He also had roles on the small screen in The Richard Pryor Show, The Wayans Bros., and The Tracy Morgan Show.
Public Enemy rapper Chuck D says, “It’s where I first remembered The Great John Witherspoon on the screen in Robert Townsend’s Hollywood Shuffle.
You can read a collection of tributes below, starting with one from the John Witherspoon Twitter account by his family.
It is with deep sadness we have to tweet this, but our husband & father John Witherspoon has passed away.
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