Cast & creator
Steve Bannos
Best known for American Horror Story, Saturday Night Live, S.W.A.T.
Steve Bannos is an American television and film actor, writer and photo dealer. As an actor, he often had cameos in Judd Apatow and Paul Feig films, and is also known for his portrayal of Frank Kowchevski on the short-lived NBC dramedy Freaks and Geeks. Bannos appeared in the films Spy, The Heat, Bridesmaids, Funny People, Superbad, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Drillbit Taylor, Pineapple Express, and Unaccompanied Minors; and TV appearances in Love, Mike & Molly, Days of Our Lives, Eagleheart, The Mentalist and Without a Trace. Bannos also played the characters "Mr. Combover" and "Mr. Gross" on the Nickelodeon TV show, Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide. Bannos also wrote for Freaks and Geeks, Disney's Recess, the Nicktoon Doug and was a four-time guest writer on Saturday Night Live.
27
film credits
27
television credits
49
1975–2022 · acting roles
7.0
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (54)
Showing 54 of 54 credits
American Horror Story
Policeman
2011
Saturday Night Live
Writer
1975
S.W.A.T.
Martin
2017
9-1-1
Boyd
2018
Better Call Saul
Macky
2015
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Sick Passenger
2000
Without a Trace
Barkeeper
2002
New Girl
Cab Driver
2011
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
Judge #1
1996
The Lincoln Lawyer
Paul Bieber
2022
Station 19
Officer Garza
2018
Arrested Development
Drill Sergeant
2003
Masters of Sex
Stavros
2013
Barry
Old Cook
2018
Recess
Writer
1997
Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide
Mr. Gross
2004Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide
Mr. Combover
2004
Bob Hearts Abishola
Cab Driver
2019
Doug
Writer
1991
Freaks and Geeks
Frank Kowchevski
1999Freaks and Geeks
Writer
1999
Dead to Me
Older Male Usher
2019
Superbad
Math Teacher
2007
Minx
Stan
2022
The 40 Year-Old Virgin
Father at Restaurant
2005
Why Him?
Burt
2016
Undeclared
Dingleberry
2001
Mr. Mayor
Mayor Zenobia
2021
The Heat
Wayne
2013
Bridesmaids
Annie's Mistaken Husband
2011
Ghostbusters
Flasher Ghost
2016
Spy
Alan the Bartender
2015
Pineapple Express
Thug #2 - Jared
2008
Help Me Help You
2006
Funny People
Deli Manager
2009
Blonde
Brentwood Doctor (uncredited)
2022
Drillbit Taylor
Coffee Computer Guy
2008
Semi-Pro
Cop at Jail
2008
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
Security Guard
2014
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
Prison Guard
2007
Cultureshock
Self
2018
Unaccompanied Minors
Tree Salesman
2006The TV Wheel
Various
1995
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie
Nikos
2004
Recess Christmas: Miracle On Third Street
Writer
2001
Freaks and Geeks: The Documentary
Self
2018
Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide: Field Trips, Permission Slips, Signs, and Weasels
Mr. Combover
2007
Actors Anonymous
Marco
2017
Honor Thy Father and Mother: The True Story of the Menendez Murders
Det. Tim Linehan
1994Statical Planets
1997
Keep Your Mouth Shut
Larry
2018
Wave Goodbye
Gustavo
2012
Cinematic Titanic: The Oozing Skull
Al Hirt
2007
Cryptic
Damon's Dad
2009