John Witherspoon

John Weatherspoon (January 27, 1942 - October 29, 2019), better known as John Witherspoon, was an 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”, “Boomerang”, “The Five Heartbeats”, and “Vampire in Brooklyn”. He has also made appearances on television shows such as “The Wayans Bros.”, “The Tracy Morgan Show”, “Barnaby Jones”, “The Boondocks”, and “Black Jesus”. He also 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.

Death
On October 29, 2019, John Witherspoon died of a heart attack at his home in Sherman Oaks, California. He was 77 years old.