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 s ... uch 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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| Organization | Category | Movie |
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The Wayans Bros.
as John 'Pops' Williams
Episodes: 102
First Aired: Jan 11, 1995
The Boondocks
as Robert Freeman (voice)
Episodes: 55
First Aired: Nov 06, 2005
Black Jesus
as Lloyd
Episodes: 31
First Aired: Aug 07, 2014
The First Family
as Grandpa Alvin
Episodes: 28
First Aired: Sep 22, 2012
The Tracy Morgan Show
as Spoon
Episodes: 16
First Aired: Dec 02, 2003
black-ish
as James Brown
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Sep 24, 2014
L.A. Law
as Mark Steadman
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 15, 1986
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
as Augustus Adams
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 10, 1990
Kim Possible
as Wayne (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jun 07, 2002
Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja
as S. Ward Smith (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Aug 13, 2012
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
as Scofflaw (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 12, 1995
BoJack Horseman
as Franco Aplenty (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Aug 22, 2014
The Incredible Hulk
as Tom
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Nov 04, 1977
Anger Management
as Will
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jun 28, 2012
White Famous
as Limo Driver
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 15, 2017
The Richard Pryor Show
Episodes: 5
First Aired: Sep 13, 1977
Good Times
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 08, 1974
Martin
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Aug 27, 1992
WKRP in Cincinnati
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 18, 1978
What's Happening!!
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Aug 05, 1976
227
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 14, 1985
Hill Street Blues
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 15, 1981
Gotham Comedy Live
as Self - Host
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Nov 15, 2012
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