Known For
Acting
Born
Nov 27, 1945
Died
Dec 31, 2013
Place of Birth
Pughsville [now Suffolk], Virginia, USA
Credits
134 titles
James Avery
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.
Known For
Filmography
Turtle Power: The Definitive History of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Self
Wish I Was Here
Audition Actor #2
Hunt for the Labyrinth Killer
Judge Parsons
Call Me Crazy: A Five Film
Dr. Beckett
Stars in Shorts
Haig
The Problem Solverz
Ninja Master Head (voice)
Harry's Law
Fred Billings
Not Your Time
Haig
Sherri
Redmond
Steppin: The Movie
The Chancellor
Divine Intervention
Rev. Matthews
Eli Stone
Mason Andrews
Who's Your Caddy?
Caddy Mack
Danika
Teddy Johnson
Think Tank
Uncle John
The Closer
Dr. Crippen
Spider-Man: The Venom Saga
Jim Rhodes / War Machine (voice)
Wheelmen
Vice President
The Third Wish
George
Living with Fran
Grey's Anatomy
Sam
Lethal Eviction
Gus Winter
Hair Show
Seymour Gold
Raise Your Voice
Mr. Gantry
That's So Raven
Presto Jones
Nancy Drew
Prof. Shifflin
Epoch
Dr. Solomon Holt
Reba
Judge Samuel Bennett
Star Trek: Enterprise
General K'Vagh
Philly
Dean Mark Clivner
Crossing Jordan
Dr. Erkhart
The Proud Family
Crandall Smythe (voice)
The Legend of Tarzan
(voice)
The Nightmare Room
R.L. Stine
The Nightmare Room: Scareful What You Wish For
R.L. Stine
Dr. Dolittle 2
Eldon
Honeybee
Dancing in September
Mr. Warner
The Division
Charles Haysbert
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Preston Cash
Girlfriends
Dr. Couch
Strong Medicine
Harold Jenkins
Family Law
Out in Fifty
Cappy
The Prince of Egypt
Additional Voices (voice)
Charmed
Zola
One World
William Richard
The Wild Thornberrys
Gorilla (voice)
That '70s Show
Officer Kennedy
You Lucky Dog
Calvin Bridges