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Jonathan Banks - wikipedia Jonathan Banks This article is about the actor . For the boxer , see Johnathon Banks . For the American football player , see Johnthan Banks . <Th_colspan="2"> Jonathan Banks <Td_colspan="2"> Banks at the 2012 San Diego Comic - Con International Jonathan Ray Banks January 31 , 1947 ( age 71 ) Washington , D.C. , U.S. Alma mater Indiana University Bloomington Occupation Actor Years active 1974 -- present Spouse ( s ) Marnie Fausch ( m . 1968 ; div. 1970 ) Gennera Banks ( m . 1990 ) Children Jonathan Ray Banks ( born January 31 , 1947 ) is an American actor . His first notable film roles were in the films Airplane ! , 48 Hrs. , and Beverly Hills Cop . He has received critical acclaim for his role as former police officer turned hitman Mike Ehrmantraut in the television series Breaking Bad , and its spin - off Better Call Saul . Earlier he was well - reviewed as Frank McPike in Wiseguy . He has received five Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series . Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Filmography 4.1 Film 4.2 Television films 4.3 Television series 4.4 Video games 5 Awards and nominations 6 References 7 External links Early life and education ( edit ) Banks was born in Washington , D.C. His mother was Elena ( Adams ) Banks ( October 13 , 1917 -- September 16 , 2012 ) . He graduated from Northwood High School in Silver Spring , MD in 1965 , and attended Indiana University Bloomington , where he was a classmate of actor Kevin Kline . During that time , they participated in a production of The Threepenny Opera together . Banks dropped out of the university to join a touring company of Hair as a stage manager . He toured Australia with the Hair company . Career ( edit ) In 1974 , Banks moved to Los Angeles and performed on stage before picking up bit parts on television . He notably starred in the 1974 sex PSA Linda 's Film on Menstruation , which was referenced by John Oliver in an episode of his show Last Week Tonight with John Oliver focusing on sex education . The episode aired on August 9 , 2015 , and Banks appeared at the end of the segment , ridiculing the content of said PSA . He co-starred in 48 Hrs. and Beverly Hills Cop , which are among his best known roles . Other film roles include appearances in Armed and Dangerous , Buckaroo Banzai , Freejack , Flipper , Airplane ! , Gremlins , Murder Me , Murder You , Under Siege 2 : Dark Territory , and Identity Thief . Banks ' big break on television came in 1987 with the series Wiseguy , in which he played Frank McPike for four years , a role which led to a Primetime 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 series Otherworld , as Kommander Nuveen Kroll , and in the sitcom Fired Up . In the second season of Breaking Bad , Banks appeared as Mike Ehrmantraut . He became a series regular for the third , fourth , and fifth seasons . For the fifth season , he received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series . He also made guest appearances on several TV shows . In 2014 , he had a recurring role as Buzz Hickey in the fifth season of the NBC sitcom Community . Banks reprised his role as Mike Ehrmantraut as a regular in the Breaking Bad spinoff series Better Call Saul , for which he earned his third Emmy nomination in season 1 . In April 2016 , he was awarded an honorary doctoral degree from Indiana University . He played the voice of James Gordon in the 2015 video game Batman : Arkham Knight . In 2015 , Banks made a special guest appearance on the Mythbusters episode `` Supernatural Shooters '' . He also plays Walt in the 2018 thriller film The Commuter . Personal life ( edit ) Banks married his first wife in 1968 . Together , they had one daughter . After his divorce in 1970 , Banks married his second wife in 1990 . From this marriage , they had fraternal twins . Banks also has a stepdaughter from this marriage . Filmography ( edit ) Film ( edit ) Year Title Role Notes 1977 The Night They Took Miss Beautiful Buck 1978 Coming Home Marine at Party 1978 The Cheap Detective Cabbie 1978 Who 'll Stop the Rain Marine 1979 The Rose Television Promoter 1980 Airplane ! Gunderson 1980 Stir Crazy Jack Graham 1981 Gangster Wars Dutch Schultz 1982 Frances Hitchhiker 1982 48 Hrs . Algren 1984 Gremlins Deputy Brent 1984 The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension Lizardo Hospital Guard 1984 Beverly Hills Cop Zack 1986 Armed and Dangerous Clyde Klepper Cold Steel Iceman Pin Pin Voice 1990 Honeymoon Academy Pitt 1992 Freejack Michelette 1992 There Goes the Neighborhood Handsome Harry 1993 Boiling Point Max Waxman 1994 Walker Texas Ranger 3 : Deadly Reunion Shelby Valentine 1995 Under Siege 2 : Dark Territory Scotty Flipper Dirk Moran Dark Breed Commander Joseph Shay 1999 Let the Devil Wear Black Satch 1999 Foolish Numbers 1999 Trash Judge Callum 2001 Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles Milos Drubnik 2001 Proximity Price 2002 Dark Blue James 2002 R.S.V.P Walter Franklin 2006 Puff , Puff , Pass Lance 2007 Reign Over Me Stelter 2008 Proud American Mr. Moretti 2012 Watercolor Postcards Ledball 2013 Identity Thief Paolo 2013 Roar Bernie Warren Short film 2014 Bullet Carlito Kane 2014 Authors Anonymous David Kelleher 2014 Horrible Bosses 2 Detective Hatcher 2016 Term Life Harper 2016 Alibi Billy Short film 2017 Mudbound Pappy McAllan 2018 The Commuter Walt 2018 Incredibles 2 Rick Dicker Voice 2018 Redbad Pepin Herstal Television films ( edit ) Year Title Role Notes 1976 The Macahans Woodward 1977 Alexander : The Other Side of Dawn Michael 1979 She 's Dressed to Kill Rudy Striker 1980 Desperate Voyage Louis The Invisible Woman Darren Murder Me , Murder You Janos Saracen 1984 Nadia Gheorge Comaneci 1986 The Fifth Missile Ray Olson 1986 Assassin Earl Dickman 1986 Who Is Julia Jack Bodine 1991 Do n't Touch My Daughter Ryter 1993 Blind Side Aaron Melanie Darrow Arthur Abbott 1998 Dollar for the Dead Col. Skinner Television series ( edit ) Year Title Role Notes 1976 Barnaby Jones Vince Gentry Episode : `` Dead Heat '' 1977 Family Attendant Episode : `` Taking Chances : Part I '' 1977 Barnaby Jones Car Salesman Episode : `` Duet for Dying '' 1977 Carter Country Bob Phillips Episode : `` The Fireside Burnside Budget Chat '' 1979 Lou Grant Clay Starkes Episode : `` Kidnap '' 1979 The Waltons Jeb Sanders Episode : `` The Wager '' 1979 Lou Grant Cyrus Episode : `` Sweep '' 1980 Little House on the Prairie Jed Episode : `` Darkness Is My Friend '' 1981 Lou Grant Intruder Episode : `` Rape '' 1981 Sanford Al Episode : `` Cal the Coward '' 1981 The Gangster Chronicles Dutch Schultz 13 episodes 1981 Best of the West Hombre 2 episodes 1982 Report to Murphy Vinny Episode : `` Papillon '' 1982 T.J. Hooker Danny Scott Episode : `` The Witness '' T.J. Hooker Freddy Baker Episode : `` The Hostages '' Hill Street Blues Reggie 2 episodes Whiz Kids N / A Episode : `` Programmed For Murder '' 1984 Jessie Ernie Ross Episode : `` Pilot '' 1984 Cagney & Lacey Keith Edsin Episode : `` Old Debts '' 1985 Otherworld Kommander Nuveen Kroll 8 episodes 1985 Hunter Detective Gary Krewson Episode : `` The Big Fall '' 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 '' 1994 Matlock Jack Starling Episode : `` The P.I. '' 1994 Walker , Texas Ranger Shelby Valentine Episode : `` Deadly Reunion '' 1994 Tales from the Crypt William Episode : `` The Assassin '' 1995 Due South Garret Episode : `` Heaven and Earth '' 1995 Women of the House Jim Sugarbaker 2 episodes 1994 -- 1995 SeaQuest 2032 Maximillian Scully 2 episodes 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 2003 Strong Medicine Frank Hardwyck Episode : `` Skin '' Joan of Arcadia Sheriff Mike Rakowski Episode : `` Jump '' 2004 -- 2006 CSI : Crime Scene Investigation Bobby Jensen 2 episodes 2005 E-Ring Adm. Cooper 4 episodes 2006 Ghost Whisperer Lyle Chase Episode : `` Friendly Neighborhood Ghost '' 2006 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 '' 2008 Shark Jason Normandy 2 episodes 2008 Life Nathan Gray Episode : `` Crushed '' 2008 Eli Stone Agent Johnathan Maine Episode : `` Owner of a Lonely Heart '' 2009 Lie to Me Ex-FBI Agent Bitcher Episode : `` Sacrifice '' 2009 Cold Case John Clark Episode : `` Jackals '' 2009 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 '' 2011 Two and a Half Men Pawn Broker Episode : `` A Fishbowl Full of Glass Eyes '' 2011 CSI : Miami Oscar Duarte Episode : `` Long Gone '' 2012 Ringer Remy Osterman 2 episodes 2012 Parks and Recreation Steve Wyatt Episode : `` Ben 's Parents '' 2012 Vegas Angelo LaFlatta 2 episodes 2013 Bloodline Leo Killpriest Unsold TV pilot 2013 Body of Proof Glenn Fitz Episode : `` Daddy Issue '' 2013 -- 2015 Axe Cop Various voices 3 episodes 2014 Community Buzz Hickey 11 episodes 2014 Mike Tyson Mysteries The Wizard ( voice ) Episode : `` Is Magic Real ? '' 2015 -- present Better Call Saul Mike Ehrmantraut 38 episodes 2015 The Lizzie Borden Chronicles Mr. Flowers 3 episodes 2015 Major Lazer The Law ( voice ) Episode : `` Escape from Rave Island '' 2015 Gravity Falls Filbrick Pines ( voice ) Episode : `` A Tale of Two Stans '' 2015 Robot Chicken Composite Superman ( voice ) Episode : `` Magical Friendship '' 2015 The Expanse Executive Officer Episode : `` Dulcinea '' 2015 MythBusters Himself Episode : `` Supernatural Shooters '' 2016 -- 2017 Skylanders Academy Eruptor ( voice ) 12 episodes 2017 Dr. Ken Dr. Erwin Episode : `` Ken 's Professor '' 2017 -- 2018 Tangled : The Series Quirin ( voice ) 2 episodes Video games ( edit ) Year Title Role 2015 Batman : Arkham Knight James Gordon ( voice ) 2018 Lego The Incredibles Rick Dicker ( voice ) Awards and nominations ( edit ) Year Award Work Result Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Wiseguy Nominated 1990 Viewers for Quality Television Best Supporting Actor in a Quality Drama Series Nominated 2012 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Breaking Bad Nominated 2013 Critics ' Choice Television Awards Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Nominated Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Nominated Saturn Awards Best Supporting Actor on Television Won Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Nominated 2015 Critics ' Choice Television Awards Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Better Call Saul Won Primetime Emmy Award Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Nominated 2016 Satellite Awards Best Supporting Actor -- Series , Miniseries or Television Film Nominated Primetime Emmy Award Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Nominated 2017 Primetime Emmy Award Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Nominated Satellite Awards Best Supporting Actor -- Series , Miniseries or Television Film Nominated References ( edit ) ^ Jump up to : `` Jonathan Banks '' . TVGuide.com . Jump up ^ http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/9256%7C0/Jonathan-Banks/ Jump up ^ `` Jonathan Banks '' . Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved 20 August 2013 . Jump up ^ http://www.tribstar.com/obituaries/elenaadams-banks/article_bf112691-92fd-5b9f-955f-d94a145425a4.html Jump up ^ ' Better Call Saul 's ' Jonathan Banks Remembers His Start as a ' Music ' Man . Variety . Jump up ^ `` Jonathan Banks of ' Breaking Bad ' appears in ' 70s period PSA '' . Entertainment Weekly . Jump up ^ `` Watch Breaking Bad 's Mike learn about menstruation in a 1974 PSA '' . The A.V. Club . Jump up ^ Last Week Tonight with John Oliver : Sex Education ( HBO ) . YouTube . August 9 , 2015 . Jump up ^ `` Jonathan Banks as Mike '' . AMC . Archived from the original on December 23 , 2010 . Retrieved April 5 , 2011 . Jump up ^ The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows , 1946 - Present . Ballantine Books . 2003 . p. 447 . ISBN 0 - 345 - 45542 - 8 . Jump up ^ Goldman , Eric ( August 20 , 2013 ) . `` Breaking Bad 's Jonathan Banks Joins Community '' . IGN . Retrieved August 20 , 2013 . Jump up ^ Kenneally , Tim ( January 27 , 2014 ) . `` ' Breaking Bad ' Prequel ' Better Call Saul ' Enlists Jonathan Banks '' . TheWrap.com . Retrieved January 27 , 2014 . Jump up ^ `` Indiana University to present Jonathan Banks with an honorary degree '' . IU Bloomington Newsroom . March 7 , 2016 . Jump up ^ `` Batman : Arkham Knight 's cast includes Jonathan Banks and John Noble '' . Destructoid . Retrieved 12 May 2015 . Jump up ^ http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/9256%7C0/Jonathan-Banks/ Jump up ^ http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/jonathan-banks/bio/158578 Jump up ^ `` Gravity Falls : `` A Tale Of Two Stans '' `` . 2015 - 07 - 13 . Retrieved 2017 - 01 - 23 . External links ( edit ) Jonathan Banks at AllMovie Jonathan Banks on IMDb <Th_colspan="2"> Critics ' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series <Td_colspan="2"> John Noble ( 2011 ) Giancarlo Esposito ( 2012 ) Michael Cudlitz ( 2013 ) Aaron Paul ( 2014 ) Jonathan Banks ( 2015 ) Christian Slater ( 2016 ) John Lithgow ( 2016 ) David Harbour ( 2017 ) <Th_colspan="2"> Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor on Television <Td_colspan="2"> Dennis Haysbert ( 1999 ) James Marsters ( 2000 ) Michael Rosenbaum ( 2001 ) Victor Garber ( 2002 ) James Marsters ( 2003 ) Terry O'Quinn ( 2004 ) James Callis ( 2005 ) Masi Oka ( 2006 ) Michael Emerson ( 2007 ) Adrian Pasdar ( 2008 ) Aaron Paul ( 2009 ) John Noble ( 2010 ) Aaron Paul ( 2011 ) Jonathan Banks ( 2012 ) Aaron Paul ( 2013 ) Laurence Fishburne ( 2014 ) Richard Armitage ( 2015 ) Ed Harris ( 2016 ) Michael McKean ( 2017 ) WorldCat Identities BNF : cb14152637d ( data ) ISNI : 0000 0003 6383 7134 LCCN : no96052852 VIAF : 226081187 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jonathan_Banks&oldid=864493430 '' Categories : 1947 births Living people American male film actors American male television actors Male actors from Washington , D.C. 20th - century American male actors 21st - century American male actors American male voice actors Hidden categories : Infobox person using alma mater Articles with hCards Wikipedia articles with BNF identifiers Wikipedia articles with ISNI identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia Afrikaans Asturianu تۆرکجه Български Català Deutsch Español فارسی Français Frysk 한국어 Bahasa Indonesia Italiano עברית Magyar მარგალური Nederlands 日本 語 Polski Português Русский Shqip Simple English کوردی Suomi Svenska Українська 19 more Edit links This page was last edited on 17 October 2018 , at 15 : 59 ( UTC ) . 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