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James Avery

James Avery

Acting November 27, 1945 (68 years old) December 31, 2013 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.

Movies 75

The Prince of Egypt 7.3

The Prince of Egypt

as Additional Voices (voice)

1998
The Blues Brothers 7.7

The Blues Brothers

as Man Dancing Outside Ray's Shop

1980
Dr. Dolittle 2 5.3

Dr. Dolittle 2

as Eldon

2001
The Brady Bunch Movie 6.1

The Brady Bunch Movie

as Mr. Steve Yeager

1995
Fletch 6.7

Fletch

as Detective #2

1985
Wish I Was Here 6.5

Wish I Was Here

as Audition Actor #2

2014
License to Drive 6.6

License to Drive

as Les' DMV examiner

1988
8 Million Ways to Die 5.4

8 Million Ways to Die

as Deputy D.A.

1986
Raise Your Voice 6.6

Raise Your Voice

as Mr. Gantry

2004
Call Me Crazy: A Five Film 7.0

Call Me Crazy: A Five Film

as Dr. Beckett

2013
Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time 4.7

Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time

as Lt. Coberly

1991
The Stunt Man 6.6

The Stunt Man

as Diner Patron (uncredited)

1980
Extremities 6.2

Extremities

as Security Guard

1986
Who's Your Caddy? 3.4

Who's Your Caddy?

as Caddy Mack

2007
Epoch 4.8

Epoch

as Dr. Solomon Holt

2001
A Friend to Die For 6.3

A Friend to Die For

as Agent Gilwood

1994
Spider-Man: The Venom Saga 7.0

Spider-Man: The Venom Saga

as Jim Rhodes / War Machine (voice)

2005
Nightflyers 4.6

Nightflyers

as Darryl

1987
Danika 5.1

Danika

as Teddy Johnson

2006
Turtle Power: The Definitive History of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 7.4

Turtle Power: The Definitive History of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

as Self

2014
Shout 5.8

Shout

as Midnight Rider (voice)

1991
Hart to Hart: Old Friends Never Die 6.8

Hart to Hart: Old Friends Never Die

as Chess Player

1994
Three for the Road 5.9

Three for the Road

as Clarence

1987
Nancy Drew 5.8

Nancy Drew

as Prof. Shifflin

2002
Lethal Eviction 5.2

Lethal Eviction

as Gus Winter

2005
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Epic Begins 7.3

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Epic Begins

as Shredder (voice)

1988
Hair Show 5.5

Hair Show

as Seymour Gold

2004
Timestalkers 5.3

Timestalkers

as Blacksmith

1987
Turn Back the Clock 5.8

Turn Back the Clock

as Fred (uncredited)

1989
Sunday Drive 10.0

Sunday Drive

as Oliver

1986
Full Exposure: The Sex Tapes Scandal 4.8

Full Exposure: The Sex Tapes Scandal

as Earl

1989
The Ladies Club 5.5

The Ladies Club

as Joe

1986
Steppin: The Movie 4.3

Steppin: The Movie

as The Chancellor

2009
Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story 8.0

Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story

as Hank Dudney

1986
The Nightmare Room: Scareful What You Wish For

The Nightmare Room: Scareful What You Wish For

as R.L. Stine

2001
The Linguini Incident 6.6

The Linguini Incident

as Phil

1991
The Advanced Guard 4.0

The Advanced Guard

as Fred, Captive Security Guard

1998
You Lucky Dog 5.6

You Lucky Dog

as Calvin Bridges

1998
Appointment with Fear 2.6

Appointment with Fear

as Connors

1985
Stoogemania 3.0

Stoogemania

as Gulch

1985
Hunt for the Labyrinth Killer 5.2

Hunt for the Labyrinth Killer

as Judge Parsons

2013
The 11th Commandment 4.3

The 11th Commandment

as Attendant

1986
Jirimpimbira: An African Folk Tale 4.3

Jirimpimbira: An African Folk Tale

as The Headman

1995
Without Warning: Terror in the Towers 6.5

Without Warning: Terror in the Towers

as Fred Derby

1993
Stars in Shorts 6.0

Stars in Shorts

as Haig

2012
Not Your Time 1.0

Not Your Time

as Haig

2010
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Heroes in a Halfshell 7.1

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Heroes in a Halfshell

as Shredder (voice)

1988
Condor 5.7

Condor

as Cas

1986
Dancing in September 6.5

Dancing in September

as Mr. Warner

2001
Roe vs. Wade 6.0

Roe vs. Wade

1989
Out in Fifty 3.7

Out in Fifty

as Cappy

1999
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Planet of the Turtleoids 6.4

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Planet of the Turtleoids

as Shredder (voice)

1991
Spirit Lost 3.0

Spirit Lost

as Dr. Glidden

1997
To My Daughter 8.0

To My Daughter

as Ian Mellon

1990
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles at the Earth's Core 8.0

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

as Splinter (voice)

1991
Antony and Cleopatra 6.5

Antony and Cleopatra

as Mardian

1983
The Nightmare Room: Camp Nowhere

The Nightmare Room: Camp Nowhere

as R.L. Stine

2002
The Third Wish 3.3

The Third Wish

as George

2005
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Turtles' Awesome Easter 8.0

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Turtles' Awesome Easter

as Shredder (voice)

1992
Quincy Jones... The First 50 Years

Quincy Jones... The First 50 Years

as Self

1998
Midnight Ramble 7.3

Midnight Ramble

as Narrator

1994
Little Miss Millions 5.4

Little Miss Millions

as Agent Noah Hollander

1993
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Attack of the Big MACC

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Attack of the Big MACC

as Shredder (voice)

1991
Kicks 6.3

Kicks

as Stanley

1985
Honeybee 3.0

Honeybee

2001
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Hot Rodding Teenagers

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Hot Rodding Teenagers

as Shredder (voice)

1988
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Incredible Shrinking Turtles

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Incredible Shrinking Turtles

as Shredder (voice)

1989
Laugh Busters

Laugh Busters

as Hank

1984
Deadly Daphne's Revenge 3.6

Deadly Daphne's Revenge

as Detective Wood

1987
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Super Rocksteady and Mighty Bebop

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Super Rocksteady and Mighty Bebop

as Shredder (voice)

1990
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Cowabunga, Shredhead

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Cowabunga, Shredhead

as Shredder (voice)

1990
Wheelmen 7.0

Wheelmen

as Vice President

2005
Think Tank 3.7

Think Tank

as Uncle John

2006
Divine Intervention 1.0

Divine Intervention

as Rev. Matthews

2008
Restraining Order 5.5

Restraining Order

as Judge Sanderson

2006

TV Shows 68

Grey's Anatomy 8.2

Grey's Anatomy

as Sam

2005
Girlfriends 7.2

Girlfriends

as Dr. Couch

2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 7.6

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

as Preston Cash

2000
Charmed 8.2

Charmed

as Zola

1998
Dallas 6.9

Dallas

as Judge J. Fowler

1978
The Closer 7.8

The Closer

as Dr. Crippen

2005
That '70s Show 7.9

That '70s Show

as Officer Kennedy

1998
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 7.8

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

as Shredder (voice)

1987
Star Trek: Enterprise 7.5

Star Trek: Enterprise

as General K'Vagh

2001
The A-Team 7.5

The A-Team

as Quint

1983
American Experience 6.5

American Experience

as Charles Hamilton Houston (voice)

1988
American Experience 6.5

American Experience

as Narrator (voice)

1988
Crossing Jordan 7.2

Crossing Jordan

as Dr. Erkhart

2001
L.A. Law 7.0

L.A. Law

as Judge Michael Conover

1986
Family Matters 6.8

Family Matters

as (uncredited)

1989
Night Court 7.3

Night Court

as Judge Hopkins

1984
St. Elsewhere 5.7

St. Elsewhere

as Man in E.R.

1982
Spider-Man 8.3

Spider-Man

as Jim Rhodes / War Machine (voice)

1994
Strong Medicine 7.4

Strong Medicine

as Harold Jenkins

2000
Newhart 7.2

Newhart

as Construction Worker

1982
A Different World 7.2

A Different World

as The Pin Punisher

1987
The Real Ghostbusters 7.7

The Real Ghostbusters

as Killerwatt (voice)

1986
The Real Ghostbusters 7.7

The Real Ghostbusters

as Giant / Gingerbread House / White Rabbit (voice)

1986
The Real Ghostbusters 7.7

The Real Ghostbusters

as Judge / Booming Voice / Jurors (voice)

1986
That's So Raven 7.2

That's So Raven

as Presto Jones

2003
The Wild Thornberrys 7.0

The Wild Thornberrys

as Gorilla (voice)

1998
Aladdin 7.0

Aladdin

as Haroud Hazi Bin (voice)

1994
Moonlighting 7.6

Moonlighting

as Reuben King

1985
Reba 6.6

Reba

as Judge Samuel Bennett

2001
Gargoyles 8.1

Gargoyles

as The Shaman (voice)

1994
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air 7.9

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

as Philip Banks

1990
The Division 7.1

The Division

as Charles Haysbert

2001
Duckman 7.3

Duckman

as School Policeman (voice)

1994
Duckman 7.3

Duckman

as 'Beware!' Guy (voice)

1994
The Jamie Foxx Show 6.6

The Jamie Foxx Show

as Reverend

1996
Reading Rainbow 8.4

Reading Rainbow

as Self - Narrator (voice)

1983
Amazing Stories 7.5

Amazing Stories

as Chief Hansen

1985
Two Guys and a Girl 7.2

Two Guys and a Girl

as Judge

1998
Family Law 8.1

Family Law

1999
Murder One 7.7

Murder One

as Nathaniel Alexander

1995
The Proud Family 7.7

The Proud Family

as Crandall Smythe (voice)

2001
Brothers 6.7

Brothers

as Bubba

1984
The Legend of Tarzan 7.1

The Legend of Tarzan

as Keewazi (voice)

2001
The Legend of Tarzan 7.1

The Legend of Tarzan

as (voice)

2001
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child 6.3

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

as Father (voice)

1995
Harry's Law 7.5

Harry's Law

as Fred Billings

2011
Eli Stone 6.7

Eli Stone

as Mason Andrews

2008
The Legend of Prince Valiant 6.7

The Legend of Prince Valiant

as Sir Bryant (voice)

1991
Rambo: The Force of Freedom 7.4

Rambo: The Force of Freedom

as Turbo (voice)

1986
Quack Pack 7.0

Quack Pack

as Flint Steel (voice)

1996
A Pup Named Scooby-Doo 7.5

A Pup Named Scooby-Doo

as Count Shockula (voice)

1988
A Pup Named Scooby-Doo 7.5

A Pup Named Scooby-Doo

as Principal Morton (voice)

1988
Iron Man 6.8

Iron Man

as War Machine (voice)

1994
Captain Simian & the Space Monkeys 6.7

Captain Simian & the Space Monkeys

as Gor-illa (voice)

1996
Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling 6.3

Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling

as (voice)

1985
Living with Fran 6.5

Living with Fran

2005
Sparks 9.2

Sparks

as Alonzo Sparks

1996
Roc 7.8

Roc

as Dale Hammers

1991
Philly 7.3

Philly

as Dean Mark Clivner

2001
The Problem Solverz 4.3

The Problem Solverz

as Ninja Master Head (voice)

2011
The Nightmare Room 8.1

The Nightmare Room

as R.L. Stine

2001
One World 10.0

One World

as William Richard

1998
Capital News 6.5

Capital News

as Mr. Fairchild

1990
Sherri 5.5

Sherri

as Redmond

2009
FM 6.8

FM

as Quentin Lamoreaux

1989
Going Bananas 7.5

Going Bananas

as Hank

1984
Beauty and the Beast 7.5

Beauty and the Beast

as Winslow

1987
Going Places 8.0

Going Places

as Host

1997

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