John Witherspoon (actor), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

John Witherspoon (actor)

American actor

Date of Birth: 27-Jan-1942

Place of Birth: Detroit, Michigan, United States

Date of Death: 29-Oct-2019

Profession: comedian, voice actor

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

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John Witherspoon (born John Weatherspoon; January 27, 1942 – October 29, 2019) was an American actor and comedian who performed in various television shows and films.Best known for his role as Willie Jones for the Friday series, Witherspoon also starred in films such as Hollywood Shuffle (1987), Boomerang (1992), The Five Heartbeats (1991), and Vampire in Brooklyn (1995).
He has also made appearances on television shows such as The Wayans Bros.
(1995–99), The Tracy Morgan Show (2003), Barnaby Jones (1973), The Boondocks (2005–2014), and Black Jesus (2014).
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.