James Avery
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.
Acting (65 movies)
Sunday Drive
1986
Epoch
2001
Dr. Dolittle 2
2001
Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story
1986
The Prince of Egypt
1998
Kicks
1985
License to Drive
1988
Raise Your Voice
2004
To My Daughter
1990
A Friend to Die For
1994
Shout
1991
Nightflyers
1987
The Third Wish
2005
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Turtles' Awesome Easter
1992
Timestalkers
1987
The Advanced Guard
1998
Condor
1986
Divine Intervention
2008
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Planet of the Turtleoids
1991
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Heroes in a Halfshell
1988
Three for the Road
1987
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Epic Begins
1988
Wheelmen
2005
Spirit Lost
1997
Call Me Crazy: A Five Film
2013
Dancing in September
2001
Antony and Cleopatra
1983
Hunt for the Labyrinth Killer
2013
Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time
1991
Little Miss Millions
1993
Out in Fifty
1999
The Linguini Incident
1991
Who's Your Caddy?
2007
Laugh Busters
1984
Not Your Time
2010
The Blues Brothers
1980
Roe vs. Wade
1989
Appointment with Fear
1985
The Brady Bunch Movie
1995
Lethal Eviction
2005
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles at the Earth's Core
1991
Spider-Man: The Venom Saga
2005
Extremities
1986
Stars In Shorts
2012
The Nightmare Room: Scareful What You Wish For
2001
You Lucky Dog
1998
Midnight Ramble
1994
Full Exposure: The Sex Tapes Scandal
1989
The Ladies Club
1986
Nancy Drew
2002
Deadly Daphne's Revenge
1987
Fletch
1985
8 Million Ways to Die
1986
Hair Show
2004
Think Tank
2006
The Stunt Man
1980
Without Warning: Terror in the Towers
1993
The 11th Commandment
1986
Steppin: The Movie
2009
Danika
2006
Stoogemania
1985
Hart to Hart: Old Friends Never Die
1994
Jirimpimbira: An African Folk Tale
1995
Wish I Was Here
2014
Turn Back the Clock
1989
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