James Avery
Known for ActingBorn 1945-11-27Died 2013-12-31Pughsville [now Suffolk], Virginia, USA
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.Read more
Movies & web series
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One World
1998 · Series
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Sunday Drive
1986 · Movie
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Sparks
1996 · Series
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Grey's Anatomy
2005 · Series
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Spider-Man
1994 · Series
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Reading Rainbow
1983 · Series
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Charmed
1998 · Series
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The Nightmare Room
2001 · Series
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Family Law
1999 · Series
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Gargoyles
1994 · Series
Going Places
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Going Places
1997 · Series
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Turtles' Awesome Easter
1992 · Movie
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That '70s Show
1998 · Series
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles at the Earth's Core
1991 · Movie
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The Closer
2005 · Series
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To My Daughter
1990 · Movie
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Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story
1986 · Movie
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Roc
1991 · Series
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The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1990 · Series
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The Proud Family
2001 · Series
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Murder One
1995 · Series
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CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000 · Series
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
1987 · Series
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The Real Ghostbusters
1986 · Series
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Harry's Law
2011 · Series
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Turtle Power: The Definitive History of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
2014 · Movie
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Star Trek: Enterprise
2001 · Series
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The Blues Brothers
1980 · Movie
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Strong Medicine
2000 · Series
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A Pup Named Scooby-Doo
1988 · Series
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Moonlighting
1985 · Series
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Philly
2001 · Series
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Going Bananas
1984 · Series
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That's So Raven
2003 · Series
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Amazing Stories
1985 · Series
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Girlfriends
2000 · Series
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The A-Team
1983 · Series
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Beauty and the Beast
1987 · Series
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The Prince of Egypt
1998 · Movie
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Midnight Ramble
1994 · Movie
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Rambo: The Force of Freedom
1986 · Series
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Crossing Jordan
2001 · Series
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Epic Begins
1988 · Movie
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Night Court
1984 · Series
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Two Guys and a Girl
1998 · Series
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Call Me Crazy: A Five Film
2013 · Movie
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Duckman
1994 · Series
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The Division
2001 · Series