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James La Rue Avery
James Avery Jr.
James L. Avery
James LaRue Avery
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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 a…
Known For
Filmography
Movies
Wish I Was Here
as Audition Actor #2
Call Me Crazy: A Five Film
as Dr. Beckett
Hunt for the Labyrinth Killer
as Judge Parsons
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
TV Shows
Harry's Law
as Fred Billings · 1 ep.
The Problem Solverz
as Ninja Master Head (voice) · 1 ep.
Sherri
as Redmond · 13 ep.
Eli Stone
as Mason Andrews · 1 ep.
Grey's Anatomy
as Sam · 1 ep.
The Closer
as Dr. Crippen · 11 ep.
Living with Fran
1 ep.
That's So Raven
as Presto Jones · 1 ep.
Star Trek: Enterprise
as General K'Vagh · 2 ep.
Crossing Jordan
as Dr. Erkhart · 1 ep.