Personal Info
John Witherspoon
Acting
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 convenie…
Known For
Filmography
Movies
Boosters LA
as Luther
Reality Queen!
as Joe The Plumber
I Got the Hook Up 2
as Mr. Mimm
A Thousand Words
as Blind Man
Chick Magnet
as John (uncredited)
Bring Me the Head of Lance Henriksen
as John
The Hustle
as Mr. Wikes
You Got to Coordinate
as Self
After Sex
as Gene
Little Man
as Pops
TV Shows
White Famous
as Limo Driver · 1 ep.
BoJack Horseman
as Franco Aplenty (voice) · 1 ep.
black-ish
as James Brown · 2 ep.
Black Jesus
as Lloyd · 31 ep.
Anger Management
as Will · 1 ep.
Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja
as S. Ward Smith (voice) · 1 ep.
Gotham Comedy Live
as Self - Host · 1 ep.
The First Family
as Grandpa Alvin · 28 ep.
The Boondocks
as Robert Freeman (voice) · 55 ep.
The Tracy Morgan Show
as Spoon · 16 ep.
