James Avery
Actor
- Born
- November 27, 1945 · Pughsville [now Suffolk], Virginia, USA
- Died
- December 31, 2013 (age 68)
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
The Blues Brothers
June 16, 1980
The Prince of Egypt
December 16, 1998
Dr. Dolittle 2
June 22, 2001
Raise Your Voice
August 10, 2004
Fletch
May 31, 1985
Wish I Was Here
July 18, 2014
License to Drive
July 6, 1988
The Brady Bunch Movie
February 16, 1995
The Stunt Man
November 3, 1980
8 Million Ways to Die
April 25, 1986
Extremities
August 22, 1986
Spider-Man: The Venom Saga
June 7, 2005
Acting74
- 2014Turtle Power: The Definitive History of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles as Self
- 2014Wish I Was Here as Audition Actor #2
- 2013Hunt for the Labyrinth Killer as Judge Parsons
- 2013Call Me Crazy: A Five Film as Dr. Beckett
- 2012Stars in Shorts as Haig
- 2010Not Your Time as Haig
- 2009Steppin: The Movie as The Chancellor
- 2008Divine Intervention as Rev. Matthews
- 2007Who's Your Caddy? as Caddy Mack
- 2006