64 Facts About Mike Ehrmantraut

Michael Ehrmantraut is a fictional character in Breaking Bad and its spinoff prequel Better Call Saul, portrayed by Jonathan Banks.

Mike Ehrmantraut is a former Philadelphia police officer who works for Gus Fring—and, on occasion, Saul Goodman—as a private investigator, head of security, cleaner, and hitman.

Mike Ehrmantraut has appeared in Better Call Saul and appears during a flashback scene in El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie.

Mike Ehrmantraut subsequently became an officer on the Philadelphia Police Department.

Mike Ehrmantraut identified the officers who killed Matt and arranged a similar ambush to kill both of them, after which he left for Albuquerque, allowing him to see Stacey and Kaylee.

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Jimmy frequently deals with Mike Ehrmantraut when leaving the parking lot, irritated with Mike Ehrmantraut's demands for payment or the right number of validation stickers.

Mike Ehrmantraut has Jimmy create a diversion, enabling Mike Ehrmantraut to steal one detective's notepad to learn what they know.

Mike Ehrmantraut finds that Stacey contacted them after finding money hidden in the lining of one of her suitcases.

Mike Ehrmantraut admits to her that he was involved in corruption in Philadelphia, and confesses that he "broke" his son Matt by persuading him to go along.

Matt's partner and another cop killed him for fear he would report them, so Mike Ehrmantraut retaliated by killing the two of them and then moved to Albuquerque to be near his daughter-in-law and granddaughter.

Mike Ehrmantraut then helps Jimmy recover and return the money the Kettlemans embezzled.

On one of his "muscle" jobs, Mike Ehrmantraut is employed by Daniel Wormald to protect him during a drug deal with Nacho Varga.

Hector wants to reduce Tuco's prison sentence by having Mike Ehrmantraut tell police the gun Tuco was carrying was his, and threatens Stacey and Kaylee so Mike Ehrmantraut will comply.

Mike Ehrmantraut agrees to take responsibility for the gun in exchange for a $50,000 payment.

Mike Ehrmantraut intended for a "Good Samaritan" to free Ximenez and contact the police, but learns from Nacho that when someone stopped to help, Ximenez called Hector, and Hector's crew cleaned up the scene and killed the Good Samaritan before police could be summoned.

Mike Ehrmantraut decides to kill Hector and procures a black market sniper rifle.

Mike Ehrmantraut finds a branch wedged against the horn and a note on the windshield with a single word: "don't".

Mike Ehrmantraut finds his moves have been tracked by Gus Fring, the owner of the Los Pollos Hermanos restaurant chain, which is part of the cartel's drug trafficking chain.

Gus meets with Mike Ehrmantraut and explains that he does not want Hector dead until Gus decides the time is right.

Mike Ehrmantraut encourages Mike to continue to disrupt Hector's drug trafficking and attempts to pay him, but Mike does not accept the money.

Mike Ehrmantraut asks for help to launder the $250,000 he stole, and Gus obliges by arranging for Madrigal Electromotive, the parent company of Los Pollos and a participant in its drug activities, to hire Mike as a contracted security consultant and pay him monthly consulting fees.

Mike Ehrmantraut joins Stacey at group therapy sessions to help her overcome Matt's death.

Lydia Rodarte-Quayle informs him the consulting contract was supposed to be a paper transaction, but Mike Ehrmantraut argues that his inspections provide plausible cover if anyone questions the payments.

At the group therapy sessions, Mike Ehrmantraut confronts another attendee over his lies, which causes a temporary rift between Stacey and Mike Ehrmantraut.

Mike Ehrmantraut arranges for structural engineers to secretly visit and assess the site while Gus silently observes.

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Gus selects Werner Ziegler to oversee construction of the lab, and Mike Ehrmantraut arranges for living quarters for Werner and his men during the months-long project.

Mike Ehrmantraut befriends Werner and tries to cover for him to Gus when Werner inadvertently reveals some details of the lab's construction to patrons at a local bar.

Mike Ehrmantraut reacts with disgust at Gus's seeming lack of compassion for Werner and refuses Gus' offer to continue paying him during the delay.

Mike Ehrmantraut continues to struggle with Werner's death and drinks to excess.

Mike Ehrmantraut becomes alienated from his family when he loses his temper with Kaylee, which leads Stacey to ask Mike to keep his distance.

Mike Ehrmantraut is stabbed during a second altercation with the gang, which he sought out of guilt for Werner's death.

Gus wants Lalo released, so Mike Ehrmantraut gives Jimmy details about the work he did to investigate to Lalo.

Mike Ehrmantraut spends time with Kaylee and tells Stacey he is over the recent events that angered him.

Mike Ehrmantraut was tracking Jimmy for Gus and kills all but one of the attackers, who escapes.

Jimmy and Mike Ehrmantraut make their way to a truck stop, where Tyrus and Victor pick them up.

Jimmy posts Lalo's bail and, following Mike Ehrmantraut's orders, says he was alone and his car broke down, so he walked in order to avoid risking the money.

Mike Ehrmantraut calls Jimmy to alert him to Lalo's imminent arrival and directs Jimmy to leave his phone on and hidden so Mike Ehrmantraut can listen in.

Mike Ehrmantraut informs Gus that Lalo is en route to his home in Chihuahua and Nacho is with him.

Gus tells Mike Ehrmantraut he sent gunmen to kill Lalo and says Nacho might be able to help.

Mike Ehrmantraut engages in a standoff with Tyrus and Gus because he wants to lead a team to Mexico to find Nacho, but Gus wants to force Nacho to reveal himself by holding Manuel hostage.

Mike Ehrmantraut receives a call from Nacho, who asks to speak to Gus.

Mike Ehrmantraut assures Manuel that Nacho, in spite of his crimes, was never like the men he worked for and promises justice upon the Salamancas.

Mike Ehrmantraut describes Walt as an amateur and advises against working with him, but Saul is impressed by the quality of Walt's meth and decides to offer Walt his services.

Mike Ehrmantraut removes all traces of the drugs and provides Jesse advice that enables him to avoid incriminating himself when speaking to police after Mike Ehrmantraut leaves.

Mike Ehrmantraut sees Walt arrive home, followed soon after by Tuco's cousins, who intend to kill Walt in retaliation for Tuco's death.

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Mike Ehrmantraut has Gus call off the cousins, since Walt is central to Gus's meth making scheme, and Gus convinces them to instead target Hank, the DEA agent who shot Tuco.

Mike Ehrmantraut survives the attack and kills one cousin, and Mike kills the other in the hospital.

Mike Ehrmantraut kills the four cartel operatives sent to harass Duane Chow, one of Gus' chemical suppliers.

Mike Ehrmantraut learns that two of Gus's local drug dealers were responsible for the death of his friend Combo and Tomas, the younger brother of Jesse's girlfriend Andrea.

Walt tricks Mike Ehrmantraut into looking for Jesse in the wrong place, giving Walt time to meet Jesse and tell him to find Gale's address.

Mike Ehrmantraut allows Walt to call Jesse and find out where he is hiding.

Gus agrees, and Mike Ehrmantraut takes Jesse with him on dead-drop retrievals and other tasks.

Jesse foils a prearranged attack on Mike Ehrmantraut, boosting his confidence and increasing his loyalty to Mike Ehrmantraut and Gus.

Mike Ehrmantraut's competence convinces Mike and Gus to continue making use of Jesse, and he goes to Mexico with them for a meeting between Gus and the cartel leaders that is intended to end their dispute.

Mike Ehrmantraut is shot helping Gus escape, and Jesse helps both the ill Gus and injured Mike Ehrmantraut make their way to pre-planned medical treatment.

Mike Ehrmantraut learns of Gus' death and intends to kill Walt in retaliation.

Mike Ehrmantraut tells them the recordings were stored on Gus' laptop, which is in police custody.

Mike Ehrmantraut joins Walt and Jesse in a new organization, with Jesse and Walt producing meth in a mobile lab operated inside the tented homes of a fumigation company's customers.

Mike Ehrmantraut agrees to continue paying Gus's former employees from his share of the methylamine sale in order to ensure their continued silence.

The police identify the attorney Mike Ehrmantraut has been using to make the payments to Gus's former employees, then locate the money he has been saving for Stacey and Kaylee.

Mike Ehrmantraut refuses and Walt shoots him with the gun from the go bag.

Mike Ehrmantraut appears briefly in a flashback in the opening scene of the film El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie.

Mike Ehrmantraut says if he was younger, he would go to Alaska, an idea Jesse finds appealing.

The videos feature a mix of live-action footage of Banks portraying Mike Ehrmantraut in providing training to new security employees of Madrigal and animated segments.