John Witherspoon
- Recitazione
- 27 gennaio 1942 · Detroit, Michigan, USA
- 29 ottobre 2019
Biografia
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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Filmografia
- Boosters LA · Luther
- Reality Queen! · Joe The Plumber
- I Got the Hook Up 2 · Mr. Mimm
- White Famous · Limo Driver
- Black-ish · James Brown
- BoJack Horseman · Franco Aplenty (Voce)
- Black Jesus · Lloyd
- Gotham Comedy Live · In persona
- The First Family · Grandpa Alvin
- Randy - Un Ninja in Classe · S. Ward Smith (Voce)
- Anger Management · Will
- Una bugia di troppo · Blind Man
- Chick Magnet · John (uncredited)
- Bring Me the Head of Lance Henriksen · John
- The Hustle · Mr. Wikes
- You Got to Coordinate · In persona
- After Sex - Dopo il sesso · Gene
- Thugaboo: A Miracle on D-roc's Street · Real Santa/Christmas Singer on a Radio (Voce)
- Quel nano infame · Pops
- The Boondocks · Robert Freeman (Voce)
- Soul Plane - Pazzi in aeroplano · Blind Man
- Laffapalooza! #2 · In persona
- The Tracy Morgan Show · Spoon
- Friday After Next · Mr. Jones
- Kim Possible · Wayne (Voce)
- Il dottor Dolittle 2 · Zoo Bear #2 (Voce)
- Little Nicky - Un diavolo a Manhattan · Street Vendor
- The Ladies Man · Scrap Iron
- Next Friday · Mr. Jones
- High Freakquency · Wes Thomas
- I Got the Hook-Up · Mr. Mimm
- Bulworth - Il senatore · Reverend Morris
- Ride · Roscoe
- Fakin' Da Funk · Bill
- Sprung · Detective
- Vampiro a Brooklyn · Silas Green
- Ci vediamo venerdì · Mr. Jones
- Le favole più belle del mondo · Scofflaw (Voce)
- Murder Was the Case · Drunk #1
- The Wayans Bros. · John 'Pops' Williams
- Cosmic Slop · Homeless Man #1 (segment 'The First Commandment')
- Fatal Instinct - Prossima apertura · Arch
- Late Show with David Letterman · In persona
- Meteor Man · Clarence James Carter III
- Martin · Uncle Junior
- Bambini impossibili · Card Player #1 (Voce)
- Il principe delle donne · Mr. Jackson
- Killer Tomatoes Strike Back! · Evan Rood
- Talkin' Dirty After Dark · Dukie
- Sunday in Paris · Fredic Dickson
- The Five Heartbeats · Wild Rudy
- Willy, il principe di Bel-Air · Augustus Adams
- House Party - Festa in casa · Mr. Strickland
- Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 4
- Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 3
- Scappa, scappa... poi ti prendo! · Reverend
- Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 2
- Kidnapped · Pimp
- Bird · Sid
- Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 1
- Hollywood Shuffle · Mr. Jones
- Ratboy · Heavy
- Avvocati a Los Angeles · Mark Steadman
- 227
- Hill Street giorno e notte
- Il cantante di jazz · M.C. Cinderella Club
- WKRP in Cincinnati
- L'incredibile Hulk · Tom
- The Richard Pryor Show
- What's Happening!! · DJ
- Good Times