John Witherspoon
Acting
Born: January 27, 1942 · Detroit, Michigan, USA
Died: October 29, 2019 (aged 77)
Highest Rated
Biography
John Witherspoon was an African-American comedian and actor who has roles in over 20 movies and television shows. Acting for over three decades, Witherspoon starred in films such as Hollywood Shuffle (1987), Boomerang (1992), and the Friday film series. He also made appearances on television shows such as Barnaby Jones (1973), The Wayans Brothers (1994-99), The Tracy Morgan Show (2003), and Boondocks (2005). He has also taken his success in acting into screenwriting a movie called From the Old School where he takes the role as an elderly working man who tries to prevent a neighborhood convenience store from being developed into a strip club. Witherspoon released The John Witherspoon Collection, a line of comical greeting cards known as Spoon Cards.
Known for
BoJack Horseman
2014
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1990
Friday
1995
Little Nicky
2000
Little Man
2006
Dr. Dolittle 2
2001
A Thousand Words
2012
Next Friday
2000
Vampire in Brooklyn
1995
Boomerang
1992
Kim Possible
2002
Soul Plane
2004
Photos (4)
Movies (45)
Little Man
Pops
Friday
Mr. Jones
A Thousand Words
Blind Man
Little Nicky
Street Vendor
House Party
Mr. Strickland
Dr. Dolittle 2
Zoo Bear #2 (voice)
Soul Plane
Blind Man
Friday After Next
Mr. Jones
Next Friday
Mr. Jones
Boomerang
Mr. Jackson
After Sex
Gene
Bulworth
Reverend Morris
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
Reverend
Vampire in Brooklyn
Silas Green
The Meteor Man
Clarence James Carter III
Hollywood Shuffle
Mr. Jones
The Ladies Man
Scrap Iron
The Five Heartbeats
Wild Rudy
Fatal Instinct
Arch
Bird
Sid
Boosters LA
Luther
The Jazz Singer
M.C. Cinderella Club
Bebe's Kids
Card Player #1 (voice)
The Hustle
Mr. Wikes
Reality Queen!
Joe The Plumber
Fakin' Da Funk
Bill
Talkin' Dirty After Dark
Dukie
I Got the Hook-Up
Mr. Mimm
Killer Tomatoes Strike Back!
Evan Rood
I Got the Hook Up 2
Mr. Mimm
Sprung
Detective
Thugaboo: A Miracle on D-roc's Street
Real Santa/Christmas Singer on a Radio (voice)
Ratboy
Heavy
Cosmic Slop
Homeless Man #1 (segment 'The First Commandment')
Ride
Roscoe
Chick Magnet
John (uncredited)
Kidnapped
Pimp
Bring Me the Head of Lance Henriksen
John
Sunday in Paris
Fredic Dickson
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 2
1988
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 1
1987
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 3
1989
High Freakquency
Wes Thomas
Murder Was the Case
Drunk #1
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 4
1989
TV Shows (22)
Kim Possible
Wayne (voice) · 1 eps
BoJack Horseman
Franco Aplenty (voice) · 1 eps
Hill Street Blues
1 eps
black-ish
James Brown · 2 eps
L.A. Law
Mark Steadman · 1 eps
The Incredible Hulk
Tom · 1 eps
Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja
S. Ward Smith (voice) · 1 eps
The Boondocks
Robert Freeman (voice) · 55 eps
Anger Management
Will · 1 eps
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Augustus Adams · 1 eps
Martin
Uncle Junior · 1 eps
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Scofflaw (voice) · 1 eps
The Wayans Bros.
John 'Pops' Williams · 101 eps
227
1 eps
Good Times
1 eps
WKRP in Cincinnati
1 eps
Black Jesus
Lloyd · 31 eps
What's Happening!!
DJ · 1 eps
The First Family
Grandpa Alvin · 28 eps
The Richard Pryor Show
5 eps
White Famous
Limo Driver · 1 eps
The Tracy Morgan Show
Spoon · 16 eps
