Actor

James Avery

1980–present1945–2013DramaComedyThriller

Chronicler of the Human Condition

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Known For

72 acting credits

as Man Dancing Outside Ray's Shop

The Blues Brothers

as Man Dancing Outside Ray's Shop

1980

The Blues Brothers

as Additional Voices (voice)

The Prince of Egypt

as Additional Voices (voice)

1998

The Prince of Egypt

Filmography

2014Wish I Was HereAudition Actor #26.5 2013Call Me Crazy: A Five FilmDr. Beckett7.0 2013Hunt for the Labyrinth KillerJudge Parsons5.2 2012Stars in ShortsHaig6.0 2010Not Your TimeHaig1.0 2009Steppin: The MovieThe Chancellor4.3

About

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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