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.
Filmography
Boosters LA
2022 · Movie
Reality Queen!
2020 · Movie
I Got the Hook Up 2
2019 · Movie
White Famous
2017 · Series
black-ish
2014 · Series
BoJack Horseman
2014 · Series
Black Jesus
2014 · Series
Gotham Comedy Live
2012 · Series
The First Family
2012 · Series
Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja
2012 · Series
Anger Management
2012 · Series
A Thousand Words
2012 · Movie
Chick Magnet
2011 · Movie
Bring Me the Head of Lance Henriksen
2010 · Movie
The Hustle
2008 · Movie
You Got to Coordinate
2008 · Movie
After Sex
2007 · Movie
Thugaboo: A Miracle on D-roc's Street
2006 · Movie
Little Man
2006 · Movie
The Boondocks
2005 · Series
Soul Plane
2004 · Movie
Laffapalooza! #2
2004 · Movie
The Tracy Morgan Show
2003 · Series
Friday After Next
2002 · Movie
Kim Possible
2002 · Series
Dr. Dolittle 2
2001 · Movie
Little Nicky
2000 · Movie
The Ladies Man
2000 · Movie
Next Friday
2000 · Movie
High Freakquency
1998 · Movie
I Got the Hook-Up
1998 · Movie
Bulworth
1998 · Movie
Ride
1998 · Movie
Fakin' Da Funk
1997 · Movie
Sprung
1997 · Movie
Vampire in Brooklyn
1995 · Movie
Friday
1995 · Movie
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995 · Series
Murder Was the Case
1995 · Movie
The Wayans Bros.
1995 · Series
Cosmic Slop
1994 · Movie
Fatal Instinct
1993 · Movie
Late Show with David Letterman
1993 · Series
The Meteor Man
1993 · Movie
Martin
1992 · Series
Bebe's Kids
1992 · Movie
Boomerang
1992 · Movie
Killer Tomatoes Strike Back!
1991 · Movie
Talkin' Dirty After Dark
1991 · Movie
Sunday in Paris
1991 · Movie
The Five Heartbeats
1991 · Movie
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1990 · Series
House Party
1990 · Movie
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 4
1989 · Movie
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 3
1989 · Movie
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
1988 · Movie
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 2
1988 · Movie
Kidnapped
1988 · Movie
Bird
1988 · Movie
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 1
1987 · Movie
Hollywood Shuffle
1987 · Movie
Ratboy
1986 · Movie
L.A. Law
1986 · Series
227
1985 · Series
Hill Street Blues
1981 · Series
The Jazz Singer
1980 · Movie
WKRP in Cincinnati
1978 · Series
The Incredible Hulk
1977 · Series
The Richard Pryor Show
1977 · Series
What's Happening!!
1976 · Series
Good Times
1974 · Series