James Avery
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.
Acted in
Wish I Was Here
2014
as Audition Actor #2
Hunt for the Labyrinth Killer
2013
as Judge Parsons
Call Me Crazy: A Five Film
2013
as Dr. Beckett
Stars In Shorts
2012
as Haig
Not Your Time
2010
as Haig
Sherri
2009
as Redmond
Steppin: The Movie
2009
as The Chancellor
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
The Closer
2005
as Dr. Crippen
Spider-Man: The Venom Saga
2005
as Jim Rhodes / War Machine
Danika
2005
as Teddy Johnson
Wheelmen
2005
as Vice President
The Third Wish
2005
as George
Living with Fran
2005
Grey's Anatomy
2005
as Sam
Lethal Eviction
2005
as Gus Winter
Hair Show
2004
as Seymour Gold
Raise Your Voice
2004
as Mr. Gantry
That's So Raven
2003
as Presto
Nancy Drew
2002
as Prof. Shifflin
Epoch
2001
as Dr. Solomon Holt
Star Trek: Enterprise
2001
as General K'Vagh
Philly
2001
as Dean Mark Clivner
Crossing Jordan
2001
as Dr. Erkhart
The Proud Family
2001
as Crandall Smythe (voice)
The Legend of Tarzan
2001
as (voice)
The Legend of Tarzan
2001
as Keewazi (voice)
The Nightmare Room: Scareful What You Wish For
2001
as R.L. Stine
The Nightmare Room
2001
as R.L. Stine
Dr. Dolittle 2
2001
as Eldon
Honeybee
2001
Dancing in September
2001
as Mr. Warner
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Preston Cash
Strong Medicine
2000
as Harold Jenkins
Family Law
1999
Out in Fifty
1999
as Cappy
The Prince of Egypt
1998
as Additional Voices (voice)
Charmed
1998
as Zola
One World
1998
as William Richard
The Wild Thornberrys
1998
as Gorilla (voice)
That '70s Show
1998
as Officer Kennedy
You Lucky Dog
1998
as Calvin Bridges
Quincy Jones...The First 50 Years
1998
as Self
The Advanced Guard
1998
as Fred, Captive Security Guard
Spirit Lost
1997
as Dr. Glidden
Going Places
1997
as Host
Captain Simian & the Space Monkeys
1996
as Gor-illa (voice)
Sparks
1996
as Alonzo Sparks
Murder One
1995
as Judge Nathaniel Alexander
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995
as Father (voice)
Jirimpimbira: An African Folk Tale
1995
as The Headman
The Brady Bunch Movie
1995
as Mr. Steve Yeager
Spider-Man
1994
as Jim Rhodes / War Machine (voice)
Midnight Ramble
1994
as Narrator
A Friend to Die For
1994
as Agent Gilwood
Iron Man
1994
as War Machine (voice)
Hart to Hart: Old Friends Never Die
1994
as Chess Player
Aladdin
1994
as Haroud Hazi Bin (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)
The Legend of Prince Valiant
1991
as Sir Bryant
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Planet of the Turtleoids
1991
as Shredder (voice)
Roc
1991
as Dale Hammers
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles at the Earth's Core
1991
as Splinter (voice)
Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time
1991
as Lt. Coberly
The Linguini Incident
1991
as Phil
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Attack of the Big MACC
1991
as Shredder (voice)
To My Daughter
1990
as Ian Mellon
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
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Epic Begins
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)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Heroes in a Halfshell
1988
as Shredder (voice)
License to Drive
1988
as Les' DMV examiner
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
1987
as Shredder (voice)
Deadly Daphne's Revenge
1987
as Detective Wood
Nightflyers
1987
as Darryl
A Different World
1987
as The Pin Punisher
Three for the Road
1987
as Clarence
Timestalkers
1987
as Blacksmith
Sunday Drive
1986
as Oliver
L.A. Law
1986
as Judge Michael Conover
The Real Ghostbusters
1986
as Killerwatt (voice)
Extremities
1986
as Security Guard
Condor
1986
as Cas
Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story
1986
as Hank Dudney
8 Million Ways to Die
1986
as Deputy D.A.
Rambo
1986
The Ladies Club
1986
as Joe
The 11th Commandment
1986
as Attendant
Stoogemania
1986
as Gulch
Appointment with Fear
1985
as Connors
Amazing Stories
1985
as Chief Hansen
Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling
1985
Fletch
1985
as Detective #2
Kicks
1985
as Stanley
Moonlighting
1985
as Reuben King
Going Bananas
1984
as Hank
Laugh Busters
1984
Brothers
1984
as Bubba
Night Court
1984
as Judge Hopkins
Reading Rainbow
1983
as Himself - Narrator (voice)
The A-Team
1983
as Quint
Antony and Cleopatra
1983
as Mardian
The Stunt Man
1980
as Man Playing Pinball (uncredited)
The Blues Brothers
1980
as Man Dancing Outside Ray's Shop
Dallas
1978
as Judge J. Fowler