John Witherspoon

John Witherspoon

actor, camera and electrical department, producer

John Witherspoon was born on Jan 27, 1942 in USA. John Witherspoon's big-screen debut came with The Richard Pryor Show - Season 1 directed by John Moffitt in 1977, strarring Various. John Witherspoon is known for The Boondocks directed by Seung Eun Kim, Regina King stars as Riley Freeman and John Witherspoon as Robert 'Granddad' Freeman. The upcoming new movie John Witherspoon plays is Reality Queen! which will be released on Jan 10, 2020.

John Witherspoon was an African-American actor from Detroit, Michigan known for playing Granddad from The Boondocks and Willie Jones from the Friday trilogy. He also acted in Boomerang, Little Nicky, Soul Plane, Vampire in Brooklyn, Black Jesus and The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. He passed away in October 29, 2019 due to a heart attack.

  • Birthday

    Jan 27, 1942
  • Place of Birth

    Detroit, Michigan, USA

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