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.
Personal info
Gender
Male
Birthday
1945-11-27
Place of birth
Pughsville [now Suffolk], Virginia, USA
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Cast
Sunday Drive
1986
0.00
Epoch
2001
4.70
Dr. Dolittle 2
2001
5.31
The Prince of Egypt
1998
7.30
Kicks
1985
6.00
License to Drive
1988
6.61
Raise Your Voice
2004
6.50
To My Daughter
1990
0.00
A Friend to Die For
1994
6.24
Shout
1991
5.80
Nightflyers
1987
4.40
The Third Wish
2005
2.20
Timestalkers
1987
5.30
The Advanced Guard
1998
3.30
Condor
1986
5.10
Divine Intervention
2008
1.00
Three for the Road
1987
5.50
Wheelmen
2005
0.00
Spirit Lost
1997
2.30
Call Me Crazy: A Five Film
2013
7.00
Dancing in September
2001
6.50
Antony and Cleopatra
1983
4.00
Hunt for the Labyrinth Killer
2013
5.17
Little Miss Millions
1993
5.40
Out in Fifty
1999
2.83
The Linguini Incident
1991
6.90
Who's Your Caddy?
2007
3.46
Laugh Busters
1984
0.00
Not Your Time
2010
1.00
The Blues Brothers
1980
7.73
Roe vs. Wade
1989
6.30
Appointment with Fear
1985
2.00
The Brady Bunch Movie
1995
6.10
Lethal Eviction
2005
4.22
Spider-Man: The Venom Saga
2005
6.96
Extremities
1986
6.11
Stars In Shorts
2012
4.67
You Lucky Dog
1998
5.60
Midnight Ramble
1994
7.00
The Ladies Club
1986
5.22
Nancy Drew
2002
5.60
Honeybee
2001
1.00
Deadly Daphne's Revenge
1987
3.25
Fletch
1985
6.74
8 Million Ways to Die
1986
5.50
Hair Show
2004
5.15
Think Tank
2006
1.50
The Stunt Man
1980
6.65
The 11th Commandment
1986
3.90
Steppin: The Movie
2009
4.34
Danika
2006
5.10
Stoogemania
1985
2.50
Wish I Was Here
2014
6.54
Turn Back the Clock
1989
6.33