James Avery

James Avery

Acting
November 27, 1945December 31, 2013 (age 68)
Pughsville [now Suffolk], Virginia, USA

Also Known As

James La Rue Avery, James Avery Jr., James L. Avery, James LaRue Avery, جیمز اوری

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.

Movies

(72 total)
The Blues Brothers

The Blues Brothers

19807.7

as Man Dancing Outside Ray's Shop

The Prince of Egypt

The Prince of Egypt

19987.3

as Additional Voices (voice)

Wish I Was Here

Wish I Was Here

20146.5

as Audition Actor #2

Fletch

Fletch

19856.7

as Detective #2

License to Drive

License to Drive

19886.6

as Les' DMV examiner

The Brady Bunch Movie

The Brady Bunch Movie

19956.1

as Mr. Steve Yeager

The Stunt Man

The Stunt Man

19806.6

as Man Playing Pinball (uncredited)

Extremities

Extremities

19866.1

as Security Guard

Spider-Man: The Venom Saga

Spider-Man: The Venom Saga

20057.0

as Jim Rhodes / War Machine

Danika

Danika

20065.1

as Teddy Johnson

Epoch

Epoch

20014.6

as Dr. Solomon Holt

Timestalkers

Timestalkers

19875.3

as Blacksmith

Shout

Shout

19915.8

as Midnight Rider (voice)

TV Shows

(63 total)
That '70s Show

That '70s Show

19987.9

as Officer Kennedy

Spider-Man

Spider-Man

19948.3

as Jim Rhodes / War Machine (voice)

Gargoyles

Gargoyles

19948.1

as The Shaman (voice)

Moonlighting

Moonlighting

19857.5

as Reuben King

Aladdin

Aladdin

19947.0

as Haroud Hazi Bin (voice)

Family Matters

Family Matters

19896.8

as (uncredited)

The Closer

The Closer

20057.9

as Dr. Crippen

A Pup Named Scooby-Doo

A Pup Named Scooby-Doo

19887.5

as Count Shockula (voice)

The Wild Thornberrys

The Wild Thornberrys

19987.0

as Gorilla (voice)

The Real Ghostbusters

The Real Ghostbusters

19867.7

as Killerwatt (voice)

That's So Raven

That's So Raven

20037.2

as Presto Jones

Dallas

Dallas

19786.8

as Judge J. Fowler

Amazing Stories

Amazing Stories

19857.5

as Chief Hansen