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