Personal Info
Known Credits
68
Gender
Male
Birthdate
1945-11-27 (80 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
Pughsville [now Suffolk], Virginia, USA
Also Known For
James La Rue AveryJames Avery Jr.James L. AveryJames LaRue Averyجیمز اوری
James Avery
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 i ...
Known For
Acting
2014 --
Wish I Was Here
| Audition Actor #2
2013 --
Hunt for the Labyrinth Killer
| Judge Parsons
2013 --
Call Me Crazy: A Five Film
| Dr. Beckett
2012 --
Stars In Shorts
| Haig
2010 --
Not Your Time
| Haig
2009 --
Steppin: The Movie
| The Chancellor
2008 --
Divine Intervention
| Rev. Matthews
2007 --
Who's Your Caddy?
| Caddy Mack
2006 --
Think Tank
| Uncle John
2005 --
Spider-Man: The Venom Saga
| Jim Rhodes / War Machine
2005 --
Danika
| Teddy Johnson
2005 --
Wheelmen
| Vice President
2005 --
The Third Wish
| George
2005 --
Lethal Eviction
| Gus Winter
2004 --
Hair Show
| Seymour Gold
2004 --
Raise Your Voice
| Mr. Gantry
2002 --
Nancy Drew
| Prof. Shifflin
2001 --
Epoch
| Dr. Solomon Holt
2001 --
The Nightmare Room: Scareful What You Wish For
| R.L. Stine
2001 --
Dr. Dolittle 2
| Eldon
2001 --
Honeybee
|
2001 --
Dancing in September
| Mr. Warner
1999 --
Out in Fifty
| Cappy
1998 --
The Prince of Egypt
| Additional Voices (voice)
1998 --
You Lucky Dog
| Calvin Bridges
1998 --
Quincy Jones...The First 50 Years
| Self
1998 --
The Advanced Guard
| Fred, Captive Security Guard
1997 --
Spirit Lost
| Dr. Glidden
1995 --
Jirimpimbira: An African Folk Tale
| The Headman
1995 --
The Brady Bunch Movie
| Mr. Steve Yeager
1994 --
Midnight Ramble
| Narrator
1994 --
A Friend to Die For
| Agent Gilwood
1994 --
Hart to Hart: Old Friends Never Die
| Chess Player
1993 --
Little Miss Millions
| Agent Noah Hollander
1993 --
Without Warning: Terror in the Towers
| Fred Derby
1992 --
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Turtles' Awesome Easter
| Shredder (voice)
1991 --
Shout
| Midnight Rider (voice)
1991 --
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Planet of the Turtleoids
| Shredder (voice)
1991 --
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles at the Earth's Core
| Splinter (voice)
1991 --
Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time
| Lt. Coberly
1991 --
The Linguini Incident
| Phil
1991 --
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Attack of the Big MACC
| Shredder (voice)
1990 --
To My Daughter
| Ian Mellon
1989 --
Turn Back the Clock
| Fred (uncredited)
1989 --
Roe vs. Wade
|
1989 --
Full Exposure: The Sex Tapes Scandal
| Earl
1988 --
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Epic Begins
| Shredder (voice)
1988 --
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Heroes in a Halfshell
| Shredder (voice)
1988 --
License to Drive
| Les' DMV examiner
1987 --
Deadly Daphne's Revenge
| Detective Wood
1987 --
Nightflyers
| Darryl
1987 --
Three for the Road
| Clarence
1987 --
Timestalkers
| Blacksmith
1986 --
Sunday Drive
| Oliver
1986 --
Extremities
| Security Guard
1986 --
Condor
| Cas
1986 --
Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story
| Hank Dudney
1986 --
8 Million Ways to Die
| Deputy D.A.
1986 --
The Ladies Club
| Joe
1986 --
The 11th Commandment
| Attendant
1986 --
Stoogemania
| Gulch
1985 --
Appointment with Fear
| Connors
1985 --
Fletch
| Detective #2
1985 --
Kicks
| Stanley
1984 --
Laugh Busters
|
1983 --
Antony and Cleopatra
| Mardian
1980 --
The Stunt Man
| Man Playing Pinball (uncredited)
1980 --
The Blues Brothers
| Man Dancing Outside Ray's Shop