James Avery
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
Nov 27, 1945 (80 years old)
Place of Birth
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.
Known For
| 2014 | Wish I Was HereAudition Actor #2 | |
| 2013 | Call Me Crazy: A Five FilmDr. Beckett | |
| 2013 | Hunt for the Labyrinth KillerJudge Parsons | |
| 2012 | Stars in ShortsHaig | |
| 2011 | Harry's LawFred Billings | |
| 2011 | The Problem SolverzNinja Master Head (voice) | |
| 2010 | Not Your TimeHaig | |
| 2009 | Steppin: The MovieThe Chancellor | |
| 2009 | SherriRedmond | |
| 2008 | Divine InterventionRev. Matthews | |
| 2008 | Eli StoneMason Andrews | |
| 2007 | Who's Your Caddy?Caddy Mack | |
| 2006 | Think TankUncle John | |
| 2006 | DanikaTeddy Johnson | |
| 2005 | The Third WishGeorge | |
| 2005 | WheelmenVice President | |
| 2005 | Lethal EvictionGus Winter | |
| 2005 | Spider-Man: The Venom SagaJim Rhodes / War Machine | |
| 2005 | Living with Fran | |
| 2005 | Grey's AnatomySam | |
| 2005 | The CloserDr. Crippen | |
| 2004 | Raise Your VoiceMr. Gantry | |
| 2004 | Hair ShowSeymour Gold | |
| 2003 | That's So RavenPresto Jones | |
| 2002 | Nancy DrewProf. Shifflin | |
| 2001 | EpochDr. Solomon Holt | |
| 2001 | Dr. Dolittle 2Eldon | |
| 2001 | Dancing in SeptemberMr. Warner | |
| 2001 | The Nightmare Room: Scareful What You Wish ForR.L. Stine | |
| 2001 | Honeybee | |
| 2001 | Star Trek: EnterpriseGeneral K'Vagh | |
| 2001 | The Legend of TarzanKeewazi (voice) | |
| 2001 | The Legend of Tarzan(voice) | |
| 2001 | The Proud FamilyCrandall Smythe (voice) | |
| 2001 | PhillyDean Mark Clivner | |
| 2001 | The Nightmare RoomR.L. Stine | |
| 2001 | Crossing JordanDr. Erkhart | |
| 2001 | The DivisionCharles Haysbert | |
| 2001 | RebaJudge Samuel Bennett | |
| 2000 | CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationPreston Cash | |
| 2000 | Strong MedicineHarold Jenkins | |
| 2000 | GirlfriendsDr. Couch | |
| 1999 | Out in FiftyCappy | |
| 1999 | Family Law | |
| 1998 | The Prince of EgyptAdditional Voices (voice) | |
| 1998 | The Advanced GuardFred, Captive Security Guard | |
| 1998 | Quincy Jones...The First 50 YearsSelf | |
| 1998 | You Lucky DogCalvin Bridges | |
| 1998 | The Wild ThornberrysGorilla (voice) | |
| 1998 | One WorldWilliam Richard | |
| 1998 | CharmedZola | |
| 1998 | That '70s ShowOfficer Kennedy | |
| 1998 | Two Guys and a GirlJudge | |
| 1997 | Spirit LostDr. Glidden | |
| 1997 | Going PlacesHost | |
| 1996 | SparksAlonzo Sparks | |
| 1996 | Captain Simian & the Space MonkeysGor-illa (voice) | |
| 1996 | The Jamie Foxx ShowReverend | |
| 1995 | The Brady Bunch MovieMr. Steve Yeager | |
| 1995 | Jirimpimbira: An African Folk TaleThe Headman | |
| 1995 | Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every ChildFather (voice) | |
| 1995 | Murder OneJudge Nathaniel Alexander | |
| 1994 | A Friend to Die ForAgent Gilwood | |
| 1994 | Midnight RambleNarrator | |
| 1994 | Hart to Hart: Old Friends Never DieChess Player | |
| 1994 | AladdinHaroud Hazi Bin (voice) | |
| 1994 | Iron ManWar Machine (voice) | |
| 1994 | Spider-ManJim Rhodes / War Machine (voice) | |
| 1994 | GargoylesThe Shaman (voice) | |
| 1994 | DuckmanSchool Policeman (voice) | |
| 1994 | Duckman'Beware!' Guy (voice) | |
| 1993 | Little Miss MillionsAgent Noah Hollander | |
| 1993 | Without Warning: Terror in the TowersFred Derby | |
| 1992 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Turtles' Awesome EasterShredder (voice) | |
| 1991 | ShoutMidnight Rider (voice) | |
| 1991 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Attack of the Big MACCShredder (voice) | |
| 1991 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Planet of the TurtleoidsShredder (voice) | |
| 1991 | Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of TimeLt. Coberly | |
| 1991 | The Linguini IncidentPhil | |
| 1991 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles at the Earth's CoreSplinter (voice) | |
| 1991 | The Legend of Prince ValiantSir Bryant (voice) | |
| 1991 | RocDale Hammers | |
| 1990 | To My DaughterIan Mellon | |
| 1990 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Cowabunga, ShredheadShredder (voice) | |
| 1990 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Super Rocksteady and Mighty BebopShredder (voice) | |
| 1990 | The Fresh Prince of Bel-AirPhilip Banks | |
| 1990 | Capital NewsMr. Fairchild | |
| 1989 | Roe vs. Wade | |
| 1989 | Full Exposure: The Sex Tapes ScandalEarl | |
| 1989 | Turn Back the ClockFred (uncredited) | |
| 1989 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Incredible Shrinking TurtlesShredder (voice) | |
| 1989 | Family Matters(uncredited) | |
| 1989 | FMQuentin Lamoreaux | |
| 1988 | License to DriveLes' DMV examiner | |
| 1988 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Heroes in a HalfshellShredder (voice) | |
| 1988 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Epic BeginsShredder (voice) | |
| 1988 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Hot Rodding TeenagersShredder (voice) | |
| 1988 | American ExperienceCharles Hamilton Houston (voice) | |
| 1988 | American ExperienceNarrator (voice) | |
| 1988 | A Pup Named Scooby-DooCount Shockula (voice) | |
| 1987 | NightflyersDarryl | |
| 1987 | TimestalkersBlacksmith | |
| 1987 | Three for the RoadClarence | |
| 1987 | Deadly Daphne's RevengeDetective Wood | |
| 1987 | Teenage Mutant Ninja TurtlesShredder (voice) | |
| 1987 | A Different WorldThe Pin Punisher | |
| 1986 | Sunday DriveOliver | |
| 1986 | Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder StoryHank Dudney | |
| 1986 | CondorCas | |
| 1986 | ExtremitiesSecurity Guard | |
| 1986 | The Ladies ClubJoe | |
| 1986 | 8 Million Ways to DieDeputy D.A. | |
| 1986 | The 11th CommandmentAttendant | |
| 1986 | Rambo: The Force of Freedom | |
| 1986 | The Real GhostbustersKillerwatt (voice) | |
| 1986 | L.A. LawMichael Conover | |
| 1986 | L.A. LawJudge Michael Conover | |
| 1985 | KicksStanley | |
| 1985 | Appointment with FearConnors | |
| 1985 | FletchDetective #2 | |
| 1985 | StoogemaniaGulch | |
| 1985 | Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling(voice) | |
| 1985 | Amazing StoriesChief Hansen | |
| 1985 | MoonlightingReuben King | |
| 1984 | Laugh Busters | |
| 1984 | Going BananasHank | |
| 1984 | Night CourtJudge Hopkins | |
| 1984 | BrothersBubba | |
| 1983 | Antony and CleopatraMardian | |
| 1983 | Reading RainbowSelf - Narrator (voice) | |
| 1983 | The A-TeamQuint | |
| 1982 | NewhartConstruction Worker | |
| 1982 | St. ElsewhereMan in E.R. | |
| 1980 | The Blues BrothersMan Dancing Outside Ray's Shop | |
| 1980 | The Stunt ManDiner Patron (uncredited) | |
| 1978 | DallasJudge J. Fowler |