James Avery
James Avery
Born 27/11/1945 in Pughsville [now Suffolk], Virginia, USA

James LaRue Avery (November 27, 1945 – December 31, 2013) was an American actor.

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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Wikipedia: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q493077

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Filmography (Movies)

Wish I Was Here

Wish I Was Here

Character:Audition Actor #2

Release Date:18/07/2014

Hunt for the Labyrinth Killer

Hunt for the Labyrinth Killer

Character:Judge Parsons

Release Date:03/08/2013

Call Me Crazy: A Five Film

Call Me Crazy: A Five Film

Character:Dr. Beckett

Release Date:20/04/2013

Stars in Shorts

Stars in Shorts

Character:Haig

Release Date:28/09/2012

Not Your Time

Not Your Time

Character:Haig

Release Date:24/09/2010

Steppin: The Movie

Steppin: The Movie

Character:The Chancellor

Release Date:19/05/2009

Divine Intervention

Divine Intervention

Character:Rev. Matthews

Release Date:25/03/2008

Who's Your Caddy?

Who's Your Caddy?

Character:Caddy Mack

Release Date:27/07/2007

Danika

Danika

Character:Teddy Johnson

Release Date:10/06/2006

Think Tank

Think Tank

Character:Uncle John

Release Date:21/04/2006

Spider-Man: The Venom Saga

Spider-Man: The Venom Saga

Character:Jim Rhodes / War Machine

Release Date:07/06/2005

Wheelmen

Wheelmen

Character:Vice President

Release Date:03/06/2005

The Third Wish

The Third Wish

Character:George

Release Date:22/04/2005

Lethal Eviction

Lethal Eviction

Character:Gus Winter

Release Date:10/03/2005

Hair Show

Hair Show

Character:Seymour Gold

Release Date:17/10/2004

Raise Your Voice

Raise Your Voice

Character:Mr. Gantry

Release Date:10/08/2004

Nancy Drew

Nancy Drew

Character:Prof. Shifflin

Release Date:15/12/2002

Epoch

Epoch

Character:Dr. Solomon Holt

Release Date:24/11/2001

The Nightmare Room: Scareful What You Wish For

The Nightmare Room: Scareful What You Wish For

Character:R.L. Stine

Release Date:31/08/2001

Dr. Dolittle 2

Dr. Dolittle 2

Character:Eldon

Release Date:22/06/2001

Honeybee

Honeybee

Character:

Release Date:12/06/2001

Dancing in September

Dancing in September

Character:Mr. Warner

Release Date:03/02/2001

Out in Fifty

Out in Fifty

Character:Cappy

Release Date:22/06/1999

The Prince of Egypt

The Prince of Egypt

Character:Additional Voices (voice)

Release Date:16/12/1998

You Lucky Dog

You Lucky Dog

Character:Calvin Bridges

Release Date:27/06/1998

Quincy Jones...The First 50 Years

Quincy Jones...The First 50 Years

Character:Self

Release Date:11/04/1998

The Advanced Guard

The Advanced Guard

Character:Fred, Captive Security Guard

Release Date:21/03/1998

Spirit Lost

Spirit Lost

Character:Dr. Glidden

Release Date:24/03/1997

Jirimpimbira: An African Folk Tale

Jirimpimbira: An African Folk Tale

Character:The Headman

Release Date:25/02/1995

The Brady Bunch Movie

The Brady Bunch Movie

Character:Mr. Steve Yeager

Release Date:16/02/1995

Midnight Ramble

Midnight Ramble

Character:Narrator

Release Date:26/10/1994

A Friend to Die For

A Friend to Die For

Character:Agent Gilwood

Release Date:24/09/1994

Hart to Hart: Old Friends Never Die

Hart to Hart: Old Friends Never Die

Character:Chess Player

Release Date:06/05/1994

Little Miss Millions

Little Miss Millions

Character:Agent Noah Hollander

Release Date:27/11/1993

Without Warning: Terror in the Towers

Without Warning: Terror in the Towers

Character:Fred Derby

Release Date:26/05/1993

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Turtles' Awesome Easter

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Turtles' Awesome Easter

Character:Shredder (voice)

Release Date:04/03/1992

Shout

Shout

Character:Midnight Rider (voice)

Release Date:04/10/1991

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Planet of the Turtleoids

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Planet of the Turtleoids

Character:Shredder (voice)

Release Date:31/08/1991

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles at the Earth's Core

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles at the Earth's Core

Character:Splinter (voice)

Release Date:15/08/1991

Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time

Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time

Character:Lt. Coberly

Release Date:08/06/1991

The Linguini Incident

The Linguini Incident

Character:Phil

Release Date:01/05/1991

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Attack of the Big MACC

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Attack of the Big MACC

Character:Shredder (voice)

Release Date:10/01/1991

To My Daughter

To My Daughter

Character:Ian Mellon

Release Date:26/11/1990

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Super Rocksteady and Mighty Bebop

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Super Rocksteady and Mighty Bebop

Character:Shredder (voice)

Release Date:20/06/1990

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Cowabunga Shredhead

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Cowabunga Shredhead

Character:Shredder (voice)

Release Date:15/03/1990

Turn Back the Clock

Turn Back the Clock

Character:Fred (uncredited)

Release Date:20/11/1989

Roe vs. Wade

Roe vs. Wade

Character:

Release Date:15/05/1989

Full Exposure: The Sex Tapes Scandal

Full Exposure: The Sex Tapes Scandal

Character:Earl

Release Date:05/02/1989

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Epic Begins

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Epic Begins

Character:Shredder (voice)

Release Date:11/11/1988

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Heroes in a Halfshell

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Heroes in a Halfshell

Character:Shredder (voice)

Release Date:11/08/1988

License to Drive

License to Drive

Character:Les' DMV examiner

Release Date:06/07/1988

Deadly Daphne's Revenge

Deadly Daphne's Revenge

Character:Detective Wood

Release Date:01/11/1987

Nightflyers

Nightflyers

Character:Darryl

Release Date:23/10/1987

Three for the Road

Three for the Road

Character:Clarence

Release Date:10/04/1987

Timestalkers

Timestalkers

Character:Blacksmith

Release Date:10/03/1987

Sunday Drive

Sunday Drive

Character:Oliver

Release Date:30/11/1986

Extremities

Extremities

Character:Security Guard

Release Date:22/08/1986

Condor

Condor

Character:Cas

Release Date:10/08/1986

Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story

Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story

Character:Hank Dudney

Release Date:19/05/1986

8 Million Ways to Die

8 Million Ways to Die

Character:Deputy D.A.

Release Date:25/04/1986

The Ladies Club

The Ladies Club

Character:Joe

Release Date:01/04/1986

The 11th Commandment

The 11th Commandment

Character:Attendant

Release Date:25/03/1986

Appointment with Fear

Appointment with Fear

Character:Connors

Release Date:25/10/1985

Stoogemania

Stoogemania

Character:Gulch

Release Date:18/10/1985

Fletch

Fletch

Character:Detective #2

Release Date:31/05/1985

Kicks

Kicks

Character:Stanley

Release Date:11/03/1985

Laugh Busters

Laugh Busters

Character:

Release Date:01/09/1984

Antony and Cleopatra

Antony and Cleopatra

Character:Mardian

Release Date:01/01/1983

The Stunt Man

The Stunt Man

Character:Man Playing Pinball (uncredited)

Release Date:27/06/1980

The Blues Brothers

The Blues Brothers

Character:Man Dancing Outside Ray's Shop

Release Date:16/06/1980

Television Appearances

The Problem Solverz

The Problem Solverz

Character:Ninja Master Head (voice)

Harry's Law

Harry's Law

Character:Fred Billings

Sherri

Sherri

Character:Redmond

Eli Stone

Eli Stone

Character:Mason Andrews

The Closer

The Closer

Character:Dr. Crippen

Living with Fran

Living with Fran

Character:

Grey's Anatomy

Grey's Anatomy

Character:Sam

That's So Raven

That's So Raven

Character:Presto Jones

Reba

Reba

Character:Judge Samuel Bennett

Star Trek: Enterprise

Star Trek: Enterprise

Character:General K'Vagh

Philly

Philly

Character:Dean Mark Clivner

Crossing Jordan

Crossing Jordan

Character:Dr. Erkhart

The Proud Family

The Proud Family

Character:Crandall Smythe (voice)

The Legend of Tarzan

The Legend of Tarzan

Character:(voice)

The Legend of Tarzan

The Legend of Tarzan

Character:Keewazi (voice)

The Nightmare Room

The Nightmare Room

Character:R.L. Stine

The Division

The Division

Character:Charles Haysbert

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

Character:Preston Cash

Girlfriends

Girlfriends

Character:Dr. Couch

Strong Medicine

Strong Medicine

Character:Harold Jenkins

Family Law

Family Law

Character:

Charmed

Charmed

Character:Zola

One World

One World

Character:William Richard

The Wild Thornberrys

The Wild Thornberrys

Character:Gorilla (voice)

That '70s Show

That '70s Show

Character:Officer Kennedy

Two Guys and a Girl

Two Guys and a Girl

Character:Judge

Going Places

Going Places

Character:Host

Captain Simian & the Space Monkeys

Captain Simian & the Space Monkeys

Character:Gor-illa (voice)

The Jamie Foxx Show

The Jamie Foxx Show

Character:Reverend

Sparks

Sparks

Character:Alonzo Sparks

Murder One

Murder One

Character:Judge Nathaniel Alexander

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

Character:Father (voice)

Spider-Man

Spider-Man

Character:Jim Rhodes / War Machine (voice)

Gargoyles

Gargoyles

Character:The Shaman (voice)

Iron Man

Iron Man

Character:War Machine (voice)

Duckman

Duckman

Character:School Policeman (voice)

Duckman

Duckman

Character:'Beware!' Guy (voice)

Aladdin

Aladdin

Character:Haroud Hazi Bin (voice)

The Legend of Prince Valiant

The Legend of Prince Valiant

Character:Sir Bryant (voice)

Roc

Roc

Character:Dale Hammers

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

Character:Philip Banks

Capital News

Capital News

Character:Mr. Fairchild

Family Matters

Family Matters

Character:(uncredited)

FM

FM

Character:Quentin Lamoreaux

American Experience

American Experience

Character:Narrator (voice)

American Experience

American Experience

Character:Charles Hamilton Houston (voice)

A Pup Named Scooby-Doo

A Pup Named Scooby-Doo

Character:Count Shockula (voice)

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Character:Shredder (voice)

A Different World

A Different World

Character:The Pin Punisher

L.A. Law

L.A. Law

Character:Judge Michael Conover

The Real Ghostbusters

The Real Ghostbusters

Character:Killerwatt (voice)

Rambo: The Force of Freedom

Rambo: The Force of Freedom

Character:

Amazing Stories

Amazing Stories

Character:Chief Hansen

Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling

Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling

Character:(voice)

Moonlighting

Moonlighting

Character:Reuben King

Going Bananas

Going Bananas

Character:Hank

Brothers

Brothers

Character:Bubba

Night Court

Night Court

Character:Judge Hopkins

Reading Rainbow

Reading Rainbow

Character:Self - Narrator (voice)

The A-Team

The A-Team

Character:Quint

St. Elsewhere

St. Elsewhere

Character:Man in E.R.

Newhart

Newhart

Character:Construction Worker

Dallas

Dallas

Character:Judge J. Fowler

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