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.
Series | Kite Man: Hell Yeah! | Noonan (voice) | 2024-07-18 |
Series | Constellation | Henry Caldera / Bud Caldera | 2024-02-21 |
Series | Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur | Silvio Manfredi / Silvermane (voice) | 2023-02-10 |
Movie | Catwoman: Hunted | Roman Sionis / Black Mask (voice) | 2022-02-07 |
Series | Show Me More | Self - "Mike Ehrmantraut" | 2021-10-20 |
Series | A Tale Dark & Grimm | Johannes (voice) | 2021-10-08 |
Series | The Comey Rule | James Clapper | 2020-09-27 |
Movie | El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie | Mike | 2019-10-11 |
Movie | The Road to El Camino: Behind the Scenes of El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie | Self | 2019-10-28 |
Movie | Incredibles 2 | Rick Dicker (voice) | 2018-06-14 |
Movie | The Commuter | Walt | 2018-01-11 |
Movie | Redbad | Pepijn | 2018-06-28 |
Movie | The Wolf: True Alpha | The Fixer | 2018-10-10 |
Series | Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure | Quirin (voice) | 2017-03-24 |
Series | Better Call Saul Employee Training | Mike Ehrmantraut | 2017-04-10 |
Movie | Mudbound | Pappy McAllan | 2017-11-16 |
Series | Talking Saul | Self - Guest | 2016-02-15 |
Series | The Yard | Narrator | 2016-04-20 |
Movie | Term Life | Harper | 2016-04-29 |
Series | Skylanders Academy | Eruptor (voice) | 2016-10-28 |
Series | Better Call Saul | Mike Ehrmantraut | 2015-02-08 |
Series | Major Lazer | The Law (voice) | 2015-04-17 |
Movie | I'm Brave! | Fire Engine | 2015-04-22 |
Series | The Expanse | Executive Officer | 2015-12-14 |
Movie | Robot Chicken DC Comics Special III: Magical Friendship | Composite Superman (voice) | 2015-10-18 |
Series | Dr. Ken | Dr. Erwin | 2015-10-02 |
Movie | Bullet | Carlito Kane | 2014-02-25 |
Movie | Authors Anonymous | David Kelleher | 2014-04-18 |
Series | Last Week Tonight with John Oliver | Self | 2014-04-27 |
Movie | Horrible Bosses 2 | Detective Hatcher | 2014-11-12 |
Movie | Identity Thief | Paul | 2013-02-07 |
Movie | Watercolor Postcards | Ledball | 2013-01-01 |
Movie | No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad | Self | 2013-11-26 |
Series | Gravity Falls | Filbrick Pines (voice) | 2012-06-15 |
Series | Lie to Me | Bitcher | 2009-01-21 |
Series | Parks and Recreation | Steve Wyatt | 2009-04-09 |
Series | Castle | Bruce Kirby | 2009-03-09 |
Series | Modern Family | Donnie Pritchett | 2009-09-23 |
Series | Community | Professor Buzz Hickey | 2009-09-17 |
Series | Eli Stone | Unknown | 2008-01-31 |
Series | Breaking Bad | Mike Ehrmantraut | 2008-01-20 |
Movie | Proud American | Mr. Moretti | 2008-09-12 |
Movie | Murder 101: College Can be Murder | Det. Frank Chambers | 2007-01-29 |
Movie | Reign Over Me | Stelter | 2007-03-22 |
Series | Life | Nathan Gray | 2007-09-26 |
Movie | Puff, Puff, Pass | Lance | 2006-05-09 |
Series | Shark | Unknown | 2006-09-21 |
Series | Dexter | FBI Deputy Director Max Adams | 2006-10-01 |
Series | Day Break | Shadow Man | 2006-11-15 |
Series | E-Ring | Unknown | 2005-09-21 |
Series | Ghost Whisperer | Lyle Chase | 2005-09-23 |
Series | MythBusters | Self | 2003-01-23 |
Series | Two and a Half Men | Sid | 2003-09-22 |
Series | Cold Case | John 'Shameless' Clark (2009) | 2003-09-28 |
Series | Joan of Arcadia | Unknown | 2003-09-26 |
Movie | R.S.V.P. | Walter Franklin | 2002-01-15 |
Series | Without a Trace | Sal Marcello | 2002-09-26 |
Movie | Dark Blue | James Barcomb | 2002-12-14 |
Movie | Downward Angel | Herod | 2001-03-02 |
Movie | Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles | Milos Drubnik | 2001-04-12 |
Movie | Proximity | Price | 2001-04-15 |
Series | Alias | Frederick Brandon | 2001-09-30 |
Series | Strong Medicine | Frank Hardwhyck | 2000-07-23 |
Series | The District | Monya Pastov | 2000-10-07 |
Series | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Bobby Jensen | 2000-10-06 |
Movie | Outlaw Justice | Sheriff Conklin | 1999-01-24 |
Movie | Foolish | Numbers | 1999-04-09 |
Movie | Let the Devil Wear Black | Satch | 1999-01-01 |
Series | Harvey | C.J. Lofgren, Cab Driver | 1999-07-18 |
Movie | Trash | Judge Callum | 1999-06-24 |
Movie | Millennium Man | Unknown | 1999-12-17 |
Movie | Dollar for the Dead | Col. Skinner | 1998-10-11 |
Movie | Dark Breed | Joseph Shay | 1997-02-24 |
Movie | A Thousand Men and a Baby | Father O'Riley | 1997-12-07 |
Series | Fired Up | Guy Mann | 1997-04-10 |
Movie | Flipper | Dirk Moran | 1996-05-17 |
Movie | Wiseguy | Frank McPike | 1996-05-02 |
Movie | Harvey | C.J. Lofgren | 1996-10-19 |
Series | Women of the House | Jim Sugarbaker | 1995-01-04 |
Movie | Under Siege 2: Dark Territory | Scotty | 1995-07-13 |
Movie | Last Man Standing | Doc | 1995-09-01 |
Movie | Shadow of Obsession | Trevor Keegan | 1994-04-10 |
Movie | Walker Texas Ranger 3: Deadly Reunion | Shelby Valentine | 1994-05-14 |
Movie | Body Shot | Simon Devereaux / Blake Donner | 1994-03-09 |
Series | ER | Robert Truman | 1994-09-19 |
Series | Due South | Garret | 1994-09-22 |
Movie | Perry Mason: The Case of the Skin-Deep Scandal | Dr. William Shell | 1993-02-19 |
Series | Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | Shel-la | 1993-01-03 |
Movie | Boiling Point | Max Waxman | 1993-04-16 |
Movie | Blind Side | Aaron | 1993-01-30 |
Series | Walker, Texas Ranger | Shelby Valentine | 1993-04-21 |
Series | Diagnosis: Murder | Max Jupe | 1993-10-29 |
Series | seaQuest DSV | Maximillian Scully | 1993-09-12 |
Movie | Marilyn & Bobby: Her Final Affair | Joe Scoman | 1993-08-04 |
Series | Highlander: The Series | Mako | 1992-10-03 |
Movie | Freejack | Mark Michelette | 1992-01-17 |
Movie | There Goes the Neighborhood | Handsome Harry | 1992-10-30 |
Movie | Don't Touch My Daughter | Charles Ryter | 1991-04-07 |
Series | Tales from the Crypt | William | 1989-06-10 |
Movie | Honeymoon Academy | Pitt | 1989-12-01 |
Movie | Pin | PIN (voice) | 1988-11-25 |
Movie | Downpayment on Murder | Det. McKenzie | 1987-01-18 |
Movie | Perry Mason: The Case of the Lost Love | Luke Dickson | 1987-02-23 |
Series | Wiseguy | Frank McPike | 1987-09-16 |
Movie | Wiseguy: Pilot | Frank McPike | 1987-09-16 |
Movie | Cold Steel | Iceman | 1987-12-11 |
Series | Matlock | Unknown | 1986-03-03 |
Movie | The Fifth Missile | Ray Olson | 1986-02-23 |
Movie | Assassin | Earl Dickman | 1986-03-19 |
Movie | Who Is Julia? | Jack Bodine | 1986-10-26 |
Series | Designing Women | Unknown | 1986-09-29 |
Movie | Armed and Dangerous | Clyde Klepper | 1986-08-15 |
Series | Otherworld | Kroll | 1985-01-26 |
Series | Hollywood Beat | Unknown | 1985-09-21 |
Movie | The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension | Lizardo Hospital Guard | 1984-08-10 |
Movie | Gremlins | Deputy Brent | 1984-06-08 |
Movie | Nadia | Gheorge Comaneci | 1984-06-11 |
Series | Hunter | Det. Gary Krewson | 1984-09-18 |
Movie | Beverly Hills Cop | Zack | 1984-12-05 |
Series | Crazy like a Fox | Vice Squad Captain Hawkins | 1984-12-30 |
Movie | The Invisible Woman | Darren | 1983-02-13 |
Movie | Murder Me, Murder You | Janos Saracen | 1983-04-09 |
Series | Hardcastle and McCormick | Unknown | 1983-09-18 |
Series | T. J. Hooker | Freddy Baker | 1982-03-13 |
Series | Matt Houston | Unknown | 1982-09-26 |
Series | Cagney & Lacey | Unknown | 1982-03-25 |
Movie | Frances | Hitchhiker | 1982-12-03 |
Movie | 48 Hrs. | Algren | 1982-12-07 |
Series | The Gangster Chronicles | Dutch Schultz | 1981-02-02 |
Series | Hill Street Blues | Unknown | 1981-01-15 |
Movie | Gangster Wars | Dutch Schultz | 1981-04-09 |
Series | Best of the West | Unknown | 1981-09-09 |
Series | Simon & Simon | Unknown | 1981-11-24 |
Series | Falcon Crest | Unknown | 1981-12-04 |
Movie | Airplane! | Gunderson | 1980-07-02 |
Series | Sanford | Unknown | 1980-03-15 |
Movie | Rage! | Resident #2 | 1980-09-25 |
Movie | Desperate Voyage | Louis | 1980-11-29 |
Movie | Stir Crazy | Jack Graham | 1980-12-12 |
Series | Ike | 1st Sergeant | 1979-05-03 |
Movie | The Ordeal of Patty Hearst | Pato | 1979-03-04 |
Movie | The Rose | Television Promoter | 1979-11-07 |
Movie | Ike | 1st Sergeant | 1979-05-03 |
Movie | She's Dressed to Kill | Rudy Striker | 1979-12-10 |
Movie | Coming Home | Marine At Party | 1978-02-15 |
Movie | The Cheap Detective | Cabbie | 1978-06-23 |
Movie | Who'll Stop the Rain | Marine | 1978-08-02 |
Series | The Word | Young LeBrun | 1978-11-12 |
Series | Carter Country | Unknown | 1977-09-15 |
Movie | Alexander: The Other Side of Dawn | Michael | 1977-05-16 |
Movie | The Girl in the Empty Grave | Courtland Gates | 1977-09-20 |
Series | Lou Grant | Unknown | 1977-09-20 |
Movie | The Night They Took Miss Beautiful | Buck | 1977-10-24 |
Movie | Linda's Film on Menstruation | Johnny Stanton | 1974-01-01 |
Series | Little House on the Prairie | Unknown | 1974-09-11 |
Series | The Waltons | Unknown | 1972-09-14 |