John Witherspoon
Acting
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.
Boosters LA
Luther
Reality Queen!
Joe The Plumber
I Got the Hook Up 2
Mr. Mimm
A Thousand Words
Blind Man
Chick Magnet
John (uncredited)
Bring Me the Head of Lance Henriksen
John
The Hustle
Mr. Wikes
You Got to Coordinate
Self
After Sex
Gene
Thugaboo: A Miracle on D-roc's Street
Real Santa/Christmas Singer on a Radio (voice)
Little Man
Pops
Soul Plane
Blind Man
Boondocks Pilot
Robert Jebediah 'Granddad' Freeman (voice)
Laffapalooza! #2
Self
Friday After Next
Mr. Jones
Dr. Dolittle 2
Zoo Bear #2 (voice)
Little Nicky
Street Vendor
The Ladies Man
Scrap Iron
Next Friday
Mr. Jones
High Freakquency
Wes Thomas
I Got the Hook-Up
Mr. Mimm
Bulworth
Reverend Morris
Ride
Roscoe
Fakin' Da Funk
Bill
Sprung
Detective
Vampire in Brooklyn
Silas Green
Friday
Mr. Jones
Murder Was the Case
Drunk #1
Cosmic Slop
Homeless Man #1 (segment 'The First Commandment')
Fatal Instinct
Arch
The Meteor Man
Clarence James Carter III
Bebe's Kids
Card Player #1 (voice)
Boomerang
Mr. Jackson
Killer Tomatoes Strike Back!
Evan Rood
Talkin' Dirty After Dark
Dukie
Sunday in Paris
Fredic Dickson
The Five Heartbeats
Wild Rudy
House Party
Mr. Strickland
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 4
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 3
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
Reverend
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 2
Kidnapped
Pimp
Bird
Sid
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 1
Hollywood Shuffle
Mr. Jones
Ratboy
Heavy
The Jazz Singer
M.C. Cinderella Club