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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Known For
Acting History
2014
Wish I Was Here as Audition Actor #2
2013Hunt for the Labyrinth Killer as Judge Parsons
2013Call Me Crazy: A Five Film as Dr. Beckett
2012Stars in Shorts as Haig
2011The Problem Solverz as Ninja Master Head (voice)
2011Harry's Law as Fred Billings
2010Not Your Time as Haig
2009Sherri as Redmond
2009Steppin: The Movie as The Chancellor
2008Divine Intervention as Rev. Matthews
2008Eli Stone as Mason Andrews
2007Who's Your Caddy? as Caddy Mack
2006Danika as Teddy Johnson
2006Think Tank as Uncle John
2005The Closer as Dr. Crippen
2005Spider-Man: The Venom Saga as Jim Rhodes / War Machine
2005Wheelmen as Vice President
2005The Third Wish as George
2005Living with Fran
2005Grey's Anatomy as Sam
2005Lethal Eviction as Gus Winter
2004Hair Show as Seymour Gold
2004Raise Your Voice as Mr. Gantry
2003That's So Raven as Presto Jones
2002Nancy Drew as Prof. Shifflin
2001Epoch as Dr. Solomon Holt
2001Reba as Judge Samuel Bennett
2001Star Trek: Enterprise as General K'Vagh
2001Philly as Dean Mark Clivner
2001Crossing Jordan as Dr. Erkhart
2001The Proud Family as Crandall Smythe (voice)
2001The Legend of Tarzan as (voice)
2001The Legend of Tarzan as Keewazi (voice)
2001The Nightmare Room as R.L. Stine
2001The Nightmare Room: Scareful What You Wish For as R.L. Stine
2001Dr. Dolittle 2 as Eldon
2001Honeybee
2001Dancing in September as Mr. Warner
2001The Division as Charles Haysbert
2000CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Preston Cash
2000Girlfriends as Dr. Couch
2000Strong Medicine as Harold Jenkins
1999Family Law
1999Out in Fifty as Cappy
1998The Prince of Egypt as Additional Voices (voice)
1998Charmed as Zola
1998One World as William Richard
1998The Wild Thornberrys as Gorilla (voice)
1998That '70s Show as Officer Kennedy
1998You Lucky Dog as Calvin Bridges
1998Quincy Jones...The First 50 Years as Self
1998The Advanced Guard as Fred, Captive Security Guard
1998Two Guys and a Girl as Judge
1997Spirit Lost as Dr. Glidden
1997Going Places as Host
1996Captain Simian & the Space Monkeys as Gor-illa (voice)
1996The Jamie Foxx Show as Reverend
1996Sparks as Alonzo Sparks
1995Murder One as Judge Nathaniel Alexander
1995Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child as Father (voice)
1995Jirimpimbira: An African Folk Tale as The Headman
1995The Brady Bunch Movie as Mr. Steve Yeager
1994Spider-Man as Jim Rhodes / War Machine (voice)
1994Midnight Ramble as Narrator
1994Gargoyles as The Shaman (voice)
1994Iron Man as War Machine (voice)
1994A Friend to Die For as Agent Gilwood
1994Hart to Hart: Old Friends Never Die as Chess Player
1994Duckman as School Policeman (voice)
1994Duckman as 'Beware!' Guy (voice)
1994Aladdin as Haroud Hazi Bin (voice)
1993Little Miss Millions as Agent Noah Hollander
1993Without Warning: Terror in the Towers as Fred Derby
1992Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Turtles' Awesome Easter as Shredder (voice)
1991Shout as Midnight Rider (voice)
1991The Legend of Prince Valiant as Sir Bryant (voice)
1991Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Planet of the Turtleoids as Shredder (voice)
1991Roc as Dale Hammers
1991Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles at the Earth's Core as Splinter (voice)
1991Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time as Lt. Coberly
1991The Linguini Incident as Phil
1991Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Attack of the Big MACC as Shredder (voice)
1990To My Daughter as Ian Mellon
1990The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air as Philip Banks
1990Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Super Rocksteady and Mighty Bebop as Shredder (voice)
1990Capital News as Mr. Fairchild
1990Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Cowabunga Shredhead as Shredder (voice)
1989Turn Back the Clock as Fred (uncredited)
1989Family Matters as (uncredited)
1989FM as Quentin Lamoreaux
1989Roe vs. Wade
1989Full Exposure: The Sex Tapes Scandal as Earl
1988Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Epic Begins as Shredder (voice)
1988American Experience as Narrator (voice)
1988American Experience as Charles Hamilton Houston (voice)
1988A Pup Named Scooby-Doo as Count Shockula (voice)
1988Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Heroes in a Halfshell as Shredder (voice)
1988License to Drive as Les' DMV examiner
1987Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles as Shredder (voice)
1987Deadly Daphne's Revenge as Detective Wood
1987Nightflyers as Darryl
1987A Different World as The Pin Punisher
1987Three for the Road as Clarence
1987Timestalkers as Blacksmith
1986Sunday Drive as Oliver
1986L.A. Law as Judge Michael Conover
1986The Real Ghostbusters as Killerwatt (voice)
1986Extremities as Security Guard
1986Condor as Cas
1986Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story as Hank Dudney
19868 Million Ways to Die as Deputy D.A.
1986Rambo: The Force of Freedom
1986The Ladies Club as Joe
1986The 11th Commandment as Attendant
1985Appointment with Fear as Connors
1985Stoogemania as Gulch
1985Amazing Stories as Chief Hansen
1985Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling as (voice)
1985Fletch as Detective #2
1985Kicks as Stanley
1985Moonlighting as Reuben King
1984Going Bananas as Hank
1984Laugh Busters
1984Brothers as Bubba
1984Night Court as Judge Hopkins
1983Reading Rainbow as Self - Narrator (voice)
1983The A-Team as Quint
1983Antony and Cleopatra as Mardian
1982St. Elsewhere as Man in E.R.
1982Newhart as Construction Worker
1980The Stunt Man as Man Playing Pinball (uncredited)
1980The Blues Brothers as Man Dancing Outside Ray's Shop
1978Dallas as Judge J. Fowler