🎬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.

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Recent movies

#	Name	Character	Rating
1	I Got the Hook Up 2 (2019)	Mr. Mimm		6
2	A Thousand Words (2012)	Blind Man		6.3
3	Bring Me the Head of Lance Henriksen (2010)	John	-	-
4	The Hustle (2008)	Mr. Wikes	-	-
5	After Sex (2007)	Gene		4.8
6	Little Man (2006)	Pops		5.8
7	Soul Plane (2004)	Blind Man		4.8
8	Friday After Next (2002)	Mr. Jones		7.2
9	Dr. Dolittle 2 (2001)	Zoo Bear #2 (voice)		5.2
10	Next Friday (2000)	Mr. Jones		6.9
11	Little Nicky (2000)	Street Vendor		5.8
12	The Ladies Man (2000)	Scrap Iron		8
13	I Got the Hook-Up (1998)	Mr. Mimm		5
14	Bulworth (1998) Oscars 1999	Reverend Morris		6.2
15	Ride (1998)	Roscoe		8
16	Sprung (1997)	Detective		7
17	Fakin' Da Funk (1997)	Bill	-	-
18	Vampire in Brooklyn (1995)	Silas Green		5.7
19	Friday (1995)	Mr. Jones		7.7
20	Cosmic Slop (1994)	Homeless Man #1 (segment 'The First Commandment')	-	-
21	Fatal Instinct (1993)	Arch		5
22	The Meteor Man (1993)	Clarence James Carter III		6
23	Bebe's Kids (1992)	Card Player #1 (voice)		8
24	Boomerang (1992)	Mr. Jackson		5.4
25	Killer Tomatoes Strike Back! (1991)	Evan Rood		8
26	The Five Heartbeats (1991)	Wild Rudy		10
27	Talkin' Dirty After Dark (1991)	Dukie	-	-
28	House Party (1990)	Mr. Strickland		6.7
29	Bird (1988)	Sid		8.5
30	I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (1988)	Reverend		6.5
31	Hollywood Shuffle (1987)	Mr. Jones		8
32	The Jazz Singer (1980)	M.C. Cinderella Club		8