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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.
BODY OF WORK
James Avery's Filmography
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Turtle Power: The Definitive History of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
as Self
Wish I Was Here
as Audition Actor #2
Hunt for the Labyrinth Killer
as Judge Parsons
Call Me Crazy: A Five Film
as Dr. Beckett
Stars in Shorts
as Haig
Not Your Time
as Haig
Steppin: The Movie
as The Chancellor
Divine Intervention
as Rev. Matthews
Who's Your Caddy?
as Caddy Mack
Danika
as Teddy Johnson
Think Tank
as Uncle John
Spider-Man: The Venom Saga
as Jim Rhodes / War Machine (voice)
Wheelmen
as Vice President
The Third Wish
as George
Lethal Eviction
as Gus Winter
Hair Show
as Seymour Gold
Raise Your Voice
as Mr. Gantry
Nancy Drew
as Prof. Shifflin
The Nightmare Room: Camp Nowhere
as R.L. Stine
Epoch
as Dr. Solomon Holt
The Nightmare Room: Scareful What You Wish For
as R.L. Stine
Dr. Dolittle 2
as Eldon
No Poster
Honeybee
Dancing in September
as Mr. Warner
Out in Fifty
as Cappy
The Prince of Egypt
as Additional Voices (voice)
You Lucky Dog
as Calvin Bridges
Quincy Jones... The First 50 Years
as Self
The Advanced Guard
as Fred, Captive Security Guard
Spirit Lost
as Dr. Glidden
Jirimpimbira: An African Folk Tale
as The Headman
The Brady Bunch Movie
as Mr. Steve Yeager
Midnight Ramble
as Narrator
A Friend to Die For
as Agent Gilwood
Hart to Hart: Old Friends Never Die
as Chess Player
Little Miss Millions
as Agent Noah Hollander
Without Warning: Terror in the Towers
as Fred Derby
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Turtles' Awesome Easter
as Shredder (voice)
Shout
as Midnight Rider (voice)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Planet of the Turtleoids
as Shredder (voice)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles at the Earth's Core
as Splinter (voice)
Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time
as Lt. Coberly
The Linguini Incident
as Phil
No Poster
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Attack of the Big MACC
as Shredder (voice)
To My Daughter
as Ian Mellon
No Poster
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Super Rocksteady and Mighty Bebop
as Shredder (voice)
No Poster
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Cowabunga, Shredhead
as Shredder (voice)
Turn Back the Clock
as Fred (uncredited)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Incredible Shrinking Turtles
as Shredder (voice)
Roe vs. Wade
Full Exposure: The Sex Tapes Scandal
as Earl
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Epic Begins
as Shredder (voice)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Hot Rodding Teenagers
as Shredder (voice)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Heroes in a Halfshell
as Shredder (voice)
License to Drive
as Les' DMV examiner
Deadly Daphne's Revenge
as Detective Wood
Nightflyers
as Darryl
Three for the Road
as Clarence
Timestalkers
as Blacksmith
Sunday Drive
as Oliver
Extremities
as Security Guard
Condor
as Cas
Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story
as Hank Dudney
8 Million Ways to Die
as Deputy D.A.
The Ladies Club
as Joe
The 11th Commandment
as Attendant
Appointment with Fear
as Connors
Stoogemania
as Gulch
Fletch
as Detective #2
Kicks
as Stanley
Laugh Busters
as Hank
Antony and Cleopatra
as Mardian
The Stunt Man
as Diner Patron (uncredited)
The Blues Brothers
as Man Dancing Outside Ray's Shop