Basic Information About James Avery
| Category | Celebrities › Actors |
|---|---|
| Professions | Actor, Voice Actor, Soldier |
| Net worth | $3,000,000 |
| Date of birth | 1945-11-27 |
| Place of birth | Suffolk |
| Date of death | 2013-12-31 (aged 68) |
| Nationality | United States of America |
| Curiosities and Trademarks | Often played characters in legal or high-level professional fields Beard Deep, booming voice Towering height and broad frame Best known for his roles as Uncle Phil on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990) and Shredder on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987) |
| Spouse | 31 December - Barbara Waters (1988 - 2013) (his death) |
| Gender | Male |
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Social Media | ↗︎ Wikipedia ↗︎ IMDb |
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What Movie Awards did James Avery win?
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James Avery roles
| Movie / Series | Role |
|---|---|
| The Prince of Egypt | Additional Voices (voice) |
| The Blues Brothers | Man Dancing Outside Ray's Shop (uncredited) |
| The Brady Bunch Movie | Mr. Steve Yeager |
| Fletch | Detective #2 |
| Raise Your Voice | Mr. Gantry |
| License to Drive | Les' DMV Examiner |
| The Stunt Man | Customer at Diner (uncredited) |
| Wish I Was Here | Audition Actor #2 |
| Extremities | Security Guard |
| Reba | Judge Samuel Bennett 1 episode, 2003 |
| Grey's Anatomy | Sam 1 episode, 2012 |
| Girlfriends | Dr. Couch 1 episode, 2004 |
| Dharma & Greg | Walter 2 episodes, 2000-2002 |
| Enterprise | Gen. K'Vagh 2 episodes, 2005 |
| Family Matters | James Avery (uncredited) unknown episodes |
| Night Court | Judge Hopkins 1 episode, 1990 |
| Harry's Law | Fred Billings 1 episode, 2012 |
| The Division | Charles Haysbert 9 episodes, 2002-2003 |
| Reading Rainbow | Self 1 episode, 1992 |
| Dallas | Judge J. Fowler 1 episode, 1988 |
| The Jeffersons | Coleman 1 episode, 1983 |
| A Different World | The Pin Punisher 1 episode, 1989 |
| St. Elsewhere | Man in E.R. / ... 1 episode, 1985-1986 |
| Gargoyles | The Shaman 1 episode, 1996 |
| Spider-Man | Jim Rhodes / ... 2 episodes, 1996 |
| Beauty and the Beast | Winslow 4 episodes, 1988 |
| The Young and the Restless | Judge Roy Daley 1 episode, 2012 |
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Preston Cash 1 episode, 2000 |
| Extreme Ghostbusters | Danny 1 episode, 1997 |
| That '70s Show | Officer Kennedy 3 episodes, 2004 |
| Aladdin | Haroud Hazi Bin 11 episodes, 1994 |
| Amen | Rev. Tom Crawford / ... 5 episodes, 1986-1989 |
| For Your Love | Rev. Hicks 1 episode, 1999 |
| The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air | Philip Banks / ... 148 episodes, 1990-1996 |
| The Dukes of Hazzard | Charlie 1 episode, 1984 |
| The Proud Family | Crandall Smythe 1 episode, 2001 |
| The Real Ghost Busters | Giant / ... 2 episodes, 1986-1989 |
| Eli Stone | Mason Andrews 1 episode, 2008 |
| Hardcastle and McCormick | Jackson 1 episode, 1984 |
| That's So Raven | Presto 1 episode, 2004 |
| Simon & Simon | Huey / ... 2 episodes, 1983-1984 |
| The Wonderful World of Disney | Prof. Duke Shifflin 1 episode, 2002 |
| Cagney & Lacey | Mr. Berwin 1 episode, 1985 |
| Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place | Judge 1 episode, 2000 |
| American Experience | Charles Hamilton Houston / ... 2 episodes, 1993-1994 |
| Moonlighting | Reuben King 1 episode, 1985 |
| Crossing Jordan | Dr. Erkhart 1 episode, 2003 |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Shredder / ... 106 episodes, 1987-1993 |
| Webster | Judge Barshall 1 episode, 1984 |
| Amazing Stories | Chief Hansen 1 episode, 1986 |
James Avery's Quotes
- You are only an actor if you absolutely love it and can not do anything else. Starving for your art is great in your 20s, but it's not so great at 35. It has to be absolute love. You can't worry about being a movie star or anything else. Just love. That's it.
- Monetary success is not success. Career success is not success. Life, someone that loves you, giving to others, doing something that makes you feel complete and full. That is success. And it isn't dependent on anyone else.
- I wanted to leave home, and I didn't know where I was going or what I was going to do or what would happen. That's youth, though. Being fixated on things. I was fixated on being a writer.
- Writing is such a singular and lonely occupation. And it's interesting; all of the work that you create is so singular.
- I don't understand this whole Twitter, Facebook stuff. I don't get it. Make a phone call. Talk to somebody.
Interesting Facts about James Avery
- Served in the Vietnam War.
- Was in the Navy, which involved him in Vietnam.
- Philip Banks, Avery's character on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990), was ranked #34 in TV Guide's list of the "50 Greatest TV Dads of All Time" [20 June 2004 issue].
- Popular voice over actor, he has done voice work for numerous cartoons and advertisements, probably his most famous voice over was that of Shredder for seven years on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987).
- Was considered for the role of Charlie Altamont in The Devil's Rejects (2005).
- Currently starring in a commercial promoting Kaplan University. [January 2009]
- He died from complications of open heart surgery at Glendale Memorial Medical Center, on the evening of December 31, 2013. He had undergone surgery on November 11, 2013. His ashes were scattered in the Pacific Ocean off Los Angeles, CA and in the Atlantic Ocean off Atlantic City, NJ.
- He was survived by his mother, Florence J. Avery.
- Mentioned in J. Coles hit song "No Role Modelz" where Cole mentions Uncle Phil as his father figure growing and the only father he knew.
