James Avery
Profile info
Known forActing
GenderMale
Birthday27 November 1945
Died31 December 2013 (age 68)
Place of birthPughsville [now Suffolk], Virginia, USA
Known credits135
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 a…
Turtle Power: The Definitive History of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
2014 · Self
Wish I Was Here
2014 · Audition Actor #2
Hunt for the Labyrinth Killer
2013 · Judge Parsons
Call Me Crazy: A Five Film
2013 · Dr. Beckett
Stars in Shorts
2012 · Haig
The Problem Solverz
2011 · Ninja Master Head (voice)
Harry's Law
2011 · Fred Billings
Not Your Time
2010 · Haig
Sherri
2009 · Redmond
Steppin: The Movie
2009 · The Chancellor
Divine Intervention
2008 · Rev. Matthews
Eli Stone
2008 · Mason Andrews
Who's Your Caddy?
2007 · Caddy Mack
Danika
2006 · Teddy Johnson
Think Tank
2006 · Uncle John
The Closer
2005 · Dr. Crippen
Spider-Man: The Venom Saga
2005 · Jim Rhodes / War Machine (voice)
Wheelmen
2005 · Vice President
The Third Wish
2005 · George
Living with Fran
2005
Grey's Anatomy
2005 · Sam
Lethal Eviction
2005 · Gus Winter
Hair Show
2004 · Seymour Gold
Raise Your Voice
2004 · Mr. Gantry
That's So Raven
2003 · Presto Jones
Nancy Drew
2002 · Prof. Shifflin
Epoch
2001 · Dr. Solomon Holt
Reba
2001 · Judge Samuel Bennett
Star Trek: Enterprise
2001 · General K'Vagh
Philly
2001 · Dean Mark Clivner
Crossing Jordan
2001 · Dr. Erkhart
The Proud Family
2001 · Crandall Smythe (voice)
The Legend of Tarzan
2001 · Keewazi (voice)
The Legend of Tarzan
2001 · (voice)
The Nightmare Room: Scareful What You Wish For
2001 · R.L. Stine
The Nightmare Room
2001 · R.L. Stine
Dr. Dolittle 2
2001 · Eldon
Honeybee
2001
Dancing in September
2001 · Mr. Warner
The Division
2001 · Charles Haysbert
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000 · Preston Cash
Girlfriends
2000 · Dr. Couch
Strong Medicine
2000 · Harold Jenkins
Family Law
1999
Out in Fifty
1999 · Cappy
The Prince of Egypt
1998 · Additional Voices (voice)
Charmed
1998 · Zola
One World
1998 · William Richard
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