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Jonathan Banks‌

Gender

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Birthday

calendar1947-01-31

Popularity

star22.7

Jonathan Banks

Washington, D.C., USA

Jonathan Banks

Washington, D.C., USA

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1947-01-31

Popularity

star22.7

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.

Movie Credits

Beverly Hills Cop

Beverly Hills Cop‌
star7.2
calendar 1984

48 Hrs.

48 Hrs.‌
star6.7
calendar 1982

Airplane!

Airplane!‌
star7.3
calendar 1980

Reign Over Me

Reign Over Me‌
star7.2
calendar 2007

Frances

Frances‌
star6.9
calendar 1982

Armed and Dangerous

Armed and Dangerous‌
star5.6
calendar 1986

Walker Texas Ranger 3: Deadly Reunion

Walker Texas Ranger 3: Deadly Reunion‌
star7.5
calendar 1994

Boiling Point

Boiling Point‌
star4.9
calendar 1993

Puff, Puff, Pass

Puff, Puff, Pass‌
star6.0
calendar 2006

Cold Steel

Cold Steel‌
star4.9
calendar 1987

Freejack

Freejack‌
star5.4
calendar 1992

Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles

Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles‌
star5.2
calendar 2001

Foolish

Foolish‌
star6.1
calendar 1999

Flipper

Flipper‌
star5.5
calendar 1996

Don't Touch My Daughter

Don't Touch My Daughter‌
star4.4
calendar 1991

Nadia

Nadia‌
star6.5
calendar 1984

Blind Side

Blind Side‌
star5.4
calendar 1993

Proximity

Proximity‌
star3.8
calendar 2001

Coming Home

Coming Home‌
star7.0
calendar 1978

Dollar for the Dead

Dollar for the Dead‌
star5.2
calendar 1998

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
star6.9
calendar 2019

Last Man Standing

Last Man Standing‌
star4.7
calendar 1995

Let the Devil Wear Black

Let the Devil Wear Black‌
star4.3
calendar 1999

Dark Breed

Dark Breed‌
star4.6
calendar 1997

Downpayment on Murder

Downpayment on Murder‌
star6.0
calendar 1987

Identity Thief

Identity Thief‌
star5.9
calendar 2013

A Thousand Men and a Baby

A Thousand Men and a Baby‌
star5.0
calendar 1997

Murder Me, Murder You

Murder Me, Murder You‌
star6.6
calendar 1983

The Fifth Missile

The Fifth Missile‌
star6.0
calendar 1986

Harvey

Harvey‌
star4.5
calendar 1996

Bullet

Bullet‌
star4.3
calendar 2014

The Girl in the Empty Grave

The Girl in the Empty Grave‌
star7.8
calendar 1977

Wiseguy

Wiseguy‌
star4.2
calendar 1996

Authors Anonymous

Authors Anonymous‌
star4.7
calendar 2014

Term Life

Term Life‌
star6.0
calendar 2016

Body Shot

Body Shot‌
star3.6
calendar 1994

Stir Crazy

Stir Crazy‌
star6.5
calendar 1980

Desperate Voyage

Desperate Voyage‌
star7.5
calendar 1980

Marilyn & Bobby: Her Final Affair

Marilyn & Bobby: Her Final Affair‌
star6.0
calendar 1993

Honeymoon Academy

Honeymoon Academy‌
star5.1
calendar 1989

Trash

Trash‌
star4.8
calendar 1999

There Goes the Neighborhood

There Goes the Neighborhood‌
star5.3
calendar 1992

Horrible Bosses 2

Horrible Bosses 2‌
star6.2
calendar 2014

No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad

No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad‌
star8.4
calendar 2013

Pin

Pin‌
star6.7
calendar 1988

The Ordeal of Patty Hearst

The Ordeal of Patty Hearst‌
star6.0
calendar 1979

Shadow of Obsession

Shadow of Obsession‌
star0.0
calendar 1994

Ike

Ike‌
star6.2
calendar 1979

Watercolor Postcards

Watercolor Postcards‌
star6.1
calendar 2013

Robot Chicken DC Comics Special III: Magical Friendship

Robot Chicken DC Comics Special III: Magical Friendship‌
star7.8
calendar 2015

Dark Blue

Dark Blue‌
star6.2
calendar 2002

Proud American

Proud American‌
star6.0
calendar 2008

R.S.V.P.

R.S.V.P.‌
star4.0
calendar 2002

Who'll Stop the Rain

Who'll Stop the Rain‌
star6.5
calendar 1978

The Commuter

The Commuter‌
star6.4
calendar 2018

Mudbound

Mudbound‌
star7.4
calendar 2017

Linda's Film on Menstruation

Linda's Film on Menstruation‌
star5.3
calendar 1974

Wiseguy: Pilot

Wiseguy: Pilot‌
star0.0
calendar 1987

Gangster Wars

Gangster Wars‌
star7.5
calendar 1981

Perry Mason: The Case of the Lost Love

Perry Mason: The Case of the Lost Love‌
star7.2
calendar 1987

The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension

The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension‌
star6.0
calendar 1984

She's Dressed to Kill

She's Dressed to Kill‌
star5.4
calendar 1979

Who Is Julia?

Who Is Julia?‌
star7.2
calendar 1986

Gremlins

Gremlins‌
star7.1
calendar 1984

Murder 101: College Can be Murder

Murder 101: College Can be Murder‌
star7.1
calendar 2007

Redbad

Redbad‌
star6.3
calendar 2018

Incredibles 2

Incredibles 2‌
star7.5
calendar 2018

The Invisible Woman

The Invisible Woman‌
star5.0
calendar 1983

Under Siege 2: Dark Territory

Under Siege 2: Dark Territory‌
star5.8
calendar 1995

Rage!

Rage!‌
star7.0
calendar 1980

El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie

El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie‌
star7.0
calendar 2019

Alexander: The Other Side of Dawn

Alexander: The Other Side of Dawn‌
star5.9
calendar 1977

The Night They Took Miss Beautiful

The Night They Took Miss Beautiful‌
star5.6
calendar 1977

Assassin

Assassin‌
star4.1
calendar 1986

The Cheap Detective

The Cheap Detective‌
star6.2
calendar 1978

I'm Brave!

I'm Brave!‌
star0.0
calendar 2015

Outlaw Justice

Outlaw Justice‌
star7.0
calendar 1999

Perry Mason: The Case of the Skin-Deep Scandal

Perry Mason: The Case of the Skin-Deep Scandal‌
star7.3
calendar 1993

Millennium Man

Millennium Man‌
star0.0
calendar 1999

Downward Angel

Downward Angel‌
star0.0
calendar 2001

The Wolf: True Alpha

The Wolf: True Alpha‌
star7.5
calendar 2018

Catwoman: Hunted

Catwoman: Hunted‌
star5.7
calendar 2022

The Rose

The Rose‌
star6.7
calendar 1979

The Macahans

The Macahans‌
star6.7
calendar 1976

Tv Credits

Lou Grant

Lou Grant‌
star7.2
calendar 1977

Falcon Crest

Falcon Crest‌
star5.6
calendar 1981

Hardcastle and McCormick

Hardcastle and McCormick‌
star6.4
calendar 1983

Eli Stone

Eli Stone‌
star6.8
calendar 2008

Castle

Castle‌
star8.0
calendar 2009

Modern Family

Modern Family‌
star7.9
calendar 2009

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation‌
star7.6
calendar 2000

The District

The District‌
star6.9
calendar 2000

Shark

Shark‌
star6.8
calendar 2006

T. J. Hooker

T. J. Hooker‌
star6.3
calendar 1982

Due South

Due South‌
star7.6
calendar 1994

Joan of Arcadia

Joan of Arcadia‌
star7.3
calendar 2003

Otherworld

Otherworld‌
star5.0
calendar 1985

Little House on the Prairie

Little House on the Prairie‌
star8.0
calendar 1974

Alias

Alias‌
star6.7
calendar 2001

E-Ring

E-Ring‌
star7.9
calendar 2005

Matlock

Matlock‌
star7.2
calendar 1986

Simon & Simon

Simon & Simon‌
star6.7
calendar 1981

seaQuest DSV

seaQuest DSV‌
star7.1
calendar 1993

Sanford

Sanford‌
star5.5
calendar 1980

Tales from the Crypt

Tales from the Crypt‌
star8.0
calendar 1989

Walker, Texas Ranger

Walker, Texas Ranger‌
star7.0
calendar 1993

Life

Life‌
star7.7
calendar 2007

Hill Street Blues

Hill Street Blues‌
star7.6
calendar 1981

Without a Trace

Without a Trace‌
star7.3
calendar 2002

Diagnosis: Murder

Diagnosis: Murder‌
star7.1
calendar 1993

Cagney & Lacey

Cagney & Lacey‌
star6.9
calendar 1982

Ghost Whisperer

Ghost Whisperer‌
star8.1
calendar 2005

Hunter

Hunter‌
star7.2
calendar 1984

The Waltons

The Waltons‌
star7.1
calendar 1972

Wiseguy

Wiseguy‌
star6.5
calendar 1987

ER

ER‌
star7.8
calendar 1994

Community

Community‌
star8.0
calendar 2009

Crazy like a Fox

Crazy like a Fox‌
star7.1
calendar 1984

Lie to Me

Lie to Me‌
star7.9
calendar 2009

Gravity Falls

Gravity Falls‌
star8.6
calendar 2012

Diagnosis: Murder

Diagnosis: Murder‌
star7.1
calendar 1993

Hollywood Beat

Hollywood Beat‌
star5.0
calendar 1985

Carter Country

Carter Country‌
star5.7
calendar 1977

Fired Up

Fired Up‌
star8.0
calendar 1997

Matt Houston

Matt Houston‌
star6.2
calendar 1982

The Word

The Word‌
star5.0
calendar 1978

The Gangster Chronicles

The Gangster Chronicles‌
star6.2
calendar 1981

Dexter

Dexter‌
star8.2
calendar 2006

Breaking Bad

Breaking Bad‌
star8.9
calendar 2008

Show Me More

Show Me More‌
star0.0
calendar 2021

Talking Saul

Talking Saul‌
star6.7
calendar 2016

Better Call Saul

Better Call Saul‌
star8.7
calendar 2015

A Tale Dark & Grimm

A Tale Dark & Grimm‌
star7.2
calendar 2021

Two and a Half Men

Two and a Half Men‌
star7.5
calendar 2003

Dr. Ken

Dr. Ken‌
star5.6
calendar 2015

MythBusters

MythBusters‌
star7.8
calendar 2003

The Yard

The Yard‌
star1.8
calendar 2016

The Expanse

The Expanse‌
star8.1
calendar 2015

Cold Case

Cold Case‌
star7.8
calendar 2003

Skylanders Academy

Skylanders Academy‌
star6.1
calendar 2016

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver‌
star7.9
calendar 2014

Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure

Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure‌
star7.3
calendar 2017

Parks and Recreation

Parks and Recreation‌
star8.0
calendar 2009

Kite Man: Hell Yeah!

Kite Man: Hell Yeah!‌
star7.0
calendar 2024

Ike

Ike‌
star6.5
calendar 1979

Constellation

Constellation‌
star7.3
calendar 2024

Major Lazer

Major Lazer‌
star6.2
calendar 2015

Day Break

Day Break‌
star7.4
calendar 2006

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine‌
star7.9
calendar 1993

Highlander: The Series

Highlander: The Series‌
star7.4
calendar 1992

Women of the House

Women of the House‌
star6.0
calendar 1995

Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur

Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur‌
star7.6
calendar 2023

Better Call Saul Employee Training

Better Call Saul Employee Training‌
star7.6
calendar 2017

Strong Medicine

Strong Medicine‌
star7.1
calendar 2000

Better Call Saul

Better Call Saul‌
star8.7
calendar 2015

Best of the West

Best of the West‌
star6.0
calendar 1981

The Comey Rule

The Comey Rule‌
star6.9
calendar 2020

Harvey

Harvey‌
star0.0
calendar 1999

Designing Women

Designing Women‌
star6.7
calendar 1986