John Witherspoon is an African-American comedian and actor who has roles in over 20 movies and television shows. He has been acting for over three decades and starred in films such as Hollywood Shuffle (1987), Boomerang (1992), and the Friday film series. He has also made appearances on television shows such as Barnaby Jones (1973), The Wayans Brothers (1994-99), The Tracy Morgan Show (2003), and Boondocks (2005). Witherspoon has also recently finished his stand-up comedy tour. 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 has just come out with The John Witherspoon Collection, which is a line of comical greeting cards known as Spoon Cards.
Movie | Last Friday | Mr. Jones | 2025 |
Movie | Boosters LA | Luther | 2022-01-31 |
Movie | Reality Queen! | Joe The Plumber | 2020-01-10 |
Movie | I Got the Hook Up 2 | Mr. Mimm | 2019-07-12 |
Series | Black Jesus | Lloyd | 2014-08-07 |
Movie | A Thousand Words | Blind Man | 2012-03-07 |
Movie | Chick Magnet | John (uncredited) | 2011-09-20 |
Movie | Bring Me the Head of Lance Henriksen | John | 2010-01-01 |
Movie | The Hustle | Mr. Wikes | 2008-04-05 |
Movie | You Got to Coordinate | Self | 2008-03-28 |
Movie | After Sex | Gene | 2007-09-26 |
Movie | Little Man | Pops | 2006-08-31 |
Series | The Boondocks | Robert Freeman (voice) | 2005-11-06 |
Movie | Soul Plane | Blind Man | 2004-05-28 |
Series | The Tracy Morgan Show | Spoon | 2003-12-02 |
Series | Kim Possible | Unknown | 2002-06-07 |
Movie | Friday After Next | Mr. Jones | 2002-11-22 |
Movie | Dr. Dolittle 2 | Zoo Bear #2 (voice) | 2001-06-22 |
Movie | Next Friday | Mr. Jones | 2000-01-12 |
Movie | The Ladies Man | Scrap Iron | 2000-10-13 |
Movie | Little Nicky | Street Vendor | 2000-11-10 |
Movie | Ride | Roscoe | 1998-03-27 |
Movie | High Freakquency | Wes Thomas | 1998-06-01 |
Movie | Bulworth | Reverend Morris | 1998-05-15 |
Movie | I Got the Hook-Up | Mr. Mimm | 1998-05-27 |
Movie | Fakin' Da Funk | Bill | 1997-07-20 |
Movie | Sprung | Detective | 1997-05-14 |
Series | The Wayans Bros. | John 'Pops' Williams | 1995-01-11 |
Movie | Friday | Mr. Jones | 1995-04-26 |
Movie | Vampire in Brooklyn | Silas Green | 1995-10-26 |
Movie | Cosmic Slop | Homeless Man #1 (segment 'The First Commandment') | 1994-11-08 |
Movie | Fatal Instinct | Arch | 1993-10-29 |
Movie | The Meteor Man | Clarence James Carter III | 1993-08-06 |
Movie | Boomerang | Mr. Jackson | 1992-06-30 |
Series | Martin | Unknown | 1992-08-27 |
Movie | Bebe's Kids | Card Player #1 (voice) | 1992-07-31 |
Movie | The Five Heartbeats | Wild Rudy | 1991-03-29 |
Movie | Killer Tomatoes Strike Back! | Evan Rood | 1991-11-14 |
Movie | Talkin' Dirty After Dark | Dukie | 1991-08-16 |
Movie | Sunday in Paris | Fredic Dickson | 1991-07-07 |
Movie | House Party | Mr. Strickland | 1990-03-09 |
Series | The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air | Augustus Adams | 1990-09-10 |
Movie | Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 4 | 1989-09-16 | |
Movie | Bird | Sid | 1988-06-01 |
Movie | I'm Gonna Git You Sucka | Reverend | 1988-11-10 |
Movie | Kidnapped | Pimp | 1988-06-09 |
Movie | Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 1 | 1987-12-19 | |
Movie | Hollywood Shuffle | Mr. Jones | 1987-03-20 |
Series | L.A. Law | Unknown | 1986-09-15 |
Movie | Ratboy | Heavy | 1986-10-17 |
Series | 227 | Unknown | 1985-09-14 |
Series | Hill Street Blues | Unknown | 1981-01-15 |
Movie | The Jazz Singer | M.C. Cinderella Club | 1980-12-17 |
Series | WKRP in Cincinnati | Unknown | 1978-09-18 |
Series | The Incredible Hulk | Unknown | 1977-11-04 |
Series | The Richard Pryor Show | 1977-09-13 | |
Series | What's Happening!! | Unknown | 1976-08-05 |
Series | Good Times | Unknown | 1974-02-08 |