James Avery
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Nov 27, 1945
- Died
- Dec 31, 2013 (aged 68)
- Place of birth
- Pughsville [now Suffolk], Virginia, USA
- Credits
- 135
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
Filmography
Turtle Power: The Definitive History of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
2014Movie
Self
Wish I Was Here
2014Movie
Audition Actor #2
Hunt for the Labyrinth Killer
2013Movie
Judge Parsons
Call Me Crazy: A Five Film
2013Movie
Dr. Beckett
Stars in Shorts
2012Movie
Haig
The Problem Solverz
2011TV
Ninja Master Head (voice)
Harry's Law
2011TV
Fred Billings
Not Your Time
2010Movie
Haig
Sherri
2009TV
Redmond
Steppin: The Movie
2009Movie
The Chancellor
Divine Intervention
2008Movie
Rev. Matthews
Eli Stone
2008TV
Mason Andrews
Who's Your Caddy?
2007Movie
Caddy Mack
Danika
2006Movie
Teddy Johnson
Think Tank
2006Movie
Uncle John
The Closer
2005TV
Dr. Crippen
Spider-Man: The Venom Saga
2005Movie
Jim Rhodes / War Machine (voice)
Wheelmen
2005Movie
Vice President
The Third Wish
2005Movie
George
Living with Fran
2005TV
Grey's Anatomy
2005TV
Sam
Lethal Eviction
2005Movie
Gus Winter
Hair Show
2004Movie
Seymour Gold
Raise Your Voice
2004Movie
Mr. Gantry
That's So Raven
2003TV
Presto Jones
Nancy Drew
2002Movie
Prof. Shifflin
Epoch
2001Movie
Dr. Solomon Holt
Reba
2001TV
Judge Samuel Bennett
Star Trek: Enterprise
2001TV
General K'Vagh
Philly
2001TV
Dean Mark Clivner
Crossing Jordan
2001TV
Dr. Erkhart
The Proud Family
2001TV
Crandall Smythe (voice)
The Legend of Tarzan
2001TV
(voice), Keewazi (voice)
The Nightmare Room: Scareful What You Wish For
2001Movie
R.L. Stine
The Nightmare Room
2001TV
R.L. Stine
Dr. Dolittle 2
2001Movie
Eldon
Honeybee
2001Movie
Dancing in September
2001Movie
Mr. Warner
The Division
2001TV
Charles Haysbert
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000TV
Preston Cash
Girlfriends
2000TV
Dr. Couch
Strong Medicine
2000TV
Harold Jenkins
Family Law
1999TV
Out in Fifty
1999Movie
Cappy
The Prince of Egypt
1998Movie
Additional Voices (voice)
Charmed
1998TV
Zola
One World
1998TV
William Richard
The Wild Thornberrys
1998TV
Gorilla (voice)
That '70s Show
1998TV
Officer Kennedy
You Lucky Dog
1998Movie
Calvin Bridges
Quincy Jones... The First 50 Years
1998Movie
Self
The Advanced Guard
1998Movie
Fred, Captive Security Guard
Two Guys and a Girl
1998TV
Judge
Spirit Lost
1997Movie
Dr. Glidden
Going Places
1997TV
Host
Captain Simian & the Space Monkeys
1996TV
Gor-illa (voice)
Quack Pack
1996TV
Flint Steel (voice)
The Jamie Foxx Show
1996TV
Reverend
Sparks
1996TV
Alonzo Sparks
Murder One
1995TV
Nathaniel Alexander
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995TV
Father (voice)
Jirimpimbira: An African Folk Tale
1995Movie
The Headman
The Brady Bunch Movie
1995Movie
Mr. Steve Yeager
Spider-Man
1994TV
Jim Rhodes / War Machine (voice)
Midnight Ramble
1994Movie
Narrator
Gargoyles
1994TV
The Shaman (voice)
A Friend to Die For
1994Movie
Agent Gilwood
Iron Man
1994TV
War Machine (voice)
Hart to Hart: Old Friends Never Die
1994Movie
Chess Player
Duckman
1994TV
School Policeman (voice), 'Beware!' Guy (voice)
Aladdin
1994TV
Haroud Hazi Bin (voice)
Little Miss Millions
1993Movie
Agent Noah Hollander
Without Warning: Terror in the Towers
1993Movie
Fred Derby
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Turtles' Awesome Easter
1992Movie
Shredder (voice)
Shout
1991Movie
Midnight Rider (voice)
The Legend of Prince Valiant
1991TV
Sir Bryant (voice)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Planet of the Turtleoids
1991Movie
Shredder (voice)
Roc
1991TV
Dale Hammers
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles at the Earth's Core
1991Movie
Splinter (voice)
Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time
1991Movie
Lt. Coberly
The Linguini Incident
1991Movie
Phil
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Attack of the Big MACC
1991Movie
Shredder (voice)
To My Daughter
1990Movie
Ian Mellon
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1990TV
Philip Banks
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Super Rocksteady and Mighty Bebop
1990Movie
Shredder (voice)
Capital News
1990TV
Mr. Fairchild
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Cowabunga, Shredhead
1990Movie
Shredder (voice)
Turn Back the Clock
1989Movie
Fred (uncredited)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Incredible Shrinking Turtles
1989Movie
Shredder (voice)
Family Matters
1989TV
(uncredited)
FM
1989TV
Quentin Lamoreaux
Roe vs. Wade
1989Movie
Full Exposure: The Sex Tapes Scandal
1989Movie
Earl
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Epic Begins
1988Movie
Shredder (voice)
American Experience
1988TV
Narrator (voice), Charles Hamilton Houston (voice)
A Pup Named Scooby-Doo
1988TV
Count Shockula (voice)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Heroes in a Halfshell
1988Movie
Shredder (voice)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Hot Rodding Teenagers
1988Movie
Shredder (voice)
License to Drive
1988Movie
Les' DMV examiner
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
1987TV
Shredder (voice)
Deadly Daphne's Revenge
1987Movie
Detective Wood
Nightflyers
1987Movie
Darryl
Beauty and the Beast
1987TV
Winslow
A Different World
1987TV
The Pin Punisher
Three for the Road
1987Movie
Clarence
Timestalkers
1987Movie
Blacksmith
Sunday Drive
1986Movie
Oliver
L.A. Law
1986TV
Judge Michael Conover
The Real Ghostbusters
1986TV
Killerwatt (voice), Giant / Gingerbread House / White Rabbit (voice), Judge / Booming Voice / Jurors (voice)
Extremities
1986Movie
Security Guard
Condor
1986Movie
Cas
Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story
1986Movie
Hank Dudney
8 Million Ways to Die
1986Movie
Deputy D.A.
Rambo: The Force of Freedom
1986TV
The Ladies Club
1986Movie
Joe
The 11th Commandment
1986Movie
Attendant
Appointment with Fear
1985Movie
Connors
Stoogemania
1985Movie
Gulch
Amazing Stories
1985TV
Chief Hansen
Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling
1985TV
(voice)
Fletch
1985Movie
Detective #2
Kicks
1985Movie
Stanley
Moonlighting
1985TV
Reuben King
Going Bananas
1984TV
Hank
Laugh Busters
1984Movie
Brothers
1984TV
Bubba
Night Court
1984TV
Judge Hopkins
Reading Rainbow
1983TV
Self - Narrator (voice)
The A-Team
1983TV
Quint
Antony and Cleopatra
1983Movie
Mardian
St. Elsewhere
1982TV
Man in E.R.
Newhart
1982TV
Construction Worker
The Stunt Man
1980Movie
Diner Patron (uncredited)
The Blues Brothers
1980Movie
Man Dancing Outside Ray's Shop
Dallas
1978TV
Judge J. Fowler