Jonathan Banks
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
Breaking Bad
Mike Ehrmantraut
2008
Series
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Bobby Jensen
2000
Series
Dexter
Max Adams
2006
Series
Modern Family
Donnie Pritchett
2009
Series
Castle
Bruce Kirby
2009
Series
CSI: Miami
Oscar Duarte
2002
Series
Two and a Half Men
Sid
2003
Series
Better Call Saul
Mike Ehrmantraut
2015
Series
Hunter
Det. Gary Krewson
1984
Series
INVINCIBLE
Brit (voice)
2021
Series
Phineas and Ferb
Driving Instructor (voice)
2007
Series
Cold Case
John 'Shameless' Clark (2009)
2003
Series
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Shel-la
1993
Series
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Self
2014
Series
Little House on the Prairie
Jed
1974
Series
The Expanse
Executive Officer
2015
Series
Parks and Recreation
Steve Wyatt
2009
Series
ER
Robert Truman
1994
Series
Ghost Whisperer
Lyle Chase
2005
Series
Without a Trace
Sal Marcello
2002
Series
Diagnosis: Murder
Bruce Locatelli
1993
Series
Diagnosis: Murder
Max Jupe
1993
Series
Gravity Falls
Filbrick Pines (voice)
2012
Series
Community
Professor Buzz Hickey
2009
Series
Falcon Crest
Frank Kolinski
1981
Series
MythBusters
Self
2003
Series
Hill Street Blues
1981
Series
The Waltons
1972
Series
Strong Medicine
Frank Hardwhyck
2000
Series
T. J. Hooker
Freddy Baker
1982
Series
Lie to Me
Agent Richard Squire
2009
Series
Highlander: The Series
Mako
1992
Series
Matlock
Jack Starling
1986
Series
The Beast in Me
Martin Jarvis
2025
Series
Cagney & Lacey
1982
Series
The District
Monya Pastov
2000
Series
Walker, Texas Ranger
Shelby Valentine
1993
Film
Incredibles 2
Rick Dicker (voice)
2018
Series
Simon & Simon
1981
Series
Tales from the Crypt
William
1989
Series
Due South
Garret
1994
Series
Constellation
Henry Caldera / Bud Caldera
2024
Series
Life
Nathan Gray
2007
Series
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
Silvermane (voice)
2023
Series
Lou Grant
1977
Series
Lou Grant
Cyrus
1977
Series
seaQuest DSV
Maximillian Scully
1993
Series
Joan of Arcadia
Sheriff Mike Rakowski
2003
Series
Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure
Quirin (voice)
2017
Film
Airplane!
Gunderson
1980
Series
Designing Women
1986
Series
Shark
Jason Normandy
2006
Series
Wiseguy
Frank McPike
1987
Series
Dr. Ken
Dr. Erwin
2015
Film
Beverly Hills Cop
Zack
1984
Series
Hardcastle and McCormick
1983
Series
Eli Stone
Agent Jonathan Maine
2008
Film
Gremlins
Deputy Brent
1984
Series
Matt Houston
1982
Series
Crazy like a Fox
Vice Squad Captain Hawkins
1984
Film
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
Mike
2019
Film
The Commuter
Walt
2018
Series
Kite Man: Hell Yeah!
Noonan (voice)
2024
Film
Horrible Bosses 2
Detective Hatcher
2014
Series
Ringer
Remy Osterman
2011
Film
48 Hrs.
Algren
1982
Series
Alias
Frederick Brandon
2001
Series
Skylanders Academy
Eruptor (voice)
2016
Series
Day Break
Shadow Man
2006
Series
Day Break
Conrad Detweiler
2006
Film
Identity Thief
Paul
2013
Series
E-Ring
2005
Series
Fired Up
Guy Mann
1997
Film
Reign Over Me
Stelter
2007
Film
Under Siege 2: Dark Territory
Scotty
1995
Film
Dark Blue
James Barcomb
2002
Series
A Tale Dark & Grimm
Johannes (voice)
2021
Series
Shut Eye
Linda's Father
2016
Series
Better Call Saul Employee Training
Mike Ehrmantraut
2017
Film
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
Lizardo Hospital Guard
1984
Series
Carter Country
1977
Film
Freejack
Mark Michelette
1992
Film
Stir Crazy
Jack Graham
1980
Film
Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles
Milos Drubnik
2001
Series
Show Me More
Self - "Mike Ehrmantraut"
2021
Film
Term Life
Harper
2016
Series
Best of the West
1981
Series
Major Lazer
The Law (voice)
2015
Series
Ike
Sergeant
1979
Series
The Comey Rule
James Clapper
2020
Film
Redbad
Pepijn
2018
Series
Talking Bad
Self
2013
Film
Coming Home
Marine At Party
1978
Film
Outlaw Justice
Sheriff Conklin
1999
Series
Otherworld
Kroll
1985
Film
Catwoman: Hunted
Roman Sionis / Black Mask (voice)
2022
Film
Ike
1st Sergeant
1979
Series
Hollywood Beat
1985
Film
Armed and Dangerous
Clyde Klepper
1986
Film
Mudbound
Pappy McAllan
2017
Film
Flipper
Dirk Moran
1996
Series
The Gangster Chronicles
Dutch Schultz
1981
Series
The Word
Young LeBrun
1978
Series
Women of the House
Jim Sugarbaker
1995
Film
The Cheap Detective
Cabbie
1978
Series
Talking Saul
Self - Guest
2016
Film
The Robot Chicken DC Comics Special III: Magical Friendship
Composite Superman (voice)
2015
Film
Last Man Standing
Doc
1995
Film
Boiling Point
Max Waxman
1993
Film
Assassin
Earl Dickman
1986
Film
Pin : A Plastic Nightmare
PIN (voice)
1988
Film
Who'll Stop the Rain
Marine
1978
Series
Sanford
1980
Film
Nadia
Gheorge Comaneci
1984
Film
The Rose
Television Promoter
1979
Film
Frances
Hitchhiker
1982
Film
The Road to El Camino: Behind the Scenes of El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
Self
2019
Film
Bullet
Carlito Kane
2014
Film
Trash
Judge Callum
1999
Film
Cold Steel
Iceman
1987
Film
Marilyn & Bobby: Her Final Affair
Joe Scoman
1993
Film
Puff, Puff, Pass
Lance
2006
Harvey
C.J. Lofgren, Cab Driver
1999
Film
There Goes the Neighborhood
Handsome Harry
1992
Film
The Night They Took Miss Beautiful
Buck
1977
Film
Who Is Julia?
Jack Bodine
1986
Film
Let the Devil Wear Black
Satch
1999
Film
Wiseguy: Pilot
Frank McPike
1987
Film
The Ordeal of Patty Hearst
Pato
1979
Film
Dark Breed
Joseph Shay
1997
Film
Dollar for the Dead
Col. Skinner
1998
Film
Alexander: The Other Side of Dawn
Michael
1977
Words from the Oven
Film
A Thousand Men and a Baby
Father O'Riley
1997
Film
Blind Side
Aaron
1993
Film
Watercolor Postcards
Ledball
2013
Film
R.S.V.P.
Walter Franklin
2002
Film
Walker Texas Ranger 3: Deadly Reunion
Shelby Valentine
1994
Film
The Girl in the Empty Grave
Courtland Gates
1977
Film
Murder Me, Murder You
Janos Saracen
1983
Film
Proximity
Price
2001
Film
Authors Anonymous
David Kelleher
2014
The Yard
Narrator
2016
Film
Body Shot
Simon Devereaux / Blake Donner
1994
Film
Perry Mason: The Case of the Skin-Deep Scandal
Dr. William Shell
1993
Film
Wiseguy
Frank McPike
1996
Film
For Better or for Worse
Pitt
1989
Film
Murder 101: College Can be Murder
Det. Frank Chambers
2007
Film
Millennium Man
1999
Film
The Wolf: True Alpha
The Fixer
2018
Film
Downpayment on Murder
Det. McKenzie
1987
Film
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lost Love
Luke Dickson
1987
Film
She's Dressed to Kill
Rudy Striker
1979
Film
Desperate Voyage
Louis
1980
Film
Harvey
C.J. Lofgren
1996
Film
Gangster Wars
Dutch Schultz
1981
Film
Foolish
Numbers
1999
Film
Don't Touch My Daughter
Charles Ryter
1991
Film
The Fifth Missile
Ray Olson
1986
Film
The Macahans
Woodward
1976
Film
Rage!
Resident #2
1980
Film
Circadian Rhythm
Trejo
2005
Film
Saul Goodman America’s 250th
Mike Ehrmantraut
2026
Advanced Television Production - 5 Days, 2 Scripts, No Sleep
Self
2014
Film
Downward Angel
Herod
2001
Film
Proud American
Mr. Moretti
2008
Film
I'm Brave!
Fire Engine
2015
Film
Shadow of Obsession
Trevor Keegan
1994
Film
The Invisible Woman
Darren
1983
Film
Linda's Film on Menstruation
Johnny Stanton
1974