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