
John Witherspoon is an African-American comedian and actor who has roles in over 20 movies and television shows. He has been acting for over three decades and starred in films such as Hollywood Shuffle (1987), Boomerang (1992), and the Friday film series. He has also made appearances on television shows such as Barnaby Jones (1973), The Wayans Brothers (1994-99), The Tracy Morgan Show (2003), and Boondocks (2005). Witherspoon has also recently finished his stand-up comedy tour. 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 has just come out with The John Witherspoon Collection, which is a line of comical greeting cards known as Spoon Cards.
Movie | Bring Me the Head of Lance Henriksen | 2020 | |
Movie | Last Friday | Mr. Jones | 2020 |
Series | Black Jesus | Lloyd | 2014-08-07 |
Movie | A Thousand Words | Blind Man | 2012-03-07 |
Movie | The Hustle | Mr. Wikes | 2011-07-06 |
Movie | Little Man | Pops | 2006-08-31 |
Series | The Boondocks | Robert Jebediah Freeman (voice) | 2005-11-06 |
Movie | Soul Plane | Blind Man | 2004-05-28 |
Series | The Tracy Morgan Show | 2003-12-02 | |
Movie | Friday After Next | Mr. Jones | 2002-11-22 |
Movie | Dr. Dolittle 2 | Zoo Bear #2 (voice) | 2001-06-22 |
Movie | The Ladies Man | Scrap Iron | 2000-10-13 |
Movie | Next Friday | Mr. Jones | 2000-01-12 |
Movie | Little Nicky | Street Vendor | 2000-11-10 |
Movie | High Freakquency | Wes Thomas | 1998-06-01 |
Movie | Ride | Roscoe | 1998-03-27 |
Movie | Fakin' Da Funk | Bill | 1997-07-20 |
Movie | Sprung | Detective | 1997-05-14 |
Movie | Vampire in Brooklyn | Silas Green | 1995-10-26 |
Series | The Wayans Bros. | 1995-01-11 | |
Movie | Friday | Mr. Jones | 1995-04-26 |
Movie | Boomerang | Mr. Jackson | 1992-06-30 |
Movie | Killer Tomatoes Strike Back! | Evan Rood | 1991-11-14 |
Movie | Talkin' Dirty After Dark | Dukie | 1991-08-16 |
Movie | I'm Gonna Git You Sucka | Reverend | 1988-11-10 |
Movie | Hollywood Shuffle | Mr. Jones | 1987-03-20 |
Movie | Kidnapped | Pimp | 1987-01-01 |
Movie | Ratboy | Heavy | 1986-10-17 |
Movie | The Jazz Singer | M.C. Cinderella Club | 1980-12-17 |
Series | The Richard Pryor Show | 1977-09-13 |