- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- November 27, 1945
- Place of Birth
- Pughsville [now Suffolk], Virginia, USA
- Died
- December 31, 2013
James Avery
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
movieTurtle Power: The Definitive History of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
2014 · Self
movieWish I Was Here
2014 · Audition Actor #2
movieHunt for the Labyrinth Killer
2013 · Judge Parsons
movieCall Me Crazy: A Five Film
2013 · Dr. Beckett
movieStars in Shorts
2012 · Haig
tvThe Problem Solverz
2011 · Ninja Master Head (voice)
tvHarry's Law
2011 · Fred Billings
movieNot Your Time
2010 · Haig
tvSherri
2009 · Redmond
movieSteppin: The Movie
2009 · The Chancellor
movieDivine Intervention
2008 · Rev. Matthews
tvEli Stone
2008 · Mason Andrews
movieWho's Your Caddy?
2007 · Caddy Mack
movieDanika
2006 · Teddy Johnson
movieThink Tank
2006 · Uncle John
tvThe Closer
2005 · Dr. Crippen
movieSpider-Man: The Venom Saga
2005 · Jim Rhodes / War Machine
movieWheelmen
2005 · Vice President
movieThe Third Wish
2005 · George
tvLiving with Fran
2005
tvGrey's Anatomy
2005 · Sam
movieLethal Eviction
2005 · Gus Winter
movieHair Show
2004 · Seymour Gold
movieRaise Your Voice
2004 · Mr. Gantry
tvThat's So Raven
2003 · Presto Jones
movieNancy Drew
2002 · Prof. Shifflin
movieEpoch
2001 · Dr. Solomon Holt
tvReba
2001 · Judge Samuel Bennett
tvStar Trek: Enterprise
2001 · General K'Vagh
tvPhilly
2001 · Dean Mark Clivner
tvCrossing Jordan
2001 · Dr. Erkhart
tvThe Proud Family
2001 · Crandall Smythe (voice)
tvThe Legend of Tarzan
2001 · (voice), Keewazi (voice)
movieThe Nightmare Room: Scareful What You Wish For
2001 · R.L. Stine
tvThe Nightmare Room
2001 · R.L. Stine
movieDr. Dolittle 2
2001 · Eldon
Honeybee
movieHoneybee
2001
movieDancing in September
2001 · Mr. Warner
tvThe Division
2001 · Charles Haysbert
tvCSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000 · Preston Cash
tvGirlfriends
2000 · Dr. Couch
tvStrong Medicine
2000 · Harold Jenkins
tvFamily Law
1999
movieOut in Fifty
1999 · Cappy
movieThe Prince of Egypt
1998 · Additional Voices (voice)
tvCharmed
1998 · Zola
tvOne World
1998 · William Richard
tvThe Wild Thornberrys
1998 · Gorilla (voice)
tvThat '70s Show
1998 · Officer Kennedy
movieYou Lucky Dog
1998 · Calvin Bridges
movieQuincy Jones... The First 50 Years
1998 · Self
movieThe Advanced Guard
1998 · Fred, Captive Security Guard
tvTwo Guys and a Girl
1998 · Judge
movieSpirit Lost
1997 · Dr. Glidden
Going Places
tvGoing Places
1997 · Host
tvCaptain Simian & the Space Monkeys
1996 · Gor-illa (voice)
tvThe Jamie Foxx Show
1996 · Reverend
tvSparks
1996 · Alonzo Sparks
tvMurder One
1995 · Judge Nathaniel Alexander
tvHappily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995 · Father (voice)
movieJirimpimbira: An African Folk Tale
1995 · The Headman
movieThe Brady Bunch Movie
1995 · Mr. Steve Yeager
tvSpider-Man
1994 · Jim Rhodes / War Machine (voice)
movieMidnight Ramble
1994 · Narrator
tvGargoyles
1994 · The Shaman (voice)
movieA Friend to Die For
1994 · Agent Gilwood
tvIron Man
1994 · War Machine (voice)
movieHart to Hart: Old Friends Never Die
1994 · Chess Player
tvDuckman
1994 · School Policeman (voice), 'Beware!' Guy (voice)
tvAladdin
1994 · Haroud Hazi Bin (voice)
movieLittle Miss Millions
1993 · Agent Noah Hollander
movieWithout Warning: Terror in the Towers
1993 · Fred Derby
movieTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Turtles' Awesome Easter
1992 · Shredder (voice)
movieShout
1991 · Midnight Rider (voice)
tvThe Legend of Prince Valiant
1991 · Sir Bryant (voice)
movieTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Planet of the Turtleoids
1991 · Shredder (voice)
tvRoc
1991 · Dale Hammers
movieTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles at the Earth's Core
1991 · Splinter (voice)
movieBeastmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time
1991 · Lt. Coberly
movieThe Linguini Incident
1991 · Phil
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Attack of the Big MACC
movieTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Attack of the Big MACC
1991 · Shredder (voice)
movieTo My Daughter
1990 · Ian Mellon
tvThe Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1990 · Philip Banks
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Super Rocksteady and Mighty Bebop
movieTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Super Rocksteady and Mighty Bebop
1990 · Shredder (voice)
tvCapital News
1990 · Mr. Fairchild
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Cowabunga, Shredhead
movieTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Cowabunga, Shredhead
1990 · Shredder (voice)
movieTurn Back the Clock
1989 · Fred (uncredited)
movieTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Incredible Shrinking Turtles
1989 · Shredder (voice)
tvFamily Matters
1989 · (uncredited)
tvFM
1989 · Quentin Lamoreaux
movieRoe vs. Wade
1989
movieFull Exposure: The Sex Tapes Scandal
1989 · Earl
movieTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Epic Begins
1988 · Shredder (voice)
tvAmerican Experience
1988 · Narrator (voice), Charles Hamilton Houston (voice)
tvA Pup Named Scooby-Doo
1988 · Count Shockula (voice)
movieTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Heroes in a Halfshell
1988 · Shredder (voice)
movieTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Hot Rodding Teenagers
1988 · Shredder (voice)
movieLicense to Drive
1988 · Les' DMV examiner
tvTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
1987 · Shredder (voice)
movieDeadly Daphne's Revenge
1987 · Detective Wood
movieNightflyers
1987 · Darryl
tvBeauty and the Beast
1987 · Winslow
tvA Different World
1987 · The Pin Punisher
movieThree for the Road
1987 · Clarence
movieTimestalkers
1987 · Blacksmith
movieSunday Drive
1986 · Oliver
tvL.A. Law
1986 · Michael Conover, Judge Michael Conover
tvThe Real Ghostbusters
1986 · Killerwatt (voice), Giant / Gingerbread House / White Rabbit (voice), Judge / Booming Voice / Jurors (voice)
movieExtremities
1986 · Security Guard
movieCondor
1986 · Cas
movieSamaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story
1986 · Hank Dudney
movie8 Million Ways to Die
1986 · Deputy D.A.
tvRambo: The Force of Freedom
1986
movieThe Ladies Club
1986 · Joe
movieThe 11th Commandment
1986 · Attendant
movieAppointment with Fear
1985 · Connors
movieStoogemania
1985 · Gulch
tvAmazing Stories
1985 · Chief Hansen
tvHulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling
1985 · (voice)
movieFletch
1985 · Detective #2
movieKicks
1985 · Stanley
tvMoonlighting
1985 · Reuben King
tvGoing Bananas
1984 · Hank
movieLaugh Busters
1984
tvBrothers
1984 · Bubba
tvNight Court
1984 · Judge Hopkins
tvReading Rainbow
1983 · Self - Narrator (voice)
tvThe A-Team
1983 · Quint
movieAntony and Cleopatra
1983 · Mardian
tvSt. Elsewhere
1982 · Man in E.R.
tvNewhart
1982 · Construction Worker
movieThe Stunt Man
1980 · Diner Patron (uncredited)
movieThe Blues Brothers
1980 · Man Dancing Outside Ray's Shop
tvDallas
1978 · Judge J. Fowler