Known ForActing
GenderMale
Age68
Birth DateNovember 27, 1945
Place of BirthPughsville [now Suffolk], Virginia, USA
Also Known As
James La Rue AveryJames Avery Jr.James L. AveryJames LaRue Avery
James Avery
November 27, 1945 – 2013
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.
