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. (Via Wikipedia)
- Origin
- Pughsville [now Suffolk], Virginia, USA
- Born
- November 27, 1945
- Died
- December 31, 2013 (11 years ago, at 68)