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