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Isiah Whitlock Jr.

Isiah Whitlock Jr.

Birthday: 1954-09-13 | Place of Birth: South Bend, Indiana, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Isiah Whitlock Jr. (born September 13, 1954) is an American actor. He is most famous for his role on the HBO television series, The Wire as corrupt state senator Clay Davis. He also is 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"). Whitlock also made appearances on Chappelle's Show and has made several appearances as various characters on Law & Order. 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. He also appears in promotional spots for the Wii video game Punch-Out!! portraying the character Doc Louis. In 2007 he played Ethan Banks in Enchanted. Whitlock played an insurance agent named Ronald Wilkes in the 2011 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

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2022
Lightyear

as    Commander Burnside (voice)

2021
I Care a Lot

as    Judge Lomax

2020
Your Honor

as    Charlie Figaro

2020
Da 5 Bloods

as    Melvin

2020
The Lost Husband

as    Russ McAllen

2019
Corporate Animals

as    Derek

2019
Run with the Hunted

as    Lester

2018
The Good Cop

as    Burl Loomis

2018
BlacKkKlansman

as    Mr. Turrentine

2018
All Square

as    Scotty

2017
Person to Person

as    Buster

2016
Pete's Dragon

as    Sheriff Gene Dentler

2014
2013
Lucky 7

as    Bob Harris

2013
Thanks for Sharing

as    Charles

2013
Europa Report

as    Dr. Pamuk

2012
Why Stop Now?

as    Black

2012
Not Fade Away

as    Landers

2011
Cedar Rapids

as    Ronald Wilkes

2006
Kettle of Fish

as    Freddie

2005
Duane Hopwood

as    William