Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
January 27, 1942
Place of Birth:
Detroit, Michigan, USA
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John Witherspoon
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
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Boosters LA | Luther |
| 2020 | Reality Queen! | Joe The Plumber |
| 2019 | I Got the Hook Up 2 | Mr. Mimm |
| 2012 | A Thousand Words | Blind Man |
| 2011 | Chick Magnet | John (uncredited) |
| 2010 | Bring Me the Head of Lance Henriksen | John |
| 2008 | You Got to Coordinate | Self |
| 2008 | The Hustle | Mr. Wikes |
| 2007 | After Sex | Gene |
| 2006 | Little Man | Pops |
| 2006 | Thugaboo: A Miracle on D-roc's Street | Real Santa/Christmas Singer on a Radio (voice) |
| 2004 | Soul Plane | Blind Man |
| 2004 | Laffapalooza! #2 | Self |
| 2002 | Friday After Next | Mr. Jones |
| 2001 | Dr. Dolittle 2 | Zoo Bear #2 (voice) |
| 2000 | Next Friday | Mr. Jones |
| 2000 | The Ladies Man | Scrap Iron |
| 2000 | Little Nicky | Street Vendor |
| 1998 | High Freakquency | Wes Thomas |
| 1998 | Ride | Roscoe |
| 1998 | I Got the Hook-Up | Mr. Mimm |
| 1998 | Bulworth | Reverend Morris |
| 1997 | Sprung | Detective |
| 1997 | Fakin' Da Funk | Bill |
| 1995 | Friday | Mr. Jones |
| 1995 | Vampire in Brooklyn | Silas Green |
| 1994 | Cosmic Slop | Homeless Man #1 (segment 'The First Commandment') |
| 1993 | Fatal Instinct | Arch |
| 1993 | The Meteor Man | Clarence James Carter III |
| 1992 | Boomerang | Mr. Jackson |
| 1992 | Bebe's Kids | Card Player #1 (voice) |
| 1991 | The Five Heartbeats | Wild Rudy |
| 1991 | Killer Tomatoes Strike Back! | Evan Rood |
| 1991 | Talkin' Dirty After Dark | Dukie |
| 1991 | Sunday in Paris | Fredic Dickson |
| 1990 | House Party | Mr. Strickland |
| 1989 | Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 3 | |
| 1989 | Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 4 | |
| 1988 | Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 2 | |
| 1988 | Kidnapped | Pimp |
| 1988 | I'm Gonna Git You Sucka | Reverend |
| 1988 | Bird | Sid |
| 1987 | Hollywood Shuffle | Mr. Jones |
| 1987 | Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 1 | |
| 1986 | Ratboy | Heavy |
| 1980 | The Jazz Singer | M.C. Cinderella Club |
| Last Friday | Willie Jones (Achieved Footage) |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | White Famous | Limo Driver |
| 2014 | Black Jesus | Lloyd |
| 2014 | black-ish | James Brown |
| 2014 | BoJack Horseman | Franco Aplenty (voice) |
| 2012 | Gotham Comedy Live | Self - Host |
| 2012 | Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja | S. Ward Smith (voice) |
| 2012 | The First Family | Grandpa Alvin |
| 2012 | Anger Management | Will |
| 2005 | The Boondocks | Robert Freeman (voice) |
| 2003 | The Tracy Morgan Show | Spoon |
| 2002 | Kim Possible | Wayne (voice) |
| 1995 | The Wayans Bros. | John 'Pops' Williams |
| 1995 | Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child | Scofflaw (voice) |
| 1992 | Martin | |
| 1990 | The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air | Augustus Adams |
| 1986 | L.A. Law | Mark Steadman |
| 1985 | 227 | |
| 1981 | Hill Street Blues | |
| 1978 | WKRP in Cincinnati | |
| 1977 | The Richard Pryor Show | |
| 1977 | The Incredible Hulk | Tom |
| 1976 | What's Happening!! | |
| 1974 | Good Times |