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James Avery

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James Avery

Overview

Known for
Acting
Gender
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Birthday
Nov 27, 1945 (79 years old)
Death date
Dec 31, 2013

James Avery

Known For

Wish I Was Here
1h 47m
DOLBY
Movie 2014

Wish I Was Here

Aidan Bloom, a struggling actor, father and husband, is 35...

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Call Me Crazy: A Five Film
1h 30m
DOLBY
Movie 2013

Call Me Crazy: A Five Film

A psychotherapist helps a law student cope with schizophrenia in...

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Not Your Time
25min
DOLBY
Movie 2010

Not Your Time

A failed screenwriter's suicide threat turns out to be his...

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Sherri
13 Episodes
DOLBY
TV Show 2009

Sherri

Sherri is an American sitcom starring Sherri Shepherd that ran...

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Steppin: The Movie
1h 25m
DOLBY
Movie 2009

Steppin: The Movie

Every college campus has its rivalries and UTS is no...

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Danika
1h 19m
DOLBY
Movie 2005

Danika

Traumatized since childhood by her brother's accidental death, Danika Merrick...

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Hair Show
1h 44m
DOLBY
Movie 2004

Hair Show

Running from the IRS due to back taxes, Baltimore hairdresser...

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Nancy Drew
1h 27m
DOLBY
Movie 2002

Nancy Drew

Nancy and her faithful sidekicks Bess and George just entered...

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The Nightmare Room
13 Episodes
DOLBY
TV Show 2001

The Nightmare Room

The Nightmare Room is an American children's anthology horror series...

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Dr. Dolittle 2
1h 27m
DOLBY
Movie 2001

Dr. Dolittle 2

A group of beavers ask Dr. Dolittle to save their...

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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.

Acting

2014
Wish I Was Here
2013
Call Me Crazy: A Five Film
2010
Not Your Time
2009
Sherri
2009
Steppin: The Movie
2005
Danika
2004
Hair Show
2002
Nancy Drew
2001
The Nightmare Room
2001
Dr. Dolittle 2
1999
Out in Fifty
1998
You Lucky Dog
1997
Going Places
1996
Captain Simian & the Space Monkeys
1996
Sparks
1995
Jirimpimbira: An African Folk Tale
1995
The Brady Bunch Movie
1994
Midnight Ramble
1994
A Friend to Die For
1994
Hart to Hart: Old Friends Never Die
1993
Little Miss Millions
1993
Without Warning: Terror in the Towers
1991
Shout
1991
The Legend of Prince Valiant
1991
Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time
1991
The Linguini Incident
1990
To My Daughter
1990
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1989
Turn Back the Clock
1989
Roe vs. Wade
1988
License to Drive
1987
Deadly Daphne's Revenge
1987
Nightflyers
1987
Timestalkers
1986
Extremities
1986
Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story
1986
8 Million Ways to Die
1986
Rambo
1986
The Ladies Club
1986
The 11th Commandment
1985
Stoogemania
1985
Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling
1985
Fletch