50-463: Kevin Delaney Kline (born October 24, 1947) is an American actor. In a career spanning over five decades, he has become a prominent leading man across both stage and screen . His accolades include an Academy Award and three Tony Awards , along with nominations for two British Academy Film Awards , two Primetime Emmy Awards , and five Golden Globe Awards . In 2003, he was inducted into
100-458: A Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series at the 2013 ceremony. His films in the 2010s include Identity Thief (2013), Bullet (2014), and Horrible Bosses 2 (2014), Banks had a recurring role as Buzz Hickey in the fifth season of the NBC sitcom Community . In 2015, he reprised the role of Mike Ehrmantraut as a member of the main cast in
150-673: A Screen Actors Guild award for his portrayal of Jaques in Kenneth Branagh 's film As You Like It , adapted from Shakespeare's play . It premiered theatrically in 2006 in Europe, and was sent straight to HBO in the United States. Kline's film The Conspirator premiered during the Toronto International Film Festival in 2010 and was described as an "old-fashioned historical thriller". It
200-466: A Drama Series (2013, 2015–2017, 2019) for his work on all three series, making him the only actor with nominations as a main cast member for three shows in this category, two of which feature him as the same character. In 2015, he voiced James Gordon in the video game Batman: Arkham Knight , and was a guest on the MythBusters episode "Supernatural Shooters". During this time Banks acted in
250-483: A Drama Series ". Although his character was primarily the hero's mentor and superior officer, stories occasionally featured McPike as hero. Banks' films in the 1990s include Freejack (1991), Boiling Point (1993), Under Siege 2: Dark Territory (1995), Flipper (1996), Dark Breed (1996), Last Man Standing (1996), A Thousand Men and a Baby (1997), Melanie Darrow (1997), Harvey (1999), Millennium Man (1999), Foolish (1999), Let
300-475: A Lincoln Center production that combined the two parts of Henry IV on Broadway at the Vivian Beaumont Theatre in 2003 as Falstaff, and was nominated for the 2004 Tony Award for Actor in a Play. In December 2004, Kline became the 2,272nd recipient of a star on Hollywood Walk of Fame , for his contributions to the motion picture industry, located at 7000 Hollywood Boulevard . Kline played
350-582: A Play . That year, he also played Maurice in the musical live-action adaptation of Disney's Beauty and the Beast , directed by Bill Condon and co-starring with Emma Watson and Dan Stevens . The film received positive reviews and grossed $ 1.2 billion worldwide, making it the highest-grossing live-action musical film, the second highest-grossing film of 2017 , and the 17th highest-grossing film of all time. He also voiced Calvin Fischoeder in
400-612: A brief appearance as Woody Reed in the now-defunct soap opera Search for Tomorrow . He returned to the stage in 1977 to play Clym Yeobright opposite Donna Theodore as Eustacia Vye in The Hudson Guild Theater production of Dance on a Country Grave , Kelly Hamilton's musical version of Thomas Hardy's The Return of the Native . In 1978, he played Bruce Granit, a matinée idol caricature, in Harold Prince 's On
450-448: A dramatic piece, and the actors are said to play co-leads ; a large supporting role may be considered a secondary lead . Award nominations for acting often reflect such ambiguities. Therefore, sometimes two actors in the same performance piece are nominated Oscars for Best Actor or Best Actress —categories traditionally reserved for leads. For example, in 1935 Clark Gable , Charles Laughton and Franchot Tone were each nominated for
500-593: A prep school teacher in The Emperor's Club (2002). The film was compared to that of Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1934) and Dead Poets Society (1989). He then portrayed Cole Porter in the musical biopic De-Lovely (2004) for which he was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy . During this period Kline appeared in numerous comedy films such as The Pink Panther (2006) opposite Steve Martin as well as
550-886: A production budget of $ 170 million. Kline voiced Tulio in the DreamWorks animated film The Road to El Dorado (2000) opposite Kenneth Branagh 's Miguel. The film is an adventure comedy featuring original songs with by Elton John . The film received mixed reviews but has since become a cult classic . The following year he starred in the Irwin Winkler drama Life as a House (2001) starring Kristin Scott Thomas , Hayden Christensen , and Mary Steenburgen . He reprised his role as Captain Phoebus in The Hunchback of Notre Dame II (2002). That same year he portrayed
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#1732802211893600-552: A star on the St. Louis Walk of Fame . In 1999, Kline played opposite Will Smith in the Steampunk Western film Wild Wild West . On Metacritic, the film has a score of 38 out of 100 based on 25 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews". The film ended its theatrical run on October 10, 1999 after five months, having grossed $ 113,804,681 domestically and $ 108,300,000 overseas for a worldwide total of $ 222,104,681 against
650-482: Is an American actor. His breakthrough came with the role of FBI Special Agent Frank McPike in the television series Wiseguy (1987–1990). For his role, 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
700-500: Is often but not necessarily the lead. A lead role must also be differentiated from a starring role , which means that an actor is credited as a part of the main cast but not that they necessarily play the main character. This drama-related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to film or motion picture terminology is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Jonathan Banks Jonathan Ray Banks (born January 31, 1947)
750-654: The American Film Institute ranked the film 21st on AFI's 100 Years... 100 Laughs . Kline continued to take comedic roles in I Love You to Death (1990), Soapdish (1991), Grand Canyon (1991), and French Kiss (1995). In 1993, Kline had his first voice-acting role in The Nutcracker , and starred in Dave , a political comedy directed by Ivan Reitman and co-starring Charles Grodin , Sigourney Weaver and Ben Kingsley . In 1996, he played
800-659: The American Theatre Hall of Fame . Kline began his acting career on stage in 1972 with The Acting Company and gained prominence for his numerous performances with The Public Theatre and in New York Shakespeare Festival . He has gone on to win three Tony Awards for his work on Broadway , including wins in Best Featured Actor in a Musical and Best Actor in a Musical categories for the 1978 original production of On
850-591: The Breaking Bad spinoff Better Call Saul . Set several years before the events of Breaking Bad , the show greatly expanded Ehrmantraut's character and backstory, and Banks ultimately appeared in 61 of the series' 63 episodes. At the Emmy Awards, he was nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series at their 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2019 ceremonies. For this role, he has received Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actor in
900-664: The Upper East Side of Manhattan in New York . They have two children: Owen Joseph Kline (born 1991) and Greta Kline (born 1994), who fronts the band Frankie Cosmos. The Kevin Kline Awards honor theatre professionals in St. Louis in an array of categories, including best actor and actress, set design, choreography, and new play or musical. Kline's career spans over five decades and includes collaborations with some of
950-470: The public service announcement (PSA) Linda's Film on Menstruation. Banks' early film appearances include supporting roles in films such as the crime film Who'll Stop the Rain (1978), the murder-mystery The Cheap Detective (1978), the war film Coming Home (1978), and the musical drama The Rose (1979). During the late 1970s and early 1980s, he appeared in television films such as The Girl in
1000-543: The 1960s and 1970s; his father's family owned Kline's Inc., a department store chain. Kevin Kline described his mother as the "dramatic theatrical character in our family". His father was Jewish and his mother Catholic; Kline was raised in his mother's faith. He has an older sister, Kate, and two younger brothers, Alexander and Christopher. He graduated from the Saint Louis Priory School in 1965. In 1997,
1050-730: The 1980s and early to mid-1990s, Kline made several films with director Lawrence Kasdan starting with The Big Chill (1983). The film revolves around friends from college reuniting after the death of a friend. Kline co-stars alongside Glenn Close , Jeff Goldblum , and William Hurt . The film was a critical and commercial success. He reunited with Kasdan with the western film Silverado (1985) where he starred with Kevin Costner , Rosanna Arquette , and John Cleese . He then portrayed Donald Woods in Richard Attenborough 's Cry Freedom (1987) opposite Denzel Washington about
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#17328022118931100-528: The 1980s include the NBC series the Gangster Chronicles (1981), where he played Dutch Schultz , and the short-lived science fiction series Otherworld (1985), where he portrayed the main antagonist. Banks achieved a career breakthrough with the role of Frank McPike in the television series Wiseguy , which he starred in from 1987 to 1990. His performance led to a Primetime Emmy Award nomination, for " Outstanding Supporting Actor in
1150-550: The 1990 production has aired on PBS. Kline was dubbed "the American Olivier " by New York Times theater critic Frank Rich for his stage acting. Kline finally ventured into film in 1982 in Sophie's Choice . He won the coveted role of the tormented and moody Nathan opposite Meryl Streep . The New York Times film critic Janet Maslin wrote of Kline's performance, "Mr. Kline, whose Nathan convincingly demonstrates
1200-496: The 2000s include Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles (2001), Face to Face (2001), Downward Angel (2001), Dark Blue (2003), Jam (2007), Reign Over Me (2007), and Proud American (2008). In 2004, he acted in one episode of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation . In 2006, he acted in an episode of Without a Trace , and in 2007 he acted in 2 episodes of Dexter . According to voice actor Nolan North , Banks
1250-867: The Best Actor Academy Award for Mutiny on the Bounty . There can even be controversy over whether a particular performance should be nominated in the Best Actor/Actress or Best Supporting Actor/Best Supporting Actress category; for instance, The Godfather 's Al Pacino boycotted the 45th Academy Awards ceremony since he was insulted at being nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor award; he noted that he had more screen time than his co-star and Best Actor winner Marlon Brando and so he should have received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. A title role
1300-649: The City Center Acting Company (now The Acting Company ), under the aegis of John Houseman . The Company traveled across the U.S. performing Shakespeare 's plays, other classical works, and the musical The Robber Bridegroom , founding one of the most widely praised groups in American repertory theatre. At Juilliard, he studied singing with Beverley Peck Johnson . In 1976, Kline left The Acting Company and settled in New York City , doing
1350-560: The Devil Wear Black (1999), Thrash (1999) , and Outlaw Justice (1999). He also acted in television films such as Body Shot (1993) and Shadow of Obsession (1995). In 1994, Banks had guest appearances in the television shows Matlock , Highlander: The Series , Walker, Texas Ranger , and Tales from the Crypt . In 1996, Banks reprised the role of Frank McPike in the television film Wiseguy . His films in
1400-777: The Empty Grave (1977), Alexander: The Other Side of Dawn , The Ordeal of Patty Hearst (1979), She's Dressed to Kill (1979), Rage (1980), Desperate Voyage (1980). Banks acted in the films such as the Sidney Poitier prison buddy comedy Stir Crazy (1980) starring Richard Pryor and Gene Wilder and the comedy films Airplane! (1980) and 48 Hrs. (1982). Banks also acted in numerous films such as Frances (1982), Beverly Hills Cop (1984), Gremlins (1984), Buckaroo Banzai (1984), Armed and Dangerous (1986), Cold Steel (1987), and Honeymoon Academy (1990). His television-roles of
1450-642: The Neighborhood (1992), Under Siege 2: Dark Territory (1995), Foolish (1999), Puff, Puff, Pass (2006) and Identity Thief (2013). He also appeared prominently in the fifth season of Community (2014) and provided the voice of Commissioner Jim Gordon in the video game Batman: Arkham Knight (2015). Jonathan Ray Banks was born on January 31, 1947, in Washington, D.C. , and grew up in Chillum Heights , Maryland . His father
1500-605: The Pirate King. In 1983 he played the role in a film version of the musical, also with Ronstadt, Smith and Angela Lansbury , which had a limited theatrical release. In the ensuing years, Kline appeared many times in New York Shakespeare Festival productions of Shakespeare plays, including starring roles in Richard III (1983), Much Ado About Nothing (1988), Henry V (1984), and two productions of Hamlet , in 1986 and 1990 (which he also directed). A videotape of
1550-695: The Theater Department, all I did was theater... I could barely make it to class because this was my passion." While an undergraduate, he was a co-founder of the Vest Pocket Players, an off-campus theatrical troupe. In 1970, Kline won a scholarship to the newly formed drama division of the Juilliard School in New York. In 1972, he joined fellow Juilliard graduates, including Patti LuPone and David Ogden Stiers , and formed
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1600-704: The Twentieth Century , and for the 1981 revival of The Pirates of Penzance , respectively. In 2003, he starred as Falstaff in the Broadway production of Henry IV , for which he won the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Play . In 2017, he won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for the revival of Noël Coward 's Present Laughter . Kline made his film debut in psychological drama Sophie's Choice (1982). For his role in
1650-499: The Twentieth Century , for which he won his first Tony Award . In 1981, he appeared with multi-genre renowned singer Linda Ronstadt and singer Rex Smith in the New York Shakespeare Festival's Central Park production of Gilbert and Sullivan 's The Pirates of Penzance , which moved to Broadway and won Kline another Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical for his comically dashing portrayal of
1700-438: The animated comedy series Bob's Burgers (2011–present), for which he earned a Primetime Emmy nomination . He has reprised his role in the latter's theatrical feature The Bob's Burgers Movie (2022). In 2021, it was announced that Kline would star with Cate Blanchett on Alfonso Cuaron 's Apple TV+ show Disclaimer . Kline met actress Phoebe Cates in 1983. They began dating in 1985 and married in 1989. They live on
1750-421: The animated films The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996), The Road to El Dorado (2000), and The Tale of Despereaux (2008). Kline was born on October 24, 1947, in St. Louis , Missouri , to Margaret Agnes Kirk and Robert Joseph Kline (1909–1996). His father was a classical music lover and amateur opera singer who owned The Record Bar, a record store in St. Louis that opened in 1942. He also sold toys during
1800-602: The comedy A Fish Called Wanda (1988), Kline won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor . He also acted in several other films including The Pirates of Penzance (1983), Silverado (1985), Cry Freedom (1987), The January Man (1989), Chaplin (1992), Princess Caraboo (1994), A Midsummer Night's Dream (1999), The Anniversary Party (2001), The Emperor's Club (2002), The Pink Panther (2006), Last Vegas (2013), My Old Lady (2014), and The Good House (2021); and voiced characters in
1850-557: The films Term Life (2016), The Commuter (2018), and Incredibles 2 (2018). Banks portrayed the main antagonist in the 2017 film Mudbound . With his costars, he was nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture at the Screen Actors Guild Awards . In 2020, Banks joined the cast of the Netflix animated series F Is for Family in its fourth season as Bill Murphy, father of
1900-587: The friendship between activist Stephen Biko and editor Donald Woods. Newsday critic Lynn Darling wrote on July 13, 1988, that Kline "has proved himself to be one of the most talented and versatile American actors of his generation." In 1989, Kline won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in the British comedy A Fish Called Wanda , where he played a painfully inept American ex- CIA thug opposite John Cleese 's genteel British barrister and Jamie Lee Curtis ' femme fatale/con woman. In 2000,
1950-524: The greatest of tenderness toward Sophie, is also called upon to rail at her mercilessly. In the tender scenes Mr. Kline makes himself very appealing; in the cruel ones, he does the best he can to affect a viciousness that, even on the page, seemed less than fully convincing." Streep won an Academy Award for her performance, and Kline was nominated for a 1983 Golden Globe award (New Star of the Year) and BAFTA Award for Most Outstanding Newcomer To Film. During
2000-451: The most acclaimed filmmakers and actors of his time. Selected credits: Kline's numerous accolades include an Academy Award , three Tony Awards , four Drama Desk Awards and a Screen Actors Guild Award as well as nominations for two BAFTA Awards , two Primetime Emmy Awards , five Golden Globe Awards . Leading man A leading actor , leading actress , or leading man or lady or simply lead ( / ˈ l iː d / ), plays
2050-457: The role as a lead character in the spin-off series Better Call Saul (2015–2022) and its sequel film, El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie (2019). For playing Ehrmantraut, he received five nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series . Banks' film projects include The Rose (1979), Airplane! (1980), Frances (1982), Beverly Hills Cop (1984), Armed and Dangerous (1986), There Goes
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2100-442: The role of the protagonist of a film, television show or play. The word lead may also refer to the largest role in the piece, and leading actor may refer to a person who typically plays such parts or an actor with a respected body of work. Some actors are typecast as leads, but most play the lead in some performances and supporting or character roles in others. Sometimes there is more than one significant leading role in
2150-492: The romantic comedy films Definitely, Maybe starring Ryan Reynolds and No Strings Attached (2011) with Natalie Portman and Ashton Kutcher . He also played Guy Noir in Robert Altman 's final film A Prairie Home Companion (2006). Kline starred alongside Meryl Streep , Lily Tomlin , Tommy Lee Jones , and Woody Harrelson . He was inducted in the American Theatre Hall of Fame in 2003. He also appeared in
2200-473: The school named its new auditorium the Kevin Kline Theater. At its dedication, he performed selections from Shakespeare as a benefit. He attended Indiana University, Bloomington , where he was a classmate of actor Jonathan Banks . He began studying composing and conducting music, but switched to a theater and speech major for his last two years, and graduated in 1970. He said: "When I switched to
2250-527: The title role in King Lear at the Public Theater and took the lead role in a Broadway production of Cyrano de Bergerac opposite Jennifer Garner . It was forced to temporarily close after only 11 performances as a result of the Broadway stagehands' strike, but subsequently reopened. Cyrano was filmed in 2008 and aired as part of PBS 's Great Performances series. In January 2008, Kline won
2300-568: The voice role of Captain Phoebus in the 1996 Disney animated film The Hunchback of Notre Dame . He portrayed an English literature teacher who is publicly outed when his student thanks him in his Academy Award acceptance speech in the Frank Oz comedy In & Out (1997). The film was inspired by Tom Hanks ' acceptance speech for Philadelphia (1993). Kline was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for his performance. In 1998, he received
2350-526: Was a civil servant and his mother a professor at Indiana State University . Banks said his late mother was a secretary in various federal government offices, including the CIA , and that she was also a private secretary to several top Naval officers, including Admiral Chester Nimitz . Banks graduated from Northwood High School in Silver Spring , and attended Indiana University Bloomington , where he
2400-539: Was a classmate of actor Kevin Kline . During that time, they participated in a production of The Threepenny Opera together. He also played Anthony Anderson in The Devil's Disciple (play) , which he credits as changing his life. After graduating, he joined a touring company of Hair as a stage manager, and traveled to Australia and New Zealand. In 1974, Banks moved to Los Angeles, where he worked in theater before picking up bit parts. Also in 1974, Banks acted in
2450-474: Was originally considered to play the role of Zoran Lazaravić in the 2009 video game Uncharted 2: Among Thieves , but the role went to Graham McTavish . In 2009, Banks gained acclaim for his portrayal of Mike Ehrmantraut in the AMC crime series second season of Breaking Bad starring Bryan Cranston . He became a series regular for the third , fourth , and fifth seasons. For his performance, he received
2500-523: Was well-received by most critics. Kline starred in the 2012 comedy Darling Companion with Diane Keaton . In 2017, Kline returned to Broadway in a revival of the play Present Laughter . He received rave reviews with Marilyn Stasio writing, "Whatever would we do without Kevin Kline? In an age of lesser stars, he's a bona fide matinee idol of the ideal age and with the urbane sensibility to do justice to sophisticated scribes like Noël Coward ." He received his third Tony Award , this time for Best Actor in
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