John Witherspoon
Acting
Born: 1942-01-27 in Detroit, Michigan, USA
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.
Known For
Late Show with David Letterman
Self - Guest
Late Show with David Letterman
Self
BoJack Horseman
Franco Aplenty (voice)
Kim Possible
Wayne (voice)
Hill Street Blues
L.A. Law
Mark Steadman
The Incredible Hulk
Tom
black-ish
James Brown
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Augustus Adams
The Boondocks
Robert Freeman (voice)
Anger Management
Will
Martin
Uncle Junior
Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja
S. Ward Smith (voice)
The Wayans Bros.
John 'Pops' Williams
Good Times
227
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Scofflaw (voice)
WKRP in Cincinnati
Little Man
Pops
Gotham Comedy Live
Self - Host
Friday
Mr. Jones
What's Happening!!
DJ
A Thousand Words
Blind Man
House Party
Mr. Strickland
Dr. Dolittle 2
Zoo Bear #2 (voice)
Little Nicky
Street Vendor
Black Jesus
Lloyd
Soul Plane
Blind Man
Next Friday
Mr. Jones
Boomerang
Mr. Jackson
Friday After Next
Mr. Jones
Bulworth
Reverend Morris
Vampire in Brooklyn
Silas Green
The First Family
Grandpa Alvin
The Tracy Morgan Show
Spoon
The Meteor Man
Clarence James Carter III
The Richard Pryor Show
After Sex
Gene
Fatal Instinct
Arch
White Famous
Limo Driver