Jonathan Banks

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.

Place of Birth: Not available

Birthday: January 31, 1947

Deathday: N/A

Popularity:

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Known For

Beverly Hills Cop
Beverly Hills Cop

1984-12-05

48 Hrs.
48 Hrs.

1982-12-07

Airplane!
Airplane!

1980-07-02

Reign Over Me
Reign Over Me

2007-03-22

Frances
Frances

1982-12-03

Armed and Dangerous
Armed and Dangerous

1986-08-15

Walker Texas Ranger 3: Deadly Reunion
Walker Texas Ranger 3: Deadly Reunion

1994-05-14

Boiling Point
Boiling Point

1993-04-16

Puff, Puff, Pass
Puff, Puff, Pass

2006-05-09

Cold Steel
Cold Steel

1987-12-11

Freejack
Freejack

1992-01-17

Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles
Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles

2001-04-12

Foolish
Foolish

1999-04-09

Flipper
Flipper

1996-05-17

Don't Touch My Daughter
Don't Touch My Daughter

1991-04-07

Nadia
Nadia

1984-06-11

Blind Side
Blind Side

1993-01-30

Proximity
Proximity

2001-04-15

Coming Home
Coming Home

1978-02-15

Dollar for the Dead
Dollar for the Dead

1998-10-11

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

2019-10-28

Last Man Standing
Last Man Standing

1995-09-01

Let the Devil Wear Black
Let the Devil Wear Black

1999-01-01

Dark Breed
Dark Breed

1997-02-24

Downpayment on Murder
Downpayment on Murder

1987-01-18

Identity Thief
Identity Thief

2013-02-07

A Thousand Men and a Baby
A Thousand Men and a Baby

1997-12-07

Murder Me, Murder You
Murder Me, Murder You

1983-04-09

The Fifth Missile
The Fifth Missile

1986-02-23

Harvey
Harvey

1996-10-19

Bullet
Bullet

2014-02-25

The Girl in the Empty Grave
The Girl in the Empty Grave

1977-09-20

Wiseguy
Wiseguy

1996-05-02

Authors Anonymous
Authors Anonymous

2014-04-18

Term Life
Term Life

2016-04-29

Body Shot
Body Shot

1994-03-09

Stir Crazy
Stir Crazy

1980-12-12

Desperate Voyage
Desperate Voyage

1980-11-29

Marilyn & Bobby: Her Final Affair
Marilyn & Bobby: Her Final Affair

1993-08-04

Honeymoon Academy
Honeymoon Academy

1989-12-01

Trash
Trash

1999-06-24

There Goes the Neighborhood
There Goes the Neighborhood

1992-10-30

Horrible Bosses 2
Horrible Bosses 2

2014-11-12

Pin
Pin

1988-11-25

The Ordeal of Patty Hearst
The Ordeal of Patty Hearst

1979-03-04

Shadow of Obsession
Shadow of Obsession

1994-04-10

Ike
Ike

1979-05-03

Watercolor Postcards
Watercolor Postcards

2013-01-01

Robot Chicken DC Comics Special III: Magical Friendship
Robot Chicken DC Comics Special III: Magical Friendship

2015-10-18

Dark Blue
Dark Blue

2002-12-14

Proud American
Proud American

2008-09-12

R.S.V.P.
R.S.V.P.

2002-01-15

Who'll Stop the Rain
Who'll Stop the Rain

1978-08-02

The Commuter
The Commuter

2018-01-11

Mudbound
Mudbound

2017-11-16

Linda's Film on Menstruation
Linda's Film on Menstruation

1974-01-01

Wiseguy: Pilot
Wiseguy: Pilot

1987-09-16

Gangster Wars
Gangster Wars

1981-04-09

Perry Mason: The Case of the Lost Love
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lost Love

1987-02-23

The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension

1984-08-10

She's Dressed to Kill
She's Dressed to Kill

1979-12-10

Who Is Julia?
Who Is Julia?

1986-10-26

Gremlins
Gremlins

1984-06-08

Murder 101: College Can be Murder
Murder 101: College Can be Murder

2007-01-29

Redbad
Redbad

2018-06-28

Incredibles 2
Incredibles 2

2018-06-14

The Invisible Woman
The Invisible Woman

1983-02-13

Under Siege 2: Dark Territory
Under Siege 2: Dark Territory

1995-07-13

Rage!
Rage!

1980-09-25

El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie

2019-10-11

Alexander: The Other Side of Dawn
Alexander: The Other Side of Dawn

1977-05-16

The Night They Took Miss Beautiful
The Night They Took Miss Beautiful

1977-10-24

Assassin
Assassin

1986-03-19

The Cheap Detective
The Cheap Detective

1978-06-23

I'm Brave!
I'm Brave!

2015-04-22

Outlaw Justice
Outlaw Justice

1999-01-24

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

1993-02-19

Millennium Man
Millennium Man

1999-12-17

Downward Angel
Downward Angel

2001-03-02

The Wolf: True Alpha
The Wolf: True Alpha

2018-10-10

Catwoman: Hunted
Catwoman: Hunted

2022-02-07

The Rose
The Rose

1979-11-07

The Macahans
The Macahans

1976-01-19