<Tr> <Th> Spouse (s) </Th> <Td> Marnie Fausch (m . 1968; div. 1970) Gennera Banks (m . 1990) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Children </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <P> 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 . </P> <P> 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 . </P>

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