"John Witherspoon (born January 27, 1942) is an American comedian and actor who has had roles in several films and television shows.Witherspoon is best known for his role as Willie Jones for the Friday series, he has starred in films such as Hollywood Shuffle (1987) and Boomerang (1992). He has also made appearances on television shows such as The Wayans Bros. (1995\u201399), The Tracy Morgan Show (2003), Barnaby Jones (1973), The Boondocks (2005), and \"Black Jesus\" (2014)."@en . "Pops"@en . "1977Z"^^ . . "1977Z"^^ . "John Weatherspoon"@en . "1942Z"^^ . . "1942-01-27Z"^^ . "John Witherspoon"@en . . "American actor, comedian" . "Witherspoon, John"@en .