James Avery

James Avery

Acting

Born November 27, 1945 · Pughsville [now Suffolk], Virginia, USA

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,…

Known for

Grey's Anatomy

Grey's Anatomy

2005

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

2000

Charmed

Charmed

1998

Dallas

Dallas

1978

The Closer

The Closer

2005

Night Court

Night Court

1984

American Experience

American Experience

1988

American Experience

American Experience

1988

Acting(134)

2014Turtle Power: The Definitive History of the Teenage Mutant Ninja TurtlesSelf

2014Wish I Was HereAudition Actor #2

2013Hunt for the Labyrinth KillerJudge Parsons

2013Call Me Crazy: A Five FilmDr. Beckett

2012Stars in ShortsHaig

2011The Problem SolverzNinja Master Head (voice)

2011Harry's LawFred Billings

2010Not Your TimeHaig

2009SherriRedmond

2009Steppin: The MovieThe Chancellor

2008Divine InterventionRev. Matthews

2008Eli StoneMason Andrews

2007Who's Your Caddy?Caddy Mack

2006DanikaTeddy Johnson

2006Think TankUncle John

2005The CloserDr. Crippen

2005Spider-Man: The Venom SagaJim Rhodes / War Machine

2005WheelmenVice President

2005The Third WishGeorge

2005Living with Fran

2005Grey's AnatomySam

2005Lethal EvictionGus Winter

2004Hair ShowSeymour Gold

2004Raise Your VoiceMr. Gantry

2003That's So RavenPresto Jones

2002Nancy DrewProf. Shifflin

2001EpochDr. Solomon Holt

2001RebaJudge Samuel Bennett

2001Star Trek: EnterpriseGeneral K'Vagh

2001PhillyDean Mark Clivner

2001Crossing JordanDr. Erkhart

2001The Proud FamilyCrandall Smythe (voice)

2001The Legend of TarzanKeewazi (voice)

2001The Nightmare Room: Scareful What You Wish ForR.L. Stine

2001The Nightmare RoomR.L. Stine

2001Dr. Dolittle 2Eldon

2001Dancing in SeptemberMr. Warner

2001The DivisionCharles Haysbert

2000CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationPreston Cash

2000GirlfriendsDr. Couch

2000Strong MedicineHarold Jenkins

1999Out in FiftyCappy

1998The Prince of EgyptAdditional Voices (voice)

1998CharmedZola

1998One WorldWilliam Richard

1998The Wild ThornberrysGorilla (voice)

1998That '70s ShowOfficer Kennedy

1998You Lucky DogCalvin Bridges

1998Quincy Jones... The First 50 YearsSelf

1998The Advanced GuardFred, Captive Security Guard

1998Two Guys and a GirlJudge

1997Spirit LostDr. Glidden

1997Going PlacesHost

1996Captain Simian & the Space MonkeysGor-illa (voice)

1996The Jamie Foxx ShowReverend

1996SparksAlonzo Sparks

1995Murder OneJudge Nathaniel Alexander

1995Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every ChildFather (voice)

1995Jirimpimbira: An African Folk TaleThe Headman

1995The Brady Bunch MovieMr. Steve Yeager

1994Spider-ManJim Rhodes / War Machine (voice)

1994Midnight RambleNarrator

1994GargoylesThe Shaman (voice)

1994A Friend to Die ForAgent Gilwood

1994Iron ManWar Machine (voice)

1994Hart to Hart: Old Friends Never DieChess Player

1994DuckmanSchool Policeman (voice)

1994AladdinHaroud Hazi Bin (voice)

1993Little Miss MillionsAgent Noah Hollander

1993Without Warning: Terror in the TowersFred Derby

1992Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Turtles' Awesome EasterShredder (voice)

1991ShoutMidnight Rider (voice)

1991The Legend of Prince ValiantSir Bryant (voice)

1991Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Planet of the TurtleoidsShredder (voice)

1991RocDale Hammers

1991Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles at the Earth's CoreSplinter (voice)

1991Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of TimeLt. Coberly

1991The Linguini IncidentPhil

1991Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Attack of the Big MACCShredder (voice)

1990To My DaughterIan Mellon

1990The Fresh Prince of Bel-AirPhilip Banks

1990Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Super Rocksteady and Mighty BebopShredder (voice)

1990Capital NewsMr. Fairchild

1990Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Cowabunga, ShredheadShredder (voice)

1989Turn Back the ClockFred (uncredited)

1989Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Incredible Shrinking TurtlesShredder (voice)

1989Family Matters(uncredited)

1989FMQuentin Lamoreaux

1989Roe vs. Wade

1989Full Exposure: The Sex Tapes ScandalEarl

1988Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Epic BeginsShredder (voice)

1988American ExperienceCharles Hamilton Houston (voice)

1988A Pup Named Scooby-DooCount Shockula (voice)

1988Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Heroes in a HalfshellShredder (voice)

1988Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Hot Rodding TeenagersShredder (voice)

1988License to DriveLes' DMV examiner

1987Teenage Mutant Ninja TurtlesShredder (voice)

1987Deadly Daphne's RevengeDetective Wood

1987NightflyersDarryl

1987Beauty and the BeastWinslow

1987A Different WorldThe Pin Punisher

1987Three for the RoadClarence

1987TimestalkersBlacksmith

1986Sunday DriveOliver

1986L.A. LawJudge Michael Conover

1986The Real GhostbustersKillerwatt (voice)

1986ExtremitiesSecurity Guard

1986Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder StoryHank Dudney

19868 Million Ways to DieDeputy D.A.

1986Rambo: The Force of Freedom

1986The Ladies ClubJoe

1986The 11th CommandmentAttendant

1985Appointment with FearConnors

1985StoogemaniaGulch

1985Amazing StoriesChief Hansen

1985Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling(voice)

1985FletchDetective #2

1985KicksStanley

1985MoonlightingReuben King

1984Going BananasHank

1984Laugh Busters

1984BrothersBubba

1984Night CourtJudge Hopkins

1983Reading RainbowSelf - Narrator (voice)

1983The A-TeamQuint

1983Antony and CleopatraMardian

1982St. ElsewhereMan in E.R.

1982NewhartConstruction Worker

1980The Stunt ManDiner Patron (uncredited)

1980The Blues BrothersMan Dancing Outside Ray's Shop

1978DallasJudge J. Fowler

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