James Avery Autographs
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.
Avery was born on November 27, 1945, in Pughsville, Virginia (present-day Suffolk, Virginia), to mother Florence J. Avery. His father denied paternity and was not listed on his birth certificate. As a teenager, his mother moved him to Atlantic City, New Jersey. He graduated from Atlantic City High School in 1963. He served in the U.S. Navy in the Vietnam War from 1968 to 1969, and then moved to San Diego, California, where he began to write poetry and TV scripts for PBS. Avery's first acting role was playing God in the play J.B. in 1971 at San Diego Community College.
He won an Emmy for production of "Ameda Speaks: Poet James Avery". He then received a scholarship to UC San Diego, where he attended Thurgood Marshall College (then Third College), earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in drama and literature in 1976.
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Traded items with a signature of James Avery
The most expensive item with a signature of James Avery (James Avery Signed 14x16 Framed "TMNT" Display Auto, Voice of Shredder, JSA COA) was sold in December 2025 for $634.99 while the cheapest item (2007 Topps Bowman Sterling Rookie Prospect Autograph James Avery #004/199) found a new owner for $0.98 in May 2020. The month with the most items sold (2) was October 2020 with an average selling price of $49.00 for an autographed item of James Avery. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in June 2022 with $120.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $4.99 was August 2021. In average, an autographed item from James Avery is worth $50.00.
Most recently, these items with a signature of James Avery were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | 2005 CHARMED CONVERSATIONS JAMES AVERY AUTOGRAPH CARD AS ZOLA THE ELDER # A-7 | $79.99 |  |
| 2005 INKWORKS CHARMED JAMES AVERY (UNCLE PHIL) CERTIFIED AUTOGRAPH A-7 RIP | $41.00 | |
| 2005 INKWORKS CHARMED JAMES AVERY (UNCLE PHIL) CERTIFIED AUTOGRAPH CARD A-7 AUTO | $94.99 | |
| 2005 Inkworks Charmed James Avery as Elder Zola Autographed Card #A-7 | $120.00 | |
| 2005 Inkworks Charmed James Avery As Elder Zola Autographed Card Fresh Prince | $10.50 | |
| 2005 INKWORKS JAMES AVERY CHARMED AUTO AUTOGRAPH CARD Ninja Turtles Shredder | $60.00 | |
| Charmed Conversations James Avery as Elder Zola Autograph Inkworks | $75.00 | |
 | Charmed Conversations James Avery Autograph A7 as Elder Zola 2005 (Uncle Phil) | $80.00 | |
| Charmed James Avery Autograph Card as Elder Zola A7 "Uncle Phil" | $100.03 | |
| Charmed Signed James Avery A-7 Autograph Card as Zola the Elder 2005 | $47.00 | |
| James Avery 2005 Inkworks Charmed Auto Autograph Card A-7 Elder Zola Uncle Phil | $100.00 | |
 | JAMES AVERY 2005 INKWORKS CHARMED TV SHOW AUTOGRAPH CARD #A7 | $51.85 | |
| JAMES AVERY CHARMED INKWORKS ELDER ZOLA AUTO AUTOGRAPH SIGNATURE PRINCE BEL AIR | $75.49 | |
| James Avery signed 2005 Inkworks Card PSA DNA Auto Fresh Prince Uncle Phil Zola | $51.01 | |
| James Avery Signed 8 X 10 Fresh Prince Actor Uncle Phil | $20.00 | |
