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Jonathan Banks

Jonathan Banks

Acting January 31, 1947 (79 years old) Washington, D.C., USA

Biography

Jonathan Ray Banks (born January 31, 1947) is an American character actor in film and television. Banks dropped out of Indiana University to join a touring company as a stage manager. He went to Australia with the company and stayed on working in theatre there. In 1974, he moved to Los Angeles and performed on stage before picking up bit parts on television. Probably his best-known movie roles are in two films starring Eddie Murphy: 48 Hrs. and Beverly Hills Cop. In 48 Hrs. he plays a character who is a friend of the lead and is killed by the villain, beginning the lead characters' story. In Beverly Hills Cop, he plays a villain who kills the lead characters' friend and begins his story. Other movie roles include appearances in Armed and Dangerous, Freejack, Flipper, Airplane!, Gremlins, Murder Me, Murder You, and Under Siege 2: Dark Territory. His biggest break on television, came with the series Wiseguy, in which he played Frank McPike for four years, a role which led to an Emmy award nomination. Although his character was primarily the hero's mentor, stories occasionally featured McPike as hero. In 1981 he appeared as Dutch Schultz on the NBC series the Gangster Chronicles. He also starred on the short-lived science fiction TV series Otherworld, as Kommander Neveen Kroll and in the sitcom Fired Up. Banks has also made guest appearances on TV shows including Alias, CSI, Day Break, Highlander: The Series, Matlock, SeaQuest DSV, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Women of the House and Walker Texas Ranger. Most recently, Banks appeared in the final Season Two episodes of Dexter, and in episodes of ER, Cold Case, and Shark, Modern Family. In the second season finale of Breaking Bad, Banks appeared as a mysterious character named Mike. Banks was made a series regular for the third season.

Movies 86

Incredibles 2 7.5

Incredibles 2

as Rick Dicker (voice)

2018
Gremlins 7.1

Gremlins

as Deputy Brent

1984
Airplane! 7.3

Airplane!

as Gunderson

1980
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie 7.1

El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie

as Mike

2019
Beverly Hills Cop 7.2

Beverly Hills Cop

as Zack

1984
Horrible Bosses 2 6.2

Horrible Bosses 2

as Detective Hatcher

2014
Under Siege 2: Dark Territory 5.9

Under Siege 2: Dark Territory

as Scotty

1995
48 Hrs. 6.7

48 Hrs.

as Algren

1982
Identity Thief 5.9

Identity Thief

as Paul

2013
The Commuter 6.4

The Commuter

as Walt

2018
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension 6.0

The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension

as Lizardo Hospital Guard

1984
Reign Over Me 7.2

Reign Over Me

as Stelter

2007
Freejack 5.5

Freejack

as Mark Michelette

1992
Catwoman: Hunted 5.8

Catwoman: Hunted

as Roman Sionis / Black Mask (voice)

2022
Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles 5.2

Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles

as Milos Drubnik

2001
Armed and Dangerous 5.6

Armed and Dangerous

as Clyde Klepper

1986
Coming Home 7.0

Coming Home

as Marine At Party

1978
Stir Crazy 6.5

Stir Crazy

as Jack Graham

1980
Redbad 6.5

Redbad

as Pepijn

2018
Frances 6.9

Frances

as Hitchhiker

1982
Term Life 6.0

Term Life

as Harper

2016
Mudbound 7.4

Mudbound

as Pappy McAllan

2017
Dark Blue 6.2

Dark Blue

as James Barcomb

2002
Who'll Stop the Rain 6.4

Who'll Stop the Rain

as Marine

1978
Flipper 5.6

Flipper

as Dirk Moran

1996
Outlaw Justice 6.4

Outlaw Justice

as Sheriff Conklin

1999
The Rose 6.7

The Rose

as Television Promoter

1979
The Robot Chicken DC Comics Special III: Magical Friendship 7.4

The Robot Chicken DC Comics Special III: Magical Friendship

as Composite Superman (voice)

2015
Boiling Point 5.0

Boiling Point

as Max Waxman

1993
Ike 6.8

Ike

as 1st Sergeant

1979
The Road to El Camino: Behind the Scenes of El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie 6.9

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

as Self

2019
The Cheap Detective 6.4

The Cheap Detective

as Cabbie

1978
Pin 6.7

Pin

as PIN (voice)

1988
Nadia 6.7

Nadia

as Gheorge Comaneci

1984
Last Man Standing 5.2

Last Man Standing

as Doc

1995
Alexander: The Other Side of Dawn 5.5

Alexander: The Other Side of Dawn

as Michael

1977
Don't Touch My Daughter 4.7

Don't Touch My Daughter

as Charles Ryter

1991
Bullet 4.3

Bullet

as Carlito Kane

2014
There Goes the Neighborhood 5.5

There Goes the Neighborhood

as Handsome Harry

1992
R.S.V.P. 4.2

R.S.V.P.

as Walter Franklin

2002
Perry Mason: The Case of the Skin-Deep Scandal 7.2

Perry Mason: The Case of the Skin-Deep Scandal

as Dr. William Shell

1993
The Girl in the Empty Grave 7.1

The Girl in the Empty Grave

as Courtland Gates

1977
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lost Love 7.5

Perry Mason: The Case of the Lost Love

as Luke Dickson

1987
Puff, Puff, Pass 5.6

Puff, Puff, Pass

as Lance

2006
Murder Me, Murder You 7.5

Murder Me, Murder You

as Janos Saracen

1983
Marilyn & Bobby: Her Final Affair 7.5

Marilyn & Bobby: Her Final Affair

as Joe Scoman

1993
Wiseguy: Pilot 9.0

Wiseguy: Pilot

as Frank McPike

1987
Wiseguy 5.9

Wiseguy

as Frank McPike

1996
Blind Side 5.4

Blind Side

as Aaron

1993
Let the Devil Wear Black 4.3

Let the Devil Wear Black

as Satch

1999
Assassin 5.1

Assassin

as Earl Dickman

1986
The Invisible Woman 7.5

The Invisible Woman

as Darren

1983
She's Dressed to Kill 5.7

She's Dressed to Kill

as Rudy Striker

1979
Dollar for the Dead 6.1

Dollar for the Dead

as Col. Skinner

1998
The Night They Took Miss Beautiful 5.4

The Night They Took Miss Beautiful

as Buck

1977
Dark Breed 4.4

Dark Breed

as Joseph Shay

1997
Proximity 4.3

Proximity

as Price

2001
Watercolor Postcards 5.8

Watercolor Postcards

as Ledball

2013
Rage! 8.0

Rage!

as Resident #2

1980
Circadian Rhythm 4.0

Circadian Rhythm

as Trejo

2005
Cold Steel 5.0

Cold Steel

as Iceman

1987
The Macahans 6.7

The Macahans

as Woodward

1976
Desperate Voyage 7.2

Desperate Voyage

as Louis

1980
Murder 101: College Can be Murder 7.1

Murder 101: College Can be Murder

as Det. Frank Chambers

2007
Trash 4.9

Trash

as Judge Callum

1999
For Better or for Worse 5.2

For Better or for Worse

as Pitt

1989
Authors Anonymous 4.6

Authors Anonymous

as David Kelleher

2014
Harvey 5.2

Harvey

as C.J. Lofgren

1996
A Thousand Men and a Baby 6.0

A Thousand Men and a Baby

as Father O'Riley

1997
Who Is Julia? 7.4

Who Is Julia?

as Jack Bodine

1986
The Ordeal of Patty Hearst 6.5

The Ordeal of Patty Hearst

as Pato

1979
Downward Angel 4.3

Downward Angel

as Herod

2001
Gangster Wars 8.3

Gangster Wars

as Dutch Schultz

1981
The Fifth Missile 5.5

The Fifth Missile

as Ray Olson

1986
Body Shot 3.3

Body Shot

as Simon Devereaux / Blake Donner

1994
Foolish 6.0

Foolish

as Numbers

1999
Linda's Film on Menstruation 5.4

Linda's Film on Menstruation

as Johnny Stanton

1974
Walker Texas Ranger 3: Deadly Reunion 7.3

Walker Texas Ranger 3: Deadly Reunion

as Shelby Valentine

1994
The Wolf: True Alpha 6.7

The Wolf: True Alpha

as The Fixer

2018
Downpayment on Murder 6.2

Downpayment on Murder

as Det. McKenzie

1987
Millennium Man 8.0

Millennium Man

as Dr. Eisenberg

1999
Shadow of Obsession 10.0

Shadow of Obsession

as Trevor Keegan

1994
Words from the Oven

Words from the Oven

I'm Brave!

I'm Brave!

as Fire Engine

2015
Advanced Television Production - 5 Days, 2 Scripts, No Sleep

Advanced Television Production - 5 Days, 2 Scripts, No Sleep

as Self

2014
Proud American 6.0

Proud American

as Mr. Moretti

2008

TV Shows 86

Modern Family 7.9

Modern Family

as Donnie Pritchett

2009
Phineas and Ferb 7.9

Phineas and Ferb

as Driving Instructor (voice)

2007
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 7.6

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

as Bobby Jensen

2000
Breaking Bad 9.0

Breaking Bad

as Mike Ehrmantraut

2008
Dexter 8.2

Dexter

as Max Adams

2006
Two and a Half Men 7.4

Two and a Half Men

as Sid

2003
CSI: Miami 7.7

CSI: Miami

as Oscar Duarte

2002
Castle 8.0

Castle

as Bruce Kirby

2009
Better Call Saul 8.7

Better Call Saul

as Mike Ehrmantraut

2015
ER 7.8

ER

as Robert Truman

1994
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine 7.9

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

as Shel-la

1993
The Expanse 8.1

The Expanse

as Executive Officer

2015
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver 7.7

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

as Self

2014
INVINCIBLE 8.6

INVINCIBLE

as Brit (voice)

2021
Falcon Crest 5.6

Falcon Crest

as Frank Kolinski

1981
Parks and Recreation 8.0

Parks and Recreation

as Steve Wyatt

2009
Gravity Falls 8.6

Gravity Falls

as Filbrick Pines (voice)

2012
Diagnosis: Murder 7.1

Diagnosis: Murder

as Bruce Locatelli

1993
Diagnosis: Murder 7.1

Diagnosis: Murder

as Max Jupe

1993
Without a Trace 7.2

Without a Trace

as Sal Marcello

2002
Little House on the Prairie 8.0

Little House on the Prairie

as Jed

1974
Ghost Whisperer 8.1

Ghost Whisperer

as Lyle Chase

2005
Community 8.0

Community

as Professor Buzz Hickey

2009
Cold Case 7.7

Cold Case

as John 'Shameless' Clark (2009)

2003
The Waltons 7.1

The Waltons

1972
MythBusters 7.8

MythBusters

as Self

2003
Hill Street Blues 7.6

Hill Street Blues

1981
Walker, Texas Ranger 7.0

Walker, Texas Ranger

as Shelby Valentine

1993
Strong Medicine 7.4

Strong Medicine

as Frank Hardwhyck

2000
Highlander: The Series 7.4

Highlander: The Series

as Mako

1992
Simon & Simon 6.7

Simon & Simon

1981
Matlock 7.0

Matlock

as Jack Starling

1986
Lie to Me 7.9

Lie to Me

as Agent Richard Squire

2009
Hunter 7.1

Hunter

as Det. Gary Krewson

1984
The District 6.9

The District

as Monya Pastov

2000
seaQuest DSV 7.1

seaQuest DSV

as Maximillian Scully

1993
T. J. Hooker 6.6

T. J. Hooker

as Freddy Baker

1982
Cagney & Lacey 7.0

Cagney & Lacey

1982
Tales from the Crypt 8.0

Tales from the Crypt

as William

1989
Barnaby Jones 7.0

Barnaby Jones

as Car Salesman

1973
Lou Grant 7.4

Lou Grant

1977
Lou Grant 7.4

Lou Grant

as Cyrus

1977
Body of Proof 7.0

Body of Proof

as Glenn Fitz

2011
Due South 7.6

Due South

as Garret

1994
Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure 7.4

Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure

as Quirin (voice)

2017
Wiseguy 6.6

Wiseguy

as Frank McPike

1987
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur 7.4

Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur

as Silvermane (voice)

2023
Life 7.6

Life

as Nathan Gray

2007
Matt Houston 6.3

Matt Houston

1982
Shark 6.7

Shark

as Jason Normandy

2006
Hardcastle and McCormick 6.5

Hardcastle and McCormick

1983
Joan of Arcadia 7.4

Joan of Arcadia

as Sheriff Mike Rakowski

2003
Dr. Ken 5.6

Dr. Ken

as Dr. Erwin

2015
Eli Stone 6.7

Eli Stone

as Agent Jonathan Maine

2008
The Beast in Me 7.1

The Beast in Me

as Martin Jarvis

2025
Constellation 7.0

Constellation

as Henry Caldera / Bud Caldera

2024
Crazy like a Fox 7.2

Crazy like a Fox

as Vice Squad Captain Hawkins

1984
Alias 6.8

Alias

as Frederick Brandon

2001
Kite Man: Hell Yeah! 6.7

Kite Man: Hell Yeah!

as Noonan (voice)

2024
Skylanders Academy 6.7

Skylanders Academy

as Eruptor (voice)

2016
Designing Women 6.8

Designing Women

1986
Ringer 6.1

Ringer

as Remy Osterman

2011
Day Break 7.4

Day Break

as Shadow Man

2006
Day Break 7.4

Day Break

as Conrad Detweiler

2006
Fired Up 7.8

Fired Up

as Guy Mann

1997
Carter Country 5.8

Carter Country

1977
E-Ring 7.6

E-Ring

2005
A Tale Dark & Grimm 7.0

A Tale Dark & Grimm

as Johannes (voice)

2021
Shut Eye 6.3

Shut Eye

as Linda's Father

2016
Better Call Saul Employee Training 7.8

Better Call Saul Employee Training

as Mike Ehrmantraut

2017
Hollywood Beat 5.0

Hollywood Beat

1985
Otherworld 5.7

Otherworld

as Kroll

1985
Sanford 7.0

Sanford

1980
Show Me More

Show Me More

as Self - "Mike Ehrmantraut"

2021
Major Lazer 6.8

Major Lazer

as The Law (voice)

2015
Best of the West 6.8

Best of the West

1981
Women of the House 7.2

Women of the House

as Jim Sugarbaker

1995
Ike 7.3

Ike

as Sergeant

1979
The Gangster Chronicles 7.6

The Gangster Chronicles

as Dutch Schultz

1981
The Comey Rule 7.0

The Comey Rule

as James Clapper

2020
Talking Bad 6.5

Talking Bad

as Self

2013
The Word 4.8

The Word

as Young LeBrun

1978
Talking Saul 6.5

Talking Saul

as Self - Guest

2016
Blind Channel: After Dark Side

Blind Channel: After Dark Side

as Aaron

2024
Harvey

Harvey

as C.J. Lofgren, Cab Driver

1999
The Yard 1.8

The Yard

as Narrator

2016

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