James Avery
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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
Credits
The Prince of Egypt (1998)
as Additional Voices (voice)
The Blues Brothers (1980)
as Man Dancing Outside Ray's Shop
Dr. Dolittle 2 (2001)
as Eldon
License to Drive (1988)
as Les' DMV examiner
Fletch (1985)
as Detective #2
The Brady Bunch Movie (1995)
as Mr. Steve Yeager
Danika (2006)
as Teddy Johnson
Nancy Drew (2002)
as Prof. Shifflin
Raise Your Voice (2004)
as Mr. Gantry
The Stunt Man (1980)
as Diner Patron (uncredited)
8 Million Ways to Die (1986)
as Deputy D.A.
Shout (1991)
as Midnight Rider (voice)
Hair Show (2004)
as Seymour Gold
Wish I Was Here (2014)
as Audition Actor #2
Who's Your Caddy? (2007)
as Caddy Mack
Extremities (1986)
as Security Guard
Call Me Crazy: A Five Film (2013)
as Dr. Beckett
Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time (1991)
as Lt. Coberly
Out in Fifty (1999)
as Cappy
Timestalkers (1987)
as Blacksmith
The Linguini Incident (1991)
as Phil
Roe vs. Wade (1989)
Actor
Stars in Shorts (2012)
as Haig
Not Your Time (2010)
as Haig
Steppin: The Movie (2009)
as The Chancellor
A Friend to Die For (1994)
as Agent Gilwood
Nightflyers (1987)
as Darryl
Turtle Power: The Definitive History of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014)
as Self
Think Tank (2006)
as Uncle John
Hunt for the Labyrinth Killer (2013)
as Judge Parsons
Sunday Drive (1986)
as Oliver
Stoogemania (1985)
as Gulch
Epoch (2001)
as Dr. Solomon Holt
Little Miss Millions (1993)
as Agent Noah Hollander
Spider-Man: The Venom Saga (2005)
as Jim Rhodes / War Machine
The Ladies Club (1986)
as Joe
Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story (1986)
as Hank Dudney
Full Exposure: The Sex Tapes Scandal (1989)
as Earl
You Lucky Dog (1998)
as Calvin Bridges
Lethal Eviction (2005)
as Gus Winter
Without Warning: Terror in the Towers (1993)
as Fred Derby
The Advanced Guard (1998)
as Fred, Captive Security Guard
Antony and Cleopatra (1983)
as Mardian
Three for the Road (1987)
as Clarence
The Third Wish (2005)
as George
Laugh Busters (1984)
Actor
Kicks (1985)
as Stanley
Jirimpimbira: An African Folk Tale (1995)
as The Headman
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Heroes in a Halfshell (1988)
as Shredder (voice)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Planet of the Turtleoids (1991)
as Shredder (voice)
The 11th Commandment (1986)
as Attendant
Dancing in September (2001)
as Mr. Warner
Wheelmen (2005)
as Vice President
Spirit Lost (1997)
as Dr. Glidden
Quincy Jones... The First 50 Years (1998)
as Self
Turn Back the Clock (1989)
as Fred (uncredited)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Super Rocksteady and Mighty Bebop (1990)
as Shredder (voice)
To My Daughter (1990)
as Ian Mellon
The Nightmare Room: Scareful What You Wish For (2001)
as R.L. Stine
Condor (1986)
as Cas
Deadly Daphne's Revenge (1987)
as Detective Wood
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Attack of the Big MACC (1991)
as Shredder (voice)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Epic Begins (1988)
as Shredder (voice)
Appointment with Fear (1985)
as Connors
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles at the Earth's Core (1991)
as Splinter (voice)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Hot Rodding Teenagers (1988)
as Shredder (voice)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Turtles' Awesome Easter (1992)
as Shredder (voice)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Cowabunga, Shredhead (1990)
as Shredder (voice)
Midnight Ramble (1994)
as Narrator
Hart to Hart: Old Friends Never Die (1994)
as Chess Player
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Incredible Shrinking Turtles (1989)
as Shredder (voice)
Divine Intervention (2008)
as Rev. Matthews
Honeybee (2001)
Actor