The late actor, loved and adored as Uncle Phil on hit TV show Fresh. He reprised War Machine on Spider-Man, along with Robert Hays, despite already being replaced by Dorian Harewood, who was a recurring actor as Tombstone, on Iron Man. Actor James Avery, who played the beloved Uncle Phil on the hit 1990s sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, died Tuesday, his publicist. James LaRue Avery (born Novemdied December 31, 2013) was an actor who played War Machine, Whirlwind, and Blacklash on the first season of Iron Man. Therefore the date of death is incorrect. But the article linked to the story does NOT state his actual date of passing. Avery’s death comes less than a week after the death of Fresh Prince co-creator/writer/producer Jeffrey Pollack at 54. 13:30, Bookmark James Avery was suffering from several major medical problems before he died aged 68. According to the current entry, James Avery died today on January 1st. The series ran from 1990-1996 and launched the acting career of Will Smith his fellow Fresh Prince co-star Alfonso Ribeiro was one of the first to send his condolences via Twitter today. But it was his role as Uncle Phil on Fresh Prince that put him on the map. He went on to appear in three decades worth of movies and TV shows - from The Jeffersons to LA Law to Grey’s Anatomy on the small screen - and also voiced numerous animated series including playing Shredder on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series in the mid-’80s and ’90s. Fresh Prince of Bel-Air star James Avery has died from complications from open heart surgery in Glendale, his. He launched his career in entertainment after settling in San Diego after his discharge writing poetry and TV scrips for PBS, and his acting career began in 1980 with an uncredited role in The Blues Brothers movie, according to IMDb. UPDATED: Co-star Alfonso Ribeiro, who played Averys TV son, broke the news Wednesday. James Avery, the bulky character actor who laid down the law at home and on the job as the Honorable Philip Banks in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, has died. Avery was born in Atlantic City in 1945 and eventually served in the Navy in Vietnam. 'Fresh Prince of Bel-Air' actor James Avery died in a Los Angeles hospital last night (Dec. The classically trained actor had just completed shooting what will be his final role: a part in Zach Braff’s Kickstarter-funded indie feature Wish I Was Here, which will premiere later this month at Sundance. Born James La Rue Avery in Virginia, Avery was raised in Atlantic City. He played Uncle Phil on the sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, and also appeared in The Brady Bunch Movie and on The Closer, among many other works. James Avery was an American actor and poet. The actor, 68, died from complications of open heart surgery, publicist Cynthia Snyder said. Place of Death: Glendale, California, U.S. James Avery, the actor who played the family patriarch on NBC’s long-running The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air, died December 31 in Glendale, CA after complications from open heart surgery, his publicist said today. 1, 2014 - James Avery, the actor who played Uncle Phil on 'The Fresh Prince of Bel Air,' died on Tuesday, his publicist confirmed to ABC News.
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