John Witherspoon
- Atuação
- 27 de janeiro de 1942 · Detroit, Michigan, USA
- 29 de outubro de 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
- Minha Vida de Rainha · Joe The Plumber
- I Got the Hook Up 2 · Mr. Mimm
- White Famous · Limo Driver
- Black-ish · James Brown
- BoJack Horseman · Franco Aplenty (Voz)
- Black Jesus · Lloyd
- Gotham Comedy Live · Em pessoa
- The First Family · Grandpa Alvin
- Randy Cunningham: Ninja Total · S. Ward Smith (Voz)
- Tratamento de Choque · Will
- As Mil Palavras · Blind Man
- Chick Magnet · John (uncredited)
- Bring Me the Head of Lance Henriksen · John
- As Trapaceiras · Mr. Wikes
- You Got to Coordinate · Em pessoa
- Depois do Sexo · Gene
- Thugaboo: A Miracle on D-roc's Street · Real Santa/Christmas Singer on a Radio (Voz)
- O Pequenino · Pops
- Boondocks · Robert Freeman (Voz)
- Uma Festa no Ar · Blind Man
- Laffapalooza! #2 · Em pessoa
- The Tracy Morgan Show · Spoon
- A Mais Louca Sexta-Feira em Apuros · Mr. Jones
- Kim Possible · Wayne (Voz)
- Dr. Dolittle 2 · Zoo Bear #2 (Voz)
- Little Nick - Um Diabo Diferente · Street Vendor
- O Tigrão · Scrap Iron
- Mais Uma Sexta-Feira em Apuros · Mr. Jones
- High Freakquency · Wes Thomas
- I Got the Hook-Up · Mr. Mimm
- Politicamente Incorreto · Reverend Morris
- Ride · Roscoe
- Fakin' Da Funk · Bill
- Sprung · Detective
- Um Vampiro no Brooklyn · Silas Green
- Sexta-feira em Apuros · Mr. Jones
- Felizes para Sempre: Contos para Todas as Crianças · Scofflaw (Voz)
- Murder Was the Case · Drunk #1
- Dupla do Barulho · John 'Pops' Williams
- Cosmic Slop · Homeless Man #1 (segment 'The First Commandment')
- Distração Fatal · Arch
- Late Show with David Letterman · Em pessoa
- O Homem Meteoro · Clarence James Carter III
- Martin · Uncle Junior
- Bebe's Kids · Card Player #1 (Voz)
- O Príncipe das Mulheres · Mr. Jackson
- Corra que os Tomates Assassinos Vem Aí · Evan Rood
- Talkin' Dirty After Dark · Dukie
- Sunday in Paris · Fredic Dickson
- Ritmo & Blues - O Sonho do Sucesso · Wild Rudy
- Um Maluco no Pedaço · Augustus Adams
- Uma Festa de Arromba · Mr. Strickland
- Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 4
- Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 3
- Vou Te Pegar Otário · Reverend
- Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 2
- Kidnapped · Pimp
- Bird · Sid
- Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 1
- Confusões em Hollywood · Mr. Jones
- Ratboy · Heavy
- L.A. Law · Mark Steadman
- 227
- Chumbo Grosso
- Nasce um Cantor · M.C. Cinderella Club
- WKRP in Cincinnati
- O Incrível Hulk · Tom
- The Richard Pryor Show
- What's Happening!! · DJ
- Good Times