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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

118

Gender

Male

Birthday

1945-11-27

Deathday

2013-12-31 (68 years old)

Place of Birth

Pughsville [now Suffolk], Virginia, USA

Also Known As

James La Rue Avery
James Avery Jr.
James L. Avery
James LaRue Avery
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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.

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Acting

2014

Wish I Was Here as Audition Actor #2

2013		Hunt for the Labyrinth Killer as Judge Parsons
2013		Call Me Crazy: A Five Film as Dr. Beckett

2012

Stars In Shorts as Haig

2010

Not Your Time as Haig

2009		Sherri as Redmond
2009		Steppin: The Movie as The Chancellor

2008		Divine Intervention as Rev. Matthews
2008		Eli Stone as Mason Andrews

2007

Who's Your Caddy? as Caddy Mack

2006

Think Tank as Uncle John

2005		The Closer as Dr. Crippen
2005		Spider-Man: The Venom Saga as Jim Rhodes / War Machine
2005		Danika as Teddy Johnson
2005		Wheelmen as Vice President
2005		The Third Wish as George
2005		Living with Fran
2005		Grey's Anatomy as Sam
2005		Lethal Eviction as Gus Winter

2004		Hair Show as Seymour Gold
2004		Raise Your Voice as Mr. Gantry

2003

That's So Raven as Presto

2002

Nancy Drew as Prof. Shifflin

2001		Epoch as Dr. Solomon Holt
2001		Star Trek: Enterprise as General K'Vagh
2001		Philly as Dean Mark Clivner
2001		Crossing Jordan as Dr. Erkhart
2001		The Proud Family as Crandall Smythe (voice)
2001		The Legend of Tarzan as (voice)
2001		The Legend of Tarzan as Keewazi (voice)
2001		The Nightmare Room as R.L. Stine
2001		The Nightmare Room: Scareful What You Wish For as R.L. Stine
2001		Dr. Dolittle 2 as Eldon
2001		Honeybee
2001		Dancing in September as Mr. Warner

2000		CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Preston Cash
2000		Strong Medicine as Harold Jenkins

1999		Family Law
1999		Out in Fifty as Cappy

1998		The Prince of Egypt as Additional Voices (voice)
1998		Charmed as Zola
1998		One World as William Richard
1998		The Wild Thornberrys as Gorilla (voice)
1998		That '70s Show as Officer Kennedy
1998		You Lucky Dog as Calvin Bridges
1998		Quincy Jones...The First 50 Years as Self
1998		The Advanced Guard as Fred, Captive Security Guard
1998		Two Guys and a Girl as Judge

1997		Spirit Lost as Dr. Glidden
1997		Going Places as Host

1996		Captain Simian & the Space Monkeys as Gor-illa (voice)
1996		Sparks as Alonzo Sparks

1995		Murder One as Judge Nathaniel Alexander
1995		Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child as Father (voice)
1995		Jirimpimbira: An African Folk Tale as The Headman
1995		The Brady Bunch Movie as Mr. Steve Yeager

1994		Spider-Man as Jim Rhodes / War Machine (voice)
1994		Midnight Ramble as Narrator
1994		Iron Man as War Machine (voice)
1994		A Friend to Die For as Agent Gilwood
1994		Hart to Hart: Old Friends Never Die as Chess Player
1994		Aladdin as Haroud Hazi Bin (voice)

1993		Little Miss Millions as Agent Noah Hollander
1993		Without Warning: Terror in the Towers as Fred Derby

1992

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Turtles' Awesome Easter as Shredder (voice)

1991		Shout as Midnight Rider (voice)
1991		The Legend of Prince Valiant as Sir Bryant
1991		Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Planet of the Turtleoids as Shredder (voice)
1991		Roc as Dale Hammers
1991		Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles at the Earth's Core as Splinter (voice)
1991		Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time as Lt. Coberly
1991		The Linguini Incident as Phil
1991		Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Attack of the Big MACC as Shredder (voice)

1990		To My Daughter as Ian Mellon
1990		The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air as Philip Banks
1990		Capital News as Mr. Fairchild

1989		Turn Back the Clock as Fred (uncredited)
1989		Roe vs. Wade
1989		Full Exposure: The Sex Tapes Scandal as Earl

1988		Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Epic Begins as Shredder (voice)
1988		American Experience as Charles Hamilton Houston (voice)
1988		American Experience as Narrator (voice)
1988		A Pup Named Scooby-Doo as Count Shockula (voice)
1988		Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Heroes in a Halfshell as Shredder (voice)
1988		License to Drive as Les' DMV examiner

1987		Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles as Shredder (voice)
1987		Deadly Daphne's Revenge as Detective Wood
1987		Nightflyers as Darryl
1987		A Different World as The Pin Punisher
1987		Three for the Road as Clarence
1987		Timestalkers as Blacksmith

1986		Sunday Drive as Oliver
1986		L.A. Law as Judge Michael Conover
1986		The Real Ghostbusters as Killerwatt (voice)
1986		Extremities as Security Guard
1986		Condor as Cas
1986		Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story as Hank Dudney
1986		8 Million Ways to Die as Deputy D.A.
1986		Rambo
1986		The Ladies Club as Joe
1986		The 11th Commandment as Attendant
1986		Stoogemania as Gulch

1985		Appointment with Fear as Connors
1985		Amazing Stories as Chief Hansen
1985		Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling
1985		Fletch as Detective #2
1985		Kicks as Stanley
1985		Moonlighting as Reuben King

1984		Going Bananas as Hank
1984		Laugh Busters
1984		Brothers as Bubba
1984		Night Court as Judge Hopkins

1983		Reading Rainbow as Himself - Narrator (voice)
1983		The A-Team as Quint
1983		Antony and Cleopatra as Mardian

1980		The Stunt Man as Man Playing Pinball (uncredited)
1980		The Blues Brothers as Man Dancing Outside Ray's Shop

1978

Dallas as Judge J. Fowler