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