John Witherspoon

Born: 1942-01-27

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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Little Man

as Pops
Released: 2006-08-31

After leaving the prison, the dwarf criminal Calvin Sims joins to his moron brother Percy to...

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Friday

as Mr. Jones
Released: 1995-04-26

Craig and Smokey are two guys in Los Angeles hanging out on their porch on a Friday afternoon,...

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Boomerang

as Mr. Jackson
Released: 1992-06-30

Marcus is a successful advertising executive who woos and beds women almost at will. After a...

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as Street Vendor
Released: 2000-11-10

After the lord of darkness decides he will not cede his throne to any of his three sons, the two...

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Dr. Dolittle 2

as Zoo Bear #2 (voice)
Released: 2001-06-22

A group of beavers ask Dr. Dolittle to save their habitat from loggers. The only hope is to get...

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After Sex

as Gene
Released: 2007-09-26

Sex is a background to examine intimacy and vulnerability. Looks at the complexity of modern day...

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A Thousand Words

as Blind Man
Released: 2012-03-07

Jack McCall is a fast-talking literary agent, who can close any deal, any time, any way. He has...

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Friday After Next

as Mr. Jones
Released: 2002-11-22

Craig and his cousin Day Day have finally moved out of their parents' houses and into their own...

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Soul Plane

as Blind Man
Released: 2004-05-28

Following a ridiculously awful flight that leads to his pet's death, Nashawn Wade files a...

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Bulworth

as Reverend Morris
Released: 1998-05-15

A suicidally disillusioned liberal politician puts a contract out on himself and takes the...

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Next Friday

as Mr. Jones
Released: 2000-01-12

A streetwise man flees South Central Los Angeles, heading to the suburbs and his lottery-winner...

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Bird

as Sid
Released: 1988-06-01

Saxophone player Charlie ‘Bird’ Parker comes to New York in 1940 and is quickly noticed for his...

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Vampire in Brooklyn

as Silas Green
Released: 1995-10-26

Detective Rita Veder is assigned to a baffling serial murder case. After examining the crime...

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I'm Gonna Git You Sucka

as Reverend
Released: 1988-11-10

Jack Spade returns from the army in his old ghetto neighbourhood when his brother, June Bug,...

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Fatal Instinct

as Arch
Released: 1993-10-29

Ned Ravine is a police officer and lawyer who occasionally defends the delinquents he arrests....

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House Party

as Mr. Strickland
Released: 1990-03-09

Young Kid has been invited to a party at his friend Play's house. But after a fight at school,...

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The Five Heartbeats

as Wild Rudy
Released: 1991-03-29

In the early 1960s, a quintet of hopeful, young African-American men form an amateur vocal group...

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The Meteor Man

as Clarence James Carter III
Released: 1993-08-06

One night Jefferson Reed gets hit in the chest by a souped-up chunk of meteor. So he can fly,...

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The Ladies Man

as Scrap Iron
Released: 2000-10-13

Because of his salacious language, late-night radio advice-show host Leon Phelps, along with his...

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The Jazz Singer

as M.C. Cinderella Club
Released: 1980-12-17

Jess Robin dreams of a career in popular music, but his father, Cantor Rabinovitch, forbids it,...

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Hollywood Shuffle

as Mr. Jones
Released: 1987-03-20

Aspiring actor and hot-dog stand employee Bobby Taylor catches the ire of his grandmother for...

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Bebe's Kids

as Card Player #1 (voice)
Released: 1992-07-31

When Robin meets the lovely Jamika he thinks he's in heaven. But when he meets her friend Bebe's...

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Ratboy

as Heavy
Released: 1986-10-17

A failed window dresser exploits a being with rat-like features in an effort to make money.

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The Hustle

as Mr. Wikes
Released: 2008-04-05

Disenchanted pest worker and single dad Freddie Manning unintentionally steals and then loses...

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Ride

as Roscoe
Released: 1998-03-27

A group of young people leave Harlem for a bus trip down to Miami. The voyage starts off with...

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Bring Me the Head of Lance Henriksen

as John
Released: 2010-01-01

When '80s B-movie icon Tim Thomerson wakes up one day to realize the acting roles are not coming...

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I Got the Hook-Up

as Mr. Mimm
Released: 1998-05-27

Two broke buddies feel lucky when they come upon a truckload of cellular phones and begin...

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Thugaboo: A Miracle on D-roc's Street

as Real Santa/Christmas Singer on a Radio (voice)
Released: 2006-12-21

D-Roc, Dee-Dee, DJ, Money, Lissette, Slim, Chad, Gwenny, and Soo Young are working together to...

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Cosmic Slop

as Homeless Man #1 (segment 'The First Commandment')
Released: 1994-11-08

In the tradition of The Twilight Zone, this bizarre, thought-provoking trilogy addresses the...

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Sprung

as Detective
Released: 1997-05-14

Two pairs of best friends - Montel & Clyde and Brandy & Adina meet at the party, where...

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Killer Tomatoes Strike Back!

as Evan Rood
Released: 1991-11-14

Police assitant Boyle along with tomatologist Kennedi Johnson look into investigations about...

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Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 2

as uncredited
Released: 1988-09-24

Director Robert Townsend (Hollywood Shuffle) knows how to construct and, when necessary, even...

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Talkin' Dirty After Dark

as Dukie
Released: 1991-08-16

Terry is an up and coming comedian, but believes politics will get him the big breaks and more...

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Kidnapped

as Pimp
Released: 1988-06-09

A woman's sister is kidnapped on her 16th Birthday and forced into filming pornography. A...

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Laffapalooza! #2

as uncredited
Released: 2004-01-01

Live from Atlanta, Jamie Foxx hosts this hilarious series of comedy specials. Catch some the...

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Fakin' Da Funk

as Bill
Released: 1997-07-20

Chinese kid Julian, who was adopted by the black family of Joe and Annabelle Lee and Asian...

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Reality Queen!

as Joe The Plumber
Released: 2020-01-10

A comedy asking the question: is heiress/socialite London Logo a marketing genius, or simply the...

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High Freakquency

as Wes Thomas
Released: 1998-06-01

A day in the life of an urban radio station.

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Chick Magnet

as John (uncredited)
Released: 2011-09-20

When freeloader Phil is tossed out by the love of his life, Jen, he stays with two old friends...

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Boosters LA

as Luther
Released: 2022-01-31

James and his best friend Lisa struggle to stay one step ahead of the law while heading their...

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Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 4

as uncredited
Released: 1989-09-16

Director Robert Townsend (Hollywood Shuffle) knows how to construct and, when necessary, even...

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Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 3

as uncredited
Released: 1989-05-20

Director Robert Townsend (Hollywood Shuffle) knows how to construct and, when necessary, even...

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I Got the Hook Up 2

as Mr. Mimm
Released: 2019-07-12

After best friends Black and Blue's restaurant is shut down, Black needs to find some cash --...

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Sunday in Paris

as Fredic Dickson
Released: 1991-07-07

A pilot for an unsold NBC series. A single woman with three children realizes that her family...

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You Got to Coordinate

as Self
Released: 2008-03-28

You know John Witherspoon as Ice Cube's outrageously funny, dog-catching dad in the smash urban...

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Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 1

as uncredited
Released: 1987-12-19

From comedian and filmmaker Robert Townsend (Hollywood Shuffle) comes this collection of comedy...

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L.A. Law

as Mark Steadman
First aired: 1986-09-15

L.A. Law is an American television legal drama series that ran for eight seasons on NBC from...

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Hill Street Blues

as uncredited
First aired: 1981-01-15

A realistic glimpse into the daily lives of the officers and detectives at an urban police station.

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BoJack Horseman

as Franco Aplenty (voice)
First aired: 2014-08-22

Meet the most beloved sitcom horse of the 90s - 20 years later. BoJack Horseman was the star of...

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Kim Possible

as Wayne (voice)
First aired: 2002-06-07

If there's danger or trouble, Kim Possible is there on the double to save the world from...

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The Incredible Hulk

as Tom
First aired: 1977-11-04

During an experiment gone bad, radiation turns a scientist into a raging green behemoth whenever...

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Martin

as uncredited
First aired: 1992-08-27

Sassy sitcom centering on radio and television personality Martin Payne. Series focuses on his...

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The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

as Augustus Adams
First aired: 1990-09-10

Will, a street-smart teenager, moves from the tough streets of West Philly to posh Bel-Air to...

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Gotham Comedy Live

as Self - Host
First aired: 2012-11-15

Gotham Comedy Club, a popular comedy venue in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan, is the...

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The Wayans Bros.

as John 'Pops' Williams
First aired: 1995-01-11

The Wayans Bros. is a situation comedy that aired from January 1995 to May 1999 on The WB. The...

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Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

as Scofflaw (voice)
First aired: 1995-03-12

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child is an American anthology animated television series.

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WKRP in Cincinnati

as uncredited
First aired: 1978-09-18

When a Cincinnati radio station switches from sedate music to top-40 rock 'n' roll, its staff of...

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Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja

as S. Ward Smith (voice)
First aired: 2012-08-13

Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja is an American animated television series created by Jed...

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black-ish

as James Brown
First aired: 2014-09-24

A family man struggles to gain a sense of cultural identity while raising his kids in a...

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227

as uncredited
First aired: 1985-09-14

A housewife sits on the stoop of her apartment building in a black neighborhood of Washington,...

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The Boondocks

as Robert Freeman (voice)
First aired: 2005-11-06

When Robert “Granddad” Freeman becomes legal guardian to his two grandsons, he moves from the...

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Good Times

as uncredited
First aired: 1974-02-08

Good Times is an American sitcom that originally aired from February 8, 1974, until August 1,...

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What's Happening!!

as uncredited
First aired: 1976-08-05

What's Happening!! is an American television sitcom that aired on ABC from August 5, 1976 to...

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The Tracy Morgan Show

as Spoon
First aired: 2003-12-02

A family man who lives in a small Brooklyn apartment with his wife and two kids deals with the...

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The Richard Pryor Show

as uncredited
First aired: 1977-09-13

The Richard Pryor Show is an American comedy variety series starring Richard Pryor. It premiered...

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Black Jesus

as Lloyd
First aired: 2014-08-07

A TV series finds Jesus living in present day Compton, CA on a daily mission to spread love and...

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