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.
73 movies · 61 shows
Turtle Power: The Definitive History of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
2014·7.4
Wish I Was Here
2014·6.5
Hunt for the Labyrinth Killer
2013·5.2
Call Me Crazy: A Five Film
2013·7.0
Stars in Shorts
2012·6.0
Not Your Time
2010·1.0
Steppin: The Movie
2009·4.3
Divine Intervention
2008·1.0
Who's Your Caddy?
2007·3.4
Danika
2006·5.1
Think Tank
2006·3.7
Spider-Man: The Venom Saga
2005·7.0
Wheelmen
2005·7.0
The Third Wish
2005·3.3
Lethal Eviction
2005·5.2
Hair Show
2004·5.5
Raise Your Voice
2004·6.5
Nancy Drew
2002·5.8
Epoch
2001·4.7
The Nightmare Room: Scareful What You Wish For
2001·0.0
Dr. Dolittle 2
2001·5.3
Honeybee
2001·3.0
Dancing in September
2001·6.5
Out in Fifty
1999·3.7
The Prince of Egypt
1998·7.3
You Lucky Dog
1998·5.6
Quincy Jones... The First 50 Years
1998·0.0
The Advanced Guard
1998·4.0
Spirit Lost
1997·3.0
Jirimpimbira: An African Folk Tale
1995·5.5
The Brady Bunch Movie
1995·6.1
Midnight Ramble
1994·7.3
A Friend to Die For
1994·6.3
Hart to Hart: Old Friends Never Die
1994·6.8
Little Miss Millions
1993·5.4
Without Warning: Terror in the Towers
1993·6.5
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Turtles' Awesome Easter
1992·8.0
Shout
1991·5.8
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Planet of the Turtleoids
1991·6.4
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles at the Earth's Core
1991·8.0
Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time
1991·4.7
The Linguini Incident
1991·6.6
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Attack of the Big MACC
1991·0.0
To My Daughter
1990·8.0
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Super Rocksteady and Mighty Bebop
1990·0.0
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Cowabunga, Shredhead
1990·0.0
Turn Back the Clock
1989·5.8
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Incredible Shrinking Turtles
1989·0.0
Roe vs. Wade
1989·6.0
Full Exposure: The Sex Tapes Scandal
1989·4.8
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Epic Begins
1988·7.3
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Heroes in a Halfshell
1988·7.1
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Hot Rodding Teenagers
1988·0.0
License to Drive
1988·6.6
Deadly Daphne's Revenge
1987·3.6
Nightflyers
1987·4.7
Three for the Road
1987·5.9
Timestalkers
1987·5.4
Sunday Drive
1986·10.0
Extremities
1986·6.2
Condor
1986·5.7
Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story
1986·8.0
8 Million Ways to Die
1986·5.5
The Ladies Club
1986·5.5
The 11th Commandment
1986·4.4
Appointment with Fear
1985·2.6
Stoogemania
1985·3.0
Fletch
1985·6.7
Kicks
1985·6.3
Laugh Busters
1984·0.0
Antony and Cleopatra
1983·6.5
The Stunt Man
1980·6.6
The Blues Brothers
1980·7.7