James Avery
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.
Movies
Wish I Was Here
Audition Actor #2
Hunt for the Labyrinth Killer
Judge Parsons
Call Me Crazy: A Five Film
Dr. Beckett
Stars in Shorts
Haig
Not Your Time
Haig
Steppin: The Movie
The Chancellor
Divine Intervention
Rev. Matthews
Who's Your Caddy?
Caddy Mack
Danika
Teddy Johnson
Think Tank
Uncle John
Spider-Man: The Venom Saga
Jim Rhodes / War Machine
Wheelmen
Vice President
The Third Wish
George
Lethal Eviction
Gus Winter
Hair Show
Seymour Gold
Raise Your Voice
Mr. Gantry
Nancy Drew
Prof. Shifflin
Epoch
Dr. Solomon Holt
The Nightmare Room: Scareful What You Wish For
R.L. Stine
Dr. Dolittle 2
Eldon
Honeybee
Dancing in September
Mr. Warner
Out in Fifty
Cappy
The Prince of Egypt
Additional Voices (voice)
You Lucky Dog
Calvin Bridges
The Advanced Guard
Fred, Captive Security Guard
Spirit Lost
Dr. Glidden
Jirimpimbira: An African Folk Tale
The Headman
The Brady Bunch Movie
Mr. Steve Yeager
Midnight Ramble
Narrator
A Friend to Die For
Agent Gilwood
Hart to Hart: Old Friends Never Die
Chess Player
Little Miss Millions
Agent Noah Hollander
Without Warning: Terror in the Towers
Fred Derby
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Turtles' Awesome Easter
Shredder (voice)
Shout
Midnight Rider (voice)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Planet of the Turtleoids
Shredder (voice)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles at the Earth's Core
Splinter (voice)
Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time
Lt. Coberly
The Linguini Incident
Phil
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Attack of the Big MACC
Shredder (voice)
To My Daughter
Ian Mellon
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Super Rocksteady and Mighty Bebop
Shredder (voice)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Cowabunga Shredhead
Shredder (voice)
Turn Back the Clock
Fred (uncredited)
Roe vs. Wade
Full Exposure: The Sex Tapes Scandal
Earl
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Epic Begins
Shredder (voice)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Heroes in a Halfshell
Shredder (voice)
License to Drive
Les' DMV examiner
Deadly Daphne's Revenge
Detective Wood
Nightflyers
Darryl
Three for the Road
Clarence
Timestalkers
Blacksmith
Sunday Drive
Oliver
Extremities
Security Guard
Condor
Cas
Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story
Hank Dudney
8 Million Ways to Die
Deputy D.A.
The Ladies Club
Joe
The 11th Commandment
Attendant
Appointment with Fear
Connors
Stoogemania
Gulch
Fletch
Detective #2
Kicks
Stanley
Laugh Busters
Antony and Cleopatra
Mardian
The Stunt Man
Man Playing Pinball (uncredited)
The Blues Brothers
Man Dancing Outside Ray's Shop
TV Series
The Problem Solverz
Ninja Master Head (voice)
1 Episode
Harry's Law
Fred Billings
1 Episode
Sherri
Redmond
13 Episodes
Eli Stone
Mason Andrews
1 Episode
The Closer
Dr. Crippen
11 Episodes
Living with Fran
1 Episode
Grey's Anatomy
Sam
1 Episode
That's So Raven
Presto Jones
1 Episode
Reba
Judge Samuel Bennett
1 Episode
Star Trek: Enterprise
General K'Vagh
2 Episodes
Philly
Dean Mark Clivner
1 Episode
Crossing Jordan
Dr. Erkhart
1 Episode
The Proud Family
Crandall Smythe (voice)
1 Episode
The Legend of Tarzan
(voice)
1 Episode
The Nightmare Room
R.L. Stine
13 Episodes
The Division
Charles Haysbert
9 Episodes
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Preston Cash
1 Episode
Girlfriends
Dr. Couch
1 Episode
Strong Medicine
Harold Jenkins
1 Episode
Family Law
1 Episode
Charmed
Zola
1 Episode
One World
William Richard
1 Episode
The Wild Thornberrys
Gorilla (voice)
1 Episode
That '70s Show
Officer Kennedy
3 Episodes
Two Guys and a Girl
Judge
1 Episode
Going Places
Host
19 Episodes
Captain Simian & the Space Monkeys
Gor-illa (voice)
26 Episodes
The Jamie Foxx Show
Reverend
1 Episode
Sparks
Alonzo Sparks
40 Episodes
Murder One
Judge Nathaniel Alexander
1 Episode
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Father (voice)
1 Episode
Spider-Man
Jim Rhodes / War Machine (voice)
2 Episodes
Gargoyles
The Shaman (voice)
1 Episode
Iron Man
War Machine (voice)
13 Episodes
Duckman
School Policeman (voice)
1 Episode
Aladdin
Haroud Hazi Bin (voice)
4 Episodes
The Legend of Prince Valiant
Sir Bryant (voice)
65 Episodes
Roc
Dale Hammers
1 Episode
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Philip Banks
148 Episodes
Capital News
Mr. Fairchild
1 Episode
Family Matters
(uncredited)
1 Episode
FM
Quentin Lamoreaux
13 Episodes
American Experience
Charles Hamilton Houston (voice)
1 Episode
A Pup Named Scooby-Doo
Count Shockula (voice)
1 Episode
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Shredder (voice)
169 Episodes
A Different World
The Pin Punisher
1 Episode
L.A. Law
Judge Michael Conover
2 Episodes
The Real Ghostbusters
Killerwatt (voice)
1 Episode
Rambo: The Force of Freedom
65 Episodes
Amazing Stories
Chief Hansen
1 Episode
Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling
(voice)
41 Episodes
Moonlighting
Reuben King
1 Episode
Going Bananas
Hank
12 Episodes
Brothers
Bubba
1 Episode
Night Court
Judge Hopkins
1 Episode
The A-Team
Quint
1 Episode
St. Elsewhere
Man in E.R.
1 Episode
Newhart
Construction Worker
1 Episode
Dallas
Judge J. Fowler
1 Episode