John Witherspoon
Known For
Acting
Born
1942-01-27 in Detroit, Michigan, USA
Died
2019-10-29
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 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.
Most Known For
BoJack Horseman
as Franco Aplenty (voice)
Anger Management
as Will
black-ish
as James Brown
The Incredible Hulk
as Tom
Kim Possible
as Wayne (voice)
Hill Street Blues
L.A. Law
as Mark Steadman
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
as Augustus Adams
The Boondocks
as Robert Freeman (voice)
Martin
as Uncle Junior
WKRP in Cincinnati
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
as Scofflaw (voice)
Good Times
Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja
as S. Ward Smith (voice)
227
The Wayans Bros.
as John 'Pops' Williams
Friday
as Mr. Jones
Gotham Comedy Live
as Self - Host
Little Man
as Pops
The First Family
as Grandpa Alvin