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James Avery

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.

Personal information

Birthday

1945-11-27

Birth Place

Pughsville [now Suffolk], Virginia, USA

Movies and TV shows :

8 Million Ways to Die

8 Million Ways to Die

1986

5.5

Movie
poster

A Different World

1987

7.0

TV
A Friend to Die For

A Friend to Die For

1994

6.2

Movie
poster

A Pup Named Scooby-Doo

1988

7.5

TV
poster

Aladdin

1994

6.9

TV
poster

Amazing Stories

1985

7.5

TV
poster

American Experience

1988

7.5

TV
Antony and Cleopatra

Antony and Cleopatra

1983

4.0

Movie
Appointment with Fear

Appointment with Fear

1985

2.2

Movie
Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time

Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time

1991

4.7

Movie
poster

Brothers

1984

7.2

TV
Call Me Crazy: A Five Film

Call Me Crazy: A Five Film

2013

6.9

Movie
poster

Capital News

1990

6.0

TV
poster

Captain Simian & the Space Monkeys

1996

5.8

TV
poster

Charmed

1998

8.2

TV
Condor

Condor

1986

5.1

Movie
poster

Crossing Jordan

2001

7.2

TV
poster

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

2000

7.6

TV
poster

Dallas

1978

6.8

TV
Dancing in September

Dancing in September

2001

6.5

Movie
Danika

Danika

2006

5.2

Movie
Deadly Daphne's Revenge

Deadly Daphne's Revenge

1987

3.1

Movie
Divine Intervention

Divine Intervention

2008

1.0

Movie
Dr. Dolittle 2

Dr. Dolittle 2

2001

5.3

Movie
poster

Eli Stone

2008

6.8

TV
Epoch

Epoch

2001

4.6

Movie
Extremities

Extremities

1986

6.1

Movie
poster

Family Law

1999

8.2

TV
Fletch

Fletch

1985

6.7

Movie
Full Exposure: The Sex Tapes Scandal

Full Exposure: The Sex Tapes Scandal

1989

5.1

Movie
poster

Going Bananas

1984

5.0

TV
poster

Going Places

1997

0.0

TV
poster

Grey's Anatomy

2005

8.2

TV
Hair Show

Hair Show

2004

5.7

Movie
poster

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

1995

6.0

TV
Hart to Hart: Old Friends Never Die

Hart to Hart: Old Friends Never Die

1994

6.5

Movie
Honeybee

Honeybee

2001

1.0

Movie
poster

Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling

1985

6.2

TV
Hunt for the Labyrinth Killer

Hunt for the Labyrinth Killer

2013

5.5

Movie
poster

Iron Man

1994

6.6

TV
Jirimpimbira: An African Folk Tale

Jirimpimbira: An African Folk Tale

1995

2.0

Movie
Kicks

Kicks

1985

6.0

Movie
poster

L.A. Law

1986

7.0

TV
Laugh Busters

Laugh Busters

1984

0.0

Movie
Lethal Eviction

Lethal Eviction

2005

4.2

Movie
License to Drive

License to Drive

1988

6.6

Movie
Little Miss Millions

Little Miss Millions

1993

5.4

Movie
poster

Living with Fran

2005

7.0

TV
Midnight Ramble

Midnight Ramble

1994

7.0

Movie
poster

Moonlighting

1985

7.5

TV
poster

Murder One

1995

7.8

TV
Nancy Drew

Nancy Drew

2002

5.6

Movie
poster

Night Court

1984

7.3

TV
Nightflyers

Nightflyers

1987

4.7

Movie
Not Your Time

Not Your Time

2010

1.0

Movie
poster

One World

1998

10.0

TV
Out in Fifty

Out in Fifty

1999

3.5

Movie
poster

Philly

2001

6.5

TV
Quincy Jones...The First 50 Years

Quincy Jones...The First 50 Years

1998

0.0

Movie
Raise Your Voice

Raise Your Voice

2004

6.5

Movie
poster

Rambo

1986

6.6

TV
poster

Reading Rainbow

1983

8.4

TV
poster

Roc

1991

7.8

TV
Roe vs. Wade

Roe vs. Wade

1989

6.8

Movie
Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story

Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story

1986

0.0

Movie
poster

Sherri

2009

5.5

TV
Shout

Shout

1991

5.7

Movie
poster

Sparks

1996

9.5

TV
poster

Spider-Man

1994

8.3

TV
Spider-Man: The Venom Saga

Spider-Man: The Venom Saga

2005

6.8

Movie
Spirit Lost

Spirit Lost

1997

2.3

Movie
poster

Star Trek: Enterprise

2001

7.6

TV
Stars In Shorts

Stars In Shorts

2012

0.0

Movie
Steppin: The Movie

Steppin: The Movie

2009

4.6

Movie
Stoogemania

Stoogemania

1986

3.0

Movie
poster

Strong Medicine

2000

7.1

TV
Sunday Drive

Sunday Drive

1986

0.0

Movie
poster

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

1987

7.7

TV
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Attack of the Big MACC

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Attack of the Big MACC

1991

0.0

Movie
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Heroes in a Halfshell

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Heroes in a Halfshell

1988

6.9

Movie
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Planet of the Turtleoids

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Planet of the Turtleoids

1991

6.0

Movie
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Epic Begins

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Epic Begins

1988

7.3

Movie
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Turtles' Awesome Easter

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Turtles' Awesome Easter

1992

0.0

Movie
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles at the Earth's Core

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles at the Earth's Core

1991

0.0

Movie
poster

That '70s Show

1998

8.0

TV
poster

That's So Raven

2003

7.2

TV
The 11th Commandment

The 11th Commandment

1986

4.2

Movie
poster

The A-Team

1983

7.5

TV
The Advanced Guard

The Advanced Guard

1998

3.3

Movie
The Blues Brothers

The Blues Brothers

1980

7.7

Movie
The Brady Bunch Movie

The Brady Bunch Movie

1995

6.1

Movie
poster

The Closer

2005

7.9

TV
poster

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

1990

7.9

TV
The Ladies Club

The Ladies Club

1986

6.2

Movie
poster

The Legend of Prince Valiant

1991

5.7

TV
poster

The Legend of Tarzan

2001

6.8

TV
The Linguini Incident

The Linguini Incident

1991

6.5

Movie
poster

The Nightmare Room

2001

7.8

TV
The Nightmare Room: Scareful What You Wish For

The Nightmare Room: Scareful What You Wish For

2001

0.0

Movie
The Prince of Egypt

The Prince of Egypt

1998

7.3

Movie
poster

The Proud Family

2001

7.8

TV
poster

The Real Ghostbusters

1986

7.7

TV
The Stunt Man

The Stunt Man

1980

6.6

Movie
The Third Wish

The Third Wish

2005

2.5

Movie
poster

The Wild Thornberrys

1998

6.8

TV
Think Tank

Think Tank

2006

2.0

Movie
Three for the Road

Three for the Road

1987

5.6

Movie
Timestalkers

Timestalkers

1987

5.2

Movie
To My Daughter

To My Daughter

1990

0.0

Movie
Wheelmen

Wheelmen

2005

0.0

Movie
Who's Your Caddy?

Who's Your Caddy?

2007

3.5

Movie
Wish I Was Here

Wish I Was Here

2014

6.5

Movie
Without Warning: Terror in the Towers

Without Warning: Terror in the Towers

1993

3.0

Movie
You Lucky Dog

You Lucky Dog

1998

5.6

Movie