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James Avery

James AveryBorn: 27-Nov-1948
Birthplace: Atlantic City, NJ

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: Black
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Actor

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Philip Banks on Fresh Prince

Military service: U.S. Navy (1968-9, Vietnam)

Wife: Barbara Avery (m. 1988)

    University: BA Drama and Literature, UC San Diego

    TELEVISION
    Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Shredder (voice, 1987-94)
    The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Philip Banks (1990-96)
    Sparks Alonzo Sparks (1996-98)
    The Division Charles Haysbert (2001-02)
    Soul Food Walter Carter (2001-03)

    FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
    Who's Your Caddy? (23-Jul-2007)
    Danika (10-Jun-2006)
    Raise Your Voice (08-Oct-2004)
    Hair Show (2004)
    Nancy Drew (15-Dec-2002)
    Dr. Dolittle 2 (19-Jun-2001)
    Dancing in September (24-Feb-2000)
    Epoch (2000)
    Out in Fifty (1999)
    The Colony (21-Mar-1998)
    You Lucky Dog (1998)
    The Brady Bunch Movie (17-Feb-1995)
    A Friend to Die For (26-Sep-1994)
    The Linguini Incident (30-Oct-1991)
    Shout (04-Oct-1991) [VOICE]
    Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time (23-Aug-1991)
    License to Drive (6-Jul-1988)
    Nightflyers (23-Oct-1987)
    Three for the Road (10-Apr-1987)
    Timestalkers (10-Mar-1987)
    8 Million Ways to Die (3-Oct-1986)
    Extremities (Aug-1986)
    Fletch (31-May-1985)
    Appointment with Fear (1985)



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