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John Wesley was an American actor who worked in many television series, including The Fresh Prince of Bel Air, and in Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad, where he played the role of Principal Pratchert. He also had roles in many feature films as well as theater productions.
Birth Name
John Wesley Houston
Born
Sunday, 03 August 1947
Died
Sunday, 08 September 2019
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Second Acts | Ben Hancock | 2019 |
| Holly Day | Jerry | 2018 |
| The Midnighters | Chester | 2016 |
| If I Could Tell You | Participant #3 | 2016 |
| The Undershepherd | Steven Parker | 2012 |
| Hart of Dixie | Otis | 2011 |
| Cursed | Vincent Jones | 2011 |
| Beneath the Blue | Doctor | 2010 |
| Red Carpet Report | Self | 2009 |
| Trust Me | Focus group man in green and white shirt | 2009 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Second Acts | Ben Hancock | 2019 |
| Holly Day | Jerry | 2018 |
| The Midnighters | Chester | 2016 |
| If I Could Tell You | Participant #3 | 2016 |
| The Undershepherd | Steven Parker | 2012 |
| Hart of Dixie | Otis | 2011 |
| Cursed | Vincent Jones | 2011 |
| Beneath the Blue | Doctor | 2010 |
| Red Carpet Report | Self | 2009 |
| Trust Me | Focus group man in green and white shirt | 2009 |
| The Least Among You | Shotgun | 2009 |
| Actors Entertainment | Self | 2009 |
| Believers | Leader | 2007 |
| Inside the Twin Towers | Al Smith | 2006 |
| Night Stalker | Warden Blume | 2005 |
| Revelations | Prison Warden | 2005 |
| Medium | Judge | 2005 |
| Medical Investigation | Mr. Ndulu | 2004 |
| Cold Case | Clyde | 2003 |
| All of Us | Roosevelt | 2003 |
| NCIS | Chaplain Samuel Kemp | 2003 |
| World Record | Dan's Dad (voice) / Dan's Dad | 2003 |
| The Animatrix | Dan's Dad (segment "World Record") | 2003 |
| 13th Child | Jones | 2002 |
| Remember the Titans | Official | 2000 |
| The Wood | Police Officers | 1999 |
| Our Friend, Martin | Man / Demonstrator | 1999 |
| Martial Law | Henry Winship | 1998 |
| Oh Yeah! Cartoons | Donut / Cop #3 (segment "A Cop & his Donut") | 1998 |
| I Got the Hook Up | Minister | 1998 |
| Always Outnumbered | Store Manager | 1998 |
| Pensacola: Wings of Gold | General Daniel Singer ret. | 1997 |
| The Second Civil War | Chairman of the Joint Chiefs | 1997 |
| The Practice | Father Stanley Joley | 1997 |
| The Jamie Foxx Show | Willie the Janitor | 1996 |
| The Courtyard | Mr. Brendel | 1995 |
| JAG | Darren Oakley | 1995 |
| Charlie Grace | Detective Horan | 1995 |
| The Colony | Jerry Franklin | 1995 |
| Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child | Royal Minister / Supreme Justice / The General | 1995 |
| The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes | Dr. Freeman | 1995 |
| Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad | Principal Pratchett / Principle Pratchett / Principal Pratchert / Princible Pratchett | 1994 |
| The Little Rascals | Amish Man | 1994 |
| Frasier | Jerry | 1993 |
| Living Single | Ed Anderson | 1993 |
| Born Yesterday | Sen. Welch / Senator Welch | 1993 |
| Sirens | Lt. Pike | 1993 |
| Sinatra | Sy Oliver | 1992 |
| Hangin' with Mr. Cooper | Mr. Toplyn | 1992 |
| California Dreams | Coach Wicks | 1992 |
| Martin | Mr. Jim | 1992 |
| Melrose Place | Ernie | 1992 |
| Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot | Tony | 1992 |
| Homefront | Johnny | 1991 |
| Roc | Kenny Sills | 1991 |
| Raw Nerve | The Band - New Power | 1991 |
| Nothing But Trouble | Sam | 1991 |
| Gabriel's Fire | Thomas Graves | 1990 |
| The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air | Dr. Hoover | 1990 |
| True Colors | Dean Thomas | 1990 |
| Dream On | Jim | 1990 |
| Family of Spies | Capt. Lennox | 1990 |
| Baywatch | Police Captain | 1989 |
| Out Cold | Cop #2 | 1989 |
| Go Toward the Light | 2nd Doctor | 1988 |
| Dirty Dancing | Sweets Walker | 1988 |
| Jack's Back | Sam Hilliard / Sam Hillard | 1988 |
| In the Heat of the Night | Vic Glendon | 1988 |
| Moving | Roy Hendersen | 1988 |
| Nuts | Holding Cell Guard | 1987 |
| Wiseguy | Hawthorne | 1987 |
| CBS Summer Playhouse | Larry | 1987 |
| Married... with Children | Dennis | 1987 |
| Timestalkers | Jack | 1987 |
| Stillwatch | Philip Buckley | 1987 |
| Let's Get Harry | Mercenary | 1986 |
| Crime Story | Charlie Brock | 1986 |
| Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story | 1986 | |
| Matlock | Dr. Carlin | 1986 |
| Toughlove | Danny Dawson | 1985 |
| 227 | Barney Wilson / Russell | 1985 |
| Stingray | Detective Washington | 1986 |
| Perfect | Eddie | 1985 |
| Hail to the Chief | Dr. Stevens | 1985 |
| Love Lives On | Dr. Winston | 1985 |
| Missing in Action 2: The Beginning | Frankie / Franklin | 1985 |
| The Atlanta Child Murders | Tombe Chorro | 1985 |
| Street Hawk | Keith Damon | 1985 |
| Highway to Heaven | Ted Tilley Jr. | 1984 |
| The Brief | Sonny Adair | 1984 |
| Quarterback Princess | George Watson | 1983 |
| Special Bulletin | Bernard Frost | 1983 |
| Knight Rider | U.S. Marshal | 1982 |
| Hill Street Blues | Ed Andrews | 1981 |
| It's a Living | Adams | 1980 |
| Benson | Tony | 1979 |
| The Facts of Life | Crandall | 1979 |
| Black Fist | Ira | 1975 |
| The Jeffersons | Gambler #2 | 1975 |
| Uptight | Larry | 1968 |
| Hang 'Em High | Guard | 1968 |
| Daktari | Sergeant Motabu | 1966 |
| The Man from U.N.C.L.E. | Wounded Native | 1964 |
| The Great Adventure | John Copeland Jr. | 1963 |
| The Richard Boone Show | Bromley | 1963 |
| Dr. Kildare | Paul Young | 1961 |
| My Three Sons | Policeman | 1960 |
