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.

Cast

Sunday Drive
Oliver
Epoch
Dr. Solomon Holt
Dr. Dolittle 2
Eldon
Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story
Hank Dudney
The Prince of Egypt
Additional Voices (voice)
Kicks
Stanley
License to Drive
Les' DMV examiner
Raise Your Voice
Mr. Gantry
To My Daughter
Ian Mellon
A Friend to Die For
Agent Gilwood
Shout
Midnight Rider (voice)
Nightflyers
Darryl
The Third Wish
George
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Turtles' Awesome Easter
Shredder (voice)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Attack of the Big MACC
Shredder (voice)
Timestalkers
Blacksmith
The Advanced Guard
Fred, Captive Security Guard
Condor
Cas
Divine Intervention
Rev. Matthews
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Planet of the Turtleoids
Shredder (voice)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Heroes in a Halfshell
Shredder (voice)
Three for the Road
Clarence
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Epic Begins
Shredder (voice)
Wheelmen
Vice President
Spirit Lost
Dr. Glidden
Call Me Crazy: A Five Film
Dr. Beckett
Dancing in September
Mr. Warner
Antony and Cleopatra
Mardian
Hunt for the Labyrinth Killer
Judge Parsons
Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time
Lt. Coberly
Little Miss Millions
Agent Noah Hollander
Out in Fifty
Cappy
The Linguini Incident
Phil
Who's Your Caddy?
Caddy Mack
Laugh Busters
Unknown
Not Your Time
Haig
Quincy Jones...The First 50 Years
Self
The Blues Brothers
Man Dancing Outside Ray's Shop
Roe vs. Wade
Unknown
Appointment with Fear
Connors
The Brady Bunch Movie
Mr. Steve Yeager
Lethal Eviction
Gus Winter
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles at the Earth's Core
Splinter (voice)
Spider-Man: The Venom Saga
Jim Rhodes / War Machine
Extremities
Security Guard
Stars in Shorts
Haig
The Nightmare Room: Scareful What You Wish For
R.L. Stine
You Lucky Dog
Calvin Bridges
Midnight Ramble
Narrator
Full Exposure: The Sex Tapes Scandal
Earl
The Ladies Club
Joe
Nancy Drew
Prof. Shifflin
Honeybee
Unknown
Deadly Daphne's Revenge
Detective Wood
Fletch
Detective #2
8 Million Ways to Die
Deputy D.A.
Hair Show
Seymour Gold
Think Tank
Uncle John
The Stunt Man
Man Playing Pinball (uncredited)
Without Warning: Terror in the Towers
Fred Derby
The 11th Commandment
Attendant
Steppin: The Movie
The Chancellor
Danika
Teddy Johnson
Stoogemania
Gulch
Hart to Hart: Old Friends Never Die
Chess Player
Jirimpimbira: An African Folk Tale
The Headman
Wish I Was Here
Audition Actor #2
Turn Back the Clock
Fred (uncredited)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Cowabunga Shredhead
Shredder (voice)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Super Rocksteady and Mighty Bebop
Shredder (voice)