James Avery
Known For
Acting
Born
1945-11-27 in Pughsville [now Suffolk], Virginia, USA
Died
2013-12-31
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.
Most Known For
Grey's Anatomy
as Sam
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Preston Cash
Charmed
as Zola
The Closer
as Dr. Crippen
That '70s Show
as Officer Kennedy
The A-Team
as Quint
Star Trek: Enterprise
as General K'Vagh
Crossing Jordan
as Dr. Erkhart
Dallas
as Judge J. Fowler
American Experience
as Charles Hamilton Houston (voice)
American Experience
as Narrator (voice)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
as Shredder (voice)
Spider-Man
as Jim Rhodes / War Machine (voice)
Girlfriends
as Dr. Couch
St. Elsewhere
as Man in E.R.
Strong Medicine
as Harold Jenkins
Family Matters
as (uncredited)
L.A. Law
as Michael Conover
Amazing Stories
as Chief Hansen
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
as Philip Banks