Jonathan Banks

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

156

Gender

Male

Birthday

1947-01-31 (77 years old)

Place of Birth

Washington, D.C., USA

Also Known As

  • Jonathan Ray Banks
  • Джонатан Бэнкс
  • 조나단 뱅스
  • 乔纳森·班克斯
  • Джонатан Бенкс

Jonathan Banks

Biography

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

Breaking Bad
8.9%

Breaking Bad

Jan 20, 2008

Incredibles 2
7.5%

Incredibles 2

Jun 14, 2018

Gremlins
7.1%

Gremlins

Jun 8, 1984

Better Call Saul
8.7%

Better Call Saul

Feb 8, 2015

The Commuter
6.4%

The Commuter

Jan 11, 2018

Airplane!
7.3%

Airplane!

Jul 2, 1980

Horrible Bosses 2
6.2%

Horrible Bosses 2

Nov 12, 2014

Dexter
8.2%

Dexter

Oct 1, 2006

Beverly Hills Cop
7.2%

Beverly Hills Cop

Dec 5, 1984

Identity Thief
5.9%

Identity Thief

Feb 7, 2013

Two and a Half Men
7.5%

Two and a Half Men

Sep 22, 2003

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Acting

Kite Man: Hell Yeah! as Noonan (voice)
2024
Constellation as Henry Caldera / Bud Caldera
2023
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur as Silvio Manfredi/Silvermane (voice)
2022
Breaking Kitchen as Mike
2022
Catwoman: Hunted as Roman Sionis / Black Mask (voice)
2021
Show Me More as Self - "Mike Ehrmantraut"
2021
A Tale Dark & Grimm as Johannes
2020
The Comey Rule as James Clapper
2019
The Road to El Camino: Behind the Scenes of El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie as Self
2019
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie as Mike Ehrmantraut
2018
The Wolf: True Alpha as The Fixer
2018
Redbad as Pepijn
2018
Incredibles 2 as Rick Dicker (voice)
2018
The Commuter as Walt
2017
Mudbound as Pappy McAllan
2017
Better Call Saul Employee Training as Mike Ehrmantraut
2017
Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure as Quirin (voice)
2017
Breaking Bad - The Movie as Michael Ehrmantraut
2016
Skylanders Academy as Eruptor (voice)
2016
Term Life as Harper
2016
The Yard as Narrator
2016
Talking Saul as Self - Guest
2015
The Expanse as Executive Officer
2015
Robot Chicken DC Comics Special III: Magische Freundschaft as Composite Superman (voice)
2015
Dr. Ken as Dr. Erwin
2015
I'm Brave! as Fire Engine
2015
Major Lazer as The Law (voice)
2015
Better Call Saul as Mike Ehrmantraut
2014
Horrible Bosses 2 as Detective Hatcher
2014
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver as Self
2014
Authors Anonymous as David Kelleher
2014
Bullet as Carlito Kane
2013
No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad as Self
2013
Identity Thief as Paul
2013
Watercolor Postcards as Ledball
2012
Gravity Falls as Filbrick Pines (voice)
2009
Modern Family as Donnie Pritchett
2009
Community as Professor Buzz Hickey
2009
Parks and Recreation as Steve Wyatt
2009
Castle as Bruce Kirby
2009
Lie to Me as Bitcher
2008
Proud American as Mr. Moretti
2008
Eli Stone
2008
Breaking Bad as Mike Ehrmantraut
2007
Life as Nathan Gray
2007
Reign Over Me as Stelter
2007
Murder 101: College Can be Murder as Det. Frank Chambers
2006
Day Break as Shadow Man
2006
Dexter as FBI Deputy Director Max Adams
2006
Shark
2006
Puff, Puff, Pass as Lance
2005
Ghost Whisperer as Lyle Chase
2005
E-Ring
2003
Cold Case as John 'Shameless' Clark (2009)
2003
Joan of Arcadia
2003
Two and a Half Men as Sid
2003
MythBusters as Self
2002
Dark Blue as James Barcomb
2002
Without a Trace as Sal Marcello
2002
R.S.V.P. as Walter Franklin
2001
Alias as Frederick Brandon
2001
Proximity as Price
2001
Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles as Milos Drubnik
2001
Downward Angel as Herod
2000
The District as Monya Pastov
2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Bobby Jensen
1999
Millennium Man
1999
Harvey as C.J. Lofgren, Cab Driver
1999
Trash as Judge Callum
1999
Foolish as Numbers
1999
Outlaw Justice as Sheriff Conklin
1999
Let the Devil Wear Black as Satch
1998
Dollar for the Dead as Col. Skinner
1997
A Thousand Men and a Baby as Father O'Riley
1997
Fired Up as Guy Mann
1997
Dark Breed as Joseph Shay
1996
Harvey as C.J. Lofgren
1996
Flipper as Dirk Moran
1996
Wiseguy as Frank McPike
1995
Last Man Standing as Doc
1995
Under Siege 2: Dark Territory as Scotty
1995
Women of the House as Jim Sugarbaker
1994
Due South as Garret
1994
ER as Robert Truman
1994
Walker Texas Ranger 3: Deadly Reunion as Shelby Valentine
1994
Shadow of Obsession as Trevor Keegan
1994
Body Shot as Simon Devereaux / Blake Donner
1993
Diagnosis: Murder as Bruce Locatelli
1993
Diagnosis: Murder as Max Jupe
1993
seaQuest DSV as Maximillian Scully
1993
Marilyn & Bobby: Her Final Affair as Joe Scoman
1993
Walker, Texas Ranger as Shelby Valentine
1993
Boiling Point as Max Waxman
1993
Perry Mason: The Case of the Skin-Deep Scandal as Dr. William Shell
1993
Blind Side as Aaron
1993
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine as Shel-la
1992
There Goes the Neighborhood as Handsome Harry
1992
Highlander: The Series as Mako
1992
Freejack as Mark Michelette
1991
Don't Touch My Daughter as Charles Ryter
1989
Honeymoon Academy as Pitt
1989
Tales from the Crypt as William
1988
Pin as PIN (voice)
1987
Cold Steel as Iceman
1987
Wiseguy as Frank McPike
1987
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lost Love as Luke Dickson
1987
Downpayment on Murder as Det. McKenzie
1986
Who Is Julia? as Jack Bodine
1986
Designing Women
1986
Armed and Dangerous as Clyde Klepper
1986
Assassin as Earl Dickman
1986
Matlock
1986
The Fifth Missile as Ray Olson
1985
Hollywood Beat
1985
Otherworld as Kroll
1984
Crazy like a Fox as Vice Squad Captain Hawkins
1984
Beverly Hills Cop as Zack
1984
Hunter as Det. Gary Krewson
1984
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension as Lizardo Hospital Guard
1984
Nadia as Gheorge Comaneci
1984
Gremlins as Deputy Brent
1983
Hardcastle and McCormick
1983
Murder Me, Murder You as Janos Saracen
1983
The Invisible Woman as Darren
1982
48 Hrs. as Algren
1982
Frances as Hitchhiker
1982
Matt Houston
1982
Cagney & Lacey
1982
T. J. Hooker as Freddy Baker
1981
Falcon Crest
1981
Simon & Simon
1981
Gangster Wars as Dutch Schultz
1981
The Gangster Chronicles as Dutch Schultz
1981
Hill Street Blues
1980
Stir Crazy as Jack Graham
1980
Desperate Voyage as Louis
1980
Rage! as Resident #2
1980
Airplane! as Gunderson
1980
Sanford
1979
She's Dressed to Kill as Rudy Striker
1979
The Rose as Television Promoter
1979
Ike as 1st Sergeant
1979
Ike as 1st Sergeant
1979
The Ordeal of Patty Hearst as Pato
1978
The Word as Young LeBrun
1978
Who'll Stop the Rain as Marine
1978
The Cheap Detective as Cabbie
1978
Coming Home as Marine At Party
1977
The Night They Took Miss Beautiful as Buck
1977
Lou Grant
1977
The Girl in the Empty Grave as Courtland Gates
1977
Carter Country
1977
Alexander: The Other Side of Dawn as Michael
1974
Little House on the Prairie
1974
Linda's Film on Menstruation as Johnny Stanton
1972
The Waltons
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