John Witherspoon

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

69

Gender

Male

Birthday

1942-01-27

Day of death

2019-10-29 (77 years old)

Place of Birth

Detroit, Michigan, USA

John Witherspoon

Biography

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

  • BoJack Horseman

    BoJack Horseman

  • Hill Street Blues

    Hill Street Blues

  • The Boondocks

    The Boondocks

  • black-ish

    black-ish

  • Kim Possible

    Kim Possible

  • The Incredible Hulk

    The Incredible Hulk

  • The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

    The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

  • Martin

    Martin

  • Anger Management

    Anger Management

  • L.A. Law

    L.A. Law

  • Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja

    Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja

  • Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

    Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

  • The Wayans Bros.

    The Wayans Bros.

  • 227

    227

  • Gotham Comedy Live

    Gotham Comedy Live

  • Good Times

    Good Times

  • Friday

    Friday

  • WKRP in Cincinnati

    WKRP in Cincinnati

  • Soul Plane

    Soul Plane

  • Little Man

    Little Man

  • The Meteor Man

    The Meteor Man

  • Little Nicky

    Little Nicky

  • Dr. Dolittle 2

    Dr. Dolittle 2

  • Next Friday

    Next Friday

  • What's Happening!!

    What's Happening!!

  • Boomerang

    Boomerang

  • Fatal Instinct

    Fatal Instinct

  • Friday After Next

    Friday After Next

  • House Party

    House Party

  • A Thousand Words

    A Thousand Words

  • The First Family

    The First Family

  • Vampire in Brooklyn

    Vampire in Brooklyn

  • After Sex

    After Sex

  • The Tracy Morgan Show

    The Tracy Morgan Show

  • The Hustle

    The Hustle

  • The Ladies Man

    The Ladies Man

  • Talkin' Dirty After Dark

    Talkin' Dirty After Dark

  • Black Jesus

    Black Jesus

  • Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 3

    Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 3

  • Reality Queen!

    Reality Queen!

  • Killer Tomatoes Strike Back!

    Killer Tomatoes Strike Back!

  • Sunday in Paris

    Sunday in Paris

  • Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 4

    Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 4

  • Bird

    Bird

  • Ride

    Ride

  • Laffapalooza! #2

    Laffapalooza! #2

  • I'm Gonna Git You Sucka

    I'm Gonna Git You Sucka

  • Bring Me the Head of Lance Henriksen

    Bring Me the Head of Lance Henriksen

  • The Five Heartbeats

    The Five Heartbeats

  • White Famous

    White Famous

  • Chick Magnet

    Chick Magnet

  • High Freakquency

    High Freakquency

  • Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 1

    Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 1

  • Cosmic Slop

    Cosmic Slop

  • Sprung

    Sprung

  • I Got the Hook Up 2

    I Got the Hook Up 2

  • Kidnapped

    Kidnapped

  • Hollywood Shuffle

    Hollywood Shuffle

  • The Jazz Singer

    The Jazz Singer

  • Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 2

    Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 2

  • The Richard Pryor Show

    The Richard Pryor Show

  • Bulworth

    Bulworth

  • Ratboy

    Ratboy

  • Bebe's Kids

    Bebe's Kids

  • I Got the Hook-Up

    I Got the Hook-Up

  • Fakin' Da Funk

    Fakin' Da Funk

  • Thugaboo: A Miracle on D-roc's Street

    Thugaboo: A Miracle on D-roc's Street

  • Boosters LA

    Boosters LA

  • You Got to Coordinate

    You Got to Coordinate