James Avery, who portrayed the commanding yet cuddly father figure on the hit 1990s sit-com “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,” died at a Glendale hospital Tuesday night due to complications from ...

Will Smith and former cast members of Fresh Prince of Bel-Air paid tribute to James Avery, who played Uncle Phil. Avery died in 2013 following heart surgery.

NEW YORK (AP) — 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’s ...

This photo provided by NBC shows James Avery as Philip Banks from season 2 of the TV series, "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air." Avery, 65, died Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2013.

James Avery, who played the character of Phil Banks on the hit sitcom 'Fresh Prince of Bel Air,' died at the age of 68 on Dec. 31.

Avery, best known for his role as Uncle Phil on “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” and as the voice of Shredder in the “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” TV series died Dec. 31.

Comedian Godfrey garnered immense backlash on social media on February 18 after a clip of him alleging that the late actor James Avery was secretly gay went viral online.

James Avery, a classically trained actor best known for his role as the wealthy uncle of the young rapper Will Smith in the 1990s television comedy "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air," has died at age 65.

In Fort St. James, B.C., a council meeting over a proposal to ban marijuana sales left some people feeling burned. The Wednesday meeting was disrupted after 89 people attended to voice their ...

Sinclar Group Forest Products Ltd. is curtailing its lumber operations at Apollo Forest Products in Fort St. James, Lakeland Mills in Prince George, and Nechako Lumber Co. in Vanderhoof, for ...

NEW YORK (AP) — 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.