James Avery
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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Sunday Drive
as Oliver
1986
Epoch
as Dr. Solomon Holt
2001
Dr. Dolittle 2
as Eldon
2001
Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story
as Hank Dudney
1986
The Prince of Egypt
as Additional Voices (voice)
1998
Kicks
as Stanley
1985
License to Drive
as Les' DMV examiner
1988
Raise Your Voice
as Mr. Gantry
2004
To My Daughter
as Ian Mellon
1990
A Friend to Die For
as Agent Gilwood
1994
Shout
as Midnight Rider (voice)
1991
Nightflyers
as Darryl
1987
The Third Wish
as George
2005
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Turtles' Awesome Easter
as Shredder (voice)
1992
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Attack of the Big MACC
as Shredder (voice)
1991
Timestalkers
as Blacksmith
1987
The Advanced Guard
as Fred, Captive Security Guard
1998
Condor
as Cas
1986
Divine Intervention
as Rev. Matthews
2008
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Planet of the Turtleoids
as Shredder (voice)
1991
TV Appearances
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
as Shredder (voice)
1987
The Legend of Prince Valiant
as Sir Bryant (voice)
1991
Living with Fran
2005
Star Trek: Enterprise
as General K'Vagh
2001
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Preston Cash
2000
Sparks
as Alonzo Sparks
1996
Rambo: The Force of Freedom
1986
Captain Simian & the Space Monkeys
as Gor-illa (voice)
1996
Dallas
as Judge J. Fowler
1978
Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling
as (voice)
1985
Sherri
as Redmond
2009
The Legend of Tarzan
as Keewazi (voice)
2001