1947-01-31 Washington, D.C., USA
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.
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Catwoman: Hunted | Roman Sionis / Black Mask (voice) | 2022-02-07 |
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El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie | Mike | 2019-10-11 |
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The Road to El Camino: Behind the Scenes of El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie | Self | 2019-10-28 |
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Redbad | Pepijn | 2018-06-28 |
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The Commuter | Walt | 2018-01-11 |
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Incredibles 2 | Rick Dicker (voice) | 2018-06-14 |
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The Wolf: True Alpha | The Fixer | 2018-10-10 |
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Mudbound | Pappy McAllan | 2017-11-16 |
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Term Life | Harper | 2016-04-29 |
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Robot Chicken DC Comics Special III: Magical Friendship | Composite Superman (voice) | 2015-10-18 |
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Batman: Arkham Knight - The Voices of Arkham (Behind the Scenes) | Self | 2015-05-07 |
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I'm Brave! | Fire Engine | 2015-04-22 |
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Bullet | Carlito Kane | 2014-02-25 |
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Advanced Television Production - 5 Days, 2 Scripts, No Sleep | Self | 2014-08-05 |
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Authors Anonymous | David Kelleher | 2014-04-18 |
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Horrible Bosses 2 | Detective Hatcher | 2014-11-12 |
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Watercolor Postcards | Ledball | 2013-01-01 |
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Identity Thief | Paul | 2013-02-07 |
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Proud American | Mr. Moretti | 2008-09-12 |
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Reign Over Me | Stelter | 2007-03-22 |
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Murder 101: College Can be Murder | Det. Frank Chambers | 2007-01-29 |
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Puff, Puff, Pass | Lance | 2006-05-09 |
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Circadian Rhythm | Trejo | 2005-11-03 |
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Dark Blue | James Barcomb | 2002-12-14 |
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R.S.V.P. | Walter Franklin | 2002-01-15 |
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Downward Angel | Herod | 2001-03-02 |
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Proximity | Price | 2001-04-15 |
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Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles | Milos Drubnik | 2001-04-12 |
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Trash | Judge Callum | 1999-06-24 |
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Let the Devil Wear Black | Satch | 1999-01-01 |
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Outlaw Justice | Sheriff Conklin | 1999-01-24 |
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Millennium Man | 1999-12-17 | |
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Foolish | Numbers | 1999-04-09 |
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Dollar for the Dead | Col. Skinner | 1998-10-11 |
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A Thousand Men and a Baby | Father O'Riley | 1997-12-07 |
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Dark Breed | Joseph Shay | 1997-02-24 |
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Flipper | Dirk Moran | 1996-05-17 |
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Wiseguy | Frank McPike | 1996-05-02 |
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Harvey | C.J. Lofgren | 1996-10-19 |
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Last Man Standing | Doc | 1995-09-01 |
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Under Siege 2: Dark Territory | Scotty | 1995-07-13 |
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Body Shot | Simon Devereaux / Blake Donner | 1994-03-09 |
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Shadow of Obsession | Trevor Keegan | 1994-04-10 |
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Walker Texas Ranger 3: Deadly Reunion | Shelby Valentine | 1994-05-14 |
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Boiling Point | Max Waxman | 1993-04-16 |
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Perry Mason: The Case of the Skin-Deep Scandal | Dr. William Shell | 1993-02-19 |
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Blind Side | Aaron | 1993-01-30 |
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Marilyn & Bobby: Her Final Affair | Joe Scoman | 1993-08-04 |
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There Goes the Neighborhood | Handsome Harry | 1992-10-30 |
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Freejack | Mark Michelette | 1992-01-17 |
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Don't Touch My Daughter | Charles Ryter | 1991-04-07 |
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Honeymoon Academy | Pitt | 1989-12-01 |
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Pin | PIN (voice) | 1988-11-25 |
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Perry Mason: The Case of the Lost Love | Luke Dickson | 1987-02-23 |
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Wiseguy: Pilot | Frank McPike | 1987-09-16 |
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Cold Steel | Iceman | 1987-12-11 |
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Downpayment on Murder | Det. McKenzie | 1987-01-18 |
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Who Is Julia? | Jack Bodine | 1986-10-26 |
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Assassin | Earl Dickman | 1986-03-19 |
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Armed and Dangerous | Clyde Klepper | 1986-08-15 |
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The Fifth Missile | Ray Olson | 1986-02-23 |
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Beverly Hills Cop | Zack | 1984-12-05 |
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Nadia | Gheorge Comaneci | 1984-06-11 |
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Gremlins | Deputy Brent | 1984-06-08 |
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The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension | Lizardo Hospital Guard | 1984-08-10 |
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Murder Me, Murder You | Janos Saracen | 1983-04-09 |
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The Invisible Woman | Darren | 1983-02-13 |
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48 Hrs. | Algren | 1982-12-07 |
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Frances | Hitchhiker | 1982-12-03 |
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Gangster Wars | Dutch Schultz | 1981-04-09 |
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Airplane! | Gunderson | 1980-06-27 |
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Stir Crazy | Jack Graham | 1980-12-12 |
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Rage! | Resident #2 | 1980-09-25 |
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Desperate Voyage | Louis | 1980-11-29 |
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The Ordeal of Patty Hearst | Pato | 1979-03-04 |
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She's Dressed to Kill | Rudy Striker | 1979-12-10 |
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Ike | 1st Sergeant | 1979-05-03 |
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The Rose | Television Promoter | 1979-11-07 |
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Who'll Stop the Rain | Marine | 1978-08-02 |
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Coming Home | Marine At Party | 1978-02-15 |
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The Cheap Detective | Cabbie | 1978-06-23 |
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Alexander: The Other Side of Dawn | Michael | 1977-05-16 |
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The Night They Took Miss Beautiful | Buck | 1977-10-24 |
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The Girl in the Empty Grave | Courtland Gates | 1977-09-20 |
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The Macahans | Woodward | 1976-01-19 |
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Linda's Film on Menstruation | Johnny Stanton | 1974-01-01 |
