John Witherspoon
Actor

John Witherspoon

6 Movies
1 TV Shows
7 Credits
Personal Info
Known For Acting
Known Credits 7
Birthday January 27, 1942 (84 years old)
Place of Birth Detroit, Michigan, USA
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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.

Filmography (71)

Boosters LA 2022
Reality Queen! 2020
I Got the Hook Up 2 2019
White Famous 2017
Black Jesus 2014
black-ish 2014
BoJack Horseman 2014
A Thousand Words 2012
Gotham Comedy Live 2012
Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja 2012
The First Family 2012
Anger Management 2012
Chick Magnet 2011
Bring Me the Head of Lance Henriksen 2010
You Got to Coordinate 2008
The Hustle 2008
After Sex 2007
Little Man 2006
Thugaboo: A Miracle on D-roc's Street 2006
The Boondocks 2005
Soul Plane 2004
Laffapalooza! #2 2004
The Tracy Morgan Show 2003
Friday After Next 2002
Kim Possible 2002
Dr. Dolittle 2 2001
Next Friday 2000
The Ladies Man 2000
Little Nicky 2000
High Freakquency 1998
Ride 1998
I Got the Hook-Up 1998
Bulworth 1998
Sprung 1997
Fakin' Da Funk 1997
Friday 1995 Vampire in Brooklyn 1995 Murder Was the Case 1995
The Wayans Bros. 1995
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child 1995
Cosmic Slop 1994
Fatal Instinct 1993
The Meteor Man 1993
Late Show with David Letterman 1993
Boomerang 1992
Bebe's Kids 1992
Martin 1992
The Five Heartbeats 1991
Killer Tomatoes Strike Back! 1991
Talkin' Dirty After Dark 1991
Sunday in Paris 1991
House Party 1990
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air 1990
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 3 1989
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 4 1989
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 2 1988
Kidnapped 1988
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka 1988
Bird 1988
Hollywood Shuffle 1987
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 1 1987
Ratboy 1986
L.A. Law 1986
227 1985
Hill Street Blues 1981
The Jazz Singer 1980
WKRP in Cincinnati 1978
The Richard Pryor Show 1977
The Incredible Hulk 1977
What's Happening!! 1976
Good Times 1974