People
James Avery
- Name: James Avery
- Birthday: 1945-11-27
- Also known as: James La Rue Avery,James Avery Jr.,James L. Avery,James LaRue Avery,جیمز اوری
- Place of birth: Pughsville [now Suffolk], Virginia, USA
- Popularity: 0.854
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.
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Movies:
| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| Wish I Was Here as Audition Actor #2 | 2014-07-18 |
| Hunt for the Labyrinth Killer as Judge Parsons | 2013-08-03 |
| Call Me Crazy: A Five Film as Dr. Beckett | 2013-04-20 |
| Stars In Shorts as Haig | 2012-09-28 |
| Not Your Time as Haig | 2010-09-24 |
| Steppin: The Movie as The Chancellor | 2009-05-19 |
| Divine Intervention as Rev. Matthews | 2008-03-25 |
| Who's Your Caddy? as Caddy Mack | 2007-07-27 |
| Think Tank as Uncle John | 2006-04-21 |
| Spider-Man: The Venom Saga as Jim Rhodes / War Machine | 2005-06-07 |
| Danika as Teddy Johnson | 2005-06-06 |
| Wheelmen as Vice President | 2005-06-03 |
| The Third Wish as George | 2005-04-22 |
| Lethal Eviction as Gus Winter | 2005-03-10 |
| Hair Show as Seymour Gold | 2004-10-17 |
| Raise Your Voice as Mr. Gantry | 2004-08-10 |
| Nancy Drew as Prof. Shifflin | 2002-12-15 |
| Epoch as Dr. Solomon Holt | 2001-11-24 |
| The Nightmare Room: Scareful What You Wish For as R.L. Stine | 2001-08-31 |
| Dr. Dolittle 2 as Eldon | 2001-06-22 |
| Honeybee | 2001-06-12 |
| Dancing in September as Mr. Warner | 2001-02-03 |
| Out in Fifty as Cappy | 1999-06-22 |
| The Prince of Egypt as Additional Voices (voice) | 1998-12-16 |
| You Lucky Dog as Calvin Bridges | 1998-06-27 |
| Quincy Jones...The First 50 Years as Self | 1998-04-11 |
| The Advanced Guard as Fred, Captive Security Guard | 1998-03-21 |
| Spirit Lost as Dr. Glidden | 1997-03-24 |
| Jirimpimbira: An African Folk Tale as The Headman | 1995-02-25 |
| The Brady Bunch Movie as Mr. Steve Yeager | 1995-02-16 |
| Midnight Ramble as Narrator | 1994-10-26 |
| A Friend to Die For as Agent Gilwood | 1994-09-24 |
| Hart to Hart: Old Friends Never Die as Chess Player | 1994-05-06 |
| Little Miss Millions as Agent Noah Hollander | 1993-11-27 |
| Without Warning: Terror in the Towers as Fred Derby | 1993-05-26 |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Turtles' Awesome Easter as Shredder (voice) | 1992-03-04 |
| Shout as Midnight Rider (voice) | 1991-10-04 |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Planet of the Turtleoids as Shredder (voice) | 1991-08-31 |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles at the Earth's Core as Splinter (voice) | 1991-08-15 |
| Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time as Lt. Coberly | 1991-06-08 |
| The Linguini Incident as Phil | 1991-05-01 |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Attack of the Big MACC as Shredder (voice) | 1991-01-10 |
| To My Daughter as Ian Mellon | 1990-11-26 |
| Roe vs. Wade | 1989-05-15 |
| Full Exposure: The Sex Tapes Scandal as Earl | 1989-02-05 |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Epic Begins as Shredder (voice) | 1988-11-11 |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Heroes in a Halfshell as Shredder (voice) | 1988-08-11 |
| License to Drive as Les' DMV examiner | 1988-07-06 |
| Deadly Daphne's Revenge as Detective Wood | 1987-11-01 |
| Nightflyers as Darryl | 1987-10-23 |
| Three for the Road as Clarence | 1987-04-10 |
| Timestalkers as Blacksmith | 1987-03-10 |
| Sunday Drive as Oliver | 1986-11-30 |
| Extremities as Security Guard | 1986-08-22 |
| Condor as Cas | 1986-08-10 |
| Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story as Hank Dudney | 1986-05-19 |
| 8 Million Ways to Die as Deputy D.A. | 1986-04-25 |
| The Ladies Club as Joe | 1986-04-01 |
| The 11th Commandment as Attendant | 1986-03-25 |
| Stoogemania as Gulch | 1986-01-01 |
| Appointment with Fear as Connors | 1985-10-25 |
| Fletch as Detective #2 | 1985-05-31 |
| Kicks as Stanley | 1985-03-11 |
| Laugh Busters | 1984-09-01 |
| Antony and Cleopatra as Mardian | 1983-01-01 |
| The Stunt Man as Man Playing Pinball (uncredited) | 1980-06-27 |
| The Blues Brothers as Man Dancing Outside Ray's Shop | 1980-06-16 |
