John Witherspoon
Age: N/A | From: Detroit, Michigan, USA
Person Details
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Aliases: No known aliases
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Detroit, Michigan, USA
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Movie Involvements: 8
TV Involvements: 3
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
The Incredible Hulk
(1977) Tom
L.A. Law
(1986) Mark Steadman
Bird
(1988) Sid
The Five Heartbeats
(1991) Wild Rudy
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
(1995) Scofflaw (voice)
The Jazz Singer
(1980) M.C. Cinderella Club
You Got to Coordinate
(2008) Self
Thugaboo: A Miracle on D-roc's Street
(2006) Real Santa/Christmas Singer on a Radio (voice)Acting
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Joe The Plumber | |
| 2019 | Mr. Mimm | |
| 2014 | Franco Aplenty (voice) | |
| Lloyd | ||
| 2012 | Blind Man | |
| 2011 | John | |
| 2010 | John | |
| 2008 | Mr. Wikes | |
| Self | ||
| 2007 | Gene | |
| 2006 | Real Santa/Christmas Singer on a Radio (voice) | |
| Pops | ||
| 2005 | Robert Jebediah Freeman (voice) | |
| 2004 | Blind Man | |
| N/A | ||
| 2003 | N/A | |
| 2002 | Mr. Jones | |
| Wayne (voice) | ||
| 2001 | Zoo Bear #2 (voice) | |
| 2000 | Street Vendor | |
| Scrap Iron | ||
| Mr. Jones | ||
| 1998 | Wes Thomas | |
| Mr. Mimm | ||
| Reverend Morris | ||
| Roscoe | ||
| 1997 | Bill | |
| Detective | ||
| 1995 | Silas Green | |
| Mr. Jones | ||
| Scofflaw (voice) | ||
| John 'Pops' Williams | ||
| 1994 | Homeless Man #1 ("The First Commandment") | |
| 1993 | Arch | |
| Clarence James Carter III | ||
| 1992 | N/A | |
| Card Player #1 (voice) | ||
| Mr. Jackson | ||
| 1991 | Evan Rood | |
| Dukie | ||
| Fredic Dickson | ||
| Wild Rudy | ||
| 1990 | Augustus Adams | |
| Mr. Strickland | ||
| 1988 | Reverend | |
| N/A | ||
| Sid | ||
| Pimp | ||
| 1987 | Mr. Jones | |
| 1986 | Heavy | |
| Mark Steadman | ||
| 1985 | N/A | |
| 1981 | N/A | |
| 1980 | M.C. Cinderella Club | |
| 1978 | N/A | |
| 1977 | Tom | |
| N/A | ||
| 1976 | N/A | |
| 1974 | N/A | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
