Jonathan Banks

Jonathan Banks

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
    Acting
    Place of birth
    Washington, D.C., USA
    Birthday
    1/31/1947
Beverly Hills Cop
Beverly Hills Cop
7.2
48 Hrs.
48 Hrs.
6.7
Airplane!
Airplane!
7.3
Reign Over Me
Reign Over Me
7.2
Frances
Frances
6.9
Armed and Dangerous
Armed and Dangerous
5.6
Walker Texas Ranger 3: Deadly Reunion
Walker Texas Ranger 3: Deadly Reunion
7.5
Boiling Point
Boiling Point
4.9
Puff, Puff, Pass
Puff, Puff, Pass
6
Cold Steel
Cold Steel
4.9
Freejack
Freejack
5.4
Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles
Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles
5.2
Foolish
Foolish
6.1
Flipper
Flipper
5.5
Don't Touch My Daughter
Don't Touch My Daughter
4.4
Nadia
Nadia
6.5
Blind Side
Blind Side
5.4
Proximity
Proximity
3.8
Coming Home
Coming Home
7
Dollar for the Dead
Dollar for the Dead
5.2
The Road to El Camino: Behind the Scenes of El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
The Road to El Camino: Behind the Scenes of El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
7
Last Man Standing
Last Man Standing
4.7
Let the Devil Wear Black
Let the Devil Wear Black
4.3
Dark Breed
Dark Breed
4.6
Downpayment on Murder
Downpayment on Murder
6
Identity Thief
Identity Thief
5.9
A Thousand Men and a Baby
A Thousand Men and a Baby
5
Murder Me, Murder You
Murder Me, Murder You
6.6
The Fifth Missile
The Fifth Missile
6
Harvey
Harvey
4.5
Bullet
Bullet
4.3
The Girl in the Empty Grave
The Girl in the Empty Grave
7.8
Wiseguy
Wiseguy
4.2
Authors Anonymous
Authors Anonymous
4.7
Term Life
Term Life
6
Body Shot
Body Shot
3.6
Stir Crazy
Stir Crazy
6.5
Desperate Voyage
Desperate Voyage
7.5
Marilyn & Bobby: Her Final Affair
6
Honeymoon Academy
Honeymoon Academy
5.1
Trash
Trash
4.8
There Goes the Neighborhood
There Goes the Neighborhood
5.3
Horrible Bosses 2
Horrible Bosses 2
6.2
No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad
No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad
8.4
Pin
Pin
6.7
The Ordeal of Patty Hearst
The Ordeal of Patty Hearst
6
Shadow of Obsession
Shadow of Obsession
0
Ike
Ike
6.2
Watercolor Postcards
Watercolor Postcards
6.1
Robot Chicken DC Comics Special III: Magical Friendship
Robot Chicken DC Comics Special III: Magical Friendship
7.7
Dark Blue
Dark Blue
6.2
Proud American
Proud American
6
R.S.V.P.
R.S.V.P.
4
Who'll Stop the Rain
Who'll Stop the Rain
6.5
The Commuter
The Commuter
6.4
Mudbound
Mudbound
7.4
Linda's Film on Menstruation
Linda's Film on Menstruation
5.3
Wiseguy: Pilot
Wiseguy: Pilot
0
Gangster Wars
Gangster Wars
7.5
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lost Love
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lost Love
7.2
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
6
She's Dressed to Kill
She's Dressed to Kill
5.4
Who Is Julia?
Who Is Julia?
7.2
Gremlins
Gremlins
7.1
Murder 101: College Can be Murder
Murder 101: College Can be Murder
7.1
Redbad
Redbad
6.3
Incredibles 2
Incredibles 2
7.5
The Invisible Woman
The Invisible Woman
5
Under Siege 2: Dark Territory
Under Siege 2: Dark Territory
5.8
Rage!
Rage!
7
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
7
Alexander: The Other Side of Dawn
Alexander: The Other Side of Dawn
5.9
The Night They Took Miss Beautiful
The Night They Took Miss Beautiful
5.6
Assassin
Assassin
4.1
The Cheap Detective
The Cheap Detective
6.2
I'm Brave!
I'm Brave!
0
Outlaw Justice
Outlaw Justice
7
Perry Mason: The Case of the Skin-Deep Scandal
Perry Mason: The Case of the Skin-Deep Scandal
7.3
Millennium Man
Millennium Man
0
Downward Angel
Downward Angel
0
The Wolf: True Alpha
The Wolf: True Alpha
7.5
Catwoman: Hunted
Catwoman: Hunted
5.7
The Rose
The Rose
6.7
The Macahans
The Macahans
6.7
Logo
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