James Avery
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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- Born:
- Nov 27, 1945 In Atlantic City - New Jersey - USA
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 55
- First Appeared:
- In the movie The Blues Brothers 1980-06-16
- Latest Project:
- Movie Wish I Was Here 2014-07-18
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Wish I Was Here | Audition Actor #2 | 2014-07-18 |
| Movie | Call Me Crazy: A Five Film | Dr. Beckett | 2013-04-20 |
| Movie | Hunt for the Labyrinth Killer | Judge Parsons | 2013-08-03 |
| Movie | Stars In Shorts | Haig | 2012-09-28 |
| Movie | Not Your Time | Haig | 2010-09-24 |
| Movie | Steppin : The Movie | The Chancellor | 2009-05-19 |
| Movie | Divine Intervention | Rev. Matthews | 2008-03-25 |
| Movie | Danika | Teddy Johnson | 2006-06-10 |
| Movie | Lethal Eviction | Gus Winter | 2005-03-10 |
| Movie | Wheelmen | Vice President | 2005-06-03 |
| Movie | The Third Wish | George | 2005-04-22 |
| Movie | Raise Your Voice | Mr. Gantry | 2004-08-10 |
| Movie | Hair Show | Seymour Gold | 2004-10-17 |
| Movie | Nancy Drew | Prof. Shifflin | 2002-12-15 |
| Movie | Dancing in September | Mr. Warner | 2001-02-03 |
| Movie | Honeybee | 2001-06-12 | |
| Movie | Epoch | Dr. Solomon Holt | 2001-11-24 |
| Movie | Out in Fifty | Cappy | 1999-06-22 |
| Movie | The Advanced Guard | Fred, Captive Security Guard | 1998-03-21 |
| Movie | The Prince of Egypt | Additional Voices (voice) | 1998-12-16 |
| Movie | You Lucky Dog | Calvin Bridges | 1998-06-27 |
| Movie | Spirit Lost | Dr. Glidden | 1997-03-24 |
| Series | Captain Simian & the Space Monkeys | 1996-09-07 | |
| Movie | The Brady Bunch Movie | Mr. Steve Yeager | 1995-02-16 |
| Series | Aladdin | Haroud Hazi Bin | 1994-09-05 |
| Movie | Hart to Hart: Old Friends Never Die | Chess Player | 1994-05-06 |
| Movie | Midnight Ramble | Narrator | 1994-10-26 |
| Movie | A Friend to Die For | Agent Gilwood | 1994-09-24 |
| Movie | Little Miss Millions | Agent Noah Hollander | 1993-11-27 |
| Movie | The Linguini Incident | Phil | 1991-05-01 |
| Movie | Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time | Lt. Coberly | 1991-06-08 |
| Movie | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Planet of the Turtleoids | Shredder (voice) | 1991-08-31 |
| Movie | Shout | Midnight Rider (voice) | 1991-10-04 |
| Series | The Legend of Prince Valiant | 1991-09-03 | |
| Movie | Full Exposure: The Sex Tapes Scandal | Earl | 1989-02-05 |
| Movie | Roe vs. Wade | 1989-05-15 | |
| Movie | License to Drive | Les' DMV examiner | 1988-07-06 |
| Movie | Three for the Road | Clarence | 1987-04-10 |
| Movie | Timestalkers | Blacksmith | 1987-03-10 |
| Series | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Shredder (Voice) | 1987-09-10 |
| Movie | Nightflyers | Darryl | 1987-10-23 |
| Movie | The Ladies Club | Joe | 1986-04-01 |
| Movie | Fist of the North Star | Fang (1991) (voice: English version) | 1986-03-08 |
| Movie | Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story | Hank Dudney | 1986-05-19 |
| Movie | 8 Million Ways to Die | Deputy D.A. | 1986-04-25 |
| Movie | Condor | Cas | 1986-08-10 |
| Movie | Sunday Drive | Oliver | 1986-11-30 |
| Series | Rambo: The Force of Freedom | 1986-09-15 | |
| Movie | Extremities | Security Guard | 1986-08-22 |
| Movie | Kicks | Stanley | 1985-03-11 |
| Movie | Appointment with Fear | Connors | 1985-10-25 |
| Movie | Fletch | Detective #2 | 1985-05-31 |
| Movie | Antony and Cleopatra | Mardian | 1983-01-01 |
| Movie | The Blues Brothers | Man Dancing Outside Ray's Shop | 1980-06-16 |
| Movie | The Stunt Man | Man Playing Pinball (uncredited) | 1980-06-27 |