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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
November 27, 1945
Died
December 31, 2013
Place of Birth
Pughsville [now Suffolk], Virginia, USA
Also Known As
- James La Rue Avery
- James Avery Jr.
- James L. Avery
- James LaRue Avery
- جیمز اوری
James Avery
1.0 Popularity
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
6.5
Audition Actor #2
Wish I Was Here
2014
5.2
Judge Parsons
Hunt for the Labyrinth Killer
2013
6.9
Dr. Beckett
Call Me Crazy: A Five Film
2013
4.7
Haig
Stars in Shorts
2012
4.8
Ninja Master Head (voice)
The Problem Solverz
2011
7.3
Fred Billings
Harry's Law
2011
1.0
Haig
Not Your Time
2010
5.5
Redmond
Sherri
2009
4.3
The Chancellor
Steppin: The Movie
2009
1.0
Rev. Matthews
Divine Intervention
2008
Credits
Wish I Was Here
as Audition Actor #2
2014
6.5
Hunt for the Labyrinth Killer
as Judge Parsons
2013
5.2
Call Me Crazy: A Five Film
as Dr. Beckett
2013
6.9
Stars in Shorts
as Haig
2012
4.7
The Problem Solverz
as Ninja Master Head (voice)
2011
4.8
Harry's Law
as Fred Billings
2011
7.3
Not Your Time
as Haig
2010
1.0
Sherri
as Redmond
2009
5.5
Steppin: The Movie
as The Chancellor
2009
4.3
Divine Intervention
as Rev. Matthews
2008
1.0
Eli Stone
as Mason Andrews
2008
6.8
Who's Your Caddy?
as Caddy Mack
2007
3.4
Danika
as Teddy Johnson
2006
5.1
Think Tank
as Uncle John
2006
1.5
The Closer
as Dr. Crippen
2005
7.9
Spider-Man: The Venom Saga
as Jim Rhodes / War Machine
2005
7.0
Wheelmen
as Vice President
2005
0.0
The Third Wish
as George
2005
2.2
Living with Fran
2005
6.3
Grey's Anatomy
as Sam
2005
8.2
Lethal Eviction
as Gus Winter
2005
4.8
Hair Show
as Seymour Gold
2004
5.2
Raise Your Voice
as Mr. Gantry
2004
6.5
That's So Raven
as Presto Jones
2003
7.2
Nancy Drew
as Prof. Shifflin
2002
5.6
Epoch
as Dr. Solomon Holt
2001
4.6
Reba
as Judge Samuel Bennett
2001
6.5
Star Trek: Enterprise
as General K'Vagh
2001
7.5
Philly
as Dean Mark Clivner
2001
6.8
Crossing Jordan
as Dr. Erkhart
2001
7.2
The Proud Family
as Crandall Smythe (voice)
2001
7.7
The Legend of Tarzan
as Keewazi (voice)
2001
6.9
The Legend of Tarzan
as (voice)
2001
6.9
The Nightmare Room
as R.L. Stine
2001
7.8
The Nightmare Room: Scareful What You Wish For
as R.L. Stine
2001
0.0
Dr. Dolittle 2
as Eldon
2001
5.3
🎬
Honeybee
2001
1.0
Dancing in September
as Mr. Warner
2001
6.5
The Division
as Charles Haysbert
2001
7.1
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Preston Cash
2000
7.6
Girlfriends
as Dr. Couch
2000
7.3
Strong Medicine
as Harold Jenkins
2000
7.3
Family Law
1999
8.2
Out in Fifty
as Cappy
1999
2.8
The Prince of Egypt
as Additional Voices (voice)
1998
7.3
Charmed
as Zola
1998
8.2
One World
as William Richard
1998
10.0
The Wild Thornberrys
as Gorilla (voice)
1998
7.0
That '70s Show
as Officer Kennedy
1998
7.9
You Lucky Dog
as Calvin Bridges
1998
5.5
🎬
Quincy Jones...The First 50 Years
as Self
1998
0.0
The Advanced Guard
as Fred, Captive Security Guard
1998
3.4
Two Guys and a Girl
as Judge
1998
7.1
Spirit Lost
as Dr. Glidden
1997
2.0
🎬
Going Places
as Host
1997
0.0
Captain Simian & the Space Monkeys
as Gor-illa (voice)
1996
6.6
The Jamie Foxx Show
as Reverend
1996
6.9
Sparks
as Alonzo Sparks
1996
9.0
Murder One
as Judge Nathaniel Alexander
1995
7.8
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
as Father (voice)
1995
6.0
Jirimpimbira: An African Folk Tale
as The Headman
1995
2.0
The Brady Bunch Movie
as Mr. Steve Yeager
1995
6.1
Spider-Man
as Jim Rhodes / War Machine (voice)
1994
8.3
Midnight Ramble
as Narrator
1994
7.0
Gargoyles
as The Shaman (voice)
1994
8.1
Iron Man
as War Machine (voice)
1994
6.6
A Friend to Die For
as Agent Gilwood
1994
6.2
Hart to Hart: Old Friends Never Die
as Chess Player
1994
6.5
Duckman
as School Policeman (voice)
1994
7.1
Duckman
as 'Beware!' Guy (voice)
1994
7.1
Aladdin
as Haroud Hazi Bin (voice)
1994
7.0
Little Miss Millions
as Agent Noah Hollander
1993
5.3
Without Warning: Terror in the Towers
as Fred Derby
1993
3.0
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Turtles' Awesome Easter
as Shredder (voice)
1992
8.0
Shout
as Midnight Rider (voice)
1991
5.8
The Legend of Prince Valiant
as Sir Bryant (voice)
1991
6.5
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Planet of the Turtleoids
as Shredder (voice)
1991
6.4
Roc
as Dale Hammers
1991
7.8
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles at the Earth's Core
as Splinter (voice)
1991
6.0
Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time
as Lt. Coberly
1991
4.5
The Linguini Incident
as Phil
1991
6.6
🎬
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Attack of the Big MACC
as Shredder (voice)
1991
0.0
To My Daughter
as Ian Mellon
1990
0.0
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
as Philip Banks
1990
7.9
🎬
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Super Rocksteady and Mighty Bebop
as Shredder (voice)
1990
0.0
Capital News
as Mr. Fairchild
1990
6.0
🎬
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Cowabunga Shredhead
as Shredder (voice)
1990
0.0
Turn Back the Clock
as Fred (uncredited)
1989
5.6
Family Matters
as (uncredited)
1989
6.7
FM
as Quentin Lamoreaux
1989
6.0
Roe vs. Wade
1989
6.3
Full Exposure: The Sex Tapes Scandal
as Earl
1989
4.2
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Epic Begins
as Shredder (voice)
1988
7.3
American Experience
as Charles Hamilton Houston (voice)
1988
6.9
American Experience
as Narrator (voice)
1988
6.9
A Pup Named Scooby-Doo
as Count Shockula (voice)
1988
7.5
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Heroes in a Halfshell
as Shredder (voice)
1988
7.1
License to Drive
as Les' DMV examiner
1988
6.6
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
as Shredder (voice)
1987
7.8
Deadly Daphne's Revenge
as Detective Wood
1987
3.2
Nightflyers
as Darryl
1987
4.4
A Different World
as The Pin Punisher
1987
7.0
Three for the Road
as Clarence
1987
5.5
Timestalkers
as Blacksmith
1987
5.3
Sunday Drive
as Oliver
1986
0.0
L.A. Law
as Judge Michael Conover
1986
7.0
The Real Ghostbusters
as Killerwatt (voice)
1986
7.7
Extremities
as Security Guard
1986
6.1
Condor
as Cas
1986
5.1
Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story
as Hank Dudney
1986
0.0
8 Million Ways to Die
as Deputy D.A.
1986
5.4
Rambo: The Force of Freedom
1986
7.2
The Ladies Club
as Joe
1986
5.2
The 11th Commandment
as Attendant
1986
3.8
Appointment with Fear
as Connors
1985
2.0
Stoogemania
as Gulch
1985
2.2
Amazing Stories
as Chief Hansen
1985
7.4
Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling
as (voice)
1985
6.2
Fletch
as Detective #2
1985
6.7
Kicks
as Stanley
1985
6.0
Moonlighting
as Reuben King
1985
7.5
Going Bananas
as Hank
1984
5.0
Laugh Busters
1984
0.0
Brothers
as Bubba
1984
6.6
Night Court
as Judge Hopkins
1984
7.3
Reading Rainbow
as Self - Narrator (voice)
1983
8.3
The A-Team
as Quint
1983
7.5
Antony and Cleopatra
as Mardian
1983
4.0
St. Elsewhere
as Man in E.R.
1982
5.6
Newhart
as Construction Worker
1982
7.1
The Stunt Man
as Man Playing Pinball (uncredited)
1980
6.6
The Blues Brothers
as Man Dancing Outside Ray's Shop
1980
7.7
Dallas
as Judge J. Fowler
1978
6.8