Cast
James Avery
Acting
Cast
James Avery
Known for
Acting
Born
1945-11-27
From
Pughsville [now Suffolk], Virginia, USA
Died
2013-12-31
Also known as James La Rue Avery, James Avery Jr., James L. Avery
Biography
James LaRue Avery (November 27, 1945 β 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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7.3
MOVIE1998
The Prince of Egypt
as Additional Voices (voice)
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7.7
MOVIE1980
The Blues Brothers
as Man Dancing Outside Ray's Shop
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5.3
MOVIE2001
Dr. Dolittle 2
as Eldon
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6.5
MOVIE2014
Wish I Was Here
as Audition Actor #2
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6.2
MOVIE1986
Extremities
as Security Guard
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5.5
MOVIE1986
8 Million Ways to Die
as Deputy D.A.
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6.1
MOVIE1995
The Brady Bunch Movie
as Mr. Steve Yeager
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6.6
MOVIE1988
License to Drive
as Les' DMV examiner
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6.5
MOVIE2004
Raise Your Voice
as Mr. Gantry
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5.8
MOVIE1991
Shout
as Midnight Rider (voice)
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5.1
MOVIE2006
Danika
as Teddy Johnson
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6.7
MOVIE1985
Fletch
as Detective #2
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7.0
MOVIE2013
Call Me Crazy: A Five Film
as Dr. Beckett
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3.0
MOVIE1997
Spirit Lost
as Dr. Glidden
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4.7
MOVIE2001
Epoch
as Dr. Solomon Holt
β
7.0
MOVIE2005
Spider-Man: The Venom Saga
as Jim Rhodes / War Machine (voice)
β
4.7
MOVIE1987
Nightflyers
as Darryl
β
3.7
MOVIE1999
Out in Fifty
as Cappy
β
3.0
MOVIE1985
Stoogemania
as Gulch
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3.4
MOVIE2007
Who's Your Caddy?
as Caddy Mack
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3.0
MOVIE2001
Honeybee
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6.0
MOVIE2012
Stars in Shorts
as Haig
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6.0
MOVIE1989
Roe vs. Wade
β
4.7
MOVIE1991
Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time
as Lt. Coberly
β
6.6
MOVIE1980
The Stunt Man
as Diner Patron (uncredited)
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4.0
MOVIE1998
The Advanced Guard
as Fred, Captive Security Guard
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6.5
MOVIE1983
Antony and Cleopatra
as Mardian
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5.4
MOVIE1993
Little Miss Millions
as Agent Noah Hollander
β
5.2
MOVIE2005
Lethal Eviction
as Gus Winter
β
7.4
MOVIE2014
Turtle Power: The Definitive History of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
as Self
β
4.8
MOVIE1989
Full Exposure: The Sex Tapes Scandal
as Earl
β
6.3
MOVIE1994
A Friend to Die For
as Agent Gilwood
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8.0
MOVIE1990
To My Daughter
as Ian Mellon
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6.6
MOVIE1991
The Linguini Incident
as Phil
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5.4
MOVIE1987
Timestalkers
as Blacksmith
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5.2
MOVIE2013
Hunt for the Labyrinth Killer
as Judge Parsons
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4.3
MOVIE2009
Steppin: The Movie
as The Chancellor
β
5.6
MOVIE1998
You Lucky Dog
as Calvin Bridges
MOVIE1989
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Incredible Shrinking Turtles
as Shredder (voice)
β
6.5
MOVIE2001
Dancing in September
as Mr. Warner
MOVIE2001
The Nightmare Room: Scareful What You Wish For
as R.L. Stine
β
5.5
MOVIE2004
Hair Show
as Seymour Gold
β
5.8
MOVIE2002
Nancy Drew
as Prof. Shifflin
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1.0
MOVIE2008
Divine Intervention
as Rev. Matthews
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5.9
MOVIE1987
Three for the Road
as Clarence
β
5.8
MOVIE1989
Turn Back the Clock
as Fred (uncredited)
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1.0
MOVIE2010
Not Your Time
as Haig
β
5.5
MOVIE1986
The Ladies Club
as Joe
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6.3
MOVIE1985
Kicks
as Stanley
MOVIE1988
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Hot Rodding Teenagers
as Shredder (voice)
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6.4
MOVIE1991
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Planet of the Turtleoids
as Shredder (voice)
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3.3
MOVIE2005
The Third Wish
as George
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7.0
MOVIE2005
Wheelmen
as Vice President
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3.6
MOVIE1987
Deadly Daphne's Revenge
as Detective Wood
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6.8
MOVIE1994
Hart to Hart: Old Friends Never Die
as Chess Player
MOVIE1990
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Cowabunga, Shredhead
as Shredder (voice)
β
7.1
MOVIE1988
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Heroes in a Halfshell
as Shredder (voice)
β
2.6
MOVIE1985
Appointment with Fear
as Connors
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7.3
MOVIE1988
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Epic Begins
as Shredder (voice)
β
5.7
MOVIE1986
Condor
as Cas
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8.0
MOVIE1991
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles at the Earth's Core
as Splinter (voice)
MOVIE1998
Quincy Jones... The First 50 Years
as Self
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4.4
MOVIE1986
The 11th Commandment
as Attendant
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10.0
MOVIE1986
Sunday Drive
as Oliver
β
5.5
MOVIE1995
Jirimpimbira: An African Folk Tale
as The Headman
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6.5
MOVIE1993
Without Warning: Terror in the Towers
as Fred Derby
MOVIE1991
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Attack of the Big MACC
as Shredder (voice)
β
8.0
MOVIE1986
Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story
as Hank Dudney
β
3.7
MOVIE2006
Think Tank
as Uncle John
MOVIE1990
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Super Rocksteady and Mighty Bebop
as Shredder (voice)
β
7.3
MOVIE1994
Midnight Ramble
as Narrator
MOVIE1984
Laugh Busters
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8.0
MOVIE1992
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Turtles' Awesome Easter
as Shredder (voice)