Jonathan Banks
Biography
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
Zack
Beverly Hills Cop
Algren
48 Hrs.
Gunderson
Airplane!
Stelter
Reign Over Me
Hitchhiker
Frances
Clyde Klepper
Armed and Dangerous
Shelby Valentine
Walker Texas Ranger 3: Deadly Reunion
Max Waxman
Boiling Point
Lance
Puff, Puff, Pass
Iceman
Cold Steel
Mark Michelette
Freejack
Milos Drubnik
Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles
Numbers
Foolish
Dirk Moran
Flipper
Charles Ryter
Don't Touch My Daughter
Gheorge Comaneci
Nadia
Aaron
Blind Side
Price
Proximity
Marine At Party
Coming Home
Col. Skinner
Dollar for the Dead
Self
The Road to El Camino: Behind the Scenes of El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
Doc
Last Man Standing
Satch
Let the Devil Wear Black
Joseph Shay
Dark Breed
Det. McKenzie
Downpayment on Murder
Paul
Identity Thief
Father O'Riley
A Thousand Men and a Baby
Janos Saracen
Murder Me, Murder You
Ray Olson
The Fifth Missile
C.J. Lofgren
Harvey
Carlito Kane
Bullet
Courtland Gates
The Girl in the Empty Grave
Frank McPike
Wiseguy
David Kelleher
Authors Anonymous
Harper
Term Life
Simon Devereaux / Blake Donner
Body Shot
Jack Graham
Stir Crazy
Louis
Desperate Voyage
Joe Scoman
Marilyn & Bobby: Her Final Affair
Pitt
Honeymoon Academy
Judge Callum
Trash
Handsome Harry
There Goes the Neighborhood
Detective Hatcher
Horrible Bosses 2
PIN (voice)
Pin
Pato
The Ordeal of Patty Hearst
Trevor Keegan
Shadow of Obsession
1st Sergeant
Ike
Ledball
Watercolor Postcards
Composite Superman (voice)
Robot Chicken DC Comics Special III: Magical Friendship
James Barcomb
Dark Blue
Mr. Moretti
Proud American
Walter Franklin
R.S.V.P.
Marine
Who'll Stop the Rain
Walt
The Commuter
Pappy McAllan
Mudbound
Johnny Stanton
Linda's Film on Menstruation
Frank McPike
Wiseguy: Pilot
Dutch Schultz
Gangster Wars
Luke Dickson
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lost Love
Lizardo Hospital Guard
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
Rudy Striker
She's Dressed to Kill
Jack Bodine
Who Is Julia?
Deputy Brent
Gremlins
Det. Frank Chambers
Murder 101: College Can be Murder
Pepijn
Redbad
Rick Dicker (voice)
Incredibles 2
Darren
The Invisible Woman
Scotty
Under Siege 2: Dark Territory
Resident #2
Rage!
Mike
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
Michael
Alexander: The Other Side of Dawn
Buck
The Night They Took Miss Beautiful
Earl Dickman
Assassin
Cabbie
The Cheap Detective
Fire Engine
I'm Brave!
Sheriff Conklin
Outlaw Justice
Dr. William Shell
Perry Mason: The Case of the Skin-Deep Scandal
Millennium Man
Herod
Downward Angel
The Fixer
The Wolf: True Alpha
Roman Sionis / Black Mask (voice)
Catwoman: Hunted
Television Promoter
The Rose
Woodward
The Macahans
Trejo
Circadian Rhythm
Self
Advanced Television Production - 5 Days, 2 Scripts, No Sleep
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
85
Gender
Male
Birthday
1947-01-31
Place of Birth
Washington, D.C., USA
Also Known As
Jonathan Ray Banks