Acting
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.
Late Show with David Letterman
1993 · TV
BoJack Horseman
2014 · TV
Hill Street Blues
1981 · TV
L.A. Law
1986 · TV
Kim Possible
2002 · TV
black-ish
2014 · TV
The Incredible Hulk
1977 · TV
The Boondocks
2005 · TV
Martin
1992 · TV
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1990 · TV
Anger Management
2012 · TV
Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja
2012 · TV
Little Man
2006 · Movie
Good Times
1974 · TV
227
1985 · TV
The Wayans Bros.
1995 · TV
WKRP in Cincinnati
1978 · TV
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995 · TV
Friday
1995 · Movie
What's Happening!!
1976 · TV
Gotham Comedy Live
2012 · TV
Next Friday
2000 · Movie
The First Family
2012 · TV
Little Nicky
2000 · Movie
A Thousand Words
2012 · Movie
After Sex
2007 · Movie
Soul Plane
2004 · Movie
Black Jesus
2014 · TV
Friday After Next
2002 · Movie
Boomerang
1992 · Movie
Dr. Dolittle 2
2001 · Movie
The Tracy Morgan Show
2003 · TV
House Party
1990 · Movie
White Famous
2017 · TV
Ride
1998 · Movie
The Meteor Man
1993 · Movie
Fatal Instinct
1993 · Movie
Vampire in Brooklyn
1995 · Movie
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
1988 · Movie
Bulworth
1998 · Movie
Bebe's Kids
1992 · Movie
The Richard Pryor Show
1977 · TV
Bird
1988 · Movie
Sprung
1997 · Movie
The Five Heartbeats
1991 · Movie
The Ladies Man
2000 · Movie
I Got the Hook Up 2
2019 · Movie
The Jazz Singer
1980 · Movie
Ratboy
1986 · Movie
Kidnapped
1988 · Movie
Hollywood Shuffle
1987 · Movie
Laffapalooza! #2
2004 · Movie
Fakin' Da Funk
1997 · Movie
Reality Queen!
2020 · Movie
Thugaboo: A Miracle on D-roc's Street
2006 · Movie
I Got the Hook-Up
1998 · Movie
Talkin' Dirty After Dark
1991 · Movie
The Hustle
2008 · Movie
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 3
1989 · Movie
Killer Tomatoes Strike Back!
1991 · Movie
Chick Magnet
2011 · Movie
Murder Was the Case
1995 · Movie
Cosmic Slop
1994 · Movie
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 4
1989 · Movie
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 2
1988 · Movie
Bring Me the Head of Lance Henriksen
2010 · Movie
You Got to Coordinate
2008 · Movie
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 1
1987 · Movie
Boosters LA
2022 · Movie
Sunday in Paris
1991 · Movie
High Freakquency
1998 · Movie
