Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
November 27, 1945
Place of Birth:
Pughsville [now Suffolk], Virginia, USA
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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.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Harry's Law | Fred Billings |
| 2009 | Sherri | Redmond |
| 2008 | Eli Stone | Mason Andrews |
| 2005 | Living with Fran | |
| 2005 | Grey's Anatomy | Sam |
| 2005 | The Closer | Dr. Crippen |
| 2003 | That's So Raven | Presto |
| 2001 | Star Trek: Enterprise | General K'Vagh |
| 2001 | The Legend of Tarzan | (voice) |
| 2001 | The Legend of Tarzan | Keewazi (voice) |
| 2001 | The Proud Family | Crandall Smythe (voice) |
| 2001 | Philly | Dean Mark Clivner |
| 2001 | The Nightmare Room | R.L. Stine |
| 2001 | Crossing Jordan | Dr. Erkhart |
| 2000 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Preston Cash |
| 2000 | Strong Medicine | Harold Jenkins |
| 1999 | Family Law | |
| 1998 | The Wild Thornberrys | Gorilla (voice) |
| 1998 | One World | William Richard |
| 1998 | Charmed | Zola |
| 1998 | That '70s Show | Officer Kennedy |
| 1998 | Two Guys and a Girl | Judge |
| 1997 | Going Places | Host |
| 1996 | Sparks | Alonzo Sparks |
| 1996 | Captain Simian & the Space Monkeys | Gor-illa (voice) |
| 1995 | Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child | Father (voice) |
| 1995 | Murder One | Judge Nathaniel Alexander |
| 1994 | Aladdin | Haroud Hazi Bin (voice) |
| 1994 | Iron Man | War Machine (voice) |
| 1994 | Spider-Man | Jim Rhodes / War Machine (voice) |
| 1994 | Gargoyles | The Shaman (voice) |
| 1991 | The Legend of Prince Valiant | Sir Bryant |
| 1991 | Roc | Dale Hammers |
| 1990 | The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air | Philip Banks |
| 1990 | Capital News | Mr. Fairchild |
| 1988 | American Experience | Narrator (voice) |
| 1988 | American Experience | Charles Hamilton Houston (voice) |
| 1988 | A Pup Named Scooby-Doo | Count Shockula (voice) |
| 1987 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Shredder (voice) |
| 1987 | A Different World | The Pin Punisher |
| 1986 | Rambo | |
| 1986 | The Real Ghostbusters | Killerwatt (voice) |
| 1986 | L.A. Law | Judge Michael Conover |
| 1985 | Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling | |
| 1985 | Amazing Stories | Chief Hansen |
| 1985 | Moonlighting | Reuben King |
| 1984 | Going Bananas | Hank |
| 1984 | Night Court | Judge Hopkins |
| 1984 | Brothers | Bubba |
| 1983 | Reading Rainbow | Himself - Narrator (voice) |
| 1983 | The A-Team | Quint |
| 1978 | Dallas | Judge J. Fowler |