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John Witherspoon

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.


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Born:
Jan 27, 1942 In Detroit, Michigan, USA
Movie/TV Credits:
61
First Appeared:
In the movie Last Friday
Latest Project:
Movie Boosters LA 2022-01-31
Known For
Poster of You Got to Coordinate
Poster of High Freakquency
Poster of Sprung
Poster of Killer Tomatoes Strike Back!
Filmography
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 Thugaboo: A Miracle on D-roc's Street Real Santa/Christmas Singer on a Radio (voice) 2006-12-21
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
Movie Friday After Next Mr. Jones 2002-11-22
Series Kim Possible Unknown 2002-06-07
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 Bulworth Reverend Morris 1998-05-15
Movie High Freakquency Wes Thomas 1998-06-01
Movie I Got the Hook-Up Mr. Mimm 1998-05-27
Movie Sprung Detective 1997-05-14
Movie Fakin' Da Funk Bill 1997-07-20
Series The Wayans Bros. John 'Pops' Williams 1995-01-11
Movie Vampire in Brooklyn Silas Green 1995-10-26
Movie Friday Mr. Jones 1995-04-26
Movie Cosmic Slop Homeless Man #1 (segment 'The First Commandment') 1994-11-08
Movie The Meteor Man Clarence James Carter III 1993-08-06
Movie Fatal Instinct Arch 1993-10-29
Movie Boomerang Mr. Jackson 1992-06-30
Movie Bebe's Kids Card Player #1 (voice) 1992-07-31
Series Martin Unknown 1992-08-27
Movie The Five Heartbeats Wild Rudy 1991-03-29
Movie Sunday in Paris Fredic Dickson 1991-07-07
Movie Killer Tomatoes Strike Back! Evan Rood 1991-11-14
Movie Talkin' Dirty After Dark Dukie 1991-08-16
Series The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Augustus Adams 1990-09-10
Movie House Party Mr. Strickland 1990-01-20
Movie Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 4 1989-09-16
Movie Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 3 1989-05-20
Movie Bird Sid 1988-06-01
Movie Kidnapped Pimp 1988-06-09
Movie Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 2 1988-09-24
Movie I'm Gonna Git You Sucka Reverend 1988-11-10
Movie Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 1 1987-12-19
Movie Hollywood Shuffle Mr. Jones 1987-03-20
Movie Ratboy Heavy 1986-10-17
Series L.A. Law Unknown 1986-09-15
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 Richard Pryor Show 1977-09-13
Series The Incredible Hulk Unknown 1977-11-04
Series What's Happening!! Unknown 1976-08-05
Series Good Times Unknown 1974-02-08