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Actor
John Witherspoon
- Born January 27, 1942 in Detroit, Michigan, USA
- Died October 29, 2019
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).
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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
BoJack Horseman2014
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air1990
Friday1995
Little Nicky2000
Little Man2006
Dr. Dolittle 22001
A Thousand Words2012
Next Friday2000
Filmography
- 2022Boosters LAFilmLuther
- 2020Reality Queen!FilmJoe The Plumber
- 2019I Got the Hook Up 2FilmMr. Mimm
- 2017White FamousSeriesLimo Driver
- 2014BoJack HorsemanSeriesFranco Aplenty (voice)
- 2014black-ishSeriesJames Brown
- 2014Black JesusSeriesLloyd
- 2012A Thousand WordsFilmBlind Man
- 2012Anger ManagementSeriesWill
- 2012Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade NinjaSeriesS. Ward Smith (voice)
- 2012The First FamilySeriesGrandpa Alvin
- 2012Gotham Comedy LiveSeriesSelf - Host
- 2011Chick MagnetFilmJohn (uncredited)
- 2010Bring Me the Head of Lance HenriksenFilmJohn
- 2008The HustleFilmMr. Wikes
- 2008You Got to CoordinateFilmSelf
- 2007After SexFilmGene
- 2006Little ManFilmPops
- 2006Thugaboo: A Miracle on D-roc's StreetFilmReal Santa/Christmas Singer on a Radio (voice)
- 2005The BoondocksSeriesRobert Freeman (voice)
- 2004Soul PlaneFilmBlind Man
- 2004Laffapalooza! #2FilmSelf
- 2003The Tracy Morgan ShowSeriesSpoon
- 2002Kim PossibleSeriesWayne (voice)
- 2002Friday After NextFilmMr. Jones
- 2001Dr. Dolittle 2FilmZoo Bear #2 (voice)
- 2000Little NickyFilmStreet Vendor
- 2000Next FridayFilmMr. Jones
- 2000The Ladies ManFilmScrap Iron
- 1998BulworthFilmReverend Morris
- 1998I Got the Hook-UpFilmMr. Mimm
- 1998RideFilmRoscoe
- 1998High FreakquencyFilmWes Thomas
- 1997SprungFilmDetective
- 1997Fakin' Da FunkFilmBill
- 1995FridayFilmMr. Jones
- 1995Vampire in BrooklynFilmSilas Green
- 1995The Wayans Bros.SeriesJohn 'Pops' Williams
- 1995Murder Was the CaseFilmDrunk #1
- 1995Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every ChildSeriesScofflaw (voice)
- 1994Cosmic SlopFilmHomeless Man #1 (segment 'The First Commandment')
- 1993The Meteor ManFilmClarence James Carter III
- 1993Fatal InstinctFilmArch
- 1993Late Show with David LettermanSeriesSelf - Guest, Self
- 1992BoomerangFilmMr. Jackson
- 1992MartinSeriesUncle Junior
- 1992Bebe's KidsFilmCard Player #1 (voice)
- 1991The Five HeartbeatsFilmWild Rudy
- 1991Killer Tomatoes Strike Back!FilmEvan Rood
- 1991Talkin' Dirty After DarkFilmDukie
- 1991Sunday in ParisFilmFredic Dickson
- 1990The Fresh Prince of Bel-AirSeriesAugustus Adams
- 1990House PartyFilmMr. Strickland
- 1989Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 3Film
- 1989Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 4Film
- 1988BirdFilmSid
- 1988I'm Gonna Git You SuckaFilmReverend
- 1988KidnappedFilmPimp
- 1988Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 2Film
- 1987Hollywood ShuffleFilmMr. Jones
- 1987Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 1Film
- 1986L.A. LawSeriesMark Steadman
- 1986RatboyFilmHeavy
- 1985227Series
- 1981Hill Street BluesSeries
- 1980The Jazz SingerFilmM.C. Cinderella Club
- 1978WKRP in CincinnatiSeries
- 1977The Incredible HulkSeriesTom
- 1977The Richard Pryor ShowSeries
- 1976What's Happening!!SeriesDJ
- 1974Good TimesSeries