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