Acting
James Avery
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.
Filmography
Wish I Was Here
Film · 2014
Turtle Power: The Definitive History of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Film · 2014
Call Me Crazy: A Five Film
Film · 2013
Hunt for the Labyrinth Killer
Film · 2013
Stars in Shorts
Film · 2012
Harry's Law
Series · 2011
The Problem Solverz
Series · 2011
Not Your Time
Film · 2010
Steppin: The Movie
Film · 2009
Sherri
Series · 2009
Divine Intervention
Film · 2008
Eli Stone
Series · 2008
Who's Your Caddy?
Film · 2007
Think Tank
Film · 2006
Danika
Film · 2006
The Third Wish
Film · 2005
Wheelmen
Film · 2005
Lethal Eviction
Film · 2005
Spider-Man: The Venom Saga
Film · 2005
Living with Fran
Series · 2005
Grey's Anatomy
Series · 2005
The Closer
Series · 2005
Raise Your Voice
Film · 2004
Hair Show
Film · 2004
That's So Raven
Series · 2003
Nancy Drew
Film · 2002
The Nightmare Room: Camp Nowhere
Film · 2002
Epoch
Film · 2001
Dr. Dolittle 2
Film · 2001
Dancing in September
Film · 2001
The Nightmare Room: Scareful What You Wish For
Film · 2001
Honeybee
Film · 2001
Star Trek: Enterprise
Series · 2001
The Legend of Tarzan
Series · 2001
The Legend of Tarzan
Series · 2001
The Proud Family
Series · 2001
Philly
Series · 2001
The Nightmare Room
Series · 2001
Crossing Jordan
Series · 2001
The Division
Series · 2001
Reba
Series · 2001
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Series · 2000
Strong Medicine
Series · 2000
Girlfriends
Series · 2000
Out in Fifty
Film · 1999
Family Law
Series · 1999
The Prince of Egypt
Film · 1998
The Advanced Guard
Film · 1998
Quincy Jones... The First 50 Years
Film · 1998
You Lucky Dog
Film · 1998
The Wild Thornberrys
Series · 1998
One World
Series · 1998
Charmed
Series · 1998
That '70s Show
Series · 1998
Two Guys and a Girl
Series · 1998
Spirit Lost
Film · 1997
Going Places
Series · 1997
Sparks
Series · 1996
Captain Simian & the Space Monkeys
Series · 1996
The Jamie Foxx Show
Series · 1996
Quack Pack
Series · 1996
The Brady Bunch Movie
Film · 1995
Jirimpimbira: An African Folk Tale
Film · 1995
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Series · 1995
Murder One
Series · 1995
A Friend to Die For
Film · 1994
Midnight Ramble
Film · 1994
Hart to Hart: Old Friends Never Die
Film · 1994
Aladdin
Series · 1994
Iron Man
Series · 1994
Spider-Man
Series · 1994
Gargoyles
Series · 1994
Duckman
Series · 1994
Duckman
Series · 1994
Little Miss Millions
Film · 1993
Without Warning: Terror in the Towers
Film · 1993
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Turtles' Awesome Easter
Film · 1992
Shout
Film · 1991
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Attack of the Big MACC
Film · 1991
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Planet of the Turtleoids
Film · 1991
Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time
Film · 1991
The Linguini Incident
Film · 1991
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles at the Earth's Core
Film · 1991
The Legend of Prince Valiant
Series · 1991
Roc
Series · 1991
To My Daughter
Film · 1990
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Cowabunga, Shredhead
Film · 1990
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Super Rocksteady and Mighty Bebop
Film · 1990
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Series · 1990
Capital News
Series · 1990
Roe vs. Wade
Film · 1989
Full Exposure: The Sex Tapes Scandal
Film · 1989
Turn Back the Clock
Film · 1989
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Incredible Shrinking Turtles
Film · 1989
Family Matters
Series · 1989
FM
Series · 1989
License to Drive
Film · 1988
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Heroes in a Halfshell
Film · 1988
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Epic Begins
Film · 1988
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Hot Rodding Teenagers
Film · 1988
American Experience
Series · 1988
American Experience
Series · 1988
A Pup Named Scooby-Doo
Series · 1988
A Pup Named Scooby-Doo
Series · 1988
Nightflyers
Film · 1987
Timestalkers
Film · 1987
Three for the Road
Film · 1987
Deadly Daphne's Revenge
Film · 1987
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Series · 1987
A Different World
Series · 1987
Beauty and the Beast
Series · 1987
Sunday Drive
Film · 1986
Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story
Film · 1986
Condor
Film · 1986
Extremities
Film · 1986
The Ladies Club
Film · 1986
8 Million Ways to Die
Film · 1986
The 11th Commandment
Film · 1986
Rambo: The Force of Freedom
Series · 1986
The Real Ghostbusters
Series · 1986
L.A. Law
Series · 1986
The Real Ghostbusters
Series · 1986
The Real Ghostbusters
Series · 1986
Kicks
Film · 1985
Appointment with Fear
Film · 1985
Fletch
Film · 1985
Stoogemania
Film · 1985
Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling
Series · 1985
Amazing Stories
Series · 1985
Moonlighting
Series · 1985
Laugh Busters
Film · 1984
Going Bananas
Series · 1984
Night Court
Series · 1984
Brothers
Series · 1984
Antony and Cleopatra
Film · 1983
Reading Rainbow
Series · 1983
The A-Team
Series · 1983
Newhart
Series · 1982
St. Elsewhere
Series · 1982
The Blues Brothers
Film · 1980
The Stunt Man
Film · 1980
Dallas
Series · 1978