James Avery
Acting
Born November 27, 1945 · 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.
Films (72)
Wish I Was Here
2014
Hunt for the Labyrinth Killer
2013
Call Me Crazy: A Five Film
2013
Stars in Shorts
2012
Not Your Time
2010
Steppin: The Movie
2009
Divine Intervention
2008
Who's Your Caddy?
2007
Danika
2006
Think Tank
2006
Spider-Man: The Venom Saga
2005
Wheelmen
2005
The Third Wish
2005
Lethal Eviction
2005
Hair Show
2004
Raise Your Voice
2004
Nancy Drew
2002
Epoch
2001
The Nightmare Room: Scareful What You Wish For
2001
Dr. Dolittle 2
2001
Honeybee
2001
Dancing in September
2001
Out in Fifty
1999
The Prince of Egypt
1998
You Lucky Dog
1998
Quincy Jones...The First 50 Years
1998
The Advanced Guard
1998
Spirit Lost
1997
Jirimpimbira: An African Folk Tale
1995
The Brady Bunch Movie
1995
Midnight Ramble
1994
A Friend to Die For
1994
Hart to Hart: Old Friends Never Die
1994
Little Miss Millions
1993
Without Warning: Terror in the Towers
1993
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Turtles' Awesome Easter
1992
Shout
1991
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Planet of the Turtleoids
1991
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles at the Earth's Core
1991
Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time
1991
The Linguini Incident
1991
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Attack of the Big MACC
1991
To My Daughter
1990
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Super Rocksteady and Mighty Bebop
1990
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Cowabunga Shredhead
1990
Turn Back the Clock
1989
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Incredible Shrinking Turtles
1989
Roe vs. Wade
1989
Full Exposure: The Sex Tapes Scandal
1989
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Epic Begins
1988
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Heroes in a Halfshell
1988
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Hot Rodding Teenagers
1988
License to Drive
1988
Deadly Daphne's Revenge
1987
Nightflyers
1987
Three for the Road
1987
Timestalkers
1987
Sunday Drive
1986
Extremities
1986
Condor
1986
Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story
1986
8 Million Ways to Die
1986
The Ladies Club
1986
The 11th Commandment
1986
Appointment with Fear
1985
Stoogemania
1985
Fletch
1985
Kicks
1985
Laugh Busters
1984
Antony and Cleopatra
1983
The Stunt Man
1980
The Blues Brothers
1980