John Weatherspoon (January 27, 1942 until October 29, 2019,), better known as John Witherspoon, was an American actor and comedian who appeared in various TV shows and films.He is most famous for his performance as Willie Jones for the Friday series. Witherspoon also appeared in films such as Hollywood Shuffle (1987), Boomerang (1992), The Five Heartbeats (1991), and Vampire in Brooklyn (1995). Additionally, he made appearances on television shows like The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1994), The Wayans Bros. (1995-99), The Tracy Morgan Show (2003), Barnaby Jones (1973), The Boondocks (2005-2014) and Black Jesus (2014-2019). In From the Old School, he plays an elderly worker who attempts to stop a local convenience store from being turned into a strip-club.
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