Actor Larry Hankin (1940)

Don Siegel directed and co-produced the epic prison action thriller film, Escape from Alcatraz (1979). The story follows Frank Morris, a seasoned criminal who is transferred to the infamous maximum security prison on Alcatraz Island in the early 1960s. Known for its strict security measures, no inmate has ever successfully escaped from this facility. On the day of his arrival, Morris swipes a nail clipper from the Warden’s desk. As time passes, he befriends other prisoners such as Litmus, who has a sweet tooth; English, a black man serving two life sentences for killing in self-defense; and Doc, an elderly inmate ...