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

Reading Rainbow

Charmed

The Nightmare Room

Family Law

Gargoyles

Going Places

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Turtles' Awesome Easter

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

That '70s Show

To My Daughter

Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story

The Closer

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

Roc

The Proud Family

Murder One

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Harry's Law

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

The Real Ghostbusters

Turtle Power: The Definitive History of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

The Blues Brothers

Star Trek: Enterprise

A Pup Named Scooby-Doo

Strong Medicine

Amazing Stories

Moonlighting

Going Bananas

The A-Team

Philly

The Prince of Egypt

Girlfriends

Beauty and the Beast

Rambo: The Force of Freedom

Midnight Ramble

That's So Raven

Crossing Jordan

Duckman

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Epic Begins

Night Court

Two Guys and a Girl

Call Me Crazy: A Five Film

The Legend of Tarzan