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James Avery

 
General Information (James Avery)
  
Mostly Credited As: James Avery
Birth Name: James Avery
Date Of Birth: November 27, 1948 (Age 60)
Country Of Birth: USA
Birth Place: Atlantic City, New Jersey

James Avery was born on the date of November 27, 1948 in Atlantic City, New Jersey is an actor of both live action and animation. One of his best known roles is Judge Phillip Banks, Will Smith's uncle in the show Fresh Prince of Bel-air. Shortly after highschool, James joined the United States Navy. He also served in the vietnom war from '68 to '69. He moved to Sen Diego after the military life where he began to write scripts and poetry. He got an emey from doing this. After getting the emey, James got a scolarship to The University of California, San Diego. Besides playing many characters in sitcoms, he played many cartoon characters, his biggest known animated role is in the '87 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles show as their greatest enemy, The Shredder. The woman Avery married in 1988, Barbra is the dean of Loyola Marymount University.

To this day, Avery countinues to act in shows.
 
 
James Avery TV Appearances
  
Main cast 
Show: Captain Simian & The Space Monkeys(1996)As: Gor(illa) -- [Voice]
Show: Sparks(1996)As: Alonzo Sparks
Show: Iron Man(1994)As: James Rhodes / War Machine (1994-1995) -- [Voice]
Show: Legend of Prince Valiant(1991)As: Sir Bryant -- [Voice]
Show: The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air(1990)As: Philip Banks
Show: FM(1989)As: Quentin Lamoreaux
Show: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987)(1988)As: Shredder (S1-S7) -- [Voice]
Show: Rambo(1986)As: Turbo -- [Voice]
Show: Chuck Norris: Karate Kommandos(1986)As: Additional Voices -- [Voice]
Show: Hulk Hogan's Rock 'N' Wrestling(1985)As: Junkyard Dog -- [Voice]
Episode Cast Credits 
Show: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987) (1988) 
  • TMNT 25th Anniversary Documentary (2009) As Himself 
Show: Eli Stone (2008) 
  • Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go 01x04: (Feb/21/2008) As Mason Andrews 
Show: The Closer (2005) 
  • Saving Face 03x03: (Jul/02/2007) As Dr. Crippen 
  • Grave Doubts 03x02: (Jun/25/2007) As Dr. Crippen 
  • About Face 01x02: (Jun/20/2005) As Medical Examiner 
Show: Star Trek: Enterprise (2001) 
  • Divergence (2) 04x16: (Feb/25/2005) As K'Vagh 
  • Affliction (1) 04x15: (Feb/18/2005) As K'Vagh 
Show: All of Us (2003) 
  • Parents Just Don't Understand 02x08: (Nov/23/2004) As Lucas 
  • I Saw Tia Kissing Santa Claus 01x11: (Dec/16/2003) As Lucas, Tia's Father 
Show: That's So Raven (2003) 
  • Opportunity Shocks 03x03: (Nov/05/2004) As Presto 
Show: Girlfriends (2000) 
  • Maybe Baby 05x05: (Oct/18/2004) As Dr. Couch 
Show: NYPD Blue (1993) 
  • Great Balls of Ire 12x03: (Oct/12/2004) As Steve Pines 
Show: Charmed (1998) 
  • A Call To Arms 07x01: (Sep/12/2004) As Zola 
Show: That '70s Show (1998) 
  • Happy Jack 06x17: (Mar/24/2004) As Officer Kennedy 
  • A Legal Matter 06x10: (Feb/04/2004) As Officer Kennedy 
  • Young Man Blues 06x09: (Jan/14/2004) As Officer Kennedy 
Show: Pet Star (2002) 
  • Pet Star: 23 02x08: (Oct/03/2003) As Himself 
  • Pet Star: 21 02x06: (Sep/19/2003) As Himself 
Show: Soul Food (2000) 
  • All Together Alone 04x01: (Apr/09/2003) As Walter Carter #2 
  • This Must Be Love 02x20: (Feb/13/2002) As Walter Carter #2 
  • Life Lessons 02x08: (Aug/15/2001) As Walter Carter #2 
  • Nice Work If You Can Get It 01x14: (Jan/10/2001) As Walter Carter #2 
Show: Crossing Jordan (2001) 
  • Conspiracy 02x16: (Mar/17/2003) As Dr. Erkhart 
Show: Reba (2001) 
  • The Feud 02x17: (Feb/21/2003) As Judge Samuel Bennett 
Show: The Division (2001) 
• 8 episode credits -- (First Appearance: Sunday January 06th, 2002)
  • Til Death Do Us Part 03x01: (Jan/05/2003) As Charles Haysbert 
  • Sweet Sorrow (2) 02x22: (Aug/11/2002) As Charles Haysbert 
  • Before the Deluge (1) 02x21: (Aug/04/2002) As Charles Haysbert 
  • Long Day's Journey 02x20: (Jul/28/2002) As Charles Haysbert 
Show: Judging Amy (1999) 
  • Damage Control 04x07: (Nov/12/2002) As Mr. Ruff 
Show: Dharma & Greg (1997) 
  • Mission: Implausible 05x18: (Apr/02/2002) As Walter 
  • Love, Honor & Olé! 04x02: (Oct/24/2000) As Walter 
Show: The Proud Family (2001) 
  • Spelling Bee 01x06: (Oct/12/2001) Voiced Crandall Smythe 
Show: The Legend of Tarzan (2001) 
  • Tarzan and the Eagle's Feather 01x31: (Oct/08/2001) Voiced Chief Keewazi 
  • Tarzan and the Fountain 01x10: (Sep/13/2001) Voiced Chief Keewazi 
  • Tarzan and the Poisoned River - Part Two 01x08: (Sep/11/2001) Voiced Chief Keewazi 
  • Tarzan and the Poisoned River - Part One 01x07: (Sep/10/2001) Voiced Chief Keewazi 
Show: Strong Medicine (2000) 
  • Wednesday Night Fever 01x21: (Mar/04/2001) As Harold Jenkins 
Show: The Jamie Foxx Show (1996) 
  • Episode 100: Always and Forever (a.k.a. Happily Ever After) 05x12: (Jan/14/2001) As Reverend 
Show: Two Guys and a Girl (1998) 
  • Rescue Me 04x10: (Dec/15/2000) As Judge 
Show: CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000) 
  • Unfriendly Skies 01x09: (Dec/08/2000) As Preston Cash 
Show: Spider-Man (1994) (1994) 
  • Sins of the Fathers (10): Venom Returns (1) 03x11: (Nov/02/1996) Voiced War Machine 
Show: Gargoyles (1994) 
  • Walkabout 02x33: (Feb/07/1996) Voiced Shaman 
Show: In the House (1995) 
  • Love on a One-Way Street 02x14: (Jan/22/1996) As Mediator 
Show: Murder One (1995) 
  • Chapter Five 01x05: (Oct/19/1995) As Judge Nathaniel Alexander 
Show: Aladdin (1994) 
• 9 episode credits -- (First Appearance: Tuesday September 13th, 1994)
  • Egg-stra Protection 01x50: (Nov/11/1994) Voiced Haroud Hazi Bin 
  • The Seven Faces Of Genie 01x41: (Oct/31/1994) Voiced Haroud Hazi Bin 
  • Smolder And Wiser 01x31: (Oct/17/1994) Voiced Haroud Hazi Bin 
  • The Day The Bird Stood Still 01x26: (Oct/10/1994) Voiced Haroud Hazi Bin 
Show: American Experience (1988) 
  • Midnight Ramble 07x04: (Oct/26/1994) Voiced Narrator 
Show: Duckman (1994) 
  • It's the Thing of the Principal 01x09: (May/07/1994) Voiced School Guard/Minister 
Show: L.A. Law (1986) 
• 9 episode credits -- (First Appearance: Thursday April 14th, 1988)
  • P.S. Your Shrink Is Dead 06x17: (Apr/16/1992) As Judge Michael Conover 
  • Spleen It to Me, Lucy 06x04: (Nov/07/1991) As Judge Michael Conover 
  • Lie Harder 05x03: (Nov/01/1990) As Judge Michael Conover 
  • Bang... Zoom... Zap 04x19: (Apr/26/1990) As Judge Michael Conover 
Show: Amen (1986) 
  • Thelma Says, I Do 04x09: (Nov/18/1989) As Rev. Crawford 
  • Retreat, Heck! 01x06: (Nov/15/1986) As Arnie Samples 
Show: A Different World (1987) 
  • To Have and Have Not 03x04: (Oct/26/1989) As The Pin Punisher 
Show: Beauty and the Beast (US) (1987) 
  • To Reign in Hell 01x20: (Mar/18/1988) As Winslow 
  • Fever 01x18: (Feb/26/1988) As Winslow 
  • The Alchemist 01x14: (Jan/22/1988) As Winslow 
  • Shades of Gray 01x12: (Jan/08/1988) As Winslow 
Show: Jake and the Fatman (1987) 
  • Fatal Attraction (1) 01x02: (Sep/29/1987) As Unknown 
Show: The Real Ghostbusters (1986) 
  • Killerwatt 01x02: (Sep/20/1986) Voiced Killerwatt 
Show: Amazing Stories (1985) 
  • Hell Toupee 01x21: (Apr/13/1986) As Chief Hansen 
Show: Moonlighting (1985) 
  • Twas the Episode Before Christmas 02x10: (Dec/17/1985) As Reuben King 
Show: The A-Team (1983) 
  • The Heart of Rock N' Roll 04x06: (Nov/05/1985) As Unknown 
Show: Brothers (US) (1984) 
  • The Stranger 02x18: (Oct/23/1985) As Bubba Dean 
  • You Brought a New Kind of Love To Me 01x02: (Aug/16/1984) As Bubba Dean 
Show: Scarecrow and Mrs. King (1983) 
  • Murder Between Friends 02x22: (May/06/1985) As Nabuti 
Show: Cagney & Lacey (1982) 
  • Who Says It's Fair (1) 04x16: (Feb/11/1985) As School Prinicipal (Uncredited) 
Show: Hardcastle & McCormick (1983) 
  • Scared Stiff 01x23: (Apr/01/1984) As Unknown 
Show: Simon & Simon (1981) 
  • Harm's Way 03x20: (Mar/01/1984) As Roy 
  • Red Dog Blues 02x22: (Mar/24/1983) As Huey 
Show: Hill Street Blues (1981) 
  • Fuchs Me? Fuchs You! 04x13: (Jan/26/1984) As Toliver 
  • Nichols from Heaven 04x12: (Jan/19/1984) As Toliver 
  • Ratman and Bobbin 04x11: (Jan/12/1984) As Tolliver 
Show: The Jeffersons (1975) 
  • Father Christmas 10x10: (Dec/11/1983) As Coleman 
Show: Newhart (1982) 
  • Heaven Knows Mr. Utley 01x19: (Mar/20/1983) As Construction Worker 
Show: Tales of the Gold Monkey (1982) 
  • God Save the Queen 01x14: (Jan/19/1983) As Gabriel 
 
James Avery Crew Credits
  
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James Avery Trivia
  
James Avery loved playing "The Shredder" on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987), that he tried out for the role of Shredder on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003). But sadly, he didn't get the part.
 
 
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