James Avery
Born: 1945-11-27
• 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.
Filmography
Wish I Was Here
Hunt for the Labyrinth Killer
Call Me Crazy: A Five Film
Stars in Shorts
Not Your Time
Steppin: The Movie
Divine Intervention
Who's Your Caddy?
Danika
Think Tank
Spider-Man: The Venom Saga
Wheelmen
The Third Wish
Lethal Eviction
Hair Show
Raise Your Voice
Nancy Drew
Epoch
The Nightmare Room: Scareful What You Wish For
Dr. Dolittle 2
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Honeybee
Dancing in September
Out in Fifty
The Prince of Egypt
You Lucky Dog
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Quincy Jones...The First 50 Years
The Advanced Guard
Spirit Lost
Jirimpimbira: An African Folk Tale
The Brady Bunch Movie
Midnight Ramble
A Friend to Die For
Hart to Hart: Old Friends Never Die
Little Miss Millions
Without Warning: Terror in the Towers
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Turtles' Awesome Easter
Shout
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Planet of the Turtleoids
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles at the Earth's Core
Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time
The Linguini Incident
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Attack of the Big MACC
To My Daughter
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Super Rocksteady and Mighty Bebop
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Cowabunga Shredhead
Turn Back the Clock
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Incredible Shrinking Turtles
Roe vs. Wade
Full Exposure: The Sex Tapes Scandal
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Epic Begins
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Heroes in a Halfshell
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Hot Rodding Teenagers
License to Drive
Deadly Daphne's Revenge
Nightflyers
Three for the Road
Timestalkers
Sunday Drive
Extremities
Condor
Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story
8 Million Ways to Die
The Ladies Club
The 11th Commandment
Appointment with Fear
Stoogemania
Fletch
Kicks
Laugh Busters
Antony and Cleopatra
The Stunt Man
The Blues Brothers