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James Avery

James Avery

Birthday: 1945-11-27 | Place of Birth: Pughsville [now Suffolk], Virginia, USA

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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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2020
忍者神龟(1987)

as    Shredder (Voice)

2010
Not Your Time

as    Haig

2010
Wheelmen

as    Vice President

2009
Sherri

as    Redmond

2009
Steppin : The Movie

as    The Chancellor

2008
Divine Intervention

as    Rev. Matthews

2006
Danika

as    Teddy Johnson

2005
The Third Wish

as    George

2005
Lethal Eviction

as    Gus Winter

2002
Nancy Drew

as    Prof. Shifflin

2001
Epoch

as    Dr. Solomon Holt

2001
Dr. Dolittle 2

as    Eldon

2001
The Nightmare Room

as    R.L. Stine

1999
Out in Fifty

as    Cappy

1998
The Advanced Guard

as    Fred, Captive Security Guard

1997
Spirit Lost

as    Dr. Glidden

1996
Sparks

as    Alonzo Sparks

1996
Captain Simian & the Space Monkeys

as    Gor-illa (voice)

1993
Little Miss Millions

as    Agent Noah Hollander

1991
1991
The Linguini Incident

as    Phil

1991
The Legend of Prince Valiant

as    Sir Bryant

1990
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

as    Philip Banks

1988
License to Drive

as    Les' DMV examiner

1988
1987
Timestalkers

as    Blacksmith

1987
Nightflyers

as    Darryl