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.

John Witherspoon

Known For

Little Man

Friday

Little Nicky

Boomerang

Next Friday

Friday After Next

Soul Plane

Dr. Dolittle 2

House Party

After Sex

Filmography — Acting

Little Man

Friday

Little Nicky

Boomerang

Next Friday

Friday After Next

Soul Plane

Dr. Dolittle 2

House Party

After Sex

A Thousand Words

Bulworth

Bebe's Kids

Vampire in Brooklyn

I'm Gonna Git You Sucka

Fatal Instinct

Ratboy

Bird

Ride

The Jazz Singer

The Five Heartbeats

The Ladies Man

The Meteor Man

Cosmic Slop

Talkin' Dirty After Dark

Hollywood Shuffle

The Hustle

Fakin' Da Funk

I Got the Hook-Up

I Got the Hook Up 2

Sprung

Kidnapped

Laffapalooza! #2

Bring Me the Head of Lance Henriksen

Sunday in Paris

Murder Was the Case

Chick Magnet

Reality Queen!

Thugaboo: A Miracle on D-roc's Street

Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 2

Killer Tomatoes Strike Back!

Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 4

Boosters LA

Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 3

High Freakquency

You Got to Coordinate

Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 1

Boondocks Pilot