James Avery
Acting
Born: November 27, 1945 · Pughsville [now Suffolk], Virginia, USA
Died: December 31, 2013 (aged 68)
Highest Rated
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.
Known for
Grey's Anatomy
2005
The Blues Brothers
1980
The Prince of Egypt
1998
Charmed
1998
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1990
Dr. Dolittle 2
2001
That '70s Show
1998
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
Spider-Man
1994
The A-Team
1983
Star Trek: Enterprise
2001
Raise Your Voice
2004
Photos (6)
Movies (67)
The Prince of Egypt
Additional Voices (voice)
The Blues Brothers
Man Dancing Outside Ray's Shop
Dr. Dolittle 2
Eldon
Fletch
Detective #2
The Brady Bunch Movie
Mr. Steve Yeager
The Stunt Man
Diner Patron (uncredited)
Raise Your Voice
Mr. Gantry
License to Drive
Les' DMV examiner
8 Million Ways to Die
Deputy D.A.
Extremities
Security Guard
Wish I Was Here
Audition Actor #2
Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time
Lt. Coberly
Call Me Crazy: A Five Film
Dr. Beckett
Timestalkers
Blacksmith
Danika
Teddy Johnson
Epoch
Dr. Solomon Holt
Shout
Midnight Rider (voice)
Who's Your Caddy?
Caddy Mack
Nightflyers
Darryl
A Friend to Die For
Agent Gilwood
Spider-Man: The Venom Saga
Jim Rhodes / War Machine (voice)
Out in Fifty
Cappy
You Lucky Dog
Calvin Bridges
The Linguini Incident
Phil
Three for the Road
Clarence
The Ladies Club
Joe
Steppin: The Movie
The Chancellor
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Heroes in a Halfshell
Shredder (voice)
Hair Show
Seymour Gold
Full Exposure: The Sex Tapes Scandal
Earl
Stoogemania
Gulch
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Epic Begins
Shredder (voice)
Little Miss Millions
Agent Noah Hollander
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Planet of the Turtleoids
Shredder (voice)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Incredible Shrinking Turtles
Shredder (voice)
Roe vs. Wade
1989
Spirit Lost
Dr. Glidden
Stars in Shorts
Haig
Lethal Eviction
Gus Winter
Not Your Time
Haig
Hunt for the Labyrinth Killer
Judge Parsons
Nancy Drew
Prof. Shifflin
Hart to Hart: Old Friends Never Die
Chess Player
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Turtles' Awesome Easter
Shredder (voice)
Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story
Hank Dudney
Condor
Cas
The Nightmare Room: Scareful What You Wish For
R.L. Stine
The Third Wish
George
Antony and Cleopatra
Mardian
The Advanced Guard
Fred, Captive Security Guard
Without Warning: Terror in the Towers
Fred Derby
Dancing in September
Mr. Warner
Kicks
Stanley
To My Daughter
Ian Mellon
Turn Back the Clock
Fred (uncredited)
Sunday Drive
Oliver
Think Tank
Uncle John
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Hot Rodding Teenagers
Shredder (voice)
The 11th Commandment
Attendant
Laugh Busters
1984
Appointment with Fear
Connors
Wheelmen
Vice President
Jirimpimbira: An African Folk Tale
The Headman
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles at the Earth's Core
Splinter (voice)
Midnight Ramble
Narrator
Deadly Daphne's Revenge
Detective Wood
Divine Intervention
Rev. Matthews
TV Shows (64)
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Preston Cash · 1 eps
Grey's Anatomy
Sam · 1 eps
Charmed
Zola · 1 eps
Dallas
Judge J. Fowler · 1 eps
The Closer
Dr. Crippen · 11 eps
The A-Team
Quint · 1 eps
Crossing Jordan
Dr. Erkhart · 1 eps
That '70s Show
Officer Kennedy · 3 eps
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Shredder (voice) · 169 eps
Strong Medicine
Harold Jenkins · 1 eps
L.A. Law
Judge Michael Conover · 6 eps
Newhart
Construction Worker · 1 eps
Star Trek: Enterprise
General K'Vagh · 2 eps
Spider-Man
Jim Rhodes / War Machine (voice) · 2 eps
St. Elsewhere
Man in E.R. · 1 eps
American Experience
Charles Hamilton Houston (voice) · 1 eps
American Experience
Narrator (voice) · 1 eps
Night Court
Judge Hopkins · 1 eps
The Division
Charles Haysbert · 9 eps
Family Matters
(uncredited) · 1 eps
The Wild Thornberrys
Gorilla (voice) · 1 eps
Moonlighting
Reuben King · 1 eps
A Different World
The Pin Punisher · 1 eps
Girlfriends
Dr. Couch · 1 eps
Gargoyles
The Shaman (voice) · 1 eps
The Jamie Foxx Show
Reverend · 1 eps
That's So Raven
Presto Jones · 1 eps
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Philip Banks · 148 eps
Family Law
1 eps
Aladdin
Haroud Hazi Bin (voice) · 4 eps
Two Guys and a Girl
Judge · 1 eps
Duckman
School Policeman (voice) · 1 eps
Duckman
'Beware!' Guy (voice) · 1 eps
The Real Ghostbusters
Killerwatt (voice) · 1 eps
The Real Ghostbusters
Giant / Gingerbread House / White Rabbit (voice) · 1 eps
The Real Ghostbusters
Judge / Booming Voice / Jurors (voice) · 1 eps
Reba
Judge Samuel Bennett · 1 eps
Amazing Stories
Chief Hansen · 1 eps
The Legend of Tarzan
Keewazi (voice) · 3 eps
The Legend of Tarzan
(voice) · 1 eps
Murder One
Judge Nathaniel Alexander · 1 eps
The Proud Family
Crandall Smythe (voice) · 1 eps
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Father (voice) · 1 eps
Harry's Law
Fred Billings · 1 eps
The Legend of Prince Valiant
Sir Bryant (voice) · 65 eps
Eli Stone
Mason Andrews · 1 eps
Brothers
Bubba · 1 eps
Captain Simian & the Space Monkeys
Gor-illa (voice) · 26 eps
Iron Man
War Machine (voice) · 13 eps
Rambo: The Force of Freedom
65 eps
A Pup Named Scooby-Doo
Count Shockula (voice) · 1 eps
The Nightmare Room
R.L. Stine · 13 eps
Sparks
Alonzo Sparks · 40 eps
Living with Fran
1 eps
The Problem Solverz
Ninja Master Head (voice) · 1 eps
Roc
Dale Hammers · 1 eps
Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling
(voice) · 41 eps
Philly
Dean Mark Clivner · 1 eps
One World
William Richard · 1 eps
Capital News
Mr. Fairchild · 1 eps
Sherri
Redmond · 13 eps
Going Bananas
Hank · 12 eps
FM
Quentin Lamoreaux · 13 eps
Beauty and the Beast
Winslow · 3 eps
