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

  • black-ish

    black-ish

  • Kim Possible

    Kim Possible

  • The Boondocks

    The Boondocks

  • L.A. Law

    L.A. Law

  • Hill Street Blues

    Hill Street Blues

  • The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

    The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

  • Anger Management

    Anger Management

  • The Incredible Hulk

    The Incredible Hulk

  • Martin

    Martin

  • Little Man

    Little Man

  • Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja

    Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja

  • Good Times

    Good Times

  • 227

    227

  • WKRP in Cincinnati

    WKRP in Cincinnati

  • The Wayans Bros.

    The Wayans Bros.

  • Little Nicky

    Little Nicky

  • Next Friday

    Next Friday

  • Friday

    Friday

  • Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

    Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

  • Soul Plane

    Soul Plane

  • Gotham Comedy Live

    Gotham Comedy Live

  • Friday After Next

    Friday After Next

  • Boomerang

    Boomerang

  • House Party

    House Party

  • High Freakquency

    High Freakquency

  • Sprung

    Sprung

  • Bulworth

    Bulworth

  • Fatal Instinct

    Fatal Instinct

  • Black Jesus

    Black Jesus

  • Kidnapped

    Kidnapped

  • Reality Queen!

    Reality Queen!

  • The Hustle

    The Hustle

  • What's Happening!!

    What's Happening!!

  • The First Family

    The First Family

  • Chick Magnet

    Chick Magnet

  • Dr. Dolittle 2

    Dr. Dolittle 2

  • After Sex

    After Sex

  • A Thousand Words

    A Thousand Words

  • Hollywood Shuffle

    Hollywood Shuffle

  • Bird

    Bird

  • White Famous

    White Famous

  • The Jazz Singer

    The Jazz Singer

  • Ratboy

    Ratboy

  • Killer Tomatoes Strike Back!

    Killer Tomatoes Strike Back!

  • The Tracy Morgan Show

    The Tracy Morgan Show

  • The Five Heartbeats

    The Five Heartbeats

  • Vampire in Brooklyn

    Vampire in Brooklyn

  • The Meteor Man

    The Meteor Man

  • The Ladies Man

    The Ladies Man

  • Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 3

    Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 3

  • I'm Gonna Git You Sucka

    I'm Gonna Git You Sucka

  • Boosters LA

    Boosters LA

  • Laffapalooza! #2

    Laffapalooza! #2

  • Sunday in Paris

    Sunday in Paris

  • Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 4

    Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 4

  • Bebe's Kids

    Bebe's Kids

  • I Got the Hook Up 2

    I Got the Hook Up 2

  • Talkin' Dirty After Dark

    Talkin' Dirty After Dark

  • Bring Me the Head of Lance Henriksen

    Bring Me the Head of Lance Henriksen

  • I Got the Hook-Up

    I Got the Hook-Up

  • The Richard Pryor Show

    The Richard Pryor Show

  • Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 1

    Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 1

  • Fakin' Da Funk

    Fakin' Da Funk

  • Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 2

    Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 2

  • Ride

    Ride

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

    Thugaboo: A Miracle on D-roc's Street

  • You Got to Coordinate

    You Got to Coordinate

  • Cosmic Slop

    Cosmic Slop