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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| 1 | Catwoman: Hunted (2022) | Roman Sionis / Black Mask (voice) | 6.3 | |
| 2 | The Road to El Camino: Behind the Scenes of El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie (2019) | Self | 5.3 | |
| 3 | El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie (2019) | Mike | 7.2 | |
| 4 | The Commuter (2018) | Walt | 7 | |
| 5 | Redbad (2018) | Pepijn | - | - |
| 6 | Incredibles 2 (2018) Top 100 by FilmGator | Rick Dicker (voice) | 7.9 | |
| 7 | Mudbound (2017) | Pappy McAllan | 7 | |
| 8 | Term Life (2016) | Harper | 5 | |
| 9 | Robot Chicken DC Comics Special III: Magical Friendship (2015) | Composite Superman (voice) | 7 | |
| 10 | Authors Anonymous (2014) | David Kelleher | 6 | |
| 11 | Horrible Bosses 2 (2014) | Detective Hatcher | 6.6 | |
| 12 | Bullet (2014) | Carlito Kane | 2 | |
| 13 | Identity Thief (2013) | Paul | 6.6 | |
| 14 | Murder 101: College Can be Murder (2007) | Det. Frank Chambers | 7 | |
| 15 | Reign Over Me (2007) | Stelter | 7.4 | |
| 16 | Puff, Puff, Pass (2006) | Lance | - | - |
| 17 | Dark Blue (2002) | James Barcomb | 6.8 | |
| 18 | R.S.V.P. (2002) | Walter Franklin | - | - |
| 19 | Downward Angel (2001) | Herod | - | - |
| 20 | Proximity (2001) | Price | - | - |
| 21 | Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles (2001) | Milos Drubnik | 5.3 | |
| 22 | Trash (1999) | Judge Callum | - | - |
| 23 | A Thousand Men and a Baby (1997) | Father O'Riley | 8 | |
| 24 | Flipper (1996) | Dirk Moran | 5.4 | |
| 25 | Under Siege 2: Dark Territory (1995) | Scotty | 5.5 | |
| 26 | Last Man Standing (1995) | Doc | - | - |
| 27 | Body Shot (1994) | Simon Devereaux / Blake Donner | - | - |
| 28 | Blind Side (1993) | Aaron | - | - |
| 29 | Boiling Point (1993) | Max Waxman | 4.7 | |
| 30 | Marilyn & Bobby: Her Final Affair (1993) | Joe Scoman | - | - |
| 31 | Freejack (1992) | Mark Michelette | 7 | |
| 32 | Don't Touch My Daughter (1991) | Charles Ryter | - | - |
| 33 | Honeymoon Academy (1989) | Pitt | - | - |
| 34 | Pin (1988) | PIN (voice) | 6.7 | |
| 35 | Who Is Julia? (1986) | Jack Bodine | 5 | |
| 36 | Armed and Dangerous (1986) | Clyde Klepper | 7.3 | |
| 37 | Beverly Hills Cop (1984) | Zack | 7.3 | |
| 38 | Gremlins (1984) | Deputy Brent | 7.6 | |
| 39 | The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984) | Lizardo Hospital Guard | 6.4 | |
| 40 | Frances (1982) | Hitchhiker | 8.5 | |
| 41 | 48 Hrs. (1982) | Algren | 6.9 | |
| 42 | Airplane! (1980) | Gunderson | 7.8 | |
| 43 | Stir Crazy (1980) | Jack Graham | 6.3 | |
| 44 | She's Dressed to Kill (1979) | Rudy Striker | - | - |
| 45 | The Rose (1979) | Television Promoter | 1 | |
| 46 | The Cheap Detective (1978) | Cabbie | 5 | |
| 47 | Coming Home (1978) | Marine At Party | - | - |
| 48 | Who'll Stop the Rain (1978) | Marine | 3 |
