Acting

James Avery

Born 1945-11-27 · Pughsville [now Suffolk], Virginia, USA

Died 2013-12-31

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.

Credits

Newest first

Turtle Power: The Definitive History of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
as Self
2014
Wish I Was Here
as Audition Actor #2
2014
Hunt for the Labyrinth Killer
as Judge Parsons
2013
Call Me Crazy: A Five Film
as Dr. Beckett
2013
Stars in Shorts
as Haig
2012
The Problem Solverz
as Ninja Master Head (voice)
2011
Harry's Law
as Fred Billings
2011
Not Your Time
as Haig
2010
Sherri
as Redmond
2009
Steppin: The Movie
as The Chancellor
2009
Divine Intervention
as Rev. Matthews
2008
Eli Stone
as Mason Andrews
2008
Who's Your Caddy?
as Caddy Mack
2007
Danika
as Teddy Johnson
2006
Think Tank
as Uncle John
2006
The Closer
as Dr. Crippen
2005
Spider-Man: The Venom Saga
as Jim Rhodes / War Machine (voice)
2005
Wheelmen
as Vice President
2005
The Third Wish
as George
2005
Living with Fran
2005
Grey's Anatomy
as Sam
2005
Lethal Eviction
as Gus Winter
2005
Hair Show
as Seymour Gold
2004
Raise Your Voice
as Mr. Gantry
2004
That's So Raven
as Presto Jones
2003
Nancy Drew
as Prof. Shifflin
2002
The Nightmare Room: Camp Nowhere
as R.L. Stine
2002
Epoch
as Dr. Solomon Holt
2001
Reba
as Judge Samuel Bennett
2001
Star Trek: Enterprise
as General K'Vagh
2001
Philly
as Dean Mark Clivner
2001
Crossing Jordan
as Dr. Erkhart
2001
The Proud Family
as Crandall Smythe (voice)
2001
The Legend of Tarzan
as (voice)
2001
The Legend of Tarzan
as Keewazi (voice)
2001
The Nightmare Room: Scareful What You Wish For
as R.L. Stine
2001
The Nightmare Room
as R.L. Stine
2001
Dr. Dolittle 2
as Eldon
2001
Honeybee
2001
Dancing in September
as Mr. Warner
2001
The Division
as Charles Haysbert
2001
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Preston Cash
2000
Girlfriends
as Dr. Couch
2000
Strong Medicine
as Harold Jenkins
2000
Family Law
1999
Out in Fifty
as Cappy
1999
The Prince of Egypt
as Additional Voices (voice)
1998
Charmed
as Zola
1998
One World
as William Richard
1998
The Wild Thornberrys
as Gorilla (voice)
1998
That '70s Show
as Officer Kennedy
1998
You Lucky Dog
as Calvin Bridges
1998
Quincy Jones... The First 50 Years
as Self
1998
The Advanced Guard
as Fred, Captive Security Guard
1998
Two Guys and a Girl
as Judge
1998
Spirit Lost
as Dr. Glidden
1997
Going Places
as Host
1997
Captain Simian & the Space Monkeys
as Gor-illa (voice)
1996
Quack Pack
as Flint Steel (voice)
1996
The Jamie Foxx Show
as Reverend
1996
Sparks
as Alonzo Sparks
1996
Murder One
as Nathaniel Alexander
1995
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
as Father (voice)
1995
Jirimpimbira: An African Folk Tale
as The Headman
1995
The Brady Bunch Movie
as Mr. Steve Yeager
1995
Spider-Man
as Jim Rhodes / War Machine (voice)
1994
Midnight Ramble
as Narrator
1994
Gargoyles
as The Shaman (voice)
1994
A Friend to Die For
as Agent Gilwood
1994
Iron Man
as War Machine (voice)
1994
Hart to Hart: Old Friends Never Die
as Chess Player
1994
Duckman
as School Policeman (voice)
1994
Duckman
as 'Beware!' Guy (voice)
1994
Aladdin
as Haroud Hazi Bin (voice)
1994
Little Miss Millions
as Agent Noah Hollander
1993
Without Warning: Terror in the Towers
as Fred Derby
1993
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Turtles' Awesome Easter
as Shredder (voice)
1992
Shout
as Midnight Rider (voice)
1991
The Legend of Prince Valiant
as Sir Bryant (voice)
1991
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Planet of the Turtleoids
as Shredder (voice)
1991