John Witherspoon
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
ActingBirthday
January 27, 1942Deathday
October 29, 2019Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
46Place of birth
Detroit, Michigan, USA![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/5clP720NIBWMKT0pwVCzIPjVkxG.jpg)
Cast credits
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Next Friday
Mr. Jones![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/2lReF53F8trkC68piGSfk0JVwWU.jpg)
Friday
Mr. Jones![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/cc9YAZq5NXiIEJsHjW7p2FaHQkp.jpg)
Boomerang
Mr. Jackson![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/i8ZD5LsBjwF45MsZ1nCClpvaOcn.jpg)
Vampire in Brooklyn
Silas Green![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/zlmlkLVNexUciv3ffdtqHELEVgg.jpg)
Little Man
Pops![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/b5Rzb5JUwPinllWGYUYER3OV14F.jpg)
Soul Plane
Blind Man![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/zS7yvQoB2RSQ4OtmZNbQdwdL5bX.jpg)
Hollywood Shuffle
Mr. Jones![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/quoo72l1VzxHDsE5yPw4RhHp4y7.jpg)
Sprung
Detective![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/iPfmzJybBS9fyPBoP0oVND3PkU4.jpg)
Killer Tomatoes Strike Back!
Evan Rood![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/zcoF39pBMaOxcqwlpD6qHabCdft.jpg)
You Got to Coordinate
Self![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/yR2XzSGH4I2bTshziMqdDx5ak7x.jpg)
Fakin' Da Funk
Bill![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/8WvkIDqGPG5ggvCFAIfWEnTgX3L.jpg)
The Ladies Man
Scrap Iron![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/mz4SDU1rPDHfevKmdUPMhQgkQKp.jpg)
The Hustle
Mr. Wikes![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/e4G3p4ehqdbTv4HuqDZax9P77QK.jpg)
Ride
Roscoe![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/nJkzYCGZBvxBLpI0ILfrU6IIai7.jpg)
Ratboy
Heavy![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/asYjHXBoD44B6mLOcZtMfMV3hm1.jpg)
Dr. Dolittle 2
Zoo Bear #2 (voice)![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/sb9REioAVYSE3bDWGAQ4gFwzGHp.jpg)
Kidnapped
Pimp![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/3hITW4RNIy4BaupGpRaXqYk4H4v.jpg)
High Freakquency
Wes Thomas![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/mljSKNWC5yYoIsERfDHDiJcEZYW.jpg)
The Jazz Singer
M.C. Cinderella Club![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/4BoeDiKFqKwq4mfU8ITDLglFyoc.jpg)
A Thousand Words
Blind Man![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/gL7g9gPrzeq7HpZTlnc6k1kHx1y.jpg)
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
Reverend