James Avery

Known for ActingBorn 1945-11-27Died 2013-12-31Pughsville [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.Read more

Movies & web series

One World

Sunday Drive

Sparks

Grey's Anatomy

Spider-Man

Charmed

Reading Rainbow

Family Law

Gargoyles

The Nightmare Room

Going Places

The Closer

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Turtles' Awesome Easter

That '70s Show

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles at the Earth's Core

To My Daughter

Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story

Roc

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

The Proud Family

Murder One

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

The Real Ghostbusters

Star Trek: Enterprise

The Blues Brothers

Harry's Law

Strong Medicine

Girlfriends

A Pup Named Scooby-Doo

Moonlighting

Philly

Going Bananas

Amazing Stories

Beauty and the Beast

The A-Team

The Prince of Egypt

Midnight Ramble

That's So Raven

Crossing Jordan

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Epic Begins

Rambo: The Force of Freedom

Night Court

Call Me Crazy: A Five Film

Duckman

Two Guys and a Girl

The Division

Wheelmen