John Witherspoon
Birthday
1942/01/27
Day of death
2019/10/29 (77 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Detroit, Michigan, USA
Also know as
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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 S...Read more
Acting
(1995) Friday
as Mr. Jones
(2000) Next Friday
as Mr. Jones
(1992) Boomerang
as Mr. Jackson
(1995) Vampire in Brooklyn
as Silas Green
(2006) Little Man
as Pops
(2004) Soul Plane
as Blind Man
(1987) Hollywood Shuffle
as Mr. Jones
(2006) Thugaboo: A Miracle on D-roc's Street
as Real Santa/Christmas Singer on a Radio (voice)
(1997) Sprung
as Detective
(2008) You Got to Coordinate
as Self
(1997) Fakin' Da Funk
as Bill
(2000) The Ladies Man
as Scrap Iron
(2008) The Hustle
as Mr. Wikes
(1991) The Five Heartbeats
as Wild Rudy
(1998) High Freakquency
as Wes Thomas
(2022) Boosters LA
as Luther
(1998) Ride
as Roscoe
(2004) Laffapalooza! #2
as ---
(1988) Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 2
as ---
(1991) Killer Tomatoes Strike Back!
as Evan Rood
(1994) Cosmic Slop
as Homeless Man #1 (segment 'The First Commandment')
(1987) Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 1
as ---
(1989) Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 3
as ---
(1989) Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 4
as ---
(2007) After Sex
as Gene
(2002) Friday After Next
as Mr. Jones
(2001) Dr. Dolittle 2
as Zoo Bear #2 (voice)
(1988) Kidnapped
as Pimp
(1980) The Jazz Singer
as M.C. Cinderella Club
(2012) A Thousand Words
as Blind Man
(1986) Ratboy
as Heavy
(1988) I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
as Reverend
(2010) Bring Me the Head of Lance Henriksen
as John
(2000) Little Nicky
as Street Vendor
(1991) Talkin' Dirty After Dark
as Dukie
(1991) Sunday in Paris
as Fredic Dickson
(1998) I Got the Hook-Up
as Mr. Mimm
(2019) I Got the Hook Up 2
as Mr. Mimm
(2020) Reality Queen!
as Joe The Plumber
(1992) Bebe's Kids
as Card Player #1 (voice)
(1990) House Party
as Mr. Strickland
(2011) Chick Magnet
as John (uncredited)
(1993) Fatal Instinct
as Arch
(1988) Bird
as Sid
(1993) The Meteor Man
as Clarence James Carter III
(1998) Bulworth
as Reverend Morris
(1974) Good Times
as ---
(1992) Martin
as ---
(1978) WKRP in Cincinnati
as ---
(1986) L.A. Law
as Mark Steadman
(1976) What's Happening!!
as ---
(1990) The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
as Augustus Adams
(1995) The Wayans Bros.
as John 'Pops' Williams
(2002) Kim Possible
as Wayne (voice)
(2003) The Tracy Morgan Show
as Spoon
(1985) 227
as ---
(1981) Hill Street Blues
as ---
(2005) The Boondocks
as Robert Freeman (voice)
(1977) The Richard Pryor Show
as ---
(2014) Black Jesus
as Lloyd
(2012) Gotham Comedy Live
as Self - Host
(2012) Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja
as S. Ward Smith (voice)
(1995) Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
as Scofflaw (voice)
(2014) black-ish
as James Brown
(2014) BoJack Horseman
as Franco Aplenty (voice)
(1977) The Incredible Hulk
as Tom
(2012) The First Family
as Grandpa Alvin
(2012) Anger Management
as Will
(2017) White Famous
as Limo Driver