Overview

Know for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
31 Jan, 1947 (77 years old)

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.

Known For

Constellation
HD
TV-MA
2024

Constellation

Mystery TV Show
Catwoman: Hunted
HD
PG-13
1h 18m 2022

Catwoman: Hunted

Animation Movie
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
HD
TV-MA
2h 3m 2019

El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie

Crime Movie
Redbad
HD
N/A
2h 40m 2018

Redbad

Adventure Movie
Incredibles 2
HD
PG
1h 58m 2018

Incredibles 2

Action Movie
The Commuter
HD
PG-13
1h 44m 2018

The Commuter

Action Movie

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