James Avery

James Avery

Date of Birth:

Nov 27, 1945

Place of Birth:

Pughsville [now Suffolk], Virginia, USA

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.

filmography:

Stars In Shorts Stars In Shorts

2012

Extremities Extremities

1986

Spider-Man: The Venom Saga Spider-Man: The Venom Saga

2005

The Nightmare Room: Scareful What You Wish For The Nightmare Room: Scareful What You Wish For

2001

You Lucky Dog You Lucky Dog

1998

Full Exposure: The Sex Tapes Scandal Full Exposure: The Sex Tapes Scandal

1989

Midnight Ramble Midnight Ramble

1994

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

1991

Lethal Eviction Lethal Eviction

2005

Quincy Jones...The First 50 Years Quincy Jones...The First 50 Years

1998

Not Your Time Not Your Time

2010

The Blues Brothers The Blues Brothers

1980

Roe vs. Wade Roe vs. Wade

1989

The Brady Bunch Movie The Brady Bunch Movie

1995

Appointment with Fear Appointment with Fear

1985

The Ladies Club The Ladies Club

1986

Nancy Drew Nancy Drew

2002

Danika Danika

2006

Steppin: The Movie Steppin: The Movie

2009

The 11th Commandment The 11th Commandment

1986

Stoogemania Stoogemania

1986

Hart to Hart: Old Friends Never Die Hart to Hart: Old Friends Never Die

1994

Wish I Was Here Wish I Was Here

2014

Jirimpimbira: An African Folk Tale Jirimpimbira: An African Folk Tale

1995

Without Warning: Terror in the Towers Without Warning: Terror in the Towers

1993

The Stunt Man The Stunt Man

1980

Deadly Daphne's Revenge Deadly Daphne's Revenge

1987

Honeybee Honeybee

2001

Fletch Fletch

1985

8 Million Ways to Die 8 Million Ways to Die

1986

Think Tank Think Tank

2006

Hair Show Hair Show

2004

Laugh Busters Laugh Busters

1984

Who's Your Caddy? Who's Your Caddy?

2007

Nightflyers Nightflyers

1987

Shout Shout

1991

A Friend to Die For A Friend to Die For

1994

The Third Wish The Third Wish

2005

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

1992

Timestalkers Timestalkers

1987

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Attack of the Big MACC Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Attack of the Big MACC

1991

To My Daughter To My Daughter

1990

Raise Your Voice Raise Your Voice

2004

Dr. Dolittle 2 Dr. Dolittle 2

2001

Epoch Epoch

2001

Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story

1986

The Prince of Egypt The Prince of Egypt

1998

License to Drive License to Drive

1988

Kicks Kicks

1985

The Advanced Guard The Advanced Guard

1998

Condor Condor

1986

Hunt for the Labyrinth Killer Hunt for the Labyrinth Killer

2013

Antony and Cleopatra Antony and Cleopatra

1983

Dancing in September Dancing in September

2001

Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time

1991

Little Miss Millions Little Miss Millions

1993

The Linguini Incident The Linguini Incident

1991

Out in Fifty Out in Fifty

1999

Call Me Crazy: A Five Film Call Me Crazy: A Five Film

2013

Spirit Lost Spirit Lost

1997

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Planet of the Turtleoids Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Planet of the Turtleoids

1991

Divine Intervention Divine Intervention

2008

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Heroes in a Halfshell Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Heroes in a Halfshell

1988

Three for the Road Three for the Road

1987

Wheelmen Wheelmen

2005

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Epic Begins Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Epic Begins

1988

Sunday Drive Sunday Drive

1986

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