Name may not sound familiar, but you recognize him as Uncle Phil from Fresh Prince of Bel-Air or Shredder from the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon. I loved that guy on the Fresh Prince and it's really sad to hear he passed away.
http://spinoff.comicbookresources.com/2014/01/02/fresh-prince-of-bel-air-patriarch-james-avery-dies/
(http://spinoff.comicbookresources.com/2014/01/02/fresh-prince-of-bel-air-patriarch-james-avery-dies/)
That's just sad. I loved both Fresh Prince and Ninja Turtles. There's never been another Shredder as good as Uncle Phil.