Jonathan Banks
Acting
Born: January 31, 1947 (age 79) · Washington, D.C., USA
Highest Rated
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.
Known for
Breaking Bad
2008
Incredibles 2
2018
Gremlins
1984
Better Call Saul
2015
INVINCIBLE
2021
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
2019
Dexter
2006
Airplane!
1980
The Commuter
2018
Beverly Hills Cop
1984
Horrible Bosses 2
2014
Two and a Half Men
2003
Photos (3)
Movies (83)
Beverly Hills Cop
Zack
Incredibles 2
Rick Dicker (voice)
The Commuter
Walt
Under Siege 2: Dark Territory
Scotty
Airplane!
Gunderson
Identity Thief
Paul
Gremlins
Deputy Brent
48 Hrs.
Algren
Horrible Bosses 2
Detective Hatcher
The Cheap Detective
Cabbie
Redbad
Pepijn
Mudbound
Pappy McAllan
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
Mike
There Goes the Neighborhood
Handsome Harry
Reign Over Me
Stelter
Stir Crazy
Jack Graham
Term Life
Harper
Who'll Stop the Rain
Marine
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
Lizardo Hospital Guard
Catwoman: Hunted
Roman Sionis / Black Mask (voice)
Armed and Dangerous
Clyde Klepper
Puff, Puff, Pass
Lance
Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles
Milos Drubnik
Dollar for the Dead
Col. Skinner
Flipper
Dirk Moran
Alexander: The Other Side of Dawn
Michael
Boiling Point
Max Waxman
Dark Blue
James Barcomb
She's Dressed to Kill
Rudy Striker
Freejack
Mark Michelette
Coming Home
Marine At Party
Blind Side
Aaron
Nadia
Gheorge Comaneci
Outlaw Justice
Sheriff Conklin
Authors Anonymous
David Kelleher
Bullet
Carlito Kane
Millennium Man
Dr. Eisenberg
Frances
Hitchhiker
Who Is Julia?
Jack Bodine
Murder Me, Murder You
Janos Saracen
Let the Devil Wear Black
Satch
Pin
PIN (voice)
The Robot Chicken DC Comics Special III: Magical Friendship
Composite Superman (voice)
The Macahans
Woodward
The Night They Took Miss Beautiful
Buck
Cold Steel
Iceman
Marilyn & Bobby: Her Final Affair
Joe Scoman
Dark Breed
Joseph Shay
The Wolf: True Alpha
The Fixer
Last Man Standing
Doc
Murder 101: College Can be Murder
Det. Frank Chambers
Rage!
Resident #2
A Thousand Men and a Baby
Father O'Riley
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lost Love
Luke Dickson
For Better or for Worse
Pitt
The Rose
Television Promoter
Ike
1st Sergeant
Downward Angel
Herod
The Girl in the Empty Grave
Courtland Gates
Wiseguy: Pilot
Frank McPike
Perry Mason: The Case of the Skin-Deep Scandal
Dr. William Shell
R.S.V.P.
Walter Franklin
Gangster Wars
Dutch Schultz
Body Shot
Simon Devereaux / Blake Donner
Shadow of Obsession
Trevor Keegan
Assassin
Earl Dickman
Don't Touch My Daughter
Charles Ryter
Watercolor Postcards
Ledball
Trash
Judge Callum
Foolish
Numbers
Downpayment on Murder
Det. McKenzie
Proud American
Mr. Moretti
Proximity
Price
Wiseguy
Frank McPike
The Ordeal of Patty Hearst
Pato
Circadian Rhythm
Trejo
The Fifth Missile
Ray Olson
Walker Texas Ranger 3: Deadly Reunion
Shelby Valentine
Desperate Voyage
Louis
Linda's Film on Menstruation
Johnny Stanton
Harvey
C.J. Lofgren
The Invisible Woman
Darren
I'm Brave!
Fire Engine
TV Shows (76)
Breaking Bad
Mike Ehrmantraut · 36 eps
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Bobby Jensen · 2 eps
Modern Family
Donnie Pritchett · 1 eps
CSI: Miami
Oscar Duarte · 1 eps
Two and a Half Men
Sid · 1 eps
Castle
Bruce Kirby · 1 eps
Dexter
Max Adams · 2 eps
Better Call Saul
Mike Ehrmantraut · 63 eps
INVINCIBLE
Brit (voice) · 3 eps
Diagnosis: Murder
Bruce Locatelli · 1 eps
Diagnosis: Murder
Max Jupe · 1 eps
Gravity Falls
Filbrick Pines (voice) · 1 eps
Phineas and Ferb
Driving Instructor (voice) · 1 eps
Without a Trace
Sal Marcello · 1 eps
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Shel-la · 1 eps
The Expanse
Executive Officer · 1 eps
ER
Robert Truman · 1 eps
Little House on the Prairie
Jed · 1 eps
Falcon Crest
Frank Kolinski · 8 eps
Ghost Whisperer
Lyle Chase · 1 eps
Cold Case
John 'Shameless' Clark (2009) · 1 eps
Parks and Recreation
Steve Wyatt · 1 eps
Hill Street Blues
2 eps
The Waltons
1 eps
Lie to Me
Agent Richard Squire · 1 eps
Highlander: The Series
Mako · 1 eps
Strong Medicine
Frank Hardwhyck · 1 eps
Matlock
Jack Starling · 1 eps
Community
Professor Buzz Hickey · 13 eps
Simon & Simon
3 eps
T. J. Hooker
Freddy Baker · 2 eps
Lou Grant
1 eps
Lou Grant
Cyrus · 1 eps
Cagney & Lacey
1 eps
Hunter
Det. Gary Krewson · 1 eps
Walker, Texas Ranger
Shelby Valentine · 2 eps
The District
Monya Pastov · 1 eps
Constellation
Henry Caldera / Bud Caldera · 8 eps
seaQuest DSV
Maximillian Scully · 2 eps
Due South
Garret · 1 eps
Tales from the Crypt
William · 1 eps
Life
Nathan Gray · 1 eps
Wiseguy
Frank McPike · 75 eps
Matt Houston
1 eps
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
Silvermane (voice) · 1 eps
Joan of Arcadia
Sheriff Mike Rakowski · 1 eps
The Beast in Me
Martin Jarvis · 6 eps
Shark
Jason Normandy · 2 eps
Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure
Quirin (voice) · 3 eps
Hardcastle and McCormick
1 eps
Dr. Ken
Dr. Erwin · 1 eps
Designing Women
1 eps
Crazy like a Fox
Vice Squad Captain Hawkins · 1 eps
Skylanders Academy
Eruptor (voice) · 38 eps
Eli Stone
Agent Jonathan Maine · 1 eps
Kite Man: Hell Yeah!
Noonan (voice) · 10 eps
Alias
Frederick Brandon · 2 eps
Shut Eye
Linda's Father · 1 eps
Day Break
Shadow Man · 5 eps
Day Break
Conrad Detweiler · 1 eps
Ringer
Remy Osterman · 2 eps
Fired Up
Guy Mann · 28 eps
E-Ring
4 eps
A Tale Dark & Grimm
Johannes (voice) · 10 eps
Carter Country
1 eps
Women of the House
Jim Sugarbaker · 3 eps
Major Lazer
The Law (voice) · 1 eps
Better Call Saul Employee Training
Mike Ehrmantraut · 10 eps
Hollywood Beat
1 eps
The Comey Rule
James Clapper · 1 eps
Best of the West
1 eps
The Gangster Chronicles
Dutch Schultz · 13 eps
The Word
Young LeBrun · 4 eps
Sanford
1 eps
Otherworld
Kroll · 8 eps
Ike
Sergeant · 1 eps
Self / Appearances (6)
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Self · 1 eps
MythBusters
Self · 1 eps
The Road to El Camino: Behind the Scenes of El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
Self
Show Me More
Self - "Mike Ehrmantraut" · 2 eps
Talking Saul
Self - Guest · 2 eps
Talking Bad
Self · 1 eps