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.
Known for
Grey's Anatomy
Sam
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Preston Cash
Charmed
Zola
The Closer
Dr. Crippen
Dallas
Judge J. Fowler
The A-Team
Quint
Crossing Jordan
Dr. Erkhart
American Experience
Charles Hamilton Houston (voice)
American Experience
Narrator (voice)
Star Trek: Enterprise
General K'Vagh
That '70s Show
Officer Kennedy
Night Court
Judge Hopkins
That's So Raven
Presto Jones
Strong Medicine
Harold Jenkins
Girlfriends
Dr. Couch
L.A. Law
Judge Michael Conover
Moonlighting
Reuben King
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Shredder (voice)
The Division
Charles Haysbert
Reba
Judge Samuel Bennett
Spider-Man
Jim Rhodes / War Machine (voice)
The Wild Thornberrys
Gorilla (voice)
Duckman
School Policeman (voice)
Duckman
'Beware!' Guy (voice)
A Different World
The Pin Punisher
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Philip Banks
Gargoyles
The Shaman (voice)
Newhart
Construction Worker
Amazing Stories
Chief Hansen
The Jamie Foxx Show
Reverend
Aladdin
Haroud Hazi Bin (voice)
Family Law
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Father (voice)
The Real Ghostbusters
Killerwatt (voice)
The Prince of Egypt
Additional Voices (voice)
The Blues Brothers
Man Dancing Outside Ray's Shop
Reading Rainbow
Self - Narrator (voice)
Murder One
Judge Nathaniel Alexander
Two Guys and a Girl
Judge
The Proud Family
Crandall Smythe (voice)
Brothers
Bubba
Eli Stone
Mason Andrews
Harry's Law
Fred Billings
The Legend of Tarzan
(voice)
The Legend of Tarzan
Keewazi (voice)
Dr. Dolittle 2
Eldon
A Pup Named Scooby-Doo
Count Shockula (voice)
Rambo: The Force of Freedom
Living with Fran
Iron Man
War Machine (voice)
The Legend of Prince Valiant
Sir Bryant
Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling
(voice)
Think Tank
Uncle John
Hart to Hart: Old Friends Never Die
Chess Player
Without Warning: Terror in the Towers
Fred Derby
The Advanced Guard
Fred, Captive Security Guard
Roc
Dale Hammers
Turn Back the Clock
Fred (uncredited)
Philly
Dean Mark Clivner
Captain Simian & the Space Monkeys
Gor-illa (voice)
Sunday Drive
Oliver
The 11th Commandment
Attendant
Capital News
Mr. Fairchild
License to Drive
Les' DMV examiner
Divine Intervention
Rev. Matthews
Fletch
Detective #2
Three for the Road
Clarence
The Nightmare Room
R.L. Stine
Midnight Ramble
Narrator
The Stunt Man
Man Playing Pinball (uncredited)
Hunt for the Labyrinth Killer
Judge Parsons
Quincy Jones...The First 50 Years
Self
The Brady Bunch Movie
Mr. Steve Yeager
Steppin: The Movie
The Chancellor
Raise Your Voice
Mr. Gantry
Wheelmen
Vice President
Condor
Cas
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Epic Begins
Shredder (voice)
One World
William Richard
Call Me Crazy: A Five Film
Dr. Beckett
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Heroes in a Halfshell
Shredder (voice)
Kicks
Stanley
Sparks
Alonzo Sparks
Lethal Eviction
Gus Winter
Nancy Drew
Prof. Shifflin
Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time
Lt. Coberly
The Ladies Club
Joe
Sherri
Redmond
Wish I Was Here
Audition Actor #2
Danika
Teddy Johnson
Stars In Shorts
Haig
Who's Your Caddy?
Caddy Mack
Timestalkers
Blacksmith
The Linguini Incident
Phil
Jirimpimbira: An African Folk Tale
The Headman
Hair Show
Seymour Gold
Extremities
Security Guard
Appointment with Fear
Connors
Laugh Busters
You Lucky Dog
Calvin Bridges
Dancing in September
Mr. Warner
Full Exposure: The Sex Tapes Scandal
Earl
Shout
Midnight Rider (voice)
Little Miss Millions
Agent Noah Hollander
Nightflyers
Darryl
Spider-Man: The Venom Saga
Jim Rhodes / War Machine
Not Your Time
Haig
To My Daughter
Ian Mellon
8 Million Ways to Die
Deputy D.A.
Going Bananas
Hank
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles at the Earth's Core
Splinter (voice)
Roe vs. Wade
Antony and Cleopatra
Mardian
The Nightmare Room: Scareful What You Wish For
R.L. Stine
Stoogemania
Gulch
Spirit Lost
Dr. Glidden
Epoch
Dr. Solomon Holt
A Friend to Die For
Agent Gilwood
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Attack of the Big MACC
Shredder (voice)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Planet of the Turtleoids
Shredder (voice)
The Third Wish
George
Out in Fifty
Cappy
Going Places
Host
Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story
Hank Dudney
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Turtles' Awesome Easter
Shredder (voice)
Deadly Daphne's Revenge
Detective Wood
Honeybee
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Super Rocksteady and Mighty Bebop
Shredder (voice)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Cowabunga Shredhead
Shredder (voice)