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  • BIRTH 27/11/1945
  • DEATH 31/12/2013
  • Country United States
  • SHOWS 25
  • MOVIES 30

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.

James Avery

Shows (25)

Grey's Anatomy
Grey's Anatomy
Sam
Charmed
Charmed
Zola
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Preston Cash
Star Trek: Enterprise
Star Trek: Enterprise
General K'Vagh
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Philip Banks
That '70s Show
That '70s Show
Officer Kennedy
The Closer
The Closer
Dr. Crippen
Spider-Man: The Animated Series
Spider-Man: The Animated Series
Jim Rhodes / War Machine (voice)
The A-Team
The A-Team
Quint
That's So Raven
That's So Raven
Presto
Dallas
Dallas
Judge J. Fowler
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Shredder (voice)
Crossing Jordan
Crossing Jordan
Dr. Erkhart
Amazing Stories
Amazing Stories
Chief Hansen
Aladdin
Aladdin
Haroud Hazi Bin (voice)
Murder One
Murder One
Judge Nathaniel Alexander
The Wild Thornberrys
The Wild Thornberrys
Gorilla (voice)
L.A. Law
L.A. Law
Judge Michael Conover
Night Court
Night Court
Judge Hopkins
Eli Stone
Eli Stone
Mason Andrews
Iron Man
Iron Man
War Machine (voice)
The Legend of Prince Valiant
The Legend of Prince Valiant
Sir Bryant
The Nightmare Room
The Nightmare Room
R.L. Stine
The Legend of Tarzan
The Legend of Tarzan
(voice) / Keewazi (voice)
American Experience
American Experience
Charles Hamilton Houston (voice) / Narrator (voice)

Movies (30)

The Prince of Egypt
The Prince of Egypt
Additional Voices (voice)
Dr. Dolittle 2
Dr. Dolittle 2
Eldon
Raise Your Voice
Raise Your Voice
Mr. Gantry
Wish I Was Here
Wish I Was Here
Audition Actor #2
Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time
Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time
Lt. Coberly
8 Million Ways to Die
8 Million Ways to Die
Deputy D.A.
License to Drive
License to Drive
Les' DMV examiner
A Friend to Die For
A Friend to Die For
Agent Gilwood
Fletch
Fletch
Detective #2
Epoch
Epoch
Dr. Solomon Holt
Hair Show
Hair Show
Seymour Gold
Nightflyers
Nightflyers
Darryl
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Heroes in a Halfshell
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Heroes in a…
Shredder (voice)
The 11th Commandment
The 11th Commandment
Attendant
Who's Your Caddy?
Who's Your Caddy?
Caddy Mack
Three for the Road
Three for the Road
Clarence
Hunt for the Labyrinth Killer
Hunt for the Labyrinth Killer
Judge Parsons
Divine Intervention
Divine Intervention
Rev. Matthews
Extremities
Extremities
Security Guard
Roe vs. Wade
Roe vs. Wade
You Lucky Dog
You Lucky Dog
Calvin Bridges
Condor
Condor
Cas
The Advanced Guard
The Advanced Guard
Fred, Captive Security Guard
Nancy Drew
Nancy Drew
Prof. Shifflin
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Epic Begins
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Epic Begins
Shredder (voice)
The Brady Bunch Movie
The Brady Bunch Movie
Mr. Steve Yeager
The Linguini Incident
The Linguini Incident
Phil
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Planet of the Turtleoids
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Planet of the…
Shredder (voice)
Think Tank
Think Tank
Uncle John
Call Me Crazy: A Five Film
Call Me Crazy: A Five Film
Dr. Beckett