James Avery
Known for: Acting
Born: November 27, 1945
Died: December 31, 2013
Place of birth: 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.
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Filmography
73 movies · 61 TV shows, newest first
7.4
Turtle Power: The Definitive History of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
2014
6.5
Wish I Was Here
2014
5.2
Hunt for the Labyrinth Killer
2013
7.0
Call Me Crazy: A Five Film
2013
6.0
Stars in Shorts
2012
4.3
The Problem Solverz
2011
7.5
Harry's Law
2011
1.0
Not Your Time
2010
5.5
Sherri
2009
4.3
Steppin: The Movie
2009
1.0
Divine Intervention
2008
6.7
Eli Stone
2008
3.4
Who's Your Caddy?
2007
5.1
Danika
2006
3.7
Think Tank
2006
7.8
The Closer
2005
7.0
Spider-Man: The Venom Saga
2005
7.0
Wheelmen
2005
3.3
The Third Wish
2005
6.5
Living with Fran
2005
8.2
Grey's Anatomy
2005
5.2
Lethal Eviction
2005
5.5
Hair Show
2004
6.6
Raise Your Voice
2004
7.2
That's So Raven
2003
5.8
Nancy Drew
2002
4.7
Epoch
2001
6.5
Reba
2001
7.5
Star Trek: Enterprise
2001
7.3
Philly
2001
7.2
Crossing Jordan
2001
7.7
The Proud Family
2001
7.0
The Legend of Tarzan
2001
NR
The Nightmare Room: Scareful What You Wish For
2001
8.1
The Nightmare Room
2001
5.3
Dr. Dolittle 2
20013.0
Honeybee
2001
6.5
Dancing in September
2001
7.1
The Division
2001
7.6
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
7.3
Girlfriends
2000
7.4
Strong Medicine
2000
8.1
Family Law
1999
3.7
Out in Fifty
1999
7.3
The Prince of Egypt
1998
8.2
Charmed
1998
10.0
One World
1998
7.0
The Wild Thornberrys
1998
7.9
That '70s Show
1998
5.6
You Lucky Dog
1998
NR
Quincy Jones... The First 50 Years
1998
4.0
The Advanced Guard
1998
7.2
Two Guys and a Girl
1998
3.0
Spirit Lost
19978.0
Going Places
1997
6.7
Captain Simian & the Space Monkeys
1996
6.7
The Jamie Foxx Show
1996
9.2
Sparks
1996
7.7
Murder One
1995
6.3
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995
5.5
Jirimpimbira: An African Folk Tale
1995
6.1
The Brady Bunch Movie
1995
8.3
Spider-Man
1994
7.3
Midnight Ramble
1994
8.1
Gargoyles
1994
6.3
A Friend to Die For
1994
6.8
Iron Man
1994
6.8
Hart to Hart: Old Friends Never Die
1994
7.2
Duckman
1994
7.0
Aladdin
1994
5.4
Little Miss Millions
1993
6.5
Without Warning: Terror in the Towers
1993
8.0
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Turtles' Awesome Easter
1992
5.8
Shout
1991
6.7
The Legend of Prince Valiant
1991
6.4
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Planet of the Turtleoids
1991
7.9
Roc
1991
8.0
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles at the Earth's Core
1991
4.7
Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time
1991
6.6
The Linguini Incident
1991NR
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Attack of the Big MACC
1991
8.0
To My Daughter
1990
7.9
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1990NR
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Super Rocksteady and Mighty Bebop
1990
6.5
Capital News
1990NR
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Cowabunga, Shredhead
1990
5.8
Turn Back the Clock
1989
NR
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Incredible Shrinking Turtles
1989
6.7
Family Matters
1989
6.8
FM
1989
6.0
Roe vs. Wade
1989
4.8
Full Exposure: The Sex Tapes Scandal
1989
7.3
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Epic Begins
1988
6.5
American Experience
1988
7.5
A Pup Named Scooby-Doo
1988
7.1
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Heroes in a Halfshell
1988
NR
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Hot Rodding Teenagers
1988
6.7
License to Drive
1988
7.8
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
1987
3.6
Deadly Daphne's Revenge
1987
4.7
Nightflyers
1987
7.4
Beauty and the Beast
1987
7.1
A Different World
1987
5.9
Three for the Road
1987
5.4
Timestalkers
1987
10.0
Sunday Drive
1986
7.1
L.A. Law
1986
7.7
The Real Ghostbusters
1986
6.2
Extremities
1986
5.7
Condor
1986
8.0
Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story
1986
5.5
8 Million Ways to Die
1986
7.4
Rambo: The Force of Freedom
1986
5.5
The Ladies Club
1986
4.3
The 11th Commandment
1986
2.6
Appointment with Fear
1985
3.0
Stoogemania
1985
7.5
Amazing Stories
1985
6.3
Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling
1985
6.8
Fletch
1985
6.3
Kicks
1985
7.5
Moonlighting
1985
7.5
Going Bananas
1984
NR
Laugh Busters
1984
6.7
Brothers
1984
7.3
Night Court
1984
8.4
Reading Rainbow
1983
7.5
The A-Team
1983
6.5
Antony and Cleopatra
1983
5.7
St. Elsewhere
1982
7.2
Newhart
1982
6.6
The Stunt Man
1980
7.7
The Blues Brothers
1980
6.9
Dallas
1978