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Jonathan 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 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.
Jonathan Banks
Lex Luthor
for Lex Luthor in Batman & Superman: World's Finest Trilogy
Suggested by noahpopejoy
In a trilogy of movies, we see the big lead up to Batman and Superman's first time meeting. In Batman's film, he's well into his years of fighting crime and more specifically, the Joker. During Joker's latest plan, Batman feels he needs help, so he calls in his old sidekick, Dick Grayson, and Commissioner Gordon's daughter, Barbara Gordon, to help him fight the evil clown. In Superman's film, he finds himself battling Lex Luthor and trying to prove that he is selling weapons to terrorists. All the while learning about Batman and what he's like. These movies culminate in World's Finest when Bruce Wayne goes to Gotham City for a press tour for his latest book, "Orphaned Billionaire: How I Coped With Loss." The Joker follows closely behind him, intent on teaming up with Lex Luthor to defeat both Batman and Superman. With their alliance made, Batman and Superman, despite their strong disliking of each other, must team up to stop the mad clown and corrupt businessman. The end of the final movie in the trilogy foreshadows a future Justice League movie with Brainiac as the main villain.
