Jonathan Banks
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Jonathan 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
Incredibles 2 (2018)
as Rick Dicker (voice)
Airplane! (1980)
as Gunderson
Gremlins (1984)
as Deputy Brent
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie (2019)
as Mike
Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
as Zack
48 Hrs. (1982)
as Algren
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984)
as Lizardo Hospital Guard
The Commuter (2018)
as Walt
Under Siege 2: Dark Territory (1995)
as Scotty
Identity Thief (2013)
as Paul
Horrible Bosses 2 (2014)
as Detective Hatcher
Pin : A Plastic Nightmare (1988)
as PIN (voice)
Term Life (2016)
as Harper
Reign Over Me (2007)
as Stelter
Stir Crazy (1980)
as Jack Graham
Coming Home (1978)
as Marine At Party
Freejack (1992)
as Mark Michelette
Dark Blue (2002)
as James Barcomb
Catwoman: Hunted (2022)
as Roman Sionis / Black Mask (voice)
Flipper (1996)
as Dirk Moran
Outlaw Justice (1999)
as Sheriff Conklin
Armed and Dangerous (1986)
as Clyde Klepper
Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles (2001)
as Milos Drubnik
Frances (1982)
as Hitchhiker
Boiling Point (1993)
as Max Waxman
Redbad (2018)
as Pepijn
Dark Breed (1997)
as Joseph Shay
Mudbound (2017)
as Pappy McAllan
The Rose (1979)
as Television Promoter
There Goes the Neighborhood (1992)
as Handsome Harry
Ike (1979)
as 1st Sergeant
Cold Steel (1987)
as Iceman
Blind Side (1993)
as Aaron
Puff, Puff, Pass (2006)
as Lance
The Cheap Detective (1978)
as Cabbie
Who Is Julia? (1986)
as Jack Bodine
R.S.V.P. (2002)
as Walter Franklin
Authors Anonymous (2014)
as David Kelleher
Body Shot (1994)
as Simon Devereaux / Blake Donner
Gangster Wars (1981)
as Dutch Schultz
The Macahans (1976)
as Woodward
Bullet (2014)
as Carlito Kane
Proximity (2001)
as Price
Assassin (1986)
as Earl Dickman
Robot Chicken DC Comics Special III: Magical Friendship (2015)
as Composite Superman (voice)
Watercolor Postcards (2013)
as Ledball
Who'll Stop the Rain (1978)
as Marine
The Road to El Camino: Behind the Scenes of El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie (2019)
as Self
Last Man Standing (1995)
as Doc
Proud American (2008)
as Mr. Moretti
For Better or for Worse (1989)
as Pitt
Nadia (1984)
as Gheorge Comaneci
The Ordeal of Patty Hearst (1979)
as Pato
Murder Me, Murder You (1983)
as Janos Saracen
Don't Touch My Daughter (1991)
as Charles Ryter
I'm Brave! (2015)
as Fire Engine
Rage! (1980)
as Resident #2
Harvey (1996)
as C.J. Lofgren
Desperate Voyage (1980)
as Louis
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lost Love (1987)
as Luke Dickson
Dollar for the Dead (1998)
as Col. Skinner
Advanced Television Production - 5 Days, 2 Scripts, No Sleep (2014)
as Self
Circadian Rhythm (2005)
as Trejo
Perry Mason: The Case of the Skin-Deep Scandal (1993)
as Dr. William Shell
The Girl in the Empty Grave (1977)
as Courtland Gates
A Thousand Men and a Baby (1997)
as Father O'Riley
Alexander: The Other Side of Dawn (1977)
as Michael
Murder 101: College Can be Murder (2007)
as Det. Frank Chambers
Wiseguy: Pilot (1987)
as Frank McPike
Downward Angel (2001)
as Herod
The Wolf: True Alpha (2018)
as The Fixer
The Night They Took Miss Beautiful (1977)
as Buck
Trash (1999)
as Judge Callum
Foolish (1999)
as Numbers
Shadow of Obsession (1994)
as Trevor Keegan
Walker Texas Ranger 3: Deadly Reunion (1994)
as Shelby Valentine
Let the Devil Wear Black (1999)
as Satch
Marilyn & Bobby: Her Final Affair (1993)
as Joe Scoman
Wiseguy (1996)
as Frank McPike
The Fifth Missile (1986)
as Ray Olson
The Invisible Woman (1983)
as Darren
Saul Goodman America’s 250th (2026)
as Mike Ehrmantraut
She's Dressed to Kill (1979)
as Rudy Striker
Millennium Man (1999)
Actor
Words from the Oven (—)
Actor
Downpayment on Murder (1987)
as Det. McKenzie
Linda's Film on Menstruation (1974)
as Johnny Stanton