John Witherspoon
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.
Friday
(Mr. Jones)
Next Friday
(Mr. Jones)
Boomerang
(Mr. Jackson)
Vampire in Brooklyn
(Silas Green)
Little Man
(Pops)
Soul Plane
(Blind Man)
Hollywood Shuffle
(Mr. Jones)
Thugaboo: A Miracle on D-roc's Street
(Real Santa/Christmas Singer on a Radio (voice))
Sprung
(Detective)
You Got to Coordinate
(Self)
Fakin' Da Funk
(Bill)
The Ladies Man
(Scrap Iron)
The Hustle
(Mr. Wikes)
The Five Heartbeats
(Wild Rudy)
High Freakquency
(Wes Thomas)
Boosters LA
(Luther)
Ride
(Roscoe)
Laffapalooza! #2
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 2
Killer Tomatoes Strike Back!
(Evan Rood)
Cosmic Slop
(Homeless Man #1 (segment 'The First Commandment'))
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 1
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 3
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 4
After Sex
(Gene)
Friday After Next
(Mr. Jones)
Dr. Dolittle 2
(Zoo Bear #2 (voice))
Kidnapped
(Pimp)
The Jazz Singer
(M.C. Cinderella Club)
A Thousand Words
(Blind Man)
Ratboy
(Heavy)
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
(Reverend)
Bring Me the Head of Lance Henriksen
(John)
Little Nicky
(Street Vendor)
Talkin' Dirty After Dark
(Dukie)
Sunday in Paris
(Fredic Dickson)
I Got the Hook-Up
(Mr. Mimm)
I Got the Hook Up 2
(Mr. Mimm)
Reality Queen!
(Joe The Plumber)
House Party
(Mr. Strickland)
Bebe's Kids
(Card Player #1 (voice))
Chick Magnet
(John (uncredited))
Fatal Instinct
(Arch)
The Meteor Man
(Clarence James Carter III)
Bulworth
(Reverend Morris)
Bird
(Sid)
Good Times
Martin
WKRP in Cincinnati
L.A. Law
(Mark Steadman)
What's Happening!!
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
(Augustus Adams)
The Wayans Bros.
(John 'Pops' Williams)
Kim Possible
(Wayne (voice))
The Tracy Morgan Show
(Spoon)
227
Hill Street Blues
The Boondocks
(Robert Freeman (voice))
The Richard Pryor Show
Black Jesus
(Lloyd)
Gotham Comedy Live
(Self - Host)
Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja
(S. Ward Smith (voice))
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
(Scofflaw (voice))
black-ish
(James Brown)
BoJack Horseman
(Franco Aplenty (voice))
The Incredible Hulk
(Tom)
The First Family
(Grandpa Alvin)
Anger Management
(Will)