
- Known for
- Acting
- Credits
- 70 films
- Born
- November 27, 1945
- Died
- December 31, 2013 (aged 68)
- Place of birth
- Pughsville [now Suffolk], Virginia, USA
Acting
James Avery
Also known as James La Rue Avery, James Avery Jr., James L. Avery, James LaRue Avery
Biography
James LaRue Avery (November 27, 1945 – December 31, 2013) was an American actor.
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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.
Known for
Acting 70
- 2014Turtle Power: The Definitive History of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles · Self
- 2014Wish I Was Here · Audition Actor #2
- 2013Hunt for the Labyrinth Killer · Judge Parsons
- 2013Call Me Crazy: A Five Film · Dr. Beckett
- 2012Stars in Shorts · Haig
- 2010Not Your Time · Haig
- 2009Steppin: The Movie · The Chancellor
- 2008











