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.

Casted

Friday

Played Mr. Jones

Average Rating

7.1

1935 votes

Release Date

Apr 26, 1995

31 years ago
Little Nicky

Played Street Vendor

Average Rating

5.9

1910 votes

Release Date

Nov 10, 2000

25 years ago
Little Man

Played Pops

Average Rating

5.9

1836 votes

Release Date

Aug 31, 2006

19 years ago
Dr. Dolittle 2

Played Zoo Bear #2 (voice)

Average Rating

5.3

1721 votes

Release Date

Jun 22, 2001

25 years ago
A Thousand Words

Played Blind Man

Average Rating

6.1

1367 votes

Release Date

Mar 07, 2012

14 years ago
Next Friday

Played Mr. Jones

Average Rating

6.5

618 votes

Release Date

Jan 12, 2000

26 years ago
Vampire in Brooklyn

Played Silas Green

Average Rating

5.1

614 votes

Release Date

Oct 26, 1995

30 years ago
Boomerang

Played Mr. Jackson

Average Rating

5.6

601 votes

Release Date

Jun 30, 1992

34 years ago
Soul Plane

Played Blind Man

Average Rating

5.4

475 votes

Release Date

May 28, 2004

22 years ago
Friday After Next

Played Mr. Jones

Average Rating

6.4

444 votes

Release Date

Nov 22, 2002

23 years ago
Bird

Played Sid

Average Rating

6.8

339 votes

Release Date

Jun 01, 1988

38 years ago
Bulworth

Played Reverend Morris

Average Rating

6.3

260 votes

Release Date

May 15, 1998

28 years ago
House Party

Played Mr. Strickland

Average Rating

6.4

248 votes

Release Date

Jan 20, 1990

36 years ago
After Sex

Played Gene

Average Rating

5.5

244 votes

Release Date

Sep 26, 2007

18 years ago
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka

Played Reverend

Average Rating

6.4

201 votes

Release Date

Nov 10, 1988

37 years ago
The Meteor Man

Played Clarence James Carter III

Average Rating

5.8

186 votes

Release Date

Aug 06, 1993

33 years ago
Fatal Instinct

Played Arch

Average Rating

5.4

160 votes

Release Date

Oct 29, 1993

32 years ago
The Ladies Man

Played Scrap Iron

Average Rating

5.3

144 votes

Release Date

Oct 13, 2000

25 years ago
Hollywood Shuffle

Played Mr. Jones

Average Rating

6.5

95 votes

Release Date

Mar 20, 1987

39 years ago
Bebe's Kids

Played Card Player #1 (voice)

Average Rating

5.9

70 votes

Release Date

Jul 31, 1992

34 years ago
The Five Heartbeats

Played Wild Rudy

Average Rating

7.3

69 votes

Release Date

Mar 29, 1991

35 years ago
The Jazz Singer

Played M.C. Cinderella Club

Average Rating

5.9

69 votes

Release Date

Dec 17, 1980

45 years ago
Killer Tomatoes Strike Back!

Played Evan Rood

Average Rating

4.9

46 votes

Release Date

Nov 14, 1991

34 years ago
I Got the Hook-Up

Played Mr. Mimm

Average Rating

5.4

37 votes

Release Date

May 27, 1998

28 years ago
Sprung

Played Detective

Average Rating

5.3

19 votes

Release Date

May 14, 1997

29 years ago
I Got the Hook Up 2

Played Mr. Mimm

Average Rating

5.6

19 votes

Release Date

Jul 12, 2019

6 years ago
Chick Magnet

Played John (uncredited)

Average Rating

3.8

19 votes

Release Date

Sep 20, 2011

14 years ago
Ride

Played Roscoe

Average Rating

5.6

17 votes

Release Date

Mar 27, 1998

28 years ago
The Hustle

Played Mr. Wikes

Average Rating

6.2

13 votes

Release Date

Apr 05, 2008

18 years ago
Talkin' Dirty After Dark

Played Dukie

Average Rating

4.5

12 votes

Release Date

Aug 16, 1991

35 years ago
Fakin' Da Funk

Played Bill

Average Rating

5.7

11 votes

Release Date

Jul 20, 1997

29 years ago
Bring Me the Head of Lance Henriksen

Played John

Average Rating

6.1

10 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 2010

16 years ago
Kidnapped

Played Pimp

Average Rating

3.7

9 votes

Release Date

Jun 09, 1988

38 years ago
Ratboy

Played Heavy

Average Rating

3.4

9 votes

Release Date

Oct 17, 1986

40 years ago
Reality Queen!

Played Joe The Plumber

Average Rating

3.2

8 votes

Release Date

Jan 10, 2020

6 years ago
Cosmic Slop

Played Homeless Man #1 (segment 'The First Commandment')

Average Rating

4.3

3 votes

Release Date

Nov 08, 1994

31 years ago
You Got to Coordinate

Played Self

Average Rating

4.5

2 votes

Release Date

Mar 28, 2008

18 years ago
Thugaboo: A Miracle on D-roc's Street

Played Real Santa/Christmas Singer on a Radio (voice)

Average Rating

8.0

1 votes

Release Date

Dec 21, 2006

19 years ago
Sunday in Paris

Played Fredic Dickson

Average Rating

4.0

1 votes

Release Date

Jul 07, 1991

35 years ago
High Freakquency

Played Wes Thomas

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jun 01, 1998

28 years ago
Boosters LA

Played Luther

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jan 31, 2022

4 years ago
Laffapalooza! #2

Played Self

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 2004

22 years ago
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 2

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Sep 24, 1988

38 years ago
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 1

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Dec 19, 1987

38 years ago
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 3

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

May 20, 1989

37 years ago
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 4

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Sep 16, 1989

37 years ago

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