Known For
Acting
Birthday
November 27, 1945
Place of Birth
Pughsville [now Suffolk], Virginia, USA
Also Known As
- James La Rue Avery
- James Avery Jr.
- James L. Avery
- James LaRue Avery
- جیمز اوری
James Avery
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.
Known For - Movies
The Prince of Egypt
as Additional Voices (voice)
The Blues Brothers
as Man Dancing Outside Ray's Shop
Dr. Dolittle 2
as Eldon
Fletch
as Detective #2
The Brady Bunch Movie
as Mr. Steve Yeager
8 Million Ways to Die
as Deputy D.A.
License to Drive
as Les' DMV examiner
Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time
as Lt. Coberly
Raise Your Voice
as Mr. Gantry
The Stunt Man
as Diner Patron (uncredited)
Known For - TV Shows
Grey's Anatomy
as Sam
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Preston Cash
Charmed
as Zola
The Closer
as Dr. Crippen
Dallas
as Judge J. Fowler
American Experience
as Charles Hamilton Houston (voice)
American Experience
as Narrator (voice)
Star Trek: Enterprise
as General K'Vagh
That '70s Show
as Officer Kennedy
The A-Team
as Quint