James Avery

Mostly Credited As: James Avery
Birth Name: James Avery
Date Of Birth: November 27, 1948 (Age 65)
Country Of Birth:

USA
Birth Place: Atlantic City, New Jersey
Date Of Death: December 31, 2013
Cause Of Death: complications from open-heart surgery
Height: 6' 5" (1.95 m)

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.

TV Appearances

Main cast

Captain Simian & The Space Monkeys (1996)	As: Gor(illa) -- [Voice]
Sparks (1996)	As: Alonzo Sparks
Iron Man (1994)	As: James Rhodes / War Machine (1994-1995) -- [Voice]
Legend of Prince Valiant (1991)	As: Sir Bryant -- [Voice]
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990)	As: Philip Banks
FM (1989)	As: Quentin Lamoreaux
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987) (1988)	As: Shredder (S1-S7) -- [Voice]
Rambo (1986)	As: Turbo -- [Voice]
Chuck Norris: Karate Kommandos (1986)	As: Additional Voices -- [Voice]
Hulk Hogan's Rock 'N' Wrestling (1985)	As: Junkyard Dog -- [Voice]

Episode Cast Credits

The Young and the Restless (1973)
	• Ep. #10012	40x143: (Oct/15/2012)	As	Judge Roy Daley
	• Ep. #10011	40x142: (Oct/12/2012)	As	Judge Roy Daley
Grey's Anatomy (2005)
	• One Step Too Far	08x17: (Mar/15/2012)	As	Sam (Husband of Patient On Life Support)
Sherri (2009)
	• Thanks-for-not-for-nothing-giving	01x12: (Nov/24/2009)	As	Redmond
	• Dating Dad	01x06: (Oct/13/2009)	As	Redmond
	• I Have a Dreamboard	01x02: (Oct/06/2009)	As	Redmond
	• Pilot	01x01: (Oct/05/2009)	As	Redmond
Eli Stone (2008)
	• Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go	01x04: (Feb/21/2008)	As	Mason Andrews
The Closer (2005) Show all 5 episode cast credits
	• Saving Face	03x03: (Jul/02/2007)	As	Dr. Crippen
	• Grave Doubts	03x02: (Jun/25/2007)	As	Dr. Crippen
	• Out of Focus	02x06: (Jul/17/2006)	As	Medical Examiner
	• Aftertaste	02x04: (Jul/03/2006)	As	Medical Examiner
Star Trek: Enterprise (2001)
	• Divergence (2)	04x16: (Feb/25/2005)	As	K'Vagh
	• Affliction (1)	04x15: (Feb/18/2005)	As	K'Vagh
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
That's So Raven (2003)
	• Opportunity Shocks	03x03: (Nov/05/2004)	As	Presto
Girlfriends (2000)
	• Maybe Baby	05x05: (Oct/18/2004)	As	Dr. Couch
NYPD Blue (1993)
	• Great Balls of Ire	12x03: (Oct/12/2004)	As	Steve Pines
Charmed (1998)
	• A Call To Arms	07x01: (Sep/12/2004)	As	Zola
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
Pet Star (2002)
	• Pet Star: 23	02x08: (Oct/03/2003)	As	Himself
	• Pet Star: 21	02x06: (Sep/19/2003)	As	Himself
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
Crossing Jordan (2001)
	• Conspiracy	02x16: (Mar/17/2003)	As	Dr. Erkhart
Reba (2001)
	• The Feud	02x17: (Feb/21/2003)	As	Judge Samuel Bennett
The Division (2001) Show all 8 episode cast credits
	• 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
Judging Amy (1999)
	• Damage Control	04x07: (Nov/12/2002)	As	Mr. Ruff
Dharma & Greg (1997)
	• Mission: Implausible	05x18: (Apr/02/2002)	As	Walter
	• Love, Honor & Olé!	04x02: (Oct/24/2000)	As	Walter
The Proud Family (2001)
	• Spelling Bee	01x06: (Oct/12/2001)	*Voiced*	Crandall Smythe
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
Strong Medicine (2000)
	• Wednesday Night Fever	01x21: (Mar/04/2001)	As	Harold Jenkins
The Jamie Foxx Show (1996)
	• Episode 100: Always and Forever (a.k.a. Happily Ever After)	05x12: (Jan/14/2001)	As	Reverend
Two Guys and a Girl (1998)
	• Rescue Me	04x10: (Dec/15/2000)	As	Judge
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000)
	• Unfriendly Skies	01x09: (Dec/08/2000)	As	Preston Cash
Spider-Man (1994) (1994)
	• Sins of the Fathers (11): Carnage (2)	03x12: (Nov/09/1996)	*Voiced*	Jim Rhodes/War Machine
	• Sins of the Fathers (10): Venom Returns (1)	03x11: (Nov/02/1996)	*Voiced*	Jim Rhodes/War Machine
Duckman (1994)
	• The Road to Dendron	03x16: (May/11/1996)	*Voiced*	Expositor
	• It's the Thing of the Principal	01x09: (May/07/1994)	*Voiced*	School Guard, Minister
Gargoyles (1994)
	• Walkabout	02x33: (Feb/07/1996)	*Voiced*	Shaman
In the House (1995)
	• Love on a One-Way Street	02x14: (Jan/22/1996)	As	Mediator
Murder One (1995)
	• Chapter Five	01x05: (Oct/19/1995)	As	Judge Nathaniel Alexander
Aladdin (1994) Show all 9 episode cast credits
	• 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
American Experience (1988)
	• Midnight Ramble	07x04: (Oct/26/1994)	*Voiced*	Narrator
L.A. Law (1986) Show all 9 episode cast credits
	• 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
Amen (1986)
	• Thelma Says, I Do	04x08: (Nov/18/1989)	As	Rev. Crawford
	• Retreat, Heck!	01x06: (Nov/15/1986)	As	Arnie Samples
A Different World (1987)
	• To Have and Have Not	03x04: (Oct/26/1989)	As	The Pin Punisher
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 Grey	01x12: (Jan/08/1988)	As	Winslow
Dallas (1978) (1978)
	• Malice in Dallas	11x21: (Feb/26/1988)	As	Judge Fowler
Jake and the Fatman (1987)
	• Fatal Attraction (1)	01x02: (Sep/29/1987)	As	Unknown
The Real Ghostbusters (1986)
	• Killerwatt	01x02: (Sep/20/1986)	*Voiced*	Killerwatt
Amazing Stories (1985)
	• Hell Toupee	01x21: (Apr/13/1986)	As	Chief Hansen
Moonlighting (1985)
	• Twas the Episode Before Christmas	02x10: (Dec/17/1985)	As	Reuben King
The A-Team (1983)
	• The Heart of Rock N' Roll	04x06: (Nov/05/1985)	As	Unknown
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
Scarecrow and Mrs. King (1983)
	• Murder Between Friends	02x22: (May/06/1985)	As	Nabuti
Cagney & Lacey (1982)
	• Who Says It's Fair (1)	04x16: (Feb/11/1985)	As	School Prinicipal (Uncredited)
Hardcastle & McCormick (1983)
	• Scared Stiff	01x23: (Apr/01/1984)	As	Unknown
Simon & Simon (1981)
	• Harm's Way	03x20: (Mar/01/1984)	As	Roy
	• Red Dog Blues	02x22: (Mar/24/1983)	As	Huey
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
The Jeffersons (1975)
	• Father Christmas	10x10: (Dec/11/1983)	As	Coleman
Newhart (1982)
	• Heaven Knows Mr. Utley	01x19: (Mar/20/1983)	As	Construction Worker
Tales of the Gold Monkey (1982)
	• God Save the Queen	01x13: (Jan/19/1983)	As	Gabriel

'The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air': Where Are They Now?	Jul/25/2014
�?Fresh Prince of Bel Air’s James Avery Dies at 68	Jan/01/2014
Uncle Phil joins The Young and The Restless	Sep/13/2012