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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.

Personal information

Birthday

1947-01-31

Birth Place

Washington, D.C., USA

Movies and TV shows :

48 Hrs.

48 Hrs.

1982

6.7

Movie
poster

A Tale Dark & Grimm

2021

7.2

TV
A Thousand Men and a Baby

A Thousand Men and a Baby

1997

5.0

Movie
Airplane!

Airplane!

1980

7.3

Movie
Alexander: The Other Side of Dawn

Alexander: The Other Side of Dawn

1977

5.9

Movie
poster

Alias

2001

6.7

TV
Armed and Dangerous

Armed and Dangerous

1986

5.6

Movie
Assassin

Assassin

1986

4.1

Movie
Authors Anonymous

Authors Anonymous

2014

4.7

Movie
poster

Best of the West

1981

6.0

TV
poster

Better Call Saul

2015

8.7

TV
poster

Better Call Saul Employee Training

2017

7.7

TV
Beverly Hills Cop

Beverly Hills Cop

1984

7.2

Movie
Blind Side

Blind Side

1993

5.4

Movie
Body Shot

Body Shot

1994

3.6

Movie
Boiling Point

Boiling Point

1993

5.0

Movie
poster

Breaking Bad

2008

8.9

TV
Bullet

Bullet

2014

4.3

Movie
poster

Cagney & Lacey

1982

6.9

TV
poster

Carter Country

1977

5.7

TV
poster

Castle

2009

8.0

TV
Catwoman: Hunted

Catwoman: Hunted

2022

5.7

Movie
poster

Cold Case

2003

7.8

TV
Cold Steel

Cold Steel

1987

4.9

Movie
Coming Home

Coming Home

1978

7.0

Movie
poster

Community

2009

8.0

TV
poster

Constellation

2024

7.3

TV
poster

Crazy like a Fox

1984

7.1

TV
Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles

Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles

2001

5.2

Movie
poster

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

2000

7.6

TV
Dark Blue

Dark Blue

2002

6.2

Movie
Dark Breed

Dark Breed

1997

4.6

Movie
poster

Day Break

2006

7.4

TV
poster

Designing Women

1986

6.7

TV
Desperate Voyage

Desperate Voyage

1980

7.5

Movie
poster

Dexter

2006

8.2

TV
poster

Diagnosis: Murder

1993

7.1

TV
Dollar for the Dead

Dollar for the Dead

1998

5.2

Movie
Don't Touch My Daughter

Don't Touch My Daughter

1991

4.4

Movie
Downpayment on Murder

Downpayment on Murder

1987

6.0

Movie
Downward Angel

Downward Angel

2001

0.0

Movie
poster

Dr. Ken

2015

5.6

TV
poster

Due South

1994

7.6

TV
poster

E-Ring

2005

7.9

TV
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie

El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie

2019

7.0

Movie
poster

Eli Stone

2008

6.8

TV
poster

ER

1994

7.8

TV
poster

Falcon Crest

1981

5.6

TV
poster

Fired Up

1997

8.0

TV
Flipper

Flipper

1996

5.5

Movie
Foolish

Foolish

1999

6.1

Movie
Frances

Frances

1982

6.9

Movie
Freejack

Freejack

1992

5.4

Movie
Gangster Wars

Gangster Wars

1981

7.5

Movie
poster

Ghost Whisperer

2005

8.1

TV
poster

Gravity Falls

2012

8.6

TV
Gremlins

Gremlins

1984

7.1

Movie
poster

Hardcastle and McCormick

1983

6.4

TV
Harvey

Harvey

1996

4.0

Movie
poster

Harvey

1999

0.0

TV
poster

Highlander: The Series

1992

7.4

TV
poster

Hill Street Blues

1981

7.6

TV
poster

Hollywood Beat

1985

5.0

TV
Honeymoon Academy

Honeymoon Academy

1989

5.1

Movie
Horrible Bosses 2

Horrible Bosses 2

2014

6.2

Movie
poster

Hunter

1984

7.2

TV
I'm Brave!

I'm Brave!

2015

0.0

Movie
Identity Thief

Identity Thief

2013

5.9

Movie
Ike

Ike

1979

6.2

Movie
poster

Ike

1979

6.5

TV
Incredibles 2

Incredibles 2

2018

7.5

Movie
poster

Joan of Arcadia

2003

7.3

TV
poster

Kite Man: Hell Yeah!

2024

6.9

TV
Last Man Standing

Last Man Standing

1995

4.6

Movie
poster

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

2014

7.9

TV
Let the Devil Wear Black

Let the Devil Wear Black

1999

4.3

Movie
poster

Lie to Me

2009

7.9

TV
poster

Life

2007

7.7

TV
Linda's Film on Menstruation

Linda's Film on Menstruation

1974

5.3

Movie
poster

Little House on the Prairie

1974

8.0

TV
poster

Lou Grant

1977

7.2

TV
poster

Major Lazer

2015

6.5

TV
Marilyn & Bobby: Her Final Affair

Marilyn & Bobby: Her Final Affair

1993

6.0

Movie
poster

Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur

2023

7.6

TV
poster

Matlock

1986

7.2

TV
poster

Matt Houston

1982

6.2

TV
Millennium Man

Millennium Man

1999

0.0

Movie
poster

Modern Family

2009

7.9

TV
Mudbound

Mudbound

2017

7.4

Movie
Murder 101: College Can be Murder

Murder 101: College Can be Murder

2007

7.1

Movie
Murder Me, Murder You

Murder Me, Murder You

1983

6.6

Movie
poster

MythBusters

2003

7.8

TV
Nadia

Nadia

1984

6.5

Movie
No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad

No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad

2013

8.4

Movie
poster

Otherworld

1985

5.0

TV
Outlaw Justice

Outlaw Justice

1999

7.0

Movie
poster

Parks and Recreation

2009

8.0

TV
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lost Love

Perry Mason: The Case of the Lost Love

1987

7.2

Movie
Perry Mason: The Case of the Skin-Deep Scandal

Perry Mason: The Case of the Skin-Deep Scandal

1993

7.3

Movie
Pin

Pin

1988

6.7

Movie
Proud American

Proud American

2008

6.0

Movie
Proximity

Proximity

2001

3.8

Movie
Puff, Puff, Pass

Puff, Puff, Pass

2006

6.0

Movie
R.S.V.P.

R.S.V.P.

2002

4.0

Movie
Rage!

Rage!

1980

7.0

Movie
poster

Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure

2017

7.3

TV
Redbad

Redbad

2018

6.3

Movie
Reign Over Me

Reign Over Me

2007

7.2

Movie
Robot Chicken DC Comics Special III: Magical Friendship

Robot Chicken DC Comics Special III: Magical Friendship

2015

7.7

Movie
poster

Sanford

1980

5.5

TV
poster

seaQuest DSV

1993

7.1

TV
Shadow of Obsession

Shadow of Obsession

1994

0.0

Movie
poster

Shark

2006

6.8

TV
She's Dressed to Kill

She's Dressed to Kill

1979

5.4

Movie
poster

Show Me More

2021

0.0

TV
poster

Simon & Simon

1981

6.7

TV
poster

Skylanders Academy

2016

6.2

TV
poster

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

1993

7.9

TV
Stir Crazy

Stir Crazy

1980

6.5

Movie
poster

Strong Medicine

2000

7.1

TV
poster

T. J. Hooker

1982

6.3

TV
poster

Tales from the Crypt

1989

8.0

TV
poster

Talking Saul

2016

6.7

TV
Term Life

Term Life

2016

6.0

Movie
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension

The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension

1984

6.0

Movie
The Cheap Detective

The Cheap Detective

1978

6.2

Movie
poster

The Comey Rule

2020

6.9

TV
The Commuter

The Commuter

2018

6.4

Movie
poster

The District

2000

6.9

TV
poster

The Expanse

2015

8.1

TV
The Fifth Missile

The Fifth Missile

1986

6.0

Movie
poster

The Gangster Chronicles

1981

6.2

TV
The Girl in the Empty Grave

The Girl in the Empty Grave

1977

7.8

Movie
The Invisible Woman

The Invisible Woman

1983

5.0

Movie
The Macahans

The Macahans

1976

6.7

Movie
The Night They Took Miss Beautiful

The Night They Took Miss Beautiful

1977

5.6

Movie
The Ordeal of Patty Hearst

The Ordeal of Patty Hearst

1979

6.0

Movie
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

2019

7.0

Movie
The Rose

The Rose

1979

6.7

Movie
poster

The Waltons

1972

7.1

TV
The Wolf: True Alpha

The Wolf: True Alpha

2018

7.5

Movie
poster

The Word

1978

5.0

TV
poster

The Yard

2016

1.8

TV
There Goes the Neighborhood

There Goes the Neighborhood

1992

5.3

Movie
Trash

Trash

1999

4.8

Movie
poster

Two and a Half Men

2003

7.5

TV
Under Siege 2: Dark Territory

Under Siege 2: Dark Territory

1995

5.8

Movie
Walker Texas Ranger 3: Deadly Reunion

Walker Texas Ranger 3: Deadly Reunion

1994

7.3

Movie
poster

Walker, Texas Ranger

1993

7.0

TV
Watercolor Postcards

Watercolor Postcards

2013

6.1

Movie
Who Is Julia?

Who Is Julia?

1986

7.2

Movie
Who'll Stop the Rain

Who'll Stop the Rain

1978

6.5

Movie
Wiseguy

Wiseguy

1996

4.2

Movie
poster

Wiseguy

1987

6.5

TV
Wiseguy: Pilot

Wiseguy: Pilot

1987

0.0

Movie
poster

Without a Trace

2002

7.3

TV
poster

Women of the House

1995

6.0

TV