8.0
8.0
Thugaboo: A Miracle on D-roc's Street
2006
as Real Santa/Christmas Singer on a Radio (voice)
John Witherspoon
Acting
Born:January 27, 1942
Died:October 29, 2019(aged 77)
Birthplace:Detroit, Michigan, USA
Nationality:United States
Height:5'10" (178 cm)
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CommunityBiography
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 (38 movies)
7.3
7.3
The Five Heartbeats
1991
as Wild Rudy
7.1
7.1
Friday
1995
as Mr. Jones
6.8
6.8
Bird
1988
as Sid
6.5
6.5
Hollywood Shuffle
1987
as Mr. Jones
6.4
6.4
House Party
1990
as Mr. Strickland
6.4
6.4
Next Friday
2000
as Mr. Jones
6.3
6.3
Friday After Next
2002
as Mr. Jones
6.2
6.2
The Hustle
2008
as Mr. Wikes
6.1
6.1
Bring Me the Head of Lance Henriksen
2010
as John
5.9
5.9
Little Man
2006
as Pops
5.9
5.9
The Jazz Singer
1980
as M.C. Cinderella Club
5.9
5.9
Bebe's Kids
1992
as Card Player #1 (voice)
5.9
5.9
Little Nicky
2000
as Street Vendor
5.8
5.8
The Meteor Man
1993
as Clarence James Carter III
5.7
5.7
Fakin' Da Funk
1997
as Bill
5.6
5.6
Boomerang
1992
as Mr. Jackson
5.6
5.6
I Got the Hook Up 2
2019
as Mr. Mimm
5.6
5.6
Ride
1998
as Roscoe
5.5
5.5
After Sex
2007
as Gene
5.4
5.4
Soul Plane
2004
as Blind Man
5.4
5.4
Fatal Instinct
1993
as Arch
5.4
5.4
I Got the Hook-Up
1998
as Mr. Mimm
5.3
5.3
The Ladies Man
2000
as Scrap Iron
5.3
5.3
Sprung
1997
as Detective
5.1
5.1
Vampire in Brooklyn
1995
as Silas Green
5.0
5.0
Killer Tomatoes Strike Back!
1991
as Evan Rood
4.5
4.5
Talkin' Dirty After Dark
1991
as Dukie
4.5
4.5
You Got to Coordinate
2008
as Self
4.0
4.0
Sunday in Paris
1991
as Fredic Dickson
3.4
3.4
Ratboy
1986
as Heavy
3.2
3.2
Reality Queen!
2020
as Joe The Plumber
High Freakquency
1998
as Wes Thomas
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 4
1989
Boosters LA
2022
as Luther
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 1
1987
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 2
1988
Laffapalooza! #2
2004
as Self
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