Jonathan Banks
Acting
Born: Jan 31, 1947
From: Washington, D.C., USA
Credits: 30 titles
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 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 …
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Road to El Camino: Behind the Scenes of El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie | Self | 2019 | 7.0 |
| Identity Thief | Paul | 2013 | 5.851 |
| Reign Over Me | Stelter | 2007 | 7.216 |
| Puff, Puff, Pass | Lance | 2006 | 5.825 |
| Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles | Milos Drubnik | 2001 | 5.217 |
| Proximity | Price | 2001 | 4.188 |
| Foolish | Numbers | 1999 | 6.0 |
| Let the Devil Wear Black | Satch | 1999 | 4.231 |
| Dollar for the Dead | Col. Skinner | 1998 | 5.433 |
| Dark Breed | Joseph Shay | 1997 | 4.548 |
| A Thousand Men and a Baby | Father O'Riley | 1997 | 6.0 |
| Flipper | Dirk Moran | 1996 | 5.572 |
| Harvey | C.J. Lofgren | 1996 | 5.2 |
| Last Man Standing | Doc | 1995 | 5.235 |
| Walker Texas Ranger 3: Deadly Reunion | Shelby Valentine | 1994 | 7.286 |
| Boiling Point | Max Waxman | 1993 | 4.942 |
| Blind Side | Aaron | 1993 | 5.45 |
| Freejack | Mark Michelette | 1992 | 5.476 |
| Don't Touch My Daughter | Charles Ryter | 1991 | 4.714 |
| Cold Steel | Iceman | 1987 | 5.0 |
| Downpayment on Murder | Det. McKenzie | 1987 | 6.25 |
| Armed and Dangerous | Clyde Klepper | 1986 | 5.661 |
| The Fifth Missile | Ray Olson | 1986 | 5.5 |
| Beverly Hills Cop | Zack | 1984 | 7.2 |
| Nadia | Gheorge Comaneci | 1984 | 6.727 |
| Murder Me, Murder You | Janos Saracen | 1983 | 7.071 |
| 48 Hrs. | Algren | 1982 | 6.678 |
| Frances | Hitchhiker | 1982 | 6.889 |
| Airplane! | Gunderson | 1980 | 7.306 |
| Coming Home | Marine At Party | 1978 | 7.028 |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1947 |
| From | Washington, D.C., USA |