John Witherspoon

John Witherspoon

Acting
Born Jan 27, 1942
From Detroit, Michigan, USA
Died Oct 29, 2019

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 — Acting

Little Man
5.9
2006

Little Man

Pops

Friday
7.1
1995

Friday

Mr. Jones

Little Nicky
5.8
2000

Little Nicky

Street Vendor

Boomerang
5.7
1992

Boomerang

Mr. Jackson

Next Friday
6.5
2000

Next Friday

Mr. Jones

Friday After Next
6.4
2002

Friday After Next

Mr. Jones

Soul Plane
5.4
2004

Soul Plane

Blind Man

Dr. Dolittle 2
5.3
2001

Dr. Dolittle 2

Zoo Bear #2 (voice)

House Party
6.4
1990

House Party

Mr. Strickland

After Sex
5.5
2007

After Sex

Gene

A Thousand Words
6.1
2012

A Thousand Words

Blind Man

Bulworth
6.3
1998

Bulworth

Reverend Morris

Bebe's Kids
6.0
1992

Bebe's Kids

Card Player #1 (voice)

Vampire in Brooklyn
5.1
1995

Vampire in Brooklyn

Silas Green

I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
6.3
1988

I'm Gonna Git You Sucka

Reverend

Fatal Instinct
5.5
1993

Fatal Instinct

Arch

Ratboy
3.4
1986

Ratboy

Heavy

Bird
6.8
1988

Bird

Sid

Ride
5.6
1998

Ride

Roscoe

The Jazz Singer
5.9
1980

The Jazz Singer

M.C. Cinderella Club

The Five Heartbeats
7.3
1991

The Five Heartbeats

Wild Rudy

The Ladies Man
5.3
2000

The Ladies Man

Scrap Iron

The Meteor Man
5.8
1993

The Meteor Man

Clarence James Carter III

Cosmic Slop
4.3
1994

Cosmic Slop

Homeless Man #1 (segment 'The First Commandment')

Talkin' Dirty After Dark
4.5
1991

Talkin' Dirty After Dark

Dukie

Hollywood Shuffle
6.4
1987

Hollywood Shuffle

Mr. Jones

The Hustle
6.3
2008

The Hustle

Mr. Wikes

Fakin' Da Funk
5.7
1997

Fakin' Da Funk

Bill

I Got the Hook-Up
5.3
1998

I Got the Hook-Up

Mr. Mimm

I Got the Hook Up 2
5.6
2019

I Got the Hook Up 2

Mr. Mimm

Sprung
5.3
1997

Sprung

Detective

Kidnapped
3.7
1988

Kidnapped

Pimp

Laffapalooza! #2
2004

Laffapalooza! #2

Self

Bring Me the Head of Lance Henriksen
6.1
2010

Bring Me the Head of Lance Henriksen

John

Sunday in Paris
4.0
1991

Sunday in Paris

Fredic Dickson

Murder Was the Case
5.7
1995

Murder Was the Case

Drunk #1

Chick Magnet
3.8
2011

Chick Magnet

John (uncredited)

Reality Queen!
4.1
2020

Reality Queen!

Joe The Plumber

Thugaboo: A Miracle on D-roc's Street
8.0
2006

Thugaboo: A Miracle on D-roc's Street

Real Santa/Christmas Singer on a Radio (voice)

Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 2
1988

Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 2

Killer Tomatoes Strike Back!
4.9
1991

Killer Tomatoes Strike Back!

Evan Rood

Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 4
1989

Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 4

Boosters LA
2022

Boosters LA

Luther

Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 3
1989

Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 3

High Freakquency
1998

High Freakquency

Wes Thomas

You Got to Coordinate
4.5
2008

You Got to Coordinate

Self

Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 1
1987

Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 1

Boondocks Pilot
7.0
2004

Boondocks Pilot

Robert Jebediah 'Granddad' Freeman (voice)