Name
James Avery
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1945-11-27
Deathday
2013-12-31 (68 years old)
Place of Birth
Pughsville [now Suffolk], Virginia, USA
Biography
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
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Just released from prison, Jake Blues puts his old band back together with his brother Elw...
Relase Date : 16 Jun, 1980
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8 Million Ways to Die
(152 Votes)
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Scudder is a detective with the Sheriff's Department who is forced to shoot a violent susp...
Relase Date : 25 Apr, 1986
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Wish I Was Here
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Aidan Bloom, a struggling actor, father and husband, is 35 years old and still trying to f...
Relase Date : 18 Jul, 2014
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License to Drive
(433 Votes)
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Teenager Les Anderson thinks his life can't get any worse after he flunks his driver's exa...
Relase Date : 6 Jul, 1988
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The Brady Bunch Movie
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The original '70s TV family is now placed in the 1990s, where they're even more square and...
Relase Date : 16 Feb, 1995
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Movies
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- 1986 Sunday Drive as Oliver
- 2001 Epoch as Dr. Solomon Holt
- 2001 Dr. Dolittle 2 as Eldon
- 1986 Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story as Hank Dudney
- 1998 The Prince of Egypt as Additional Voices (voice)
- 1985 Kicks as Stanley
- 1988 License to Drive as Les' DMV examiner
- 2004 Raise Your Voice as Mr. Gantry
- 1990 To My Daughter as Ian Mellon
- 1994 A Friend to Die For as Agent Gilwood
- 1991 Shout as Midnight Rider (voice)
- 1987 Nightflyers as Darryl
- 2005 The Third Wish as George
- 1991 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Attack of the Big MACC as Shredder (voice)
- 1992 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Turtles' Awesome Easter as Shredder (voice)
- 1987 Timestalkers as Blacksmith
- 1998 The Advanced Guard as Fred, Captive Security Guard
- 1986 Condor as Cas
- 2008 Divine Intervention as Rev. Matthews
- 1991 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Planet of the Turtleoids as Shredder (voice)
- 1988 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Heroes in a Halfshell as Shredder (voice)
- 1987 Three for the Road as Clarence
- 1988 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Epic Begins as Shredder (voice)
- 2005 Wheelmen as Vice President
- 1997 Spirit Lost as Dr. Glidden
- 2013 Call Me Crazy: A Five Film as Dr. Beckett
- 2001 Dancing in September as Mr. Warner
- 1983 Antony and Cleopatra as Mardian
- 2013 Hunt for the Labyrinth Killer as Judge Parsons
- 1991 Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time as Lt. Coberly
- 1993 Little Miss Millions as Agent Noah Hollander
- 1999 Out in Fifty as Cappy
- 1991 The Linguini Incident as Phil
- 2007 Who's Your Caddy? as Caddy Mack
- 1984 Laugh Busters as Hank
- 2010 Not Your Time as Haig
- 1998 Quincy Jones... The First 50 Years as Self
- 1980 The Blues Brothers as Man Dancing Outside Ray's Shop
- 1989 Roe vs. Wade
- 1985 Appointment with Fear as Connors
- 1995 The Brady Bunch Movie as Mr. Steve Yeager
- 2005 Lethal Eviction as Gus Winter
- 1991 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles at the Earth's Core as Splinter (voice)
- 2005 Spider-Man: The Venom Saga as Jim Rhodes / War Machine (voice)
- 1986 Extremities as Security Guard
- 2012 Stars in Shorts as Haig
- 2001 The Nightmare Room: Scareful What You Wish For as R.L. Stine
- 1998 You Lucky Dog as Calvin Bridges
- 1994 Midnight Ramble as Narrator
- 1989 Full Exposure: The Sex Tapes Scandal as Earl
- 1986 The Ladies Club as Joe
- 2002 Nancy Drew as Prof. Shifflin
- 2001 Honeybee
- 1987 Deadly Daphne's Revenge as Detective Wood
- 1985 Fletch as Detective #2
- 1986 8 Million Ways to Die as Deputy D.A.
- 2004 Hair Show as Seymour Gold
- 2006 Think Tank as Uncle John
- 1980 The Stunt Man as Diner Patron (uncredited)
- 1993 Without Warning: Terror in the Towers as Fred Derby
- 1986 The 11th Commandment as Attendant
- 2009 Steppin: The Movie as The Chancellor
- 2006 Danika as Teddy Johnson
- 1985 Stoogemania as Gulch
- 1994 Hart to Hart: Old Friends Never Die as Chess Player
- 1995 Jirimpimbira: An African Folk Tale as The Headman
- 2014 Wish I Was Here as Audition Actor #2
- 1989 Turn Back the Clock as Fred (uncredited)
- 1990 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Cowabunga, Shredhead as Shredder (voice)
- 1990 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Super Rocksteady and Mighty Bebop as Shredder (voice)
- 1988 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Hot Rodding Teenagers as Shredder (voice)
- 1989 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Incredible Shrinking Turtles as Shredder (voice)
- 2014 Turtle Power: The Definitive History of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles as Self
- 2002 The Nightmare Room: Camp Nowhere as R.L. Stine
- 1987 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ( 169 episodes ) as Shredder (voice)
- 1991 The Legend of Prince Valiant ( 65 episodes ) as Sir Bryant (voice)
- 2005 Living with Fran ( 1 episode )
- 2001 Star Trek: Enterprise ( 2 episodes ) as General K'Vagh
- 2000 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation ( 1 episode ) as Preston Cash
- 1996 Sparks ( 40 episodes ) as Alonzo Sparks
- 1986 Rambo: The Force of Freedom ( 65 episodes ) as Turbo (voice)
- 1996 Captain Simian & the Space Monkeys ( 26 episodes ) as Gor-illa (voice)
- 1978 Dallas ( 1 episode ) as Judge J. Fowler
- 1985 Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling ( 41 episodes ) as (voice)
- 2009 Sherri ( 13 episodes ) as Redmond
- 2001 The Legend of Tarzan ( 1 episode ) as (voice)
- 2001 The Legend of Tarzan ( 3 episodes ) as Keewazi (voice)
- 1998 The Wild Thornberrys ( 1 episode ) as Gorilla (voice)
- 1990 The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air ( 148 episodes ) as Philip Banks
- 1985 Amazing Stories ( 1 episode ) as Chief Hansen
- 1984 Going Bananas ( 12 episodes ) as Hank
- 1994 Aladdin ( 11 episodes ) as Haroud Hazi Bin (voice)
- 1983 Reading Rainbow ( 2 episodes ) as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 1988 American Experience ( 1 episode ) as Charles Hamilton Houston (voice)
- 1988 American Experience ( 1 episode ) as Narrator (voice)
- 1991 Roc ( 1 episode ) as Dale Hammers
- 1998 One World ( 1 episode ) as William Richard
- 1995 Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child ( 1 episode ) as Father (voice)
- 1987 A Different World ( 1 episode ) as The Pin Punisher
- 1985 Moonlighting ( 1 episode ) as Reuben King
- 1995 Murder One ( 1 episode ) as Nathaniel Alexander
- 1983 The A-Team ( 1 episode ) as Quint
- 1994 Iron Man ( 13 episodes ) as War Machine (voice)
- 1994 Spider-Man ( 2 episodes ) as Jim Rhodes / War Machine (voice)
- 2001 The Proud Family ( 1 episode ) as Crandall Smythe (voice)
- 2001 Philly ( 1 episode ) as Dean Mark Clivner
- 2005 Grey's Anatomy ( 1 episode ) as Sam
- 2001 The Nightmare Room ( 13 episodes ) as R.L. Stine
- 1984 Night Court ( 1 episode ) as Judge Hopkins
- 1984 Brothers ( 1 episode ) as Bubba
- 1986 The Real Ghostbusters ( 1 episode ) as Killerwatt (voice)
- 2008 Eli Stone ( 1 episode ) as Mason Andrews
- 1997 Going Places ( 19 episodes ) as Host
- 2000 Strong Medicine ( 1 episode ) as Harold Jenkins
- 2003 That's So Raven ( 1 episode ) as Presto Jones
- 2005 The Closer ( 11 episodes ) as Dr. Crippen
- 1998 Charmed ( 1 episode ) as Zola
- 2001 Crossing Jordan ( 1 episode ) as Dr. Erkhart
- 1990 Capital News ( 1 episode ) as Mr. Fairchild
- 1998 That '70s Show ( 3 episodes ) as Officer Kennedy
- 1999 Family Law ( 1 episode )
- 1998 Two Guys and a Girl ( 1 episode ) as Judge
- 1994 Gargoyles ( 1 episode ) as The Shaman (voice)
- 2011 Harry's Law ( 1 episode ) as Fred Billings
- 2001 The Division ( 9 episodes ) as Charles Haysbert
- 1996 The Jamie Foxx Show ( 1 episode ) as Reverend
- 1994 Duckman ( 1 episode ) as School Policeman (voice)
- 1994 Duckman ( 1 episode ) as 'Beware!' Guy (voice)
- 2001 Reba ( 1 episode ) as Judge Samuel Bennett
- 2000 Girlfriends ( 1 episode ) as Dr. Couch
- 1982 Newhart ( 1 episode ) as Construction Worker
- 1989 Family Matters ( 1 episode ) as (uncredited)
- 2011 The Problem Solverz ( 1 episode ) as Ninja Master Head (voice)
- 1989 FM ( 13 episodes ) as Quentin Lamoreaux
- 1982 St. Elsewhere ( 1 episode ) as Man in E.R.
- 1986 L.A. Law ( 6 episodes ) as Judge Michael Conover
- 1987 Beauty and the Beast ( 3 episodes ) as Winslow
- 1986 The Real Ghostbusters ( 1 episode ) as Giant / Gingerbread House / White Rabbit (voice)
- 1986 The Real Ghostbusters ( 1 episode ) as Judge / Booming Voice / Jurors (voice)
- 1996 Quack Pack ( 1 episode ) as Flint Steel (voice)
- 1988 A Pup Named Scooby-Doo ( 1 episode ) as Count Shockula (voice)
- 1988 A Pup Named Scooby-Doo ( 1 episode ) as Principal Morton (voice)
