
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.

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