner Old Joe. He reprised his old role from Breaking Bad in the Netflix sequel film El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie.

In 2022, he won the Best Actor awarded at Casablanca Film Factory Awards for his performance in the movie I Hear the Trees Whispering.[11]

Other work

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One of Hankin's earliest roles was playing the lead character of Farley in the 1964 educational film Too Tough to Care.

In 1977, Hankin appeared in the episode "The Bums vs. the Reds" of the situation comedy The San Pedro Beach Bums. He also played Mickey the Bartender in a WKRP in Cincinnati episode called "Hotel Oceanview" that also has a cameo appearance by Dr. Joyce Brothers as "Vicky Von Vicky".

In 1982, he played the dog catcher that tries to take Sandy in Annie.

In 1980, Hankin's short film Solly's Diner earned him and the film's producers a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film.

Hankin was a founding member of the commedia dell'arte improvisation group The Committee in 1963, located at an indoor bocce ball court in San Francisco's North Beach district.

He appeared in the Janet Jackson music video for her 1986 hit single "What Have You Done for Me Lately" as a cook/waiter.

In 2021, he appeared in Friends: The Reunion.

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1964 Too Tough To Care Farley
1967 Funnyman Roger
1968 Yours, Mine and Ours Grocery Clerk
1968 How Sweet It Is! 1st Policeman
1969 Viva Max! P.t. Romero
1977 China DeSade Agent Adult film. Credited as Lance Hunt
1979 Escape From Alcatraz Charley Butts
1979 The Jerk Circus Hand Uncredited
1980 Loose Shoes 2nd Veteran
1980 Solly’s Dinner Sometimes Jones Short film. Also Writer and Producer. Academy Award nominee for Best Short Film, Live Action.
1982 Annie Pound Man
1983 The Star Chamber Det. Kenneth Wiggan
1983 The Sting II Handicap
1985 The Sure Thing Trucker
1986 Ratboy Robert Jewell
1986 Running Scared Ace
1986 Armed and Dangerous Kokolovitch
1987 Amazon Women on the Moon Man in Pub
1987 Planes, Trains, and Automobiles Doobby
1988 She's Having a Baby Hank
1990 Home Alone Sgt. Larry Balzak
1990 Pretty Woman The Landlord
1990 Death Warrant Mayerson
1991 Black Magic Woman Hank Watfield
1992 T Bone N Weasel Rev. Gluck Television Film
1994 The Shadow Taxi Driver
1995 Billy Madison Carl Alphonse
1997 Vegas Vacation Preacher
1997 Money Talks Roland
2000 The Independent William Henry Ellis
2003 Nobody Knows Anything! Blind Man
2008 Reach for Me Elliot
2008 You Don't Mess with the Zohan The Phantom
2013 Pain & Gain Pastor Randy
2015 The Parting Shot Aaron Short Film. Nominated: LAIFF April Award for best Actor in a lead role.
2019 El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie Old Joe
2021 Bengal Hank Short Film.
2021 The Eden Theory Farmer Joe
2021 Friends: The Reunion Himself/Mr. Heckles Television Reunion Special
2022 I Hear the Trees Whispering Dale

Television series

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Year Title Role Notes
1966 That Girl Gus Episode: "Rich Little Rich Kid"
1969 The Music Scene Himself/host 7 Episodes
1978 Free Country Unknown 1 Episode
1980 WKRP in Cincinnati Mickey Broadhead Episode: "Hotel Oceanview"
1981 Barney Miller Earl Kelso Episode: "The Psychic"
1982 Family Ties Pickpocket Episode: "No Nukes is Good Nukes"
1985 It's a Living Josep Episode: "Desperate Hours"
1985 Hill Street Blues Earl Schuester Episode: "Of Human Garbage"
1986 Matlock Clayton Hood Episode: "The Ex"
1986 ALF Andrew Seminick, Burglar Episode: "Strangers in the Night"
1986 Joe Bash Stu 2 Episodes
1990 Singer & Sons Homeless Man Episode: "Our's Not to Reason Why Shmy"
1992 Star Trek: The Next Generation Wind Dancer Episode: "Cost of Living"
1993 Seinfeld Tom Pepper[12] Episode: "The Pilot"
1993 Picket Fences Bernie Thompson Episode: "Nuclear Meltdowns"
1994 Married... with Children Mary Episode: "Sofa So Good"
1994 The George Carlin Show Kenny Episode: "George Goes Too Far"
1994–1996 Friends Mr. Heckles 5 Episodes
1995 Star Trek: Voyager Gaunt Gary 3 Episodes
1996 Home Improvement Larry Episode: "I Was A Teenage Teenager"
1996 Ellen Larry Episode: "Give Me Equity or Give Me Death"
1997 Claude's Crib Al Supporting Cast (9 Episodes)
2005 Joan of Arcadia Homeless Man God Episode: "Secret Service"
2006 My Name is Earl Tom Sparks Episode: "Van Hickey"
2010–2012 Breaking Bad Old Joe 2 Episodes
2016 Bad Internet Himself Episode: "Which of The 'Friends' Are You?" Web Series
2018 Barry Stovka Episode: "Chapter Three: Make the Unsafe Choice"
2018 Junk Drawer Magical Adventures Magic Al Episode: "The Magician Audition"
2019 Baskets Mortician Episode: "Common Room Wake"

Music videos

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Year Artist Title Role
1986 Janet Jackson "What Have You Done for Me Lately" Cook/Waiter
1992 Reba McEntire "Take It Back" Lawyer

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Larry Hankin Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More". AllMusic. Retrieved April 11, 2023. Born December 7, 1937 in New York, NY.
  2. ^ Michaelson, Herb (January 12, 1964). "The Comedian with a Yo Yo Career". The Oakland Tribune. p. 9-EL. Larry Hankin is 26...
  3. ^ Eichelbaum, Stanley (May 31, 1971). "After Five Years, a Logical Reason to Return". The San Francisco Examiner. p. 23. With his hair much longer, Hankin doesn't look 33.
  4. ^ Carroll, Jerry (April 28, 1996). "Committee of One: Larry Hankin, Co-Founder of '60s Comedy Troupe, Bring Solo Show to S.F.". The San Francisco Examiner. p. Theater 30. Now 58...Hankin is a health food nut...
  5. ^ Smith, Gar (July 11, 2021). "SMITHEREENS: Reflections on Bits & Pieces". The Berkeley Daily Planet. ...Larry Hankin—now silver-haired and 83...
  6. ^ [1][2][3][4][5]
  7. ^ a b Hal Erickson (2016). "Larry Hankin". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on March 21, 2016. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
  8. ^ "Breaking Bad's Junkyard Dog: Actor Larry Hankin". September 25, 2013.
  9. ^ "Anchor - The easiest way to make a podcast". Anchor. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
  10. ^ "Breaking Bad's Junkyard Dog: Actor Larry Hankin". September 25, 2013.
  11. ^ "Casablanca Film Factory Awards: Winners announced". Mathrubhumi. July 3, 2022. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  12. ^ "The Friends Star Who Auditioned For Kramer On Seinfeld". www.looper.com. July 15, 2022.
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