John Witherspoon
Known for ActingBorn 1942-01-27Died 2019-10-29Detroit, Michigan, USA
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.Read more
Movies & web series
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The Tracy Morgan Show
2003 · Series
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The First Family
2012 · Series
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BoJack Horseman
2014 · Series
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Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja
2012 · Series
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The Boondocks
2005 · Series
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Thugaboo: A Miracle on D-roc's Street
2006 · Movie
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High Freakquency
1998 · Movie
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The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1990 · Series
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Good Times
1974 · Series
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Kim Possible
2002 · Series
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Martin
1992 · Series
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Hill Street Blues
1981 · Series
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WKRP in Cincinnati
1978 · Series
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black-ish
2014 · Series
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The Five Heartbeats
1991 · Movie
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The Wayans Bros.
1995 · Series
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What's Happening!!
1976 · Series
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Friday
1995 · Movie
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Boondocks Pilot
2004 · Movie
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The Incredible Hulk
1977 · Series
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L.A. Law
1986 · Series
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Bird
1988 · Movie
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227
1985 · Series
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Next Friday
2000 · Movie
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Friday After Next
2002 · Movie
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The Hustle
2008 · Movie
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Hollywood Shuffle
1987 · Movie
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Late Show with David Letterman
1993 · Series
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Anger Management
2012 · Series
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House Party
1990 · Movie
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Bulworth
1998 · Movie
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I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
1988 · Movie
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A Thousand Words
2012 · Movie
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Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995 · Series
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Bring Me the Head of Lance Henriksen
2010 · Movie
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The Richard Pryor Show
1977 · Series
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Little Man
2006 · Movie
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Bebe's Kids
1992 · Movie
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Fakin' Da Funk
1997 · Movie
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Sunday in Paris
1991 · Movie
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Murder Was the Case
1995 · Movie
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Little Nicky
2000 · Movie
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Black Jesus
2014 · Series
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Ride
1998 · Movie
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The Meteor Man
1993 · Movie
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I Got the Hook Up 2
2019 · Movie
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The Jazz Singer
1980 · Movie
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Gotham Comedy Live
2012 · Series