John Witherspoon
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.
Acting
TV
BoJack Horseman
as Franco Aplenty (voice)
2014
TV
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
as Augustus Adams
1990
Movie
Friday
as Mr. Jones
1995
Movie
Little Nicky
as Street Vendor
2000
Movie
Little Man
as Pops
2006
Movie
Dr. Dolittle 2
as Zoo Bear #2 (voice)
2001
Movie
A Thousand Words
as Blind Man
2012
Movie
Next Friday
as Mr. Jones
2000
Movie
Vampire in Brooklyn
as Silas Green
1995
Movie
Boomerang
as Mr. Jackson
1992
TV
Kim Possible
as Wayne (voice)
2002
TV
The Incredible Hulk
as Tom
1977
Movie
Soul Plane
as Blind Man
2004
Movie
Friday After Next
as Mr. Jones
2002
TV
The Boondocks
as Robert Freeman (voice)
2005
Movie
Bird
as Sid
1988
TV
black-ish
as James Brown
2014
Movie
Bulworth
as Reverend Morris
1998
Movie
House Party
as Mr. Strickland
1990
TV
Anger Management
as Will
2012
Movie
After Sex
as Gene
2007
Movie
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
as Reverend
1988
Movie
The Meteor Man
as Clarence James Carter III
1993
Movie
Fatal Instinct
as Arch
1993