John Witherspoon
Acting
- Born:
- 1942-01-27
- Died:
- 2019-10-29
- Place of birth:
- Detroit, Michigan, USA
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
Boosters LA
Reality Queen!
I Got the Hook Up 2
White Famous
black-ish
BoJack Horseman
Black Jesus
Gotham Comedy Live
The First Family
Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja
Anger Management
A Thousand Words
Chick Magnet
Bring Me the Head of Lance Henriksen
The Hustle
You Got to Coordinate
After Sex
Thugaboo: A Miracle on D-roc's Street
Little Man
The Boondocks
Soul Plane
Laffapalooza! #2
The Tracy Morgan Show
Friday After Next
Kim Possible
Dr. Dolittle 2
Little Nicky
The Ladies Man
Next Friday
High Freakquency
I Got the Hook-Up
Bulworth
Ride
Fakin' Da Funk
Sprung
Vampire in Brooklyn
Friday
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Murder Was the Case
The Wayans Bros.
Cosmic Slop
Fatal Instinct
Late Show with David Letterman
The Meteor Man
Martin
Bebe's Kids
Boomerang
Killer Tomatoes Strike Back!
Talkin' Dirty After Dark
Sunday in Paris
The Five Heartbeats
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
House Party
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 4
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 3
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 2
Kidnapped
Bird
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 1
Hollywood Shuffle
Ratboy
L.A. Law
227
Hill Street Blues
The Jazz Singer
WKRP in Cincinnati
The Incredible Hulk
The Richard Pryor Show
What's Happening!!
Good Times