Acting credits
129
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
James Avery
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 69Series: 60
TMDB ID: 51547
IMDb ID: nm0043041
Known for: Acting
Born: November 27, 1945
Died: December 31, 2013
Age: 68
Place of birth: Pughsville [now Suffolk], Virginia, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1978 - 2014
Years active: 37
Average TMDB rating: 6.83
Wikidata: Q493077
Also known as
James La Rue Avery • James Avery Jr. • James L. Avery • James LaRue Avery • جیمز اوری
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.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with James Avery.
as Self
Turtle Power: The Definitive History of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
2014 • Movie
as Audition Actor #2
Wish I Was Here
2014 • Movie
as Judge Parsons
Hunt for the Labyrinth Killer
2013 • Movie
as Dr. Beckett
Call Me Crazy: A Five Film
2013 • Movie
as Haig
Stars in Shorts
2012 • Movie
as Haig
Not Your Time
2010 • Movie
as The Chancellor
Steppin: The Movie
2009 • Movie
as Rev. Matthews
Divine Intervention
2008 • Movie
as Caddy Mack
Who's Your Caddy?
2007 • Movie
as Teddy Johnson
Danika
2006 • Movie
as Uncle John
Think Tank
2006 • Movie
as Jim Rhodes / War Machine (voice)
Spider-Man: The Venom Saga
2005 • Movie
as Vice President
Wheelmen
2005 • Movie
as George
The Third Wish
2005 • Movie
as Gus Winter
Lethal Eviction
2005 • Movie
as Seymour Gold
Hair Show
2004 • Movie
as Mr. Gantry
Raise Your Voice
2004 • Movie
as Prof. Shifflin
Nancy Drew
2002 • Movie
as Dr. Solomon Holt
Epoch
2001 • Movie
as R.L. Stine
The Nightmare Room: Scareful What You Wish For
2001 • Movie
as Eldon
Dr. Dolittle 2
2001 • Movie
as Mr. Warner
Dancing in September
2001 • Movie
as Cappy
Out in Fifty
1999 • Movie
as Additional Voices (voice)
The Prince of Egypt
1998 • Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with James Avery.
as Ninja Master Head (voice) • 1 eps
The Problem Solverz
2011 • Series
as Fred Billings • 1 eps
Harry's Law
2011 • Series
as Redmond • 13 eps
Sherri
2009 • Series
as Mason Andrews • 1 eps
Eli Stone
2008 • Series
as Dr. Crippen • 11 eps
The Closer
2005 • Series
1 eps
Living with Fran
2005 • Series
as Sam • 1 eps
Grey's Anatomy
2005 • Series
as Presto Jones • 1 eps
That's So Raven
2003 • Series
as Judge Samuel Bennett • 1 eps
Reba
2001 • Series
as General K'Vagh • 2 eps
Star Trek: Enterprise
2001 • Series
as Dean Mark Clivner • 1 eps
Philly
2001 • Series
as Dr. Erkhart • 1 eps
Crossing Jordan
2001 • Series
as Crandall Smythe (voice) • 1 eps
The Proud Family
2001 • Series
as (voice) • 1 eps
The Legend of Tarzan
2001 • Series
as R.L. Stine • 13 eps
The Nightmare Room
2001 • Series
as Charles Haysbert • 9 eps
The Division
2001 • Series
as Preston Cash • 1 eps
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000 • Series
as Dr. Couch • 1 eps
Girlfriends
2000 • Series
as Harold Jenkins • 1 eps
Strong Medicine
2000 • Series
1 eps
Family Law
1999 • Series
as Zola • 1 eps
Charmed
1998 • Series
as William Richard • 1 eps
One World
1998 • Series
as Gorilla (voice) • 1 eps
The Wild Thornberrys
1998 • Series
as Officer Kennedy • 3 eps
That '70s Show
1998 • Series