Jonathan Banks

ActorCrew Jan 31 (age 79) Washington, D.C., USA 1972–2025 (53 year career)

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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…

Known For

Film

Breaking Bad

Mike Ehrmantraut

Film

Better Call Saul

Mike Ehrmantraut

Film

Incredibles 2

Rick Dicker (voice)

Film

Gremlins

Deputy Brent

Film

Airplane!

Gunderson

Film

Community

Professor Buzz Hickey

Film

Beverly Hills Cop

Zack

Film

El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie

Mike

Filmography

Acting (169)

Movies (88)

Making of Better Call Saul: Finale

2022

as Self

10.0

Catwoman: Hunted

2022

as Roman Sionis / Black Mask (voice)

5.8

El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie

2019

as Mike

7.0

The Road to El Camino: Behind the Scenes of El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie

2019

as Self

7.0

Incredibles 2

2018

as Rick Dicker (voice)

The Commuter

as Walt

Redbad

as Pepijn

The Wolf: True Alpha

as The Fixer

Mudbound

as Pappy McAllan

Term Life

as Harper

I'm Brave!

as Fire Engine

Batman: Arkham Knight - The Voices of Arkham (Behind the Scenes)

2015

as Self

Robot Chicken DC Comics Special III: Magical Friendship

2015

as Composite Superman (voice)

Horrible Bosses 2

as Detective Hatcher

Bullet

as Carlito Kane

Authors Anonymous

as David Kelleher

Advanced Television Production - 5 Days, 2 Scripts, No Sleep

2014

as Self

Identity Thief

as Paul

Watercolor Postcards

as Ledball

Proud American

as Mr. Moretti

Reign Over Me

as Stelter

Murder 101: College Can be Murder

2007

as Det. Frank Chambers

Puff, Puff, Pass

as Lance

Circadian Rhythm

as Trejo

R.S.V.P.

as Walter Franklin

Dark Blue

as James Barcomb

Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles

as Milos Drubnik

Proximity

as Price

Downward Angel

as Herod

Trash

as Judge Callum

Outlaw Justice

as Sheriff Conklin

Foolish

as Numbers

Millennium Man

Let the Devil Wear Black

as Satch

Dollar for the Dead

as Col. Skinner

Dark Breed

as Joseph Shay

A Thousand Men and a Baby

as Father O'Riley

Flipper

as Dirk Moran

Wiseguy

as Frank McPike

Harvey

as C.J. Lofgren

Under Siege 2: Dark Territory

as Scotty

Last Man Standing

as Doc

Body Shot

as Simon Devereaux / Blake Donner

3.1

Shadow of Obsession

1994

as Trevor Keegan

10.0

Walker Texas Ranger 3: Deadly Reunion

as Shelby Valentine

Boiling Point

as Max Waxman

Blind Side

as Aaron

Marilyn & Bobby: Her Final Affair

1993

as Joe Scoman

6.0

Perry Mason: The Case of the Skin-Deep Scandal

as Dr. William Shell

Freejack

as Mark Michelette

There Goes the Neighborhood

1992

as Handsome Harry

5.3

Don't Touch My Daughter

as Charles Ryter

Honeymoon Academy

as Pitt

as PIN (voice)

Downpayment on Murder

as Det. McKenzie

Cold Steel

as Iceman

Wiseguy: Pilot

as Frank McPike

Perry Mason: The Case of the Lost Love

as Luke Dickson

The Fifth Missile

as Ray Olson

Assassin

as Earl Dickman

Armed and Dangerous

as Clyde Klepper

Who Is Julia?

as Jack Bodine

Gremlins

as Deputy Brent

Beverly Hills Cop

as Zack

The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension

1984

as Lizardo Hospital Guard

Nadia

as Gheorge Comaneci

The Invisible Woman

as Darren

Murder Me, Murder You

as Janos Saracen

48 Hrs.

as Algren

Frances

as Hitchhiker

Gangster Wars

as Dutch Schultz

Airplane!

as Gunderson

Stir Crazy

as Jack Graham

Desperate Voyage

as Louis

Rage!

as Resident #2

Ike

as 1st Sergeant

The Rose

as Television Promoter

6.7

The Ordeal of Patty Hearst

1979

as Pato

6.0

She's Dressed to Kill

as Rudy Striker

Who'll Stop the Rain

as Marine

Coming Home

as Marine At Party

The Cheap Detective

as Cabbie

The Night They Took Miss Beautiful

1977

as Buck

4.8

The Girl in the Empty Grave

1977

as Courtland Gates

7.1

Alexander: The Other Side of Dawn

as Michael

The Macahans

as Woodward

Linda's Film on Menstruation

1974

as Johnny Stanton

4.5

Better Call Saul

as Mike Ehrmantraut

Television (81)

The Beast in Me

2025

as Martin Jarvis

7.1

Constellation

2024

as Henry Caldera / Bud Caldera

7.0

Kite Man: Hell Yeah!

2024

as Noonan (voice)

6.5

Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur

2023

as Silvermane (voice)

Invincible

as Brit (voice)

A Tale Dark & Grimm

as Johannes (voice)

Show Me More

as Self - "Mike Ehrmantraut"

The Comey Rule

2020

as James Clapper

6.9

Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure

2017

as Quirin (voice)

7.3

Better Call Saul Employee Training

as Mike Ehrmantraut

Skylanders Academy

as Eruptor (voice)

Shut Eye

as Linda's Father

Talking Saul

as Self - Guest

The Yard

as Narrator

Better Call Saul

as Mike Ehrmantraut

Better Call Saul

as Self - Mike

The Expanse

as Executive Officer

Dr. Ken

as Dr. Erwin

Major Lazer

as The Law (voice)

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

as Self

Talking Bad

as Self

Gravity Falls

as Filbrick Pines (voice)

8.6

Community

2009

as Professor Buzz Hickey

Modern Family

as Donnie Pritchett

Castle

as Bruce Kirby

Parks and Recreation

as Steve Wyatt

Lie to Me

as Bitcher

Breaking Bad

as Mike Ehrmantraut

Breaking Bad

as Mike Ehrmantraut

Eli Stone

as Agent Jonathan Maine

6.7

Phineas and Ferb

2007

as Driving Instructor (voice)

Life

as Nathan Gray

Dexter

as Max Adams

Shark

as Jason Normandy

Day Break

as Conrad Detweiler

Ghost Whisperer

as Lyle Chase

E-Ring

Two and a Half Men

as Sid

Cold Case

as John 'Shameless' Clark (2009)

MythBusters

as Self

Joan of Arcadia

as Sheriff Mike Rakowski

Without a Trace

as Sal Marcello

CSI: Miami

as Oscar Duarte

Alias

as Frederick Brandon

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

as Bobby Jensen

Strong Medicine

as Frank Hardwhyck

The District

as Monya Pastov

Harvey

as C.J. Lofgren, Cab Driver

Fired Up

as Guy Mann

Women of the House

as Jim Sugarbaker

as Robert Truman

Due South

as Garret

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

as Shel-la

Walker, Texas Ranger

as Shelby Valentine

Diagnosis: Murder

as Max Jupe

seaQuest DSV

as Maximillian Scully

7.1

Highlander: The Series

as Mako

Tales from the Crypt

as William

Wiseguy

as Frank McPike

Matlock

as Jack Starling

Designing Women

Otherworld

as Kroll

Hollywood Beat

Hunter

as Det. Gary Krewson

Crazy like a Fox

as Vice Squad Captain Hawkins

7.1

Hardcastle and McCormick

T. J. Hooker

as Freddy Baker

Cagney & Lacey

Matt Houston

Falcon Crest

as Frank Kolinski

Hill Street Blues

Simon & Simon

Best of the West

The Gangster Chronicles

as Dutch Schultz

Sanford

Ike

as Sergeant

The Word

as Young LeBrun

Lou Grant

as Cyrus

Carter Country

Little House on the Prairie

as Jed

The Waltons

Crew (1)

Movies (1)

Advanced Television Production - 5 Days, 2 Scripts, No Sleep

2014

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