Fictional character from Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul
"Ehrmantraut" redirects here. For the German football defender, see Horst Ehrmantraut. For the surname, see Ermentraut.
Fictional character
Mike Ehrmantraut
Breaking Bad character
Jonathan Banks as Mike Ehrmantraut in a promotional poster for Better Call Saul's third season
First appearance
Breaking Bad:
"ABQ" (2009)
Better Call Saul:
"Uno" (2015)
Last appearance
Breaking Bad:
El Camino (2019)
Better Call Saul:
"Saul Gone" (2022)
Created by
Vince Gilligan
Portrayed by
Jonathan Banks
In-universe information
Full name
Michael Ehrmantraut
Alias
Dave Clark
Nickname
Pop-Pop (by Kaylee)
Bald Gringo (by Lalo)
Occupation
Marine Corps officer
Police officer
Cleaner
Head of Los Pollos Corporate Security
Hitman
Private investigator
Parking attendant with SMQ Parking at Albuquerque courthouse
Security consultant for Madrigal Electromotive
Children
Matt Ehrmantraut (son)
Relatives
Stacey Ehrmantraut (daughter-in-law)
Kaylee Ehrmantraut (granddaughter)
Home
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
Nationality
American
Ethnicity
German American
Birthplace
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Date of birth
Between 1940–1944
Michael Ehrmantraut (/ˈɜːrməntraʊt/)[1] is a fictional character in the television series Breaking Bad and its spinoff prequel Better Call Saul,[2] portrayed by Jonathan Banks. Mike is a former Philadelphia police officer and United States Marine Corps veteran who works for Gus Fring—and, on occasion, Saul Goodman—as a private investigator, head of security, cleaner, and hitman. While an officer in Philadelphia, he engaged in corrupt activities that indirectly led to the death of his son Matt, leading Mike to move to Albuquerque to watch over and financially support his daughter-in-law Stacey and granddaughter Kaylee through jobs in the criminal underworld.
Mike as a character has been praised by critics and Banks' performance has received several acting awards and nominations.
^As pronounced by Ehrmantraut in "Mabel".
^McFarland, K. M. (March 10, 2015). "Better Call Saul reveals the tortured origin of Mike Ehrmantraut". Boing Boing. Archived from the original on March 27, 2019. Retrieved October 12, 2019.
nominations. The writers of Breaking Bad created the character of MikeEhrmantraut as a substitute for Saul Goodman, when actor Bob Odenkirk was unavailable...
MikeEhrmantraut attempts to sell Declan the methylamine stolen in the train robbery, but Walter White suggests that Declan buy out MikeEhrmantraut and...
office space she shares with Jimmy. Jonathan Banks reprises his role as MikeEhrmantraut; he is engaged in a conflict with the Mexican drug cartel after an...
becomes the egocentric criminal-defense attorney Saul Goodman, and MikeEhrmantraut (Jonathan Banks), a former corrupt police officer who becomes a fixer...
film student. Kerry Condon as Stacey Ehrmantraut, Mike's widowed daughter-in-law and the mother of Kaylee Ehrmantraut. Jeremiah Bitsui as Victor, one of...
Drama Series. Banks gained prominence for his role as hitman and fixer MikeEhrmantraut in the television series Breaking Bad (2009–2013). He reprised the...
lawyer Saul Goodman, Jonathan Banks as private investigator and fixer MikeEhrmantraut, and Giancarlo Esposito as drug kingpin Gus Fring. The final season...
Chuck, a former attorney. Jonathan Banks also reprises his role as MikeEhrmantraut, a parking lot attendant who is also a criminal. The series premiere...
Hills Cop (1984). He has received critical acclaim for his role as MikeEhrmantraut in the television series Breaking Bad (2009–2012), its spin-off series...
plots to have him disbarred. Jonathan Banks also reprises his role as MikeEhrmantraut, who begins a partnership with Gustavo Fring (Giancarlo Esposito),...
boss. MikeEhrmantraut surveils Hector's ice cream store and observes police arrive. He later visits Stacey Ehrmantraut and Kaylee Ehrmantraut at their...
Jimmy McGill / Saul Goodman asks MikeEhrmantraut and Walter White what they would do if they could travel back in time. Mike says he would stop himself from...
universe, especially in relation to Jimmy McGill / Saul Goodman or MikeEhrmantraut, they had not yet developed a plan for her story. Gilligan said the...
as he saw fit, just as they had allowed Jonathan Banks to develop MikeEhrmantraut during Breaking Bad, though they told Dalton to think of Lalo as somewhat...
Goodman. Also shown is the moral decline of former police officer MikeEhrmantraut (Jonathan Banks), who becomes a violent fixer for drug traffickers...
of MikeEhrmantraut's dead body. When Jesse Pinkman arrives, Walt informs him that Mike is "gone." When asked by Jesse how they will deal with Mike's nine...
main cast members are Bob Odenkirk as Jimmy McGill, Jonathan Banks as MikeEhrmantraut, Rhea Seehorn as Kim Wexler, Patrick Fabian as Howard Hamlin, Michael...
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