Jonathan Banks filmography

Jonathan Banks[1] (born January 31, 1947)[2] is an American actor. His first notable film roles were in the films Airplane! (1980), 48 Hrs. (1982), and Beverly Hills Cop (1984). He has received critical acclaim for his role as Mike Ehrmantraut in the television series Breaking Bad (2009–2012), its spin-off series Better Call Saul (2015–2022), and its sequel film, El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie (2019). He is also known for his breakthrough role as Frank McPike in Wiseguy (1987–1990).[3]

He has received six Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (1989, 2013, 2015–2017, 2019) for his work on all three series, making him the only actor to be nominated in this category for three different shows, two of which feature him as the same character.[4]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1978 Coming Home Marine At Party
The Cheap Detective Cabbie
Who'll Stop the Rain Marine
1979 The Rose Television Promoter
1980 Airplane! Gunderson
Stir Crazy Jack Graham
1981 Gangster Wars Dutch Schultz
1982 Frances The Hitchhiker
48 Hrs. Detective Algren
1984 Gremlins Deputy Brent Frye
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension Lizardo Hospital Guard
Beverly Hills Cop Zack
1986 Armed and Dangerous Clyde Klepper
1987 Cold Steel Isaac "Iceman"
1988 Pin Pin Voice
1990 Honeymoon Academy Pitt
1992 Freejack Mark Michelette
There Goes the Neighborhood Harry "Handsome Harry"
1993 Boiling Point Max Waxman
1995 Under Siege 2: Dark Territory Scotty
1996 Flipper Dirk Moran
Dark Breed Commander Joe Shay
1999 Let the Devil Wear Black Satch
Foolish "Numbers"
Trash Judge Callum
2001 Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles Milos Drubnik
Proximity Price
2002 Dark Blue Deputy Chief Jimmy Barcomb
R.S.V.P. Walter Franklin
2006 Puff, Puff, Pass Lance
2007 Reign Over Me Dr. Stelter
2008 Proud American Mr. Moretti
2012 Watercolor Postcards Ledball
2013 Identity Thief Paolo Gordon
Roar Bernie Warren Short film
2014 Bullet Carlito Kane
Authors Anonymous David Kelleher
Horrible Bosses 2 Detective Hatcher
2016 Term Life Harper
Alibi Billy Short film
2017 Mudbound "Pappy" McAllan
2018 The Commuter Walt
Incredibles 2 Rick Dicker Voice[5]
Redbad Pepin of Herstal
2019 El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie Mike Ehrmantraut
2022 Catwoman: Hunted Black Mask Voice[5]

Television films

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Year Title Role Notes
1976 The Macahans Woodward
1977 Alexander: The Other Side of Dawn Michael
The Night They Took Miss Beautiful Buck
1979 She's Dressed to Kill Rudy Striker
1980 Desperate Voyage Louis
1983 The Invisible Woman Darren
Murder Me, Murder You Janos Saracen
1984 Nadia Gheorge Comaneci
1986 The Fifth Missile Ray Olson
Assassin Earl Dickman
Who Is Julia Jack Bodine
1991 Don't Touch My Daughter Ryter
1993 Blind Side Aaron
1997 Melanie Darrow Arthur Abbott
A Thousand Men and a Baby Father Edward O'Reilly
1998 Dollar for the Dead Colonel Skinner

Television series

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Year Title Role Notes
1976 Barnaby Jones Vince Gentry Episode: "Dead Heat"
1977 Family Attendant Episode: "Taking Chances: Part I"
Barnaby Jones Car Salesman Episode: "Duet for Dying"
Carter Country Bob Phillips Episode: "The Fireside Burnside Budget Chat"
1979 Lou Grant Clay Starkes Episode: "Kidnap"
The Waltons Jeb Sanders Episode: "The Wager"
Lou Grant Cyrus Episode: "Sweep"
1980 Little House on the Prairie Jed Episode: "Darkness Is My Friend"
1981 Lou Grant The Intruder Episode: "Rape"
Sanford Al Episode: "Cal the Coward"
The Gangster Chronicles Dutch Schultz 13 episodes
Best of the West Hombre 2 episodes
1982 Report to Murphy Vinny Episode: "Papillon"
1982–1983 T. J. Hooker Danny Scott / Freddy Baker 2 episodes
1983 Hill Street Blues Reggie 2 episodes
Whiz Kids Unknown Episode: "Programmed For Murder"
1984 Jessie Ernie Ross Episode: "Pilot"
Cagney & Lacey Keith Edsin Episode: "Old Debts"
1985 Otherworld Commander Nuveen Kroll 8 episodes
Hunter Detective Gary Krewson Episode: "The Big Fall"
1987 Falcon Crest Kolinksi 8 episodes
Designing Women Eldon Ashcroft IV Episode: "101 Ways to Decorate a Gas Station"
1987–1990 Wiseguy Frank McPike 74 episodes
1993 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Shel-La Episode: "Battle Lines"
1994 Highlander: The Series Mako Episode: "Under Colour of Authority"
Matlock Jack Starling Episode: "The P.I."
Walker, Texas Ranger Shelby Valentine Episode: "Deadly Reunion"
Tales from the Crypt William Episode: "The Assassin"
1995 Due South Garret Episode: "Heaven and Earth"
Women of the House Jim Sugarbaker 2 episodes
1994–1995 SeaQuest 2032 Maximillian Scully 2 episodes
1996 Diagnosis: Murder Max Jupe Episode: "Murder by Friendly Fire"
1997–1998 Fired Up Guy Mann 28 episodes
2000 Diagnosis: Murder Bruce Locatelli Episode: "Murder by Remote"
2000–2001 The Trouble With Normal Dr. Lowell 2 episodes
2001 The District Monya Pastov Episode: "Fools Russian: Part I"
2003 Alias Frederick Brandon 2 episodes
Strong Medicine Frank Hardwyck Episode: "Skin"
2004 Joan of Arcadia Sheriff Mike Rakowski Episode: "Jump"
2004–2006 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Bobby Jensen 2 episodes
2005 E-Ring Admiral Cooper 4 episodes
2006 Ghost Whisperer Lyle Chase Episode: "Friendly Neighborhood Ghost"
Without a Trace Sal Marcello Episode: "Check Your Head"
2006–2007 Day Break Shadow Man 7 episodes
2007 Dexter FBI Deputy Director Max Adams 2 episodes
2008 ER Robert Truman Episode: "Atonement"
Shark Jason Normandy 2 episodes
Life Nathan Gray Episode: "Crushed"
Eli Stone Agent Johnathan Maine Episode: "Owner of a Lonely Heart"
2009 Lie to Me Ex-FBI Agent Bitcher Episode: "Sacrifice"
Cold Case John Clark Episode: "Jackals"
Castle Bruce Kirby Episode: "Hell Hath No Fury"
2009–2012 Breaking Bad Mike Ehrmantraut 25 episodes
2011 Modern Family Donnie Pritchett Episode: "The Musical Man"
Two and a Half Men Pawn Broker Episode: "A Fishbowl Full of Glass Eyes"
CSI: Miami Oscar Duarte Episode: "Long Gone"
2012 Ringer Remy Osterman 2 episodes
Parks and Recreation Steve Wyatt Episode: "Ben's Parents"
Vegas Angelo LaFlatta 2 episodes
2013 Bloodline Leo Killpriest Pilot
Body of Proof Glenn Fitz Episode: "Daddy Issue"
2013–2015 Axe Cop Various Voices 3 episodes
2014 Community Professor Buzz Hickey 11 episodes
Mike Tyson Mysteries The Wizard Voice, episode: "Is Magic Real?"[5]
2015–2022 Better Call Saul Mike Ehrmantraut 59 episodes
2015 The Lizzie Borden Chronicles Mr. Flowers 3 episodes
Major Lazer The Law Voice, episode: "Escape from Rave Island"
Gravity Falls Filbrick Pines Voice, episode: "A Tale of Two Stans"[5]
Robot Chicken Composite Superman Voice, episode: "Magical Friendship"
The Expanse Executive Officer Episode: "Dulcinea"
MythBusters Mike Ehrmantraut Episode: "Supernatural Shooters"
Last Week Tonight Himself Episode: "Sex Education"[6]
2016–2018 Skylanders Academy Eruptor Voice, 38 episodes
2017 Dr. Ken Dr. Erwin Episode: "Ken's Professor"
2017–2020 Tangled: The Series Quirin Voice, 8 episodes[5]
2020–2021 F Is for Family William Murphy Voice, 12 episodes
2020 The Casagrandes Coach Crawford Voice, episode: "Team Effort"
The Comey Rule James Clapper 2 episodes
2021 A Tale Dark & Grimm Johannes Voice, 7 episodes[5]
2024 Kite Man: Hell Yeah! Sean Noonan Voice[7]
2024 Constellation Henry/Bud Caldera 8 episodes[8]

Video games

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Year Title Role Notes
2015 Batman: Arkham Knight Commissioner James Gordon Grouped under "Voiceover & Mocap Talent"
2018 Lego The Incredibles Rick Dicker Grouped under 'Featuring the Voice Talents of:"

References

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  1. ^ "Jonathan Banks". TV Guide. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
  2. ^ "Jonathan Banks". Turner Classic Movies. Archived from the original on January 24, 2021. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
  3. ^ "'Breaking Bad' vet Jonathan Banks joins 'Community'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
  4. ^ Eng, Joyce (May 25, 2020). "'Better Call Saul's' Jonathan Banks could set a solo Emmy record that nobody wants". Gold Derby. Retrieved May 3, 2021.
  5. ^ a b c d e f "Jonathan Banks (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved September 15, 2023. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
  6. ^ LastWeekTonight (2024-05-26). S2 E24: Sex Education, GOP debate & Whole Foods: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. Retrieved 2024-09-19 – via YouTube.
  7. ^ Milligan, Mercedes (September 14, 2023). "'Harley Quinn' Spin-Off 'Kite Man: Hell Yeah!' Ready to Soar with New Teaser". www.animationmagazine.net. Retrieved September 15, 2023.
  8. ^ Spry, Jeff (February 28, 2024). "Noomi Rapace and Jonathan Banks on making Apple TV+'s twisty space thriller, 'Constellation' (exclusive)". Space.com. Retrieved March 7, 2024.