Acting
John Witherspoon
Birth Date
January 27, 1942
Death Date
October 29, 2019
(passed away at 77)
Place of Birth
Detroit, Michigan, USA
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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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Late Show with David Letterman
Self - Guest
1993 • 1 episode
Kim Possible
Wayne (voice)
2002 • 1 episode
BoJack Horseman
Franco Aplenty (voice)
2014 • 1 episode
Hill Street Blues
1981 • 1 episode
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James Brown
2014 • 2 episodes
L.A. Law
Mark Steadman
1986 • 1 episode
The Incredible Hulk
Tom
1977 • 1 episode
The Boondocks
Robert Freeman (voice)
2005 • 55 episodes
Anger Management
Will
2012 • 1 episode
Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja
S. Ward Smith (voice)
2012 • 1 episode
Martin
Uncle Junior
1992 • 1 episode
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Augustus Adams
1990 • 1 episode
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Scofflaw (voice)
1995 • 1 episode
The Wayans Bros.
John 'Pops' Williams
1995 • 101 episodes
227
1985 • 1 episode
Little Man
Pops
2006
Good Times
1974 • 1 episode
Gotham Comedy Live
Self - Host
2012 • 1 episode
WKRP in Cincinnati
1978 • 1 episode
What's Happening!!
DJ
1976 • 1 episode