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Jonathan Banks
Jonathan Ray Banks is an American actor. He played FBI Special Agent Frank McPike in the television series Wiseguy (1987–1990), for which he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. Banks gained renewed recognition for his role as hitman and fixer Mike Ehrmantraut in the television series Breaking Bad (2009–2013). He reprised the role as a lead…
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entertainment · American actor (born 1947) · actor · voice actor · comedian · screenwriter · film producer · television actor · also Jonathan Banks, Jonathan Ray Banks, Banks
Born 31 January 1947 · Q198638
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2025· 1 entry
Banks joined the cast of the Amazon Prime Video animated series Invincible from its third season onwards as the voice of the elderly superhero Brit
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2020· 1 entry
Banks joined the cast of the Netflix animated series F Is for Family in its fourth season as Bill Murphy, father of the main character
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2015· 3 entries
Reprised the role of Mike Ehrmantraut as a member of the main cast in the Breaking Bad spinoff Better Call Saul
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Voiced Filbrick Pines in Gravity Falls
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Voiced James Gordon in the video game Batman: Arkham Knight, and was a guest on the MythBusters episode "Supernatural Shooters"
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2014· 1 entry
Banks voiced Major Dick in an animated episode of Community, G
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2009· 1 entry
Banks gained acclaim for his portrayal of Mike Ehrmantraut in the second season of the AMC crime series Breaking Bad starring Bryan Cranston
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2006· 1 entry
Acted in an episode of Without a Trace, and in 2007 he acted in 2 episodes of Dexter
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2004· 1 entry
Acted in one episode of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
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1996· 1 entry
Banks reprised the role of Frank McPike in the television film Wiseguy
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1994· 1 entry
Banks had guest appearances in the television shows Matlock, Highlander: The Series, Walker, Texas Ranger, and Tales from the Crypt
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1974· 2 entries
Banks acted in the public service announcement (PSA) Linda's Film on Menstruation
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Banks moved to Los Angeles, where he worked in theater before picking up bit parts
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1947· 1 entry
Born 1947-01-31.
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1946· 1 entry
“Politics vs. Literature: An Examination of Gulliver's Travels”
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