Acting credits
126
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
James Avery
Acting
Career Snapshot
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1.2
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Movies: 67Series: 59
TMDB ID: 51547
IMDb ID: nm0043041
Known for: Acting
Born: November 27, 1945
Died: December 31, 2013
Age: 68
Place of birth: Pughsville [now Suffolk], Virginia, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1978 - 2014
Years active: 37
Average TMDB rating: 6.82
Wikidata: Q493077
Also known as
James La Rue Avery • James Avery Jr. • James L. Avery • James LaRue Avery • جیمز اوری
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.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with James Avery.
6.5
Wish I Was Here
as Audition Actor #2
2014 Movie
5.2
Hunt for the Labyrinth Killer
as Judge Parsons
2013 Movie
6.9
Call Me Crazy: A Five Film
as Dr. Beckett
2013 Movie
6.0
Stars in Shorts
as Haig
2012 Movie
1.0
Not Your Time
as Haig
2010 Movie
4.3
Steppin: The Movie
as The Chancellor
2009 Movie
1.0
Divine Intervention
as Rev. Matthews
2008 Movie
3.4
Who's Your Caddy?
as Caddy Mack
2007 Movie
5.1
Danika
as Teddy Johnson
2006 Movie
1.5
Think Tank
as Uncle John
2006 Movie
7.0
Spider-Man: The Venom Saga
as Jim Rhodes / War Machine
2005 Movie
Wheelmen
as Vice President
2005 Movie
2.2
The Third Wish
as George
2005 Movie
4.8
Lethal Eviction
as Gus Winter
2005 Movie
5.2
Hair Show
as Seymour Gold
2004 Movie
6.5
Raise Your Voice
as Mr. Gantry
2004 Movie
5.6
Nancy Drew
as Prof. Shifflin
2002 Movie
4.6
Epoch
as Dr. Solomon Holt
2001 Movie
The Nightmare Room: Scareful What You Wish For
as R.L. Stine
2001 Movie
5.3
Dr. Dolittle 2
as Eldon
2001 Movie
6.5
Dancing in September
as Mr. Warner
2001 Movie
2.8
Out in Fifty
as Cappy
1999 Movie
7.3
The Prince of Egypt
as Additional Voices (voice)
1998 Movie
5.5
You Lucky Dog
as Calvin Bridges
1998 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with James Avery.
4.8
The Problem Solverz
as Ninja Master Head (voice) • 1 eps
2011 Series
7.3
Harry's Law
as Fred Billings • 1 eps
2011 Series
5.5
Sherri
as Redmond • 13 eps
2009 Series
6.8
Eli Stone
as Mason Andrews • 1 eps
2008 Series
7.9
The Closer
as Dr. Crippen • 11 eps
2005 Series
6.3
Living with Fran
1 eps
2005 Series
8.2
Grey's Anatomy
as Sam • 1 eps
2005 Series
7.2
That's So Raven
as Presto Jones • 1 eps
2003 Series
6.5
Reba
as Judge Samuel Bennett • 1 eps
2001 Series
7.5
Star Trek: Enterprise
as General K'Vagh • 2 eps
2001 Series
6.8
Philly
as Dean Mark Clivner • 1 eps
2001 Series
7.2
Crossing Jordan
as Dr. Erkhart • 1 eps
2001 Series
7.7
The Proud Family
as Crandall Smythe (voice) • 1 eps
2001 Series
7.0
The Legend of Tarzan
as (voice) • 1 eps
2001 Series
7.8
The Nightmare Room
as R.L. Stine • 13 eps
2001 Series
7.1
The Division
as Charles Haysbert • 9 eps
2001 Series
7.6
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Preston Cash • 1 eps
2000 Series
7.4
Girlfriends
as Dr. Couch • 1 eps
2000 Series
7.5
Strong Medicine
as Harold Jenkins • 1 eps
2000 Series
8.2
Family Law
1 eps
1999 Series
8.2
Charmed
as Zola • 1 eps
1998 Series
10.0
One World
as William Richard • 1 eps
1998 Series
7.0
The Wild Thornberrys
as Gorilla (voice) • 1 eps
1998 Series
7.9
That '70s Show
as Officer Kennedy • 3 eps
1998 Series