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James [=LaRue=] Avery (November 27, 1945-December 31, 2013) was an American actor, voice actor, writer, television personality and poet.

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James [=LaRue=] Avery (November 27, 1945-December 1945 – December 31, 2013) was an American actor, voice actor, writer, television personality and poet.
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* ''Film/EightMillionWaysToDie''
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* ''Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar'' (The English dub of the 1986 film)

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* GentleGiant: Joseph Marcell (Geoffrey on ''The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air'') described him as such in tribute.
* PlayingAgainstType: As the villainous Boss Fang from the 1986 anime film adaption of ''Fist of The North Star''

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* GentleGiant: Joseph Marcell (Geoffrey on ''The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air'') described him as such in tribute.
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* GentleGiant: Joseph Marcell (Geoffrey on ''The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air'') described him as such in tribute.

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* ''Sparks''


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He has has a few things in common with fellow actor and voice actor Creator/TonyJay: they both appeared on ''Series/BeautyAndTheBeast1987'' in their own separate story arcs, they both voiced the BigBad on ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' and they both were ''exceptionally'' tall.
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* GentleGiant: Joseph Marcellus (Geoffrey on ''The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air'') described him as such in tribute.

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* GentleGiant: Joseph Marcellus (Geoffrey on ''The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air'') described him as such in tribute.
* MeanCharacterNiceActor: As vicious as Shredder was, he on the other hand was a friendly, down-to-Earth family man who many fellow actors and voice actors have attested for his calm, professional manner.

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* GentleGiant: Joseph Marcellus (Geoffrey on ''The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air'') described him as such in tribute.
* MeanCharacterNiceActor: As vicious as Shredder was, he on the other hand was a friendly, down-to-Earth family man who many fellow actors and voice actors have attested for his calm, professional manner.
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James Avery (November 27, 1945-December 31, 2013) was an American actor, voice actor, writer, television personality and poet.

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James [=LaRue=] Avery (November 27, 1945-December 31, 2013) was an American actor, voice actor, writer, television personality and poet.



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* ''Series/TheJefferson''

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!!'''Tropes associated with his work:'''

* EvilSoundsDeep: As Shredder, his voice had a deep, menacing and raspy tone to it that virtually none of his subsequent voiceovers could replicate.
* MeanCharacterNiceActor: As vicious as Shredder was, he on the other hand was a friendly, down-to-Earth family man who many fellow actors and voice actors have attested for his calm, professional manner.
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James Avery (November 27, 1945-December 31, 2013) was an American actor, voice actor, writer, television personality and poet.

Having been active for over three decades, his most famous roles were as lovable patriarch Philip Banks on the popular sitcom ''Series/TheFreshPrinceOfBelAir'' and as the [[TheOtherDarrin (first)]] voice of the Ninja Turtles' arch nemesis Shredder in ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles1987''.

!!'''Selected Film Roles:'''
* ''Film/TheBluesBrothers''
* ''Film/{{Fletch}}''
* ''License To Drive''
* ''Film/TheBradyBunchMovie''
* ''Film/DrDoolittle2''
* ''Film/RaiseYourVoice''
* ''Who's Your Caddy?''

!!'''Selected Television Roles:'''
* ''Series/{{Newhart}}''
* ''Series/TheJefferson''
* ''Series/HillStreetBlues''
* ''Series/{{Webster}}''
* ''Series/StElsewhere''
* ''Series/{{Moonlighting}}''
* ''Series/BeautyAndTheBeast1987''
* ''Amen''
* ''Series/LALaw''
* ''Series/TheFreshPrinceOfBelAir''
* ''Series/{{Roc}}''
* ''In The House''
* ''Family Law''
* ''Series/TheDivision''
* ''Series/CSICrimeSceneInvestigation''
* ''Series/StarTrekEnterprise''
* ''Series/TheCloser''

!!'''Selected Voice Acting Roles:'''
* ''WesternAnimation/HulkHogansRockNWrestling''
* ''Rambo & The Forces of Freedom''
* ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles1987''
* ''WesternAnimation/TheRealGhostbusters''
* ''The Legend of Prince Valiant''

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