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