James Avery

Born: 1945-11-27

James LaRue Avery (November 27, 1945 – December 31, 2013) was an American actor. Best known for his portrayal of the patriarch and attorney (later judge) Philip Banks, Will Smith's character's uncle, in the TVsitcomThe Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. This character was ranked #34 in TV Guide's "50 Greatest TV Dads of All Time." He also provided the voice of Shredder in the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles television series, as well as War Machine in the animated series Iron Man and Junkyard Dog in Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling. He also played Michael Kelso's commanding officer at the police academy late in the series run of That '70s Show.


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as Man Dancing Outside Ray's Shop
Released: 1980-06-16

Jake Blues, just released from prison, puts his old band back together to save the Catholic home...

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The Prince of Egypt

as Additional Voices (voice)
Released: 1998-12-16

This is the extraordinary tale of two brothers named Moses and Rameses, one born of royal blood,...

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License to Drive

as Les' DMV examiner
Released: 1988-07-06

Teenager Les Anderson thinks his life can't get any worse after he flunks his driver's exam, but...

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Fletch

as Detective #2
Released: 1985-05-31

When investigative reporter Irwin "Fletch" Fletcher goes undercover to write a piece on the drug...

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8 Million Ways to Die

as Deputy D.A.
Released: 1986-04-25

Scudder is a detective with the Sheriff's Department who is forced to shoot a violent suspect...

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Dr. Dolittle 2

as Eldon
Released: 2001-06-22

A group of beavers ask Dr. Dolittle to save their habitat from loggers. The only hope is to get...

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Nancy Drew

as Prof. Shifflin
Released: 2002-12-15

Nancy and her faithful sidekicks Bess and George just entered River Heights University, where...

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Danika

as Teddy Johnson
Released: 2006-06-10

The story follows Danika, a woman whose fears for her children are manifested in premonitions of...

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Lethal Eviction

as Gus Winter
Released: 2005-03-10

A first time landlord purchases a run-down, rent-controlled apartment building in hopes of...

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Raise Your Voice

as Mr. Gantry
Released: 2004-08-10

A coming-of-age story centered around a small-town singer brokenhearted by the death of her...

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Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time

as Lt. Coberly
Released: 1991-06-08

Mark Singer returns as Dar, the warrior who can talk to the beasts. Dar is forced to travel to...

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Wish I Was Here

as Audition Actor #2
Released: 2014-07-18

Aidan Bloom, a struggling actor, father and husband, is 35 years old and still trying to find a...

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Who's Your Caddy?

as Caddy Mack
Released: 2007-07-27

Superstar rap mogul C-Note wants to join the Carolina Pines Golf & Country Club, but faces stiff...

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The Stunt Man

as Man Playing Pinball (uncredited)
Released: 1980-06-27

A fugitive stumbles onto a movie set just when they need a new stunt man, takes the job as a way...

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Hair Show

as Seymour Gold
Released: 2004-10-17

Peaches, a hair stylist from Baltimore, and her estranged sister, Angela, the owner of an...

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Timestalkers

as Blacksmith
Released: 1987-03-10

History professor Scott McKenzie makes an anachronistic discovery in a photograph from the Old...

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Stars In Shorts

as Haig
Released: 2012-09-28

Seven short films, all of which feature name actors, including Judi Dench, Kenneth Branagh,...

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Epoch

as Dr. Solomon Holt
Released: 2001-11-24

Disaster strikes as a specialised team of investigators struggle to find out the truth about a...

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Extremities

as Security Guard
Released: 1986-08-22

A woman escapes from the man who is about to rape her, but leaves her purse behind. Afraid that...

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The Brady Bunch Movie

as Mr. Steve Yeager
Released: 1995-02-16

The original '70s TV family is now placed in the 1990s, where they're even more square and out...

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Call Me Crazy: A Five Film

as Dr. Beckett
Released: 2013-04-20

A psychotherapist helps a law student cope with schizophrenia in one of five interconnected...

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Shout

as Midnight Rider (voice)
Released: 1991-10-04

A new music teacher in a 1955 West Texas home for wayward boys brings new vision and hope for...

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A Friend to Die For

as Agent Gilwood
Released: 1994-09-24

Angela Delvecchio, coming from a rather poor family, moves into the rich town Montevista. She...

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The Linguini Incident

as Phil
Released: 1991-05-01

A waitress, a barman and an underwear designer try to rob a New York restaurant where two of...

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Nightflyers

as Darryl
Released: 1987-10-23

A scientific group set out on a journey into space to find a magical creature. What they find is...

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Wheelmen

as Vice President
Released: 2005-06-03

Two limo drivers hope to make money by escorting an executive around Los Angeles. Things go awry...

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The Ladies Club

as Joe
Released: 1986-04-01

A policewoman who was raped forms a vigilante group of various rape victims. They abduct and...

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Planet of the Turtleoids

as Shredder (voice)
Released: 1991-08-31

The Ninja Turtles are going out of this world. Way out! Their arch villain Shredder has...

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Roe vs. Wade

as uncredited
Released: 1989-05-15

Holly Hunter plays a lonely, single, poorly educated Texan who finds herself pregnant with no...

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Sunday Drive

as Oliver
Released: 1986-11-30

Two identical cars pull up to a restaurant, one belonging to a childless couple who are taking...

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Heroes in a Halfshell

as Shredder (voice)
Released: 1988-08-11

TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLE fever has struck the nation! They're weird, they're wacky, and, man,...

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Kicks

as Stanley
Released: 1985-03-11

A wealthy man with a penchant for living on the edge and engaging in dangerous, life-threatening...

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Divine Intervention

as Rev. Matthews
Released: 2008-03-25

Reverend Robert Gibbs is a young, hip pastor who temporarily takes over the helm of a...

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Condor

as Cas
Released: 1986-08-10

In futuristic Los Angeles, a crime-fighting organization known as Condor goes up against the...

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You Lucky Dog

as Calvin Bridges
Released: 1998-06-27

Jack Morgan is a dog therapist, once famous for being able to read his dog's mind. Although Jack...

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Steppin : The Movie

as The Chancellor
Released: 2009-05-19

Every college campus has its rivalries and UTS is no different. At this university, the Geeks...

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Out in Fifty

as Cappy
Released: 1999-06-22

A reformed ex-convict enters a love triangle and gets manipulated into being a scapegoat in a...

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Little Miss Millions

as Agent Noah Hollander
Released: 1993-11-27

Private detective Nick is hired to bring back Heather, who ran away from her stepmother to find...

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The Third Wish

as George
Released: 2005-04-22

Bookshop clerk Maggie Malone is granted three wishes after she finds a first-edition copy of...

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Without Warning: Terror in the Towers

as Fred Derby
Released: 1993-05-26

Based on the earlier bombing attack on the Twin Towers in New York

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Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story

as Hank Dudney
Released: 1986-05-19

Outraged by the treatment of New York City’s unhoused residents, an activist brings national...

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Spirit Lost

as Dr. Glidden
Released: 1997-03-24

John Chapman and his beautiful wife Willie have just moved into a seaside village on the North...

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Not Your Time

as Haig
Released: 2010-09-24

A failed screenwriter's suicide threat turns out to be his best sales pitch.

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Hunt for the Labyrinth Killer

as Judge Parsons
Released: 2013-08-03

Young, ace assistant DA, Shelby Cook, works with driven cop, Mike Holland, to catch Daedalus, a...

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Epic Begins

as Shredder (voice)
Released: 1988-11-11

The first TMNT direct-to-video movie! Meet Raphael, Michaelangelo, Donatello and Leonardo, the...

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Midnight Ramble

as Narrator
Released: 1994-10-26

A documentary chronicling the pioneering efforts of black filmmaker William D. Foster in the...

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Stoogemania

as Gulch
Released: 1986-01-01

The film centers on Howard F. Howard, an overweight everyman. Engaged to Beverly, the woman of...

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Three for the Road

as Clarence
Released: 1987-04-10

A crafty political aide and his soft-spoken pal are assigned the job of delivering a senator's...

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Antony and Cleopatra

as Mardian
Released: 1983-01-01

Adaptation of Shakespeare's play.

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Dancing in September

as Mr. Warner
Released: 2001-02-03

A black female TV producer struggles in Hollywood.

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To My Daughter

as Ian Mellon
Released: 1990-11-26

A mother is haunted by the death of one of her children which has an effect on the surviving...

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Hart to Hart: Old Friends Never Die

as Chess Player
Released: 1994-05-06

The Harts find themselves in the middle of a dangerous murder plot, but it isn't clear if the...

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The Advanced Guard

as Fred, Captive Security Guard
Released: 1998-03-21

A group of aliens arrive on Earth as part of an advance invasion force. Their mission is to...

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Full Exposure: The Sex Tapes Scandal

as Earl
Released: 1989-02-05

A high-priced call girl who has been secretly videotaping her rich clients is shot to death. An...

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Jirimpimbira: An African Folk Tale

as The Headman
Released: 1995-02-25

A brave boy named Temba ventures to find food and water for his drought-striken village. But...

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The 11th Commandment

as Attendant
Released: 1986-03-25

A murderous psycho breaks out of a mental hospital and goes after his rich uncle who killed his...

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Turtles' Awesome Easter

as Shredder (voice)
Released: 1992-03-04

The Turtles' Awesome Easter is a 1987-1996 animated series home video. It was released by Family...

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Deadly Daphne's Revenge

as Detective Wood
Released: 1987-11-01

A young hitchhiker is picked up by four drunken hunters, one of whom rapes her. A tough...

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Appointment with Fear

as Connors
Released: 1985-10-25

Moustapha Akkad, the man who brought you HALLOWEEN, invites you to keep an APPOINTMENT WITH...

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Grey's Anatomy

as Sam
First aired: 2005-03-27

Follows the personal and professional lives of a group of doctors at Seattle’s Grey Sloan...

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CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

as Preston Cash
First aired: 2000-10-06

A Las Vegas team of forensic investigators are trained to solve criminal cases by scouring the...

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Charmed

as Zola
First aired: 1998-10-07

Three sisters (Prue, Piper and Phoebe) reunite and unlock their powers to become the Charmed...

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Dallas

as Judge J. Fowler
First aired: 1978-04-02

The world's first mega-soap, and one of the most popular ever produced, Dallas had it all....

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Star Trek: Enterprise

as General K'Vagh
First aired: 2001-09-26

During the mid-22nd century, a century before Captain Kirk's five-year mission, Jonathan Archer...

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That '70s Show

as Officer Kennedy
First aired: 1998-08-23

Crank up the 8-track and flash back to a time when platform shoes and puka shells were all the...

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L.A. Law

as Judge Michael Conover
First aired: 1986-09-15

L.A. Law is an American television legal drama series that ran for eight seasons on NBC from...

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The Proud Family

as Crandall Smythe (voice)
First aired: 2001-09-15

Follow the adventures and misadventures of Penny, a 14-year-old African American girl who's...

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

as Shredder (voice)
First aired: 1987-12-14

Four turtles fall into the sewers and are befriended by Hamato Yoshi a Japanese man sent to New...

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The A-Team

as Quint
First aired: 1983-01-23

A fictional group of ex-United States Army Special Forces personnel work as soldiers of fortune...

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Eli Stone

as Mason Andrews
First aired: 2008-01-31

Many lawyers consider themselves prophets, but Eli Stone may be the real deal. Eli has built a...

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The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

as Philip Banks
First aired: 1990-09-10

Will, a street-smart teenager, moves from the tough streets of West Philly to posh Bel-Air to...

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The Closer

as Dr. Crippen
First aired: 2005-06-13

Deputy Police Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson transfers from Atlanta to LA to head up a special unit...

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A Different World

as The Pin Punisher
First aired: 1987-09-24

A Different World is an American television sitcom which aired for six seasons on NBC. It is a...

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The Wild Thornberrys

as Gorilla (voice)
First aired: 1998-09-01

The Wild Thornberrys is an American animated television series that aired on Nickelodeon.

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That's So Raven

as Presto
First aired: 2003-01-17

No ordinary teenager; Raven Baxter can see glimpses of the future! Watch her schemes and...

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The Legend of Tarzan

as Keewazi (voice)
First aired: 2001-09-03

The Legend of Tarzan is an American animated television series created by The Walt Disney...

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The Legend of Tarzan

as (voice)
First aired: 2001-09-03

The Legend of Tarzan is an American animated television series created by The Walt Disney...

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Moonlighting

as Reuben King
First aired: 1985-03-03

After being duped and going bankrupt, model Maddie is convinced by David to become a partner in...

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Murder One

as Judge Nathaniel Alexander
First aired: 1995-09-20

Theodore 'Teddy' Hoffman is a highly-regarded defense attorney in a prestigious Los Angeles law...

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The Real Ghostbusters

as Killerwatt (voice)
First aired: 1986-09-13

The continuing adventures of paranormal investigators Dr. Peter Venkman, Dr. Egon Spengler, Dr....

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American Experience

as Charles Hamilton Houston (voice)
First aired: 1988-10-04

TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform...

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American Experience

as Narrator (voice)
First aired: 1988-10-04

TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform...

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Spider-Man

as Jim Rhodes / War Machine (voice)
First aired: 1994-11-19

Bitten by a neogenetic spider, Peter Parker develops spider-like superpowers. He uses these to...

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Rambo

as uncredited
First aired: 1986-04-14

Rambo: The Force of Freedom is an animated series based on the character of John Rambo from...

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Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

as Father (voice)
First aired: 1995-03-12

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child is an American anthology animated television series.

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Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling

as uncredited
First aired: 1985-09-14

Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling is an American animated television series that originally aired...

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Crossing Jordan

as Dr. Erkhart
First aired: 2001-09-24

Crossing Jordan is an American television crime/drama series that stars Jill Hennessy as Jordan...

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Night Court

as Judge Hopkins
First aired: 1984-01-04

Night Court is an American television situation comedy that aired on NBC from January 4, 1984 to...

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The Legend of Prince Valiant

as Sir Bryant
First aired: 1991-09-03

The Legend of Prince Valiant is an American animated television series based on the Prince...

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Aladdin

as Haroud Hazi Bin (voice)
First aired: 1994-02-06

Aladdin is an animated television series made by Walt Disney Television which aired from 1994 to...

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A Pup Named Scooby-Doo

as Count Shockula (voice)
First aired: 1988-09-10

The world's favorite chicken-hearted canine, as a puppy? That's right! And the old gang is back...

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Living with Fran

as uncredited
First aired: 2005-04-08

Living With Fran is an American sitcom that debuted on The WB in April 2005 that starred Fran...

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Amazing Stories

as Chief Hansen
First aired: 1985-09-29

A truly amazing, fantastical, science fiction, funny and odd, and sometimes scary, sad and...

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Iron Man

as War Machine (voice)
First aired: 1994-09-24

Industrialist Tony Stark leads a private team of superheroes as Iron Man against the forces of evil.

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The Nightmare Room

as R.L. Stine
First aired: 2001-08-31

The Nightmare Room is an American children's anthology horror series that aired on Kids' WB. The...

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Brothers

as Bubba
First aired: 1984-07-13

Two conservative men support their younger brother when he comes out as gay, and help him...

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Reading Rainbow

as Himself - Narrator (voice)
First aired: 1983-06-06

Journey to exciting places and build a lasting connection with your favorite books. Each episode...

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Captain Simian & the Space Monkeys

as Gor-illa (voice)
First aired: 1996-09-07

Lost in space during a NASA mission, a monkey encounters an alien race that gives him enhanced...

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Philly

as Dean Mark Clivner
First aired: 2001-09-25

Philly is an American television series created by Steven Bochco that focused on criminal...

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Roc

as Dale Hammers
First aired: 1991-08-25

Roc is an American comedy-drama television series which ran on Fox from August 1991 to May 1994....

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Sherri

as Redmond
First aired: 2009-10-05

Sherri is an American sitcom starring Sherri Shepherd that ran on Lifetime Television for one...

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Going Bananas

as Hank
First aired: 1984-09-15

Going Bananas is a live-action superhero/comedy series made by Hanna-Barbera and ran from...

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