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.
Little Man
as Pops
Friday
as Mr. Jones
Next Friday
as Mr. Jones
Little Nicky
as Street Vendor
Boomerang
as Mr. Jackson
Soul Plane
as Blind Man
After Sex
as Gene
House Party
as Mr. Strickland
Friday After Next
as Mr. Jones
A Thousand Words
as Blind Man
Dr. Dolittle 2
as Zoo Bear #2 (voice)
Bulworth
as Reverend Morris
Bebe's Kids
as Card Player #1 (voice)
Fatal Instinct
as Arch
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
as Reverend
Bird
as Sid
The Meteor Man
as Clarence James Carter III
Fakin' Da Funk
as Bill
Ride
as Roscoe
Vampire in Brooklyn
as Silas Green
Ratboy
as Heavy
The Five Heartbeats
as Wild Rudy
Sprung
as Detective
The Jazz Singer
as M.C. Cinderella Club
The Ladies Man
as Scrap Iron
Kidnapped
as Pimp
The Hustle
as Mr. Wikes
I Got the Hook-Up
as Mr. Mimm
Thugaboo: A Miracle on D-roc's Street
as Real Santa/Christmas Singer on a Radio (voice)
Hollywood Shuffle
as Mr. Jones
Reality Queen!
as Joe The Plumber
Bring Me the Head of Lance Henriksen
as John
I Got the Hook Up 2
as Mr. Mimm
Laffapalooza! #2
as Self
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 1
Talkin' Dirty After Dark
as Dukie
Cosmic Slop
as Homeless Man #1 (segment 'The First Commandment')
Murder Was the Case
as Drunk #1
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 3
Chick Magnet
as John (uncredited)
You Got to Coordinate
as Self
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 2
Sunday in Paris
as Fredic Dickson
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 4
Boosters LA
as Luther
Killer Tomatoes Strike Back!
as Evan Rood
High Freakquency
as Wes Thomas
Boondocks Pilot
as Robert Jebediah 'Granddad' Freeman (voice)