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.
movieTalkin' Dirty After Dark
as Dukie · 1991 · 4.6
movieSunday in Paris
as Fredic Dickson · 1991 · 6.0
movieThe Five Heartbeats
as Wild Rudy · 1991 · 7.3
tvThe Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
as Augustus Adams · 1990 · 7.9
movieHouse Party
as Mr. Strickland · 1990 · 6.4
movieRobert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 4
as · 1989 · 0.0
movieRobert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 3
as · 1989 · 0.0
movieI'm Gonna Git You Sucka
as Reverend · 1988 · 6.4
movieRobert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 2
as · 1988 · 0.0
movieKidnapped
as Pimp · 1988 · 4.2
movieBird
as Sid · 1988 · 6.9
movieRobert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 1
as · 1987 · 0.0
movieHollywood Shuffle
as Mr. Jones · 1987 · 6.5
movieRatboy
as Heavy · 1986 · 4.0
tvL.A. Law
as Mark Steadman · 1986 · 7.1
tv227
as · 1985 · 6.8
tvHill Street Blues
as · 1981 · 7.6
movieThe Jazz Singer
as M.C. Cinderella Club · 1980 · 5.9
tvWKRP in Cincinnati
as · 1978 · 7.6
tvThe Incredible Hulk
as Tom · 1977 · 7.2
tvThe Richard Pryor Show
as · 1977 · 6.4
tvWhat's Happening!!
as DJ · 1976 · 7.4
tvGood Times
as · 1974 · 8.0