James Avery, the actor who played the Honorable Philip Banks — also known as Uncle Phil — on the TV show The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, has died.. Avery died on Tuesday in Glendale, Calif ...

James Avery, who played the Honorable Philip Banks on the show "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air," has died following complications from open 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 publicist ...

The late James Avery played Philip Banks and was worth $3 million at the time of his death. Tatyana Ali played Ashley Banks and is said to be worth $6 million.

Actor James Avery, who played Philip Banks, died in 2013. Viewers will see an authentic reaction from the ‘Fresh Prince’ cast “It was all a surprise to everyone but Will,” Reid shared.

James Avery, who played the Honorable Philip Banks in “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” and who died this week, had connections to central Virginia.

The much-loved cast of Fresh Prince of Bel-Air have reunited on a sweet Snapchat video to honour their late castmate James Avery, who played Philip Banks on the show. Will teared up watching old ...