Jonathan Banks
Born in Washington, D.C., USA — Jan 31 1947
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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, begin…
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CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Bobby Jensen
Modern Family
Donnie Pritchett
Invincible
Brit (voice)
Dexter
Max Adams
Breaking Bad
Mike Ehrmantraut
Castle
Bruce Kirby
Two and a Half Men
Sid
CSI: Miami
Oscar Duarte
Better Call Saul
Mike Ehrmantraut
ER
Robert Truman
Without a Trace
Sal Marcello
Community
Professor Buzz Hickey
Diagnosis: Murder
Bruce Locatelli
Phineas and Ferb
Driving Instructor (voice)
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Shel-la
Strong Medicine
Frank Hardwhyck
The Expanse
Executive Officer
Parks and Recreation
Steve Wyatt
Falcon Crest
Frank Kolinski
The Waltons
Cold Case
John 'Shameless' Clark (2009)
Ghost Whisperer
Lyle Chase
Highlander: The Series
Mako
Gravity Falls
Filbrick Pines (voice)
MythBusters
Self
Little House on the Prairie
Jed
T. J. Hooker
Freddy Baker
Matlock
Jack Starling
seaQuest DSV
Maximillian Scully
Hunter
Det. Gary Krewson
Hill Street Blues
Lie to Me
Bitcher
The District
Monya Pastov
Simon & Simon
Walker, Texas Ranger
Shelby Valentine
Life
Nathan Gray
Cagney & Lacey
Shark
Jason Normandy
Designing Women
Due South
Garret
Lou Grant
Tales from the Crypt
William
Matt Houston
Wiseguy
Frank McPike
Crazy like a Fox
Vice Squad Captain Hawkins
Hardcastle and McCormick
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
Silvermane (voice)
Dr. Ken
Dr. Erwin
Eli Stone
Agent Jonathan Maine
Joan of Arcadia
Sheriff Mike Rakowski
Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure
Quirin (voice)
The Beast in Me
Martin Jarvis
Incredibles 2
Rick Dicker (voice)
Gremlins
Deputy Brent
Kite Man: Hell Yeah!
Noonan (voice)
Sanford
Fired Up
Guy Mann
Airplane!
Gunderson
Alias
Frederick Brandon
Shut Eye
Linda's Father
Constellation
Henry Caldera / Bud Caldera
E-Ring
Day Break
Shadow Man
Beverly Hills Cop
Zack
Women of the House
Jim Sugarbaker
Hollywood Beat
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
Mike
48 Hrs.
Algren
Best of the West
Horrible Bosses 2
Detective Hatcher
Ike
Sergeant
Otherworld
Kroll
Carter Country
The Word
Young LeBrun
The Comey Rule
James Clapper
Identity Thief
Paul
Better Call Saul Employee Training
Mike Ehrmantraut
Skylanders Academy
Eruptor (voice)
The Commuter
Walt
A Tale Dark & Grimm
Johannes (voice)
Under Siege 2: Dark Territory
Scotty
Major Lazer
The Law (voice)
Show Me More
Self - "Mike Ehrmantraut"
Mudbound
Pappy McAllan
Stir Crazy
Jack Graham
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
Lizardo Hospital Guard
Dark Blue
James Barcomb
Reign Over Me
Stelter
The Gangster Chronicles
Dutch Schultz
The Rose
Television Promoter
Redbad
Pepijn
Freejack
Mark Michelette
Coming Home
Marine At Party
Frances
Hitchhiker
The Road to El Camino: Behind the Scenes of El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
Self
Term Life
Harper
Catwoman: Hunted
Roman Sionis / Black Mask (voice)
Boiling Point
Max Waxman
Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles
Milos Drubnik
Flipper
Dirk Moran
Bullet
Carlito Kane
Who'll Stop the Rain
Marine
Blind Side
Aaron
Harvey
C.J. Lofgren, Cab Driver
Armed and Dangerous
Clyde Klepper
Cold Steel
Iceman
Perry Mason: The Case of the Skin-Deep Scandal
Dr. William Shell
Outlaw Justice
Sheriff Conklin
Proximity
Price
The Cheap Detective
Cabbie
Harvey
C.J. Lofgren
Assassin
Earl Dickman
Last Man Standing
Doc
Who Is Julia?
Jack Bodine
Body Shot
Simon Devereaux / Blake Donner
Wiseguy: Pilot
Frank McPike
Puff, Puff, Pass
Lance
Gangster Wars
Dutch Schultz
Don't Touch My Daughter
Charles Ryter
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lost Love
Luke Dickson
Watercolor Postcards
Ledball
Foolish
Numbers
Dark Breed
Joseph Shay
A Thousand Men and a Baby
Father O'Riley
Pin
PIN (voice)
Nadia
Gheorge Comaneci
Honeymoon Academy
Pitt
Ike
1st Sergeant
The Macahans
Woodward
Walker Texas Ranger 3: Deadly Reunion
Shelby Valentine
Dollar for the Dead
Col. Skinner
There Goes the Neighborhood
Handsome Harry
The Night They Took Miss Beautiful
Buck
R.S.V.P.
Walter Franklin
Trash
Judge Callum
The Ordeal of Patty Hearst
Pato
Let the Devil Wear Black
Satch
Downpayment on Murder
Det. McKenzie
Circadian Rhythm
Trejo
Robot Chicken DC Comics Special III: Magical Friendship
Composite Superman (voice)
The Girl in the Empty Grave
Courtland Gates
Proud American
Mr. Moretti
Advanced Television Production - 5 Days, 2 Scripts, No Sleep
Self
Rage!
Resident #2
The Wolf: True Alpha
The Fixer
Shadow of Obsession
Trevor Keegan
Murder Me, Murder You
Janos Saracen
The Invisible Woman
Darren
Wiseguy
Frank McPike
Downward Angel
Herod
She's Dressed to Kill
Rudy Striker
Authors Anonymous
David Kelleher
Marilyn & Bobby: Her Final Affair
Joe Scoman
Desperate Voyage
Louis
Murder 101: College Can be Murder
Det. Frank Chambers
Batman: Arkham Knight - The Voices of Arkham (Behind the Scenes)
Self
Alexander: The Other Side of Dawn
Michael
The Yard
Narrator
Millennium Man
The Fifth Missile
Ray Olson
I'm Brave!
Fire Engine
Linda's Film on Menstruation
Johnny Stanton