Where to watch John Witherspoon in the UK
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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 convenie…
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- Late Show with David Letterman (1993) as Self - Guest
- BoJack Horseman (2014) as Franco Aplenty (voice)
- L.A. Law (1986) as Mark Steadman
- Hill Street Blues (1981) Cast
- Kim Possible (2002) as Wayne (voice)
- black-ish (2014) as James Brown
- The Incredible Hulk (1977) as Tom
- Anger Management (2012) as Will
- The Boondocks (2005) as Robert Freeman (voice)
- Martin (1992) as Uncle Junior
- The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990) as Augustus Adams
- 227 (1985) Cast
- Good Times (1974) Cast
- Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (1995) as Scofflaw (voice)
- Little Man (2006) as Pops
- The Wayans Bros. (1995) as John 'Pops' Williams
- Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja (2012) as S. Ward Smith (voice)
- What's Happening!! (1976) as DJ
- WKRP in Cincinnati (1978) Cast
- Gotham Comedy Live (2012) as Self - Host
- Friday (1995) as Mr. Jones
- Little Nicky (2000) as Street Vendor
- A Thousand Words (2012) as Blind Man
- The First Family (2012) as Grandpa Alvin
- Soul Plane (2004) as Blind Man
- Black Jesus (2014) as Lloyd
- Next Friday (2000) as Mr. Jones
- Dr. Dolittle 2 (2001) as Zoo Bear #2 (voice)
- After Sex (2007) as Gene
- Friday After Next (2002) as Mr. Jones
- Boomerang (1992) as Mr. Jackson
- The Tracy Morgan Show (2003) as Spoon
- White Famous (2017) as Limo Driver
- House Party (1990) as Mr. Strickland
- I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (1988) as Reverend
- Vampire in Brooklyn (1995) as Silas Green
- The Meteor Man (1993) as Clarence James Carter III
- Bird (1988) as Sid
- The Richard Pryor Show (1977) Cast
- Fatal Instinct (1993) as Arch
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Most-watched John Witherspoon films currently: Little Man (2006), Friday (1995), Little Nicky (2000), A Thousand Words (2012), Soul Plane (2004).
What TV shows has John Witherspoon appeared in?
Selected TV credits: Late Show with David Letterman (1993), BoJack Horseman (2014), L.A. Law (1986), Hill Street Blues (1981), Kim Possible (2002).
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