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.
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‘Wicked’ Defies Gravity to Bring the Stage Musical to Screens With Resounding Success
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‘Gladiator II’: Ridley Scott Returns to Rome with a Stirring, Machiavellian Epic
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‘Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl’ is a Delightful Return for the Stop-Motion Duo. Aardman Animation...
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‘The Diplomat’ Season 2 Brings More Political Intrigue and a Powerful Allison Janney
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The WandaVision Spin-Off Boasts an Enchanting Kathryn Hahn and a New Mystery. Hahn stars as...
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‘The Penguin’ has charismatic performances but also a lot of gangster cliches. The limited...
