Acting
John Witherspoon
EN cinema · 47 credits
Born
27 January 1942
Died
29 October 2019 (aged 77)
Birthplace
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.
Known for
Filmography
Boosters LA
as Luther
Reality Queen!
as Joe The Plumber
I Got the Hook Up 2
as Mr. Mimm
A Thousand Words
as Blind Man
Chick Magnet
as John (uncredited)
The Hustle
as Mr. Wikes
After Sex
as Gene
Little Man
as Pops
Thugaboo: A Miracle on D-roc's Street
as Real Santa/Christmas Singer on a Radio (voice)
Soul Plane
as Blind Man
Friday After Next
as Mr. Jones
Dr. Dolittle 2
as Zoo Bear #2 (voice)
Next Friday
as Mr. Jones
The Ladies Man
as Scrap Iron
Little Nicky
as Street Vendor
High Freakquency
as Wes Thomas
Ride
as Roscoe
I Got the Hook-Up
as Mr. Mimm
Bulworth
as Reverend Morris
Sprung
as Detective
Fakin' Da Funk
as Bill
Friday
as Mr. Jones
Vampire in Brooklyn
as Silas Green
Murder Was the Case
as Drunk #1
Cosmic Slop
as Homeless Man #1 (segment 'The First Commandment')
Fatal Instinct
as Arch
The Meteor Man
as Clarence James Carter III
Boomerang
as Mr. Jackson
Bebe's Kids
as Card Player #1 (voice)
The Five Heartbeats
as Wild Rudy
Killer Tomatoes Strike Back!
as Evan Rood
Sunday in Paris
as Fredic Dickson
House Party
as Mr. Strickland
Kidnapped
as Pimp
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
as Reverend
Bird
as Sid
Hollywood Shuffle
as Mr. Jones
Ratboy
as Heavy
The Jazz Singer
as M.C. Cinderella Club