James Avery, who starred as the stern but lovable "Uncle Phil" on the hit 1990s sitcom "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air," died on New Year's Eve at age 65 due to complications from open-heart surgery.
James Avery, Actor: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Although best known as the uncle/patriarch and judge "Philip Banks" on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990), James Avery is a classically trained actor and scholar. A native of Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA, he joined the US Navy after graduating high school and served in Vietnam from 1968 to 1969.
James Avery, who starred as the stern but lovable "Uncle Phil" on the hit 1990s sitcom "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air," died on New Year's Eve at age 65 due to complications from open-heart surgery.
James Avery, Actor: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Although best known as the uncle/patriarch and judge "Philip Banks" on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990), James Avery is a classically trained actor and scholar. A native of Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA, he joined the US Navy after graduating high school and served in Vietnam from 1968 to 1969.
