
James Avery
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- November 27, 1945
- Died
- December 31, 2013 (aged 68)
- Birthplace
- Pughsville [now Suffolk], Virginia, USA
Biography
James LaRue Avery (November 27, 1945 – December 31, 2013) was an American actor. Best known for his portrayal of the patriarch and attorney (later judge) Philip Banks, Will Smith's character's uncle, in the TVsitcomThe Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. This character was ranked #34 in TV Guide's "50 Greatest TV Dads of All Time." He also provided the voice of Shredder in the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles television series, as well as War Machine in the animated series Iron Man and Junkyard Dog in Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling. He also played Michael Kelso's commanding officer at the police academy late in the series run of That '70s Show.
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Filmography

Wish I Was Here
Movie · as Audition Actor #2

Turtle Power: The Definitive History of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Movie · as Self

Call Me Crazy: A Five Film
Movie · as Dr. Beckett

Hunt for the Labyrinth Killer
Movie · as Judge Parsons

Stars in Shorts
Movie · as Haig

Harry's Law
TV · as Fred Billings · 1 ep

The Problem Solverz
TV · as Ninja Master Head (voice) · 1 ep

Not Your Time
Movie · as Haig

Steppin: The Movie
Movie · as The Chancellor

Sherri
TV · as Redmond · 13 eps

Divine Intervention
Movie · as Rev. Matthews

Eli Stone
TV · as Mason Andrews · 1 ep

Who's Your Caddy?
Movie · as Caddy Mack

Think Tank
Movie · as Uncle John

Danika
Movie · as Teddy Johnson

Restraining Order
Movie · as Judge Sanderson

The Third Wish
Movie · as George

Wheelmen
Movie · as Vice President

Lethal Eviction
Movie · as Gus Winter

Spider-Man: The Venom Saga
Movie · as Jim Rhodes / War Machine (voice)

Living with Fran
TV · 1 ep

Grey's Anatomy
TV · as Sam · 1 ep

The Closer
TV · as Dr. Crippen · 11 eps

Raise Your Voice
Movie · as Mr. Gantry

Hair Show
Movie · as Seymour Gold

That's So Raven
TV · as Presto Jones · 1 ep

Nancy Drew
Movie · as Prof. Shifflin

The Nightmare Room: Camp Nowhere
Movie · as R.L. Stine

Epoch
Movie · as Dr. Solomon Holt

Dr. Dolittle 2
Movie · as Eldon

Dancing in September
Movie · as Mr. Warner

The Nightmare Room: Scareful What You Wish For
Movie · as R.L. Stine
Honeybee
Movie

Star Trek: Enterprise
TV · as General K'Vagh · 2 eps

The Legend of Tarzan
TV · as (voice), Keewazi (voice) · 1 ep

The Proud Family
TV · as Crandall Smythe (voice) · 1 ep

Philly
TV · as Dean Mark Clivner · 1 ep

The Nightmare Room
TV · as R.L. Stine · 13 eps

Crossing Jordan
TV · as Dr. Erkhart · 1 ep

The Division
TV · as Charles Haysbert · 9 eps

Reba
TV · as Judge Samuel Bennett · 1 ep

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
TV · as Preston Cash · 1 ep

Strong Medicine
TV · as Harold Jenkins · 1 ep

Girlfriends
TV · as Dr. Couch · 1 ep

Out in Fifty
Movie · as Cappy

Family Law
TV · 1 ep

The Prince of Egypt
Movie · as Additional Voices (voice)

The Advanced Guard
Movie · as Fred, Captive Security Guard

Quincy Jones... The First 50 Years
Movie · as Self

You Lucky Dog
Movie · as Calvin Bridges

The Wild Thornberrys
TV · as Gorilla (voice) · 1 ep

One World
TV · as William Richard · 1 ep

Charmed
TV · as Zola · 1 ep

That '70s Show
TV · as Officer Kennedy · 3 eps

Two Guys and a Girl
TV · as Judge · 1 ep

Spirit Lost
Movie · as Dr. Glidden
Going Places
TV · as Host · 19 eps

Sparks
TV · as Alonzo Sparks · 40 eps

Captain Simian & the Space Monkeys
TV · as Gor-illa (voice) · 26 eps

The Jamie Foxx Show
TV · as Reverend · 1 ep

Quack Pack
TV · as Flint Steel (voice) · 1 ep

The Brady Bunch Movie
Movie · as Mr. Steve Yeager

Jirimpimbira: An African Folk Tale
Movie · as The Headman

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
TV · as Father (voice) · 1 ep

Murder One
TV · as Nathaniel Alexander · 1 ep

A Friend to Die For
Movie · as Agent Gilwood

Midnight Ramble
Movie · as Narrator

Hart to Hart: Old Friends Never Die
Movie · as Chess Player

Aladdin
TV · as Haroud Hazi Bin (voice) · 11 eps

Iron Man
TV · as War Machine (voice) · 13 eps

Spider-Man
TV · as Jim Rhodes / War Machine (voice) · 2 eps

Gargoyles
TV · as The Shaman (voice) · 1 ep

Duckman
TV · as School Policeman (voice), 'Beware!' Guy (voice) · 1 ep

Little Miss Millions
Movie · as Agent Noah Hollander

Without Warning: Terror in the Towers
Movie · as Fred Derby

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Turtles' Awesome Easter
Movie · as Shredder (voice)

Shout
Movie · as Midnight Rider (voice)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Attack of the Big MACC
Movie · as Shredder (voice)

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Planet of the Turtleoids
Movie · as Shredder (voice)

Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time
Movie · as Lt. Coberly

The Linguini Incident
Movie · as Phil

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles at the Earth's Core
Movie · as Splinter (voice)

The Legend of Prince Valiant
TV · as Sir Bryant (voice) · 65 eps

Roc
TV · as Dale Hammers · 1 ep

To My Daughter
Movie · as Ian Mellon
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Cowabunga, Shredhead
Movie · as Shredder (voice)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Super Rocksteady and Mighty Bebop
Movie · as Shredder (voice)

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
TV · as Philip Banks · 148 eps

Capital News
TV · as Mr. Fairchild · 1 ep

Roe vs. Wade
Movie

Full Exposure: The Sex Tapes Scandal
Movie · as Earl

Turn Back the Clock
Movie · as Fred (uncredited)

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Incredible Shrinking Turtles
Movie · as Shredder (voice)

Family Matters
TV · as (uncredited) · 1 ep

FM
TV · as Quentin Lamoreaux · 13 eps

License to Drive
Movie · as Les' DMV examiner

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Heroes in a Halfshell
Movie · as Shredder (voice)

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Epic Begins
Movie · as Shredder (voice)

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Hot Rodding Teenagers
Movie · as Shredder (voice)

American Experience
TV · as Narrator (voice), Charles Hamilton Houston (voice) · 1 ep

A Pup Named Scooby-Doo
TV · as Count Shockula (voice), Principal Morton (voice) · 1 ep

Nightflyers
Movie · as Darryl

Timestalkers
Movie · as Blacksmith

Three for the Road
Movie · as Clarence

Deadly Daphne's Revenge
Movie · as Detective Wood

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
TV · as Shredder (voice) · 169 eps

A Different World
TV · as The Pin Punisher · 1 ep

Beauty and the Beast
TV · as Winslow · 3 eps

Sunday Drive
Movie · as Oliver

Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story
Movie · as Hank Dudney

Condor
Movie · as Cas

Extremities
Movie · as Security Guard

The Ladies Club
Movie · as Joe

8 Million Ways to Die
Movie · as Deputy D.A.

The 11th Commandment
Movie · as Attendant

Rambo: The Force of Freedom
TV · as Turbo (voice) · 65 eps

The Real Ghostbusters
TV · as Killerwatt (voice), Giant / Gingerbread House / White Rabbit (voice), Judge / Booming Voice / Jurors (voice) · 1 ep

L.A. Law
TV · as Judge Michael Conover · 6 eps

Kicks
Movie · as Stanley

Appointment with Fear
Movie · as Connors

Fletch
Movie · as Detective #2

Stoogemania
Movie · as Gulch

Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling
TV · as (voice) · 41 eps

Amazing Stories
TV · as Chief Hansen · 1 ep

Moonlighting
TV · as Reuben King · 1 ep

Laugh Busters
Movie · as Hank

Going Bananas
TV · as Hank · 12 eps

Night Court
TV · as Judge Hopkins · 1 ep

Brothers
TV · as Bubba · 1 ep

Antony and Cleopatra
Movie · as Mardian

Reading Rainbow
TV · as Self - Narrator (voice) · 2 eps

The A-Team
TV · as Quint · 1 ep

Newhart
TV · as Construction Worker · 1 ep

St. Elsewhere
TV · as Man in E.R. · 1 ep

The Blues Brothers
Movie · as Man Dancing Outside Ray's Shop

The Stunt Man
Movie · as Diner Patron (uncredited)

Dallas
TV · as Judge J. Fowler · 1 ep





