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James La Rue Avery (November 27, 1945 – December 31, 2013) 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.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1978 | Libra | Dr. Baker | |
| 1980 | The Stunt Man | Customer at Diner | Uncredited |
| The Blues Brothers | Dancer | ||
| 1985 | Fletch | Detective | |
| Appointment with Fear | Connors | ||
| Stoogemania | Gulch | ||
| 1986 | Fist of the North Star | Fang | Voice (1991 Streamline Pictures dub) |
| The Eleventh Commandment | Larry | ||
| 8 Million Ways to Die | Deputy | ||
| The Ladies Club | Joe | ||
| Extremities | Security Guard | ||
| 1987 | Three for the Road | Clarence | |
| Nightflyers | Darryl | ||
| Deadly Daphne's Revenge | Det. Wood | ||
| Jake's M.O. | Abel Barnes | ||
| 1988 | License to Drive | Les' DMV Examiner | |
| 1991 | Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time | Lt. Coberly | |
| Shout | Midnight Rider | Voice | |
| The Linguini Incident | Phil | ||
| 1993 | Little Miss Millions | Agent Noah Hollander | |
| 1995 | The Brady Bunch Movie | Steve Yeager | |
| 1997 | Spirit Lost | Dr. Glidden | |
| 1998 | 12 Bucks | Slow | |
| The Prince of Egypt | Kahma | Voice | |
| 1999 | Out in Fifty | Cappy | |
| After Romeo | |||
| 2000 | Dancing in September | Mr. Warner | |
| 2001 | Honeybee | Larry Dukes | |
| Dr. Dolittle 2 | Eldon | ||
| Chasing Sunsets | Mr. Burken | ||
| 2004 | Raise Your Voice | Mr. Gantry | |
| Hair Show | Seymour Gold | ||
| 2005 | Lethal Eviction | Gus Winter | |
| The Third Wish | George | ||
| Wheelmen | Vice President | ||
| A Christmas Wish | Saint | Short | |
| 2006 | Restraining Order | Judge Sanderson | |
| Think Tank | Uncle John | ||
| Danika | Teddy Johnson | ||
| 2007 | Who's Your Caddy? | Caddy Mack | |
| Divine Intervention | Rev. Matthews | ||
| 2008 | His Good Will | Mr. Cooper | Short |
| Leave with It | Dr. Leon | ||
| 2009 | Steppin: The Movie | The Chancellor | |
| 2010 | Let the Game Begin | Mark Hanley | |
| Stride | George | ||
| The Grind | Modelo Snipes | ||
| 2012 | Valediction | Edward | Short |
| 2014 | Wish I Was Here | Audition actor | Final role, posthumous release |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1983 | Antony and Cleopatra | Mardian | Television film |
| Tales of the Gold Monkey | Gabriel | Episode: "God Save the Queen" | |
| Newhart | Construction Guy | Episode: "Heaven Knows Mr. Utley" | |
| The Jeffersons | Coleman | Episode: "Father Christmas" | |
| 1983–1984 | Simon & Simon | Huey, Roy | 2 episodes |
| 1984 | Hill Street Blues | Tolliver | 3 episodes |
| Legmen | No Neck | Episode: "I Shall Be Re-Released" | |
| Hardcastle and McCormick | Jackson | Episode: "Scared Stiff" | |
| Going Bananas | Hank | ||
| Webster | Judge | Episode: "Webster Long" | |
| Fist of the North Star | Fang | Voice; English dub | |
| The Dukes of Hazzard | Charlie | Episode: "Cool Hands, Luke & Bo" | |
| 1984–1985 | Brothers | Bubba Dean | 2 episodes |
| 1985 | Street Hawk | Councilman Waters | Pilot |
| St. Elsewhere | Mental Patient | Episode: "Give the Boy a Hand" | |
| Cagney & Lacey | Mr. Berwin | Episode: "Who Says It's Fair" | |
| Kicks | Stanley | Television film | |
| Space | Jean-Marie | CBS miniseries | |
| Scarecrow and Mrs. King | Nabuti | Episode: "Murder Between Friends" | |
| Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling | Junkyard Dog | Voice | |
| George Burns Comedy Week | Episode: "The Assignment" | ||
| The A-Team | Quint | Episode: "The Heart of Rock n' Roll" | |
| Moonlighting | Reuben King | Episode: "Twas the Episode Before Christmas" | |
| 1986 | Karate Kommandos | Additional voices | |
| Amazing Stories | Chief Hansen | Episode: "Hell Toupee" | |
| Rambo and the Forces of Freedom | Turbo | Voice | |
| Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story | Hank Dudney | Television film | |
| Condor | Cas | ||
| Sunday Drive | Oliver | ||
| 1986–1989 | The Real Ghostbusters | Killerwatt / Judge | Voice, 3 episodes |
| Amen | Arnie Samples / Rev. Crawford | 5 episodes | |
| 1987 | Jake's M.O. | Abel Barnes | Television film |
| Timestalkers | Blacksmith | ||
| Jake and the Fatman | Lieutenant | Episode: "Fatal Attraction" | |
| 1987–1989 | Valerie | Judge N. Keller / Mr. Erdman | 2 episodes |
| 1987–1993 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Shredder | Voice, 103 episodes |
| 1988 | Dallas | Judge Fowler | Episode: "Malice in Dallas" |
| Beauty and the Beast | Winslow | ||
| 227 | Jo-Jo | Episode: "My Aching Back" | |
| Heart and Soul | Harlan Sinclair | Pilot | |
| 1988–1992 | Law | Judge Michael Conover | 9 episodes |
| 1989 | Full Exposure: The Sex Tapes Scandal | Earl | Television film |
| Roe vs. Wade | |||
| FM | Quentin Lamoreaux | TV series | |
| A Different World | The Pin Punisher | Episode: "To Have and Have Not" | |
| Turn Back the Clock | Physical Therapist | Television film | |
| 1990 | Night Court | Judge Hopkins | Episode: "Wedding Bell Blues" |
| Capital News | Mr. Fairchild | Pilot | |
| To My Daughter | Ian Mellon | Television film |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1992 | Splash Mountain | Br'er Frog, Br'er Bear | Walt Disney World version only |
| 1994 | Disney's Animated Storybook: The Lion King | Narrator | |
| 2006 | Biker Mice from Mars | Cataclysm / Cat Commando | |
| 2011 | Kinect Disneyland Adventures | Br'er Bear |