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