John Witherspoon (actor)

John Witherspoon
Witherspoon in 2019
Born(1942-01-27)January 27, 1942
DiedOctober 29, 2019(2019-10-29) (aged 77)
Burial placeForest Lawn Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills, California, U.S.
Other namesPops
Occupations
  • Actor
  • comedian
Years active1977–2019
Spouse
Angela Robinson
(m. 1988)
Children2

John Witherspoon ( Weatherspoon; January 27, 1942 – October 29, 2019) was an American actor and comedian who performed in various television shows and films.[1] He played Willie Jones in the Friday series,[1] and starred in films such as Hollywood Shuffle (1987), Boomerang (1992), The Five Heartbeats (1991), and Vampire in Brooklyn (1995).[1] In addition, Witherspoon made appearances on television shows such as The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1994), The Wayans Bros. (1995–1999), The Tracy Morgan Show (2003), Barnaby Jones (1973), The Boondocks (2005–2014), and Black Jesus (2014–2019).[1][2] He wrote a film, From the Old School, in which he played an elderly working man who tries to prevent a neighborhood convenience store from being developed into a strip club.

  1. ^ a b c d "John Witherspoon". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2015. Archived from the original on July 1, 2015. Retrieved June 14, 2019.
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