Jonathan Banks
Land: United States
Geschlecht: M
Geburtstag: 1947-01-31
Biografie
Jonathan Banks (born January 31, 1947) is an American character actor in film and television. He tends to play villains.
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 most recent film to date is the 2007 film Reign Over Me.
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.
Schauspieler:
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1. California Bluff (1977), film...Courtland Gates
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2. Der Schmalspurschnüffler (1978), film...Cabbie
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3. Dreckige Hunde (1978), film...Marine
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4. The Rose (1979), film...Television Promoter
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...Gunderson
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6. Zwei wahnsinnig starke Typen (1980), film...Jack Graham
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7. Gangster Chronicles (1981), film
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8. Nur 48 Stunden (1982), film...Algren
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9. Frances (1982), film...Hitchhiker
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10. Mike Hammer - Mord auf Abruf (1983), film...Janos Saracen
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...Zack
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12. Gremlins - Kleine Monster (1984), film...Deputy Brent
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...Lizardo Hospital Guard
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14. Zwei Unter Volldampf (1986), film...Clyde Klepper
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15. Special Terminator CIA (1986), film...Earl Dickman
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16. Mord auf Bestellung (1987), film...Det. McKenzie
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17. Kampf gegen die Mafia (1987), serien...Frank McPike
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18. Cold Steel (1987), film
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19. Flitzerwochen (1989), film...Pitt
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20. Freejack - Geisel der Zukunft (1992), film...Michelette
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21. Die Maulwürfe (1992), film...Handsome Harry
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...Dr. Willam Shell
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23. Boiling Point - Die Bombe tickt (1993), film...Max
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...Shelby Valentine
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25. Alarmstufe - Rot 2 (1995), film...Scotty, Mercenary
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26. Flipper (1996), film...Dirk Moran
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27. Dark Breed (1996), film
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28. Narrow Escape (1997), film...Father O'Riley
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29. Django - Ein Dollar für den Tod (1998), film...Col. Skinner (Redleg commander)
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30. Black Devil (1999), film...Satch
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31. Outlaw Kill (1999), film...Sheriff Conklin
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32. Guild (2000), film
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33. Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles (2001), film...Milos Drubnik
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...Price
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35. R.S.V.P. - Einladung zum Sterben (2002), film...Walter Franklin
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36. Dark Blue (2002), film...James Barcomb
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37. Living High - Was für ein Trip! (2006), film...Lance
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38. Labirint zločina (2006), serien...Shadow Man
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39. Die Liebe in mir (2007), film...Stelter
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40. Murder 101: College Can Be Murder (2007), film...Detective Frank Chambers
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41. Breaking Bad (2008), serien...Mike Ehrmantraut
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42. Community (2009), serien...Professor Buzz Hickey
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43. Midway USA's Gun Stories (2011), serien...Self
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44. Voll abgezockt (2013), film...Paul
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45. Watercolor Postcards (2013), film...Ledball
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46. Kill the Boss 2 (2014), film...Detective Hatcher
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...David Kelleher
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48. Bullet (2014), film...Carlito Kane
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49. Better Call Saul (2015), serien...Mike Ehrmantraut
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50. The Lizzie Borden Chronicles (2015), serien...Mr. Flowers
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51. F Is for Family (2015), serien...William Murphy
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52. Term Life (2016), film...Harper
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53. Skylanders Academy (2016), serien
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54. Mudbound (2017), film...Pappy McAllan
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55. Rapunzel (2017), serien...Quirin
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56. The Commuter (2018), film...Walt
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57. Pfad des Kriegers (2018), film...Pepijn of Herstal
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58. El Camino: Ein Breaking Bad Film (2019), film...Mike
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60. The Comey Rule: Größer als das Amt (2020), serien...James Clapper
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61. Catwoman: Gejagt (2022), film...Black Mask (voice)
Stimme:
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1. Die Unglaublichen 2 (2018), film...Rick Dicker
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2. Catwoman: Gejagt (2022), film...Black Mask