Larry A. Hankin

Larry A. Hankin is the actor who played Gaunt Gary in the episodes , (credited as Larry Hankin), and . 
Hankin previously portrayed the wind dancer in the fifth season episode , for which he received no credit and was identified by the call sheet. He was not part of the principal photography for this episode and filmed his scene on second unit on Friday during the production of the episode . For "The Cloud" he filmed his scenes on Tuesday , for "Jetrel" on Wednesday , and for "Twisted" between Monday and Friday on Paramount Stage 16.
Hankin was born in New York City. He studied acting at Syracuse University in Syracuse, New York, where he was in the same class as guest star Frank Langella. Along with fellow Voyager guest star Hamilton Camp, Hankin was a founding member of The Committee, a San Francisco-based improvisational comedy group. He was also a member of the improv comedy troupe, The Second City.
== Career ==
Hankin has been acting in television and film since the late 1960s. Outside of Star Trek, he is perhaps best known for his role as Charley Butts in the 1979 Paramount Pictures film Escape from Alcatraz (composed by Jerry Fielding) and for his recurring role as Mr. Heckles on NBC's . In one Friends episode – "The One Where Heckles Dies" – Hankin co-starred with The Next Generation guest actor Michael G. Hagerty.
In addition to his recurring role on Friends, Hankin is well-remembered for his appearance on the comedy series Seinfeld, playing an actor who played Kramer in the fourth season episode, "The Pilot" (1993). In addition to series regular Jason Alexander, this episode featured Tony Amendola, Erick Avari, Lanei Chapman, Peter Crombie, Elizabeth Dennehy, Bill Erwin, Teri Hatcher, Gina Hecht, and Heidi Swedberg. 
=== Television ===
Hankin has made guest appearances on (starring David L. Lander and Michael McKean), , , Family Ties, Newhart, ALF, , Home Improvement, , and The Sarah Silverman Program. In the 1981 episode of the Barney Miller entitled "The Psychic", Hankin shared the screen with two other Voyager guest stars, Ron Glass and Kenneth Tigar. Later, Hankin worked with Deep Space Nine guest actor Kenneth Mars on episodes of the comedy series Weird Science and (the latter with Jonathan Schmock, Mark L. Taylor, and Tom Towles); Hankin and Mars had previously worked together in (1969).
Hankin has guest-starred on a number of dramatic series. In 1977, he was seen in two episodes of CBS' : "Cophouse", with James Whitmore, Jr. and Jason Wingreen; and "Psych-Out", directed by Alexander Singer and featuring Phillip Richard Allen, Bill Quinn, Harry Townes, and Michael Zaslow. In 1985, Hankin appeared on , starring Barbara Bosson and James B. Sikking. That same year, Hankin co-starred with Michael Ansara in a two-part episode of .
He later made guest appearances on such series as (with Barry Jenner), L.A. Law (with Corbin Bernsen, Earl Boen, Larry Drake, Michael Ensign, Bennet Guillory, Aaron Lustig, and Robert Picardo), (with Ray Walston), (starring K Callan and Teri Hatcher), (with Jeff Kober), and (starring Paul Guilfoyle and Wallace Langham, with Zach Grenier). He also recurred on , playing "Homeless Man God" and working with Patrick Fabian, April Grace, Mike Starr, Becky Wahlstrom, and Michael Welch.
=== Films ===
His many feature film credits, in addition to those mentioned above, include (1968), (1970, with Michael Ansara and Lou Antonio), (1978, with Hamilton Camp), (1982), (1983, with Robin Gammell, Michael Ensign, and James B. Sikking), (1986), Fatal Beauty (starring Whoopi Goldberg, Michael Champion, Brad Dourif, and Harris Yulin), and (1990, with Jason Alexander, Norman Large, and Dey Young). He also appeared in (co-starring Bill Erwin, Richard Herd, Michael McKean, and William Windom), She's Having a Baby (1988, also featuring Bill Erwin and William Windom, as well as Kirstie Alley and Wil Wheaton), and Home Alone (1990, again with Bill Erwin).
Some of Hankin's later film acting credits include (1994, co-starring Ethan Phillips), It's Pat (1994, starring Charles Rocket), (1997, with Miriam Flynn and Wallace Shawn), Nobody Knows Anything! (2003, co-starring Paul Dooley, Charles Esten, Ed Lauter, Virginia Madsen, and Scott Thompson), and Nobel Son (2007, with Tracey Walter and Matt Winston). He also had major roles in (1995) and (1997, co-starring Daniel Roebuck, Paul Sorvino, and David Warner).
=== Solly's Diner ===
In 1979, Hankin wrote, directed, produced, co-edited, and starred in the short film Solly's Diner. This film was nominated for the 1979 Academy Award for Best Short Film, Live Action; as a producer, Hankin shared the nomination.
One of the actors Hankin cast in Solly's Diner was fellow Voyager guest actor Paul Willson. Hankin and Willson have since worked together, as actors, on (1980, co-starring James Gregory, Charles Napier, and Victor Tayback) and (1983, starring Terri Garr and Bert Remsen). The two most recently appeared together in a 1998 episode of Party of Five.
== External links ==
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