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Isiah Whitlock Jr.
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Isiah Whitlock, Jr. (September 13, 1954 – December 30, 2025) was an American actor. He is most famous for his role on the HBO television series, The Wire as corrupt state senator Clay Davis. In 2011, Whitlock played an insurance agent named Ronald Wilkes in the film Cedar Rapids. Wilkes is a self-described fan of The Wire and does an impersonation of character Omar Little. Whitlock has said that the references to the series were written in before he became involved in Cedar Rapids.
He is also notable for appearing in Spike Lee films She Hate Me and 25th Hour as Agent Amos Flood. In all three projects, Whitlock established a catchphrase from his characters' distinct pronunciation of the wor…
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Isiah Whitlock, Jr. (September 13, 1954 – December 30, 2025) was an American actor. He is most famous for his role on the HBO television series, The Wire as corrupt state senator Clay Davis. In 2011, Whitlock played an insurance agent named Ronald Wilkes in the film Cedar Rapids. Wilkes is a self-described fan of The Wire and does an impersonation of character Omar Little. Whitlock has said that the references to the series were written in before he became involved in Cedar Rapids. He is also notable for appearing in Spike Lee films She Hate Me and 25th Hour as Agent Amos Flood. In all three projects, Whitlock established a catchphrase from his characters' distinct pronunciation of the word "shit" ("sheee-it"). He appeared as Eugine, a supporting role, in the 2003 film Pieces of April. He had a bit part in Goodfellas as a doctor who gives Henry Hill a Valium while attending to his brother. In 2007, he played Ethan Banks in Enchanted. Whitlock made appearances on Chappelle's Show and played various characters on Law & Order and its' spinoff, Law & Order: SVU. He also appeared in promotional spots for the Wii video game Punch-Out!! portraying the character Doc Louis.
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Isiah Whitlock Jr.'s Filmography
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Hoppers
as Bird King (voice)
Cocaine Bear
as Bob
Lightyear
as Commander Burnside (voice)
Triggered
as Ohio
I Care a Lot
as Judge Lomax
Da 5 Bloods
as Melvin
Sloan Hearts Neckface
as Lester
The Lost Husband
as Russ McAllen
Seneca
as Michael
Run with the Hunted
as Lester
Corporate Animals
as Derek
Lying and Stealing
as Lyman
Lost Holiday
as Officer Matthews
All Square
as Scotty
The Old Man & the Gun
as Detective Gene Dentler
BlacKkKlansman
as Mr. Turrentine
Person to Person
as Buster
Cars 3
as River Scott (voice)
CHiPs
as Peterson
Pete's Dragon
as Sheriff Gene Dentler
Chi-Raq
as Bacchos
23 Blast
as Dr. Connelly
The Angriest Man in Brooklyn
as Yates
Home
as Samuel
Jerome's Bouquet
as Jack
Thanks for Sharing
as Charles
Newlyweeds
as Philly
Europa Report
as Dr. Pamuk
Not Fade Away
as Landers
Why Stop Now?
as Black
Red Hook Summer
as Detective Flood
Gun Hill Road
as Officer Thompson
Detachment
as Mr. Mathias
Cedar Rapids
as Ronald Wilkes
Main Street
as Mayor
Twelve
as Detective Dumont
Brooklyn's Finest
as Investigator #3 (as Isiah Whitlock)
I Hate Valentine's Day
as Drummer
Under New Management
as Rev. A.L. Blunton
Cadillac Records
as Mississippi DJ
Choke
as Detective Palmer
The Wire Odyssey
as Self
Enchanted
as Ethan Banks
1408
as Hotel Engineer
Beautiful Ohio
as Mr. Lebreaux
Kettle of Fish
as Freddie
Duane Hopwood
as William
Stealing Martin Lane
as Chopper
She Hate Me
as Amos Flood
A Jersey Tale
as Mr. Stubbs
Pieces of April
as Eugene
25th Hour
as Agent Flood
Jump Tomorrow
as George's Uncle
WW3
Harlem Aria
as Manny
A Fish in the Bathtub
as Rudy
The Spanish Prisoner
as Trooper
Everyone Says I Love You
as Cop
Eddie
as Rick
GoodFellas
as Doctor
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
as Fireman
No Poster
A Christmas Carol
as Second Charitable Gentleman / Party Guest
No Poster
The Body Is Water
as Alexander Wilkins