Jonathan Banks

Jonathan Banks

Also Known As: Jonathan Ray Banks, 조나단 뱅스, جاناتان بنکس

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.

Department: Acting

Place of Birth: Washington, D.C., USA

Birthday: January 31, 1947

Adult: No

Gender: Male

TMDb-Id: 783

IMDb-Id: nm0052186

Popularity:

17.07%

Known For

Beverly Hills Cop
48 Hrs.
Airplane!
Reign Over Me
Frances
Armed and Dangerous
Walker Texas Ranger 3: Deadly Reunion
Boiling Point
Puff, Puff, Pass
Cold Steel
Freejack
Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles
Foolish
Flipper
Don't Touch My Daughter
Nadia
Blind Side
Proximity
Coming Home
Dollar for the Dead
The Road to El Camino: Behind the Scenes of El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
Last Man Standing
Let the Devil Wear Black
Dark Breed
Downpayment on Murder
Identity Thief
A Thousand Men and a Baby
Murder Me, Murder You
The Fifth Missile
Harvey
Bullet
The Girl in the Empty Grave
Wiseguy
Authors Anonymous
Term Life
Body Shot
Stir Crazy
Desperate Voyage
Marilyn & Bobby: Her Final Affair
Honeymoon Academy
Trash
There Goes the Neighborhood
Horrible Bosses 2
Pin
The Ordeal of Patty Hearst
Shadow of Obsession
Ike
Watercolor Postcards
Robot Chicken DC Comics Special III: Magical Friendship
Dark Blue
Proud American
R.S.V.P.
Who'll Stop the Rain
The Commuter
Mudbound
Linda's Film on Menstruation
Wiseguy: Pilot
Gangster Wars
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lost Love
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
She's Dressed to Kill
Who Is Julia?
Gremlins
Murder 101: College Can be Murder
Redbad
Incredibles 2
The Invisible Woman
Under Siege 2: Dark Territory
Rage!
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
Alexander: The Other Side of Dawn
The Night They Took Miss Beautiful
Assassin
The Cheap Detective
I'm Brave!
Outlaw Justice
Perry Mason: The Case of the Skin-Deep Scandal
Millennium Man
Downward Angel
The Wolf: True Alpha
Catwoman: Hunted
The Rose
The Macahans
Circadian Rhythm