James Avery
Acting
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.
Born: November 27, 1945
Place of Birth: Pughsville [now Suffolk], Virginia, USA
Known For
One World
A former pro ballplayer and his sculptor wife start a family in an unorthodox way, adopting six teenagers of various ethnic and racial backgrounds.
Sparks
Sparks is an American sitcom
Reading Rainbow
Journey to exciting places and build a lasting connection with your favorite books. Each episode centers on a theme from a book, or other children's literature, which is explored through a number of segments or stories.
Spider-Man
Bitten by a neogenetic spider, Peter Parker develops spider-like superpowers. He uses these to fight crime while trying to balance it with the struggles of his personal life.
Grey's Anatomy
Follows the personal and professional lives of a group of doctors at Seattle's Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital.
Family Law
Family attorney and mom, Lynn Holt, has had to scramble to keep her family and her law firm together, since her husband left her and took most of their joint law practice with him. Although the attorneys are carting plenty of life's baggage, they're all determined to make the most of this unexpected second chance—and make each month's mortgage payment.
Charmed
Three sisters (Prue, Piper and Phoebe) reunite and unlock their powers to become the Charmed Ones, the most powerful good witches of all time, whose prophesied destiny is to protect innocent lives from evil beings such as demons and warlocks. Each sister possesses unique magical powers that grow and evolve, while they attempt to maintain normal lives in modern day San Francisco.
Gargoyles
In Scotland, 994 A.D. Goliath and his clan of gargoyles defend a medieval castle. In present day, David Xanatos buys the castle and moves it to New York City. When the castle is attacked the gargoyles are awakened from a 1000 year curse.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Turtles' Awesome Easter
Just as the Turtles are preparing for a totally eggs-cellent Easter, Shredder scrambles their plans with a way-bogus ray - that makes everyone timid as terrified bunnies! To find a solution, the intrepid Turtles travel to "The Fairy Tale" dimension, where they meet a cast of storybook superstars and join forces with a heroic hare named Hokum. Now, if they can just get back to their home planet before the Easter deadline egg-spires! Then, good buddy Hokum Hare once again teams up with the fightin' green Teens as Shredder tries to conquer the future! It's a tubuloso adventure that finds the Turtles journeying years ahead in time, when they come face-to-shell with themselves: the over-the-hill Mutant Ninja Turtles!
That '70s Show
Crank up the 8-track and flash back to a time when platform shoes and puka shells were all the rage in this hilarious retro-sitcom. For Eric, Kelso, Jackie, Hyde, Donna and Fez, a group of high school teens who spend most of their time hanging out in Eric’s basement, life in the ‘70s isn’t always so groovy. But between trying to figure out the meaning of life, avoiding their parents, and dealing with out-of-control hormones, they’ve learned one thing for sure: they’ll always get by with a little help from their friends.
Filmography
as Audition Actor #2
as Judge Parsons
as Dr. Beckett
as Haig
as Ninja Master Head (voice)
as Fred Billings
as Haig
as Redmond
as The Chancellor
as Rev. Matthews
as Mason Andrews
as Caddy Mack
as Teddy Johnson
as Uncle John
as Dr. Crippen
as Jim Rhodes / War Machine
as Vice President
as George
as Sam
as Gus Winter
as Seymour Gold
as Mr. Gantry
as Presto Jones
as Prof. Shifflin
as Dr. Solomon Holt
as Judge Samuel Bennett
as General K'Vagh
as Dean Mark Clivner
as Dr. Erkhart
as Crandall Smythe (voice)
as (voice)
as Keewazi (voice)
as R.L. Stine
as R.L. Stine
as Eldon
as Mr. Warner
as Charles Haysbert
as Preston Cash
as Dr. Couch
as Harold Jenkins
as Cappy
as Additional Voices (voice)
as Zola
as William Richard
as Gorilla (voice)
as Officer Kennedy
as Calvin Bridges
as Fred, Captive Security Guard
as Judge
as Dr. Glidden
as Gor-illa (voice)
as Reverend
as Alonzo Sparks
as Judge Nathaniel Alexander
as Father (voice)
as The Headman
as Mr. Steve Yeager
as Jim Rhodes / War Machine (voice)
as Narrator
as The Shaman (voice)
as War Machine (voice)
as Agent Gilwood
as Chess Player
as School Policeman (voice)
as 'Beware!' Guy (voice)
as Haroud Hazi Bin (voice)
as Agent Noah Hollander
as Fred Derby
as Shredder (voice)
as Midnight Rider (voice)
as Sir Bryant (voice)
as Shredder (voice)
as Dale Hammers
as Splinter (voice)
as Lt. Coberly
as Phil
as Ian Mellon
as Philip Banks
as Mr. Fairchild
as Fred (uncredited)
as Shredder (voice)
as (uncredited)
as Quentin Lamoreaux
as Shredder (voice)
as Narrator (voice)
as Charles Hamilton Houston (voice)
as Count Shockula (voice)
as Shredder (voice)
as Shredder (voice)
as Les' DMV examiner
as Shredder (voice)
as Detective Wood
as Darryl
as The Pin Punisher
as Clarence
as Blacksmith
as Oliver
as Judge Michael Conover
as Killerwatt (voice)
as Security Guard
as Cas
as Hank Dudney
as Deputy D.A.
as Joe
as Attendant
as Connors
as Gulch
as Chief Hansen
as (voice)
as Detective #2
as Stanley
as Reuben King
as Hank
as Bubba
as Judge Hopkins
as Self - Narrator (voice)
as Quint
as Mardian
as Man in E.R.
as Construction Worker
as Man Playing Pinball (uncredited)
as Man Dancing Outside Ray's Shop
as Judge J. Fowler