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James Avery

1945 - 2013

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. James Avery is the 304th most popular actor (up from 1,163rd in 2019), the 675th most popular biography from United States (up from 2,008th in 2019) and the 161st most popular American Actor.

James Avery is most famous for playing Uncle Phil on the sitcom "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air."

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Among actors, James Avery ranks 304 out of 13,578. Before him are Mako, Ursula Andress, Tom Baker, Harold Lloyd, Tilda Swinton, and Annie Girardot. After him are Dennis Hopper, Kevin Spacey, Peter Sellers, Robbie Coltrane, David Niven, and Sydney Chaplin.

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Among people born in 1945, James Avery ranks 48. Before him are Divine, Anselm Kiefer, Mia Farrow, Adly Mansour, Goldie Hawn, and Dési Bouterse. After him are Alan Ball Jr., Douglas Osheroff, George Smoot, Keith Jarrett, Vinko Puljić, and Jean Nouvel. Among people deceased in 2013, James Avery ranks 24. Before him are Giuliano Gemma, François Jacob, Giulio Andreotti, Paul Walker, Douglas Engelbart, and Djalma Santos. After him are Fawzia Fuad of Egypt, Boris Berezovsky, John Cornforth, Julie Harris, Tom Clancy, and Jovanka Broz.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, James Avery ranks 675 out of 20,380. Before him are Burton Richter (1931), Harold Lloyd (1893), William E. Moerner (1953), Kamala Harris (1964), Richard Bach (1936), and Albert Fish (1870). After him are Ralph Lauren (1939), Dennis Hopper (1936), Kevin Spacey (1959), Sydney Chaplin (1926), John McCarthy (1927), and Rosalynn Carter (1927).

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Among actors born in United States, James Avery ranks 161. Before him are Kurt Russell (1951), Margaret Hamilton (1902), Stephen Lang (1952), Goldie Hawn (1945), David Carradine (1936), and Harold Lloyd (1893). After him are Dennis Hopper (1936), Kevin Spacey (1959), Sydney Chaplin (1926), Chris Pratt (1979), Sally Field (1946), and Janet Leigh (1927).

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