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.
Movies (68)
Wish I Was Here
2014
Hunt for the Labyrinth Killer
2013
Call Me Crazy: A Five Film
2013
Stars in Shorts
2012
Not Your Time
2010
Steppin: The Movie
2009
Divine Intervention
2008
Who's Your Caddy?
2007
Danika
2006
Think Tank
2006
Spider-Man: The Venom Saga
2005
Wheelmen
2005
The Third Wish
2005
Lethal Eviction
2005
Hair Show
2004
Raise Your Voice
2004
Nancy Drew
2002
Epoch
2001
The Nightmare Room: Scareful What You Wish For
2001
Dr. Dolittle 2
2001
Dancing in September
2001
Out in Fifty
1999
The Prince of Egypt
1998
You Lucky Dog
1998
Quincy Jones... The First 50 Years
1998
The Advanced Guard
1998
Spirit Lost
1997
Jirimpimbira: An African Folk Tale
1995
The Brady Bunch Movie
1995
Midnight Ramble
1994
A Friend to Die For
1994
Hart to Hart: Old Friends Never Die
1994
Little Miss Millions
1993
Without Warning: Terror in the Towers
1993
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Turtles' Awesome Easter
1992
Shout
1991
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Planet of the Turtleoids
1991
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles at the Earth's Core
1991
Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time
1991
The Linguini Incident
1991
To My Daughter
1990
Turn Back the Clock
1989
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Incredible Shrinking Turtles
1989
Roe vs. Wade
1989
Full Exposure: The Sex Tapes Scandal
1989
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Epic Begins
1988
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Heroes in a Halfshell
1988
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Hot Rodding Teenagers
1988
License to Drive
1988
Deadly Daphne's Revenge
1987
Nightflyers
1987
Three for the Road
1987
Timestalkers
1987
Sunday Drive
1986
Extremities
1986
Condor
1986
Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story
1986
8 Million Ways to Die
1986
The Ladies Club
1986
The 11th Commandment
1986
Appointment with Fear
1985
Stoogemania
1985
Fletch
1985
Kicks
1985
Laugh Busters
1984
Antony and Cleopatra
1983
The Stunt Man
1980
The Blues Brothers
1980
TV Shows (66)
The Problem Solverz
2011
Harry's Law
2011
Sherri
2009
Eli Stone
2008
The Closer
2005
Living with Fran
2005
Grey's Anatomy
2005
That's So Raven
2003
Reba
2001
Star Trek: Enterprise
2001
Philly
2001
Crossing Jordan
2001
The Proud Family
2001
The Legend of Tarzan
2001
The Legend of Tarzan
2001
The Nightmare Room
2001
The Division
2001
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
Girlfriends
2000
Strong Medicine
2000
Family Law
1999
Charmed
1998
One World
1998
The Wild Thornberrys
1998
That '70s Show
1998
Two Guys and a Girl
1998
Captain Simian & the Space Monkeys
1996
The Jamie Foxx Show
1996
Sparks
1996
Murder One
1995
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995
Spider-Man
1994
Gargoyles
1994
Iron Man
1994
Duckman
1994
Duckman
1994
Aladdin
1994
The Legend of Prince Valiant
1991
Roc
1991
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1990
Capital News
1990
Family Matters
1989
FM
1989
American Experience
1988
American Experience
1988
A Pup Named Scooby-Doo
1988
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
1987
Beauty and the Beast
1987
A Different World
1987
L.A. Law
1986
L.A. Law
1986
The Real Ghostbusters
1986
The Real Ghostbusters
1986
The Real Ghostbusters
1986
Rambo: The Force of Freedom
1986
Amazing Stories
1985
Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling
1985
Moonlighting
1985
Going Bananas
1984
Brothers
1984
Night Court
1984
Reading Rainbow
1983
The A-Team
1983
St. Elsewhere
1982
Newhart
1982
Dallas
1978