Acting credits
71
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
John Witherspoon
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 47Series: 24
TMDB ID: 56902
IMDb ID: nm0936762
Known for: Acting
Born: January 27, 1942
Died: October 29, 2019
Age: 77
Place of birth: Detroit, Michigan, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1974 - 2022
Years active: 49
Average TMDB rating: 6.47
Wikidata: Q1702204
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.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with John Witherspoon.
as Luther
Boosters LA
2022 • Movie
as Joe The Plumber
Reality Queen!
2020 • Movie
as Mr. Mimm
I Got the Hook Up 2
2019 • Movie
as Blind Man
A Thousand Words
2012 • Movie
as John (uncredited)
Chick Magnet
2011 • Movie
as John
Bring Me the Head of Lance Henriksen
2010 • Movie
as Mr. Wikes
The Hustle
2008 • Movie
as Self
You Got to Coordinate
2008 • Movie
as Gene
After Sex
2007 • Movie
as Real Santa/Christmas Singer on a Radio (voice)
Thugaboo: A Miracle on D-roc's Street
2006 • Movie
as Pops
Little Man
2006 • Movie
as Blind Man
Soul Plane
2004 • Movie
as Self
Laffapalooza! #2
2004 • Movie
as Mr. Jones
Friday After Next
2002 • Movie
as Zoo Bear #2 (voice)
Dr. Dolittle 2
2001 • Movie
as Street Vendor
Little Nicky
2000 • Movie
as Scrap Iron
The Ladies Man
2000 • Movie
as Mr. Jones
Next Friday
2000 • Movie
as Wes Thomas
High Freakquency
1998 • Movie
as Mr. Mimm
I Got the Hook-Up
1998 • Movie
as Reverend Morris
Bulworth
1998 • Movie
as Roscoe
Ride
1998 • Movie
as Bill
Fakin' Da Funk
1997 • Movie
as Detective
Sprung
1997 • Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with John Witherspoon.
as Limo Driver • 1 eps
White Famous
2017 • Series
as James Brown • 2 eps
black-ish
2014 • Series
as Franco Aplenty (voice) • 1 eps
BoJack Horseman
2014 • Series
as Lloyd • 31 eps
Black Jesus
2014 • Series
as Self - Host • 1 eps
Gotham Comedy Live
2012 • Series
as Grandpa Alvin • 28 eps
The First Family
2012 • Series
as S. Ward Smith (voice) • 1 eps
Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja
2012 • Series
as Will • 1 eps
Anger Management
2012 • Series
as Robert Freeman (voice) • 55 eps
The Boondocks
2005 • Series
as Spoon • 16 eps
The Tracy Morgan Show
2003 • Series
as Wayne (voice) • 1 eps
Kim Possible
2002 • Series
as Scofflaw (voice) • 1 eps
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995 • Series
as John 'Pops' Williams • 101 eps
The Wayans Bros.
1995 • Series
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
Late Show with David Letterman
1993 • Series
as Uncle Junior • 1 eps
Martin
1992 • Series
as Augustus Adams • 1 eps
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1990 • Series
as Mark Steadman • 1 eps
L.A. Law
1986 • Series
1 eps
227
1985 • Series
1 eps
Hill Street Blues
1981 • Series
1 eps
WKRP in Cincinnati
1978 • Series
as Tom • 1 eps
The Incredible Hulk
1977 • Series
5 eps
The Richard Pryor Show
1977 • Series
as DJ • 1 eps
What's Happening!!
1976 • Series
1 eps
Good Times
1974 • Series