James Avery
James Avery is an actor, born 1945.
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…
Movies (21)
- The Prince of Egypt (1998)
- The Brady Bunch Movie (1995)
- Dr. Dolittle 2 (2001)
- Fletch (1985)
- Raise Your Voice (2004)
- Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time (1991)
- License to Drive (1988)
- 8 Million Ways to Die (1986)
- Call Me Crazy: A Five Film (2013)
- The Stunt Man (1980)
- Epoch (2001)
- Who's Your Caddy? (2007)
- Hair Show (2004)
- A Friend to Die For (1994)
- Wish I Was Here (2014)
- Danika (2006)
- The Linguini Incident (1991)
- Extremities (1986)
- Nancy Drew (2002)
- The Ladies Club (1986)
- Shout (1991)
TV (22)
- The Closer (2005)
- American Experience (1988)
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987)
- The Division (2001)
- Duckman (1994)
- The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990)
- Aladdin (1994)
- The Real Ghostbusters (1986)
- Reading Rainbow (1983)
- The Legend of Tarzan (2001)
- Iron Man (1994)
- Rambo: The Force of Freedom (1986)
- Capital News (1990)
- A Pup Named Scooby-Doo (1988)
- The Legend of Prince Valiant (1991)
- Philly (2001)
- Sparks (1996)
- The Nightmare Room (2001)
- Captain Simian & the Space Monkeys (1996)
- Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling (1985)
- One World (1998)
- The Problem Solverz (2011)