John Witherspoon
Acting
1942-01-27 · Detroit, Michigan, USA
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.
tvKim Possible
as Wayne (voice) · 2002 · 7.5
movieDr. Dolittle 2
as Zoo Bear #2 (voice) · 2001 · 5.3
movieLittle Nicky
as Street Vendor · 2000 · 5.9
movieThe Ladies Man
as Scrap Iron · 2000 · 5.4
movieNext Friday
as Mr. Jones · 2000 · 6.5
movieHigh Freakquency
as Wes Thomas · 1998 · 8.0
movieI Got the Hook-Up
as Mr. Mimm · 1998 · 5.4
movieBulworth
as Reverend Morris · 1998 · 6.3
movieRide
as Roscoe · 1998 · 5.8
movieFakin' Da Funk
as Bill · 1997 · 6.0
movieSprung
as Detective · 1997 · 5.4
movieVampire in Brooklyn
as Silas Green · 1995 · 5.1
movieFriday
as Mr. Jones · 1995 · 7.1
tvHappily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
as Scofflaw (voice) · 1995 · 6.3
movieMurder Was the Case
as Drunk #1 · 1995 · 6.0
tvThe Wayans Bros.
as John 'Pops' Williams · 1995 · 7.2
movieCosmic Slop
as Homeless Man #1 (segment 'The First Commandment') · 1994 · 5.3
movieFatal Instinct
as Arch · 1993 · 5.5
tvLate Show with David Letterman
as Self - Guest · 1993 · 6.4
movieThe Meteor Man
as Clarence James Carter III · 1993 · 5.8
tvMartin
as Uncle Junior · 1992 · 7.5
movieBebe's Kids
as Card Player #1 (voice) · 1992 · 6.0
movieBoomerang
as Mr. Jackson · 1992 · 5.7
movieKiller Tomatoes Strike Back!
as Evan Rood · 1991 · 4.9