John Witherspoon

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1942-01-27 (77 years old)

Deathday

2019-10-29

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. ...

Acting

1995

Friday

as Mr. Jones

2000

Next Friday

as Mr. Jones

1992

Boomerang

as Mr. Jackson

1995

Vampire in Brooklyn

as Silas Green

2006

Little Man

as Pops

2004

Soul Plane

as Blind Man

1987

Hollywood Shuffle

as Mr. Jones

2006

Thugaboo: A Miracle on D-roc's Street

as Real Santa/Christmas Singer on a Radio (voice)

1997

Sprung

as Detective

1997

2000

The Ladies Man

as Scrap Iron

2008

The Hustle

as Mr. Wikes

1991

1998

High Freakquency

as Wes Thomas

2022

Boosters LA

as Luther

1998

Ride

as Roscoe

2004

1994

Cosmic Slop

as Homeless Man #1 (segment 'The First Commandment')

2007

After Sex

as Gene

2002

Friday After Next

as Mr. Jones

2001

Dr. Dolittle 2

as Zoo Bear #2 (voice)

1988

Kidnapped

as Pimp

1980

The Jazz Singer

as M.C. Cinderella Club

2012

A Thousand Words

as Blind Man

1986

Ratboy

as Heavy

2000

Little Nicky

as Street Vendor

1991

Sunday in Paris

as Fredic Dickson

1998

2019

2020

Reality Queen!

as Joe The Plumber

1992

Bebe's Kids

as Card Player #1 (voice)

1990

House Party

as Mr. Strickland

2011

Chick Magnet

as John (uncredited)

1993

1988

Bird

as Sid

1993

The Meteor Man

as Clarence James Carter III

1998

Bulworth

as Reverend Morris

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