
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 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.
Filmography50+ titles

Spider-Man

Reading Rainbow

Grey's Anatomy

Charmed

Gargoyles

The Nightmare Room

Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story

The Closer

That '70s Show

Roc

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

The Proud Family

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Murder One

The Real Ghostbusters

The Blues Brothers

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

Star Trek: Enterprise

A Pup Named Scooby-Doo

Moonlighting

Amazing Stories

The A-Team

Turtle Power: The Definitive History of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Strong Medicine

Beauty and the Beast

That's So Raven

Girlfriends

The Prince of Egypt

Night Court

Crossing Jordan

L.A. Law

Call Me Crazy: A Five Film

The Wild Thornberrys

A Different World

Aladdin

The Jamie Foxx Show

Family Matters

Dallas

Eli Stone

Iron Man

The Legend of Prince Valiant

Fletch

Captain Simian & the Space Monkeys

The Linguini Incident

American Experience

License to Drive

The Stunt Man

Wish I Was Here

Raise Your Voice

Reba