- Born
- November 27, 1945
- Died
- December 31, 2013 (aged 68)
- Known as
- screenwriter, television actor, voice actor, poet, film actor, actor
James La Rue Avery was an American actor. He was best known for his roles as Philip Banks in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Judge Michael Conover on L.A. Law, Steve Yeager in The Brady Bunch Movie, and Dr. Crippen on The Closer (2005–2007); and as the voice actor for Shredder in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Haroud Hazi Bin in Aladdin.
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