Cast
John Witherspoon
Acting
Cast
John Witherspoon
Known for
Acting
Born
1942-01-27
From
Detroit, Michigan, USA
Died
2019-10-29
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.
★5.9
MOVIE2006
Little Man
as Pops
★6.1
MOVIE2012
A Thousand Words
as Blind Man
★7.1
MOVIE1995
Friday
as Mr. Jones
★5.8
MOVIE2000
Little Nicky
as Street Vendor
★5.3
MOVIE2001
Dr. Dolittle 2
as Zoo Bear #2 (voice)
★6.4
MOVIE1990
House Party
as Mr. Strickland
★6.4
MOVIE2002
Friday After Next
as Mr. Jones
★5.5
MOVIE2004
Soul Plane
as Blind Man
★5.5
MOVIE2007
After Sex
as Gene
★6.5
MOVIE2000
Next Friday
as Mr. Jones
★5.7
MOVIE1992
Boomerang
as Mr. Jackson
★6.4
MOVIE1988
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
as Reverend
★5.1
MOVIE1995
Vampire in Brooklyn
as Silas Green
★6.3
MOVIE1998
Bulworth
as Reverend Morris
★6.5
MOVIE1987
Hollywood Shuffle
as Mr. Jones
★6.9
MOVIE1988
Bird
as Sid
★5.5
MOVIE1993
Fatal Instinct
as Arch
MOVIE2004
Laffapalooza! #2
as Self
★5.8
MOVIE1993
The Meteor Man
as Clarence James Carter III
MOVIE2022
Boosters LA
as Luther
★5.4
MOVIE2000
The Ladies Man
as Scrap Iron
★7.3
MOVIE1991
The Five Heartbeats
as Wild Rudy
★5.9
MOVIE1980
The Jazz Singer
as M.C. Cinderella Club
★5.5
MOVIE1998
I Got the Hook-Up
as Mr. Mimm
★5.0
MOVIE1991
Talkin' Dirty After Dark
as Dukie
★6.0
MOVIE1997
Fakin' Da Funk
as Bill
★6.1
MOVIE1995
Murder Was the Case
as Drunk #1
★5.6
MOVIE2019
I Got the Hook Up 2
as Mr. Mimm
★6.0
MOVIE1992
Bebe's Kids
as Card Player #1 (voice)
★5.8
MOVIE1998
Ride
as Roscoe
★6.3
MOVIE2008
The Hustle
as Mr. Wikes
★4.0
MOVIE1986
Ratboy
as Heavy
★5.4
MOVIE1997
Sprung
as Detective
★4.5
MOVIE2008
You Got to Coordinate
as Self
★3.8
MOVIE2011
Chick Magnet
as John (uncredited)
★5.3
MOVIE1994
Cosmic Slop
as Homeless Man #1 (segment 'The First Commandment')
★4.1
MOVIE2020
Reality Queen!
as Joe The Plumber
★4.2
MOVIE1988
Kidnapped
as Pimp
★4.9
MOVIE1991
Killer Tomatoes Strike Back!
as Evan Rood
★8.0
MOVIE2006
Thugaboo: A Miracle on D-roc's Street
as Real Santa/Christmas Singer on a Radio (voice)
★8.0
MOVIE1998
High Freakquency
as Wes Thomas
MOVIE1989
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 3
★6.0
MOVIE1991
Sunday in Paris
as Fredic Dickson
MOVIE1988
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 2
★6.1
MOVIE2010
Bring Me the Head of Lance Henriksen
as John
MOVIE1989
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 4
MOVIE1987