Jonathan Banks
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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.
Known for
Credits
Gremlins (1984)
as Deputy Brent
48 Hrs. (1982)
as Algren
Incredibles 2 (2018)
as Rick Dicker (voice)
Horrible Bosses 2 (2014)
as Detective Hatcher
Airplane! (1980)
as Gunderson
Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
as Zack
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie (2019)
as Mike
The Commuter (2018)
as Walt
Identity Thief (2013)
as Paul
Under Siege 2: Dark Territory (1995)
as Scotty
Freejack (1992)
as Mark Michelette
Redbad (2018)
as Pepijn
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984)
as Lizardo Hospital Guard
Outlaw Justice (1999)
as Sheriff Conklin
Ike (1979)
as 1st Sergeant
Wiseguy: Pilot (1987)
as Frank McPike
Catwoman: Hunted (2022)
as Roman Sionis / Black Mask (voice)
The Robot Chicken DC Comics Special III: Magical Friendship (2015)
as Composite Superman (voice)
Reign Over Me (2007)
as Stelter
Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles (2001)
as Milos Drubnik
Assassin (1986)
as Earl Dickman
Millennium Man (1999)
as Dr. Eisenberg
Trash (1999)
as Judge Callum
Stir Crazy (1980)
as Jack Graham
Last Man Standing (1995)
as Doc
Dark Blue (2002)
as James Barcomb
Nadia (1984)
as Gheorge Comaneci
Term Life (2016)
as Harper
Mudbound (2017)
as Pappy McAllan
Armed and Dangerous (1986)
as Clyde Klepper
Who'll Stop the Rain (1978)
as Marine
Frances (1982)
as Hitchhiker
Flipper (1996)
as Dirk Moran
Coming Home (1978)
as Marine At Party
Boiling Point (1993)
as Max Waxman
The Cheap Detective (1978)
as Cabbie
Circadian Rhythm (2005)
as Trejo
The Wolf: True Alpha (2018)
as The Fixer
Marilyn & Bobby: Her Final Affair (1993)
as Joe Scoman
Puff, Puff, Pass (2006)
as Lance
Murder Me, Murder You (1983)
as Janos Saracen
Pin (1988)
as PIN (voice)
The Road to El Camino: Behind the Scenes of El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie (2019)
as Self
I'm Brave! (2015)
as Fire Engine
The Rose (1979)
as Television Promoter
There Goes the Neighborhood (1992)
as Handsome Harry
Blind Side (1993)
as Aaron
Bullet (2014)
as Carlito Kane
Cold Steel (1987)
as Iceman
Words from the Oven (—)
Actor
Dollar for the Dead (1998)
as Col. Skinner
Dark Breed (1997)
as Joseph Shay
For Better or for Worse (1989)
as Pitt
Perry Mason: The Case of the Skin-Deep Scandal (1993)
as Dr. William Shell
Authors Anonymous (2014)
as David Kelleher
Who Is Julia? (1986)
as Jack Bodine
R.S.V.P. (2002)
as Walter Franklin
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lost Love (1987)
as Luke Dickson
Murder 101: College Can be Murder (2007)
as Det. Frank Chambers
She's Dressed to Kill (1979)
as Rudy Striker
Don't Touch My Daughter (1991)
as Charles Ryter
A Thousand Men and a Baby (1997)
as Father O'Riley
The Night They Took Miss Beautiful (1977)
as Buck
Proximity (2001)
as Price
Body Shot (1994)
as Simon Devereaux / Blake Donner
The Girl in the Empty Grave (1977)
as Courtland Gates
Let the Devil Wear Black (1999)
as Satch
Harvey (1996)
as C.J. Lofgren
Alexander: The Other Side of Dawn (1977)
as Michael
Walker Texas Ranger 3: Deadly Reunion (1994)
as Shelby Valentine
The Macahans (1976)
as Woodward
Wiseguy (1996)
as Frank McPike
Foolish (1999)
as Numbers
Proud American (2008)
as Mr. Moretti
The Fifth Missile (1986)
as Ray Olson
Gangster Wars (1981)
as Dutch Schultz
Advanced Television Production - 5 Days, 2 Scripts, No Sleep (2014)
as Self
Watercolor Postcards (2013)
as Ledball
Shadow of Obsession (1994)
as Trevor Keegan
The Ordeal of Patty Hearst (1979)
as Pato
Downpayment on Murder (1987)
as Det. McKenzie
Downward Angel (2001)
as Herod
Rage! (1980)
as Resident #2
The Invisible Woman (1983)
as Darren
Desperate Voyage (1980)
as Louis
Linda's Film on Menstruation (1974)
as Johnny Stanton