John Witherspoon
Acting · Born 1942-01-27 · age 77 at death · Detroit, Michigan, USA
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.
Titles
BoJack Horseman
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Friday
Little Nicky
Little Man
Dr. Dolittle 2
A Thousand Words
Next Friday
Vampire in Brooklyn
Boomerang
Kim Possible
Soul Plane
The Incredible Hulk
The Boondocks
Friday After Next
Bird
black-ish
Anger Management
Bulworth
House Party
After Sex
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
The Meteor Man
Fatal Instinct
The Ladies Man
Martin
Hill Street Blues
Hollywood Shuffle
WKRP in Cincinnati
Good Times
L.A. Law
Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja
The Five Heartbeats
The Jazz Singer
Bebe's Kids
The Wayans Bros.
Killer Tomatoes Strike Back!
227
Black Jesus
I Got the Hook-Up
What's Happening!!
White Famous
Murder Was the Case
Sprung
I Got the Hook Up 2
Ride
Chick Magnet
The Richard Pryor Show
Talkin' Dirty After Dark
The Hustle
Fakin' Da Funk
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Bring Me the Head of Lance Henriksen
Kidnapped
Ratboy
Reality Queen!
Cosmic Slop
The First Family
Sunday in Paris
The Tracy Morgan Show