Life and work
Jonathan Banks is an American actor. Born: 31 January 1947. Citizenship recorded in the biographical source: United States.
Actor · 1947–
Jonathan Banks
Jonathan Banks is an American actor. Born on 31 January 1947, this profile follows Jonathan Banks through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Beverly Hills Cop (1984). The location trail reaches The Biltmore Los Angeles and Beverly Hills City Hall. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
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Beverly Hills Cop · The Biltmore Los Angeles
Jonathan Banks is credited as cast member on Beverly Hills Cop. The work’s existing location story leads to The Biltmore Los Angeles. The Biltmore’s Rendezvous Court appears as the fictional Beverly Palms Hotel. The actual building is downtown Los Angeles, not Beverly Hills.
Beverly Hills Cop — credits ↗︎Millennium Biltmore Hotel ↗︎Beverly Hills Cop · The Biltmore Los Angeles ↗︎
THE PLACES BEHIND THE STORY
A life on the map.
Explore 2 connections. Each connection links to its evidence; outlined circles mark approximate areas, not exact buildings or camera positions.
The Biltmore Los Angeles ↗︎
Filming location · Beverly Palms Hotel
The Biltmore’s Rendezvous Court appears as the fictional Beverly Palms Hotel. The actual building is downtown Los Angeles, not Beverly Hills.
Millennium Biltmore Hotel ↗︎Beverly Hills Cop · The Biltmore Los Angeles ↗︎
506 S Grand Avenue
Open street map ↗︎Beverly Hills City Hall ↗︎
Filming location · police headquarters
Beverly Hills City Hall provides the exterior identity of the police station. Its civic architecture becomes the formal counterpoint to Axel’s improvisation.
Beverly Hills City Hall ↗︎Beverly Hills Cop · The Biltmore Los Angeles ↗︎
455 N Rexford Drive
Open street map ↗︎IN THE STORY1947-01-31
Born 31 January 1947
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WORKS
Culture, connected.
Follow the work through its real places.
Beverly Hills Cop ↗︎
Martin Brest
KEEP EXPLORING
Cities and Worlds.
Los Angeles ↗︎
Follow a scene into the hills. A song onto the Strip. A story all the way to the ocean.
Beverly Hills Cop ↗︎
A downtown hotel and Beverly Hills civic architecture give Axel Foley imposing spaces to talk his way through.
PEOPLE IN THE STORY
Creative connections.
Follow collaborators through their work and the real places tied to it.
Eddie Murphy ↗︎
Eddie Murphy is an American actor and comedian. Born on 3 April 1961, this profile follows Eddie Murphy through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Beverly Hills Cop (1984), Beverly Hills Cop II (1987), The Nutty Professor (1996) and Dreamgirls (2006). The location trail reaches The Biltmore Los Angeles, Beverly Hills City Hall and Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
Jerry Bruckheimer ↗︎
Jerry Bruckheimer is an American film and television producer. Born on 21 September 1943, this profile follows Jerry Bruckheimer through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Beverly Hills Cop (1984), Beverly Hills Cop II (1987), The Rock (1996) and Enemy of the State (1998). The location trail reaches The Biltmore Los Angeles, Beverly Hills City Hall and Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, with existing stories in San Francisco. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
Paul Reiser ↗︎
Paul Reiser is an American actor. Born on 30 March 1956, this profile follows Paul Reiser through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Beverly Hills Cop (1984) and Beverly Hills Cop II (1987). The location trail reaches The Biltmore Los Angeles, Beverly Hills City Hall and Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
Damon Wayans ↗︎
Damon Wayans is an American comedian, writer, and actor. Born on 4 September 1960, this profile follows Damon Wayans through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Beverly Hills Cop (1984). The location trail reaches The Biltmore Los Angeles and Beverly Hills City Hall. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
Ronny Cox ↗︎
Ronny Cox is an American actor and musician. Born on 23 July 1938, this profile follows Ronny Cox through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Beverly Hills Cop (1984) and Beverly Hills Cop II (1987). The location trail reaches The Biltmore Los Angeles, Beverly Hills City Hall and Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
Judge Reinhold ↗︎
Judge Reinhold is an American actor. Born on 21 May 1957, this profile follows Judge Reinhold through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982), Beverly Hills Cop (1984) and Beverly Hills Cop II (1987). The location trail reaches Sherman Oaks Galleria, Van Nuys High School and The Biltmore Los Angeles. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.