About
Jonathan Ray 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...
Known for
Breaking BadSeries • 2008
CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationSeries • 2000
Modern FamilySeries • 2009
CSI: MiamiSeries • 2002
CastleSeries • 2009
DexterSeries • 2006
Two and a Half MenSeries • 2003
Phineas and FerbSeries • 2007
Better Call SaulSeries • 2015
Diagnosis: MurderSeries • 1993
ERSeries • 1994
INVINCIBLESeries • 2021
The ExpanseSeries • 2015
Star Trek: Deep Space NineSeries • 1993
Without a TraceSeries • 2002
Gravity FallsSeries • 2012
CommunitySeries • 2009
Falcon CrestSeries • 1981
Ghost WhispererSeries • 2005
Parks and RecreationSeries • 2009
Cold CaseSeries • 2003
Little House on the PrairieSeries • 1974
Hill Street BluesSeries • 1981
The WaltonsSeries • 1972