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.

Filmography

• 2022Boosters LA — Luther
• 2020Reality Queen! — Joe The Plumber
• 2019I Got the Hook Up 2 — Mr. Mimm
• White Famous — Limo Driver
• Black Jesus — Lloyd
• BoJack Horseman — Franco Aplenty (voice)
• black-ish — James Brown
• 2012A Thousand Words — Blind Man
• Anger Management — Will
• Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja — S. Ward Smith (voice)
• The First Family — Grandpa Alvin
• 2011Chick Magnet — John (uncredited)
• 2010Bring Me the Head of Lance Henriksen — John
• 2008The Hustle — Mr. Wikes
• 2007After Sex — Gene
• 2006Little Man — Pops
• 2006Thugaboo: A Miracle on D-roc's Street — Real Santa/Christmas Singer on a Radio (voice)
• The Boondocks — Robert Freeman (voice)
• 2004Soul Plane — Blind Man
• The Tracy Morgan Show — Spoon
• 2002Friday After Next — Mr. Jones
• Kim Possible — Wayne (voice)
• 2001Dr. Dolittle 2 — Zoo Bear #2 (voice)
• 2000Little Nicky — Street Vendor
• 2000Next Friday — Mr. Jones
• 2000The Ladies Man — Scrap Iron
• 1998Bulworth — Reverend Morris
• 1998High Freakquency — Wes Thomas
• 1998I Got the Hook-Up — Mr. Mimm
• 1998Ride — Roscoe
• 1997Fakin' Da Funk — Bill
• 1997Sprung — Detective
• 1995Friday — Mr. Jones
• Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child — Scofflaw (voice)
• 1995Murder Was the Case — Drunk #1
• The Wayans Bros. — John 'Pops' Williams
• 1995Vampire in Brooklyn — Silas Green
• 1994Cosmic Slop — Homeless Man #1 (segment 'The First Commandment')
• 1993Fatal Instinct — Arch
• 1993The Meteor Man — Clarence James Carter III
• 1992Bebe's Kids — Card Player #1 (voice)
• 1992Boomerang — Mr. Jackson
• Martin — Uncle Junior
• 1991Killer Tomatoes Strike Back! — Evan Rood
• 1991Sunday in Paris — Fredic Dickson
• 1991Talkin' Dirty After Dark — Dukie
• 1991The Five Heartbeats — Wild Rudy
• 1990House Party — Mr. Strickland
• The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air — Augustus Adams
• 1989Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 3
• 1989Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 4
• 1988Bird — Sid
• 1988I'm Gonna Git You Sucka — Reverend
• 1988Kidnapped — Pimp
• 1988Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 2
• 1987Hollywood Shuffle — Mr. Jones
• 1987Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 1
• L.A. Law — Mark Steadman
• 1986Ratboy — Heavy
• 227
• Hill Street Blues
• 1980The Jazz Singer — M.C. Cinderella Club
• WKRP in Cincinnati
• The Incredible Hulk — Tom
• The Richard Pryor Show
• What's Happening!! — DJ
• Good Times

Appearances as themselves (4)

• Gotham Comedy Live — Self - Host
• 2008You Got to Coordinate — Self
• 2004Laffapalooza! #2 — Self
• Late Show with David Letterman — Self - Guest