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Isiah Whitlock Jr.

Actor | * 09/13/1954 (69) | South Bend, Indiana (United States of America (USA))
Isiah Whitlock Jr. (born September 13, 1954) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as corrupt state senator Clay Davis on the HBO television series The Wire as well as being a frequent collaborator of Spike Lee. He has also appeared in films including GoodFellas, Pieces of April, 1408, Enchanted, Cedar Rapids, Pete’s Dragon, Cars 3, The Old Man and the Gun, All Square, I Care a Lot, and Lightyear and television series including The Good Cop ()
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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. 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 has made appearances on Chappelle's Show and has played various characters on Law & Order and its' spinoff, Law & Order: SVU. He also appears in promotional spots for the Wii video game Punch-Out!! portraying the character Doc Louis.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Crime

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Four African-American Vietnam veterans return to Vietnam. They are in search of the remains of their fallen squad leader and the promise of buried treasure. These heroes battle forces of humanity and ...

Da 5 Bloods

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2020 | 3.3/5 | 2h 36min
War, Drama
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In New York City in the days following the events of 9/11, Monty Brogan is a convicted drug dealer about to start a seven-year prison sentence, and his final hours of freedom are devoted to hanging ou ...

25th Hour

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2002 | 3.7/5 | 2h 15min
Crime, Drama
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Colorado Springs, late 1970s. Ron Stallworth, an African American police officer, and Flip Zimmerman, his Jewish colleague, run an undercover operation to infiltrate the Ku Klux Klan. ...

BlacKkKlansman

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2018 | 3.8/5 | 2h 15min
Comedy, Crime, Drama, History
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A naive Midwesterner insurance salesman travels to a big-city convention in an effort to save the jobs of his co-workers. ...

Cedar Rapids

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2011 | 3.0/5 | 1h 27min
Comedy
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Movies with Isiah Whitlock Jr. as Actor(54)

as Bob2023 Cocaine Bear
as Commander Burnside (voice)2022 Lightyear
as Judge Lomax2021 I Care a Lot
as Melvin2020 Da 5 Bloods
as Russ McAllen2020 The Lost Husband
as Michael2020 Seneca
as Lester2020 Sloan Hearts Neckface
as Lyman2019 Lying and Stealing
as Derek2019 Corporate Animals
as Lester2019 Run with the Hunted
as Scotty2018 All Square
as Mr. Turrentine2018 BlacKkKlansman
as Detective Gene Dentler2018 The Old Man & the Gun
as River Scott (voice)2017 Cars 3
as Buster2017 Person to Person
as Peterson2017 CHiPS
as Sheriff Gene Dentler2016 Pete's Dragon
as Bacchos2015 Chi-Raq
as Yates2014 The Angriest Man in Brooklyn
as Dr. Connelly2014 23 Blast
as Charles2013 Thanks for Sharing
as Philly2013 Newlyweeds
as Samuel2013 Home
as Dr. Pamuk2013 Europa Report
as Jack2013 Jerome's Bouquet
as Detective Flood2012 Red Hook Summer
as Black2012 Why Stop Now?
as Landers2012 Not Fade Away
as Mr. Mathias2011 Detachment
as Officer Thompson2011 Gun Hill Road
as Ronald Wilkes2011 Cedar Rapids
as Investigator #3 (as Isiah Whitlock)2010 Brooklyn's Finest
as Mayor2010 Main Street
as Detective Dumont2010 Twelve
as Mississippi DJ2008 Cadillac Records
as Detective Palmer2008 Choke
as Hotel Engineer2007 1408
as Ethan Banks2007 Enchanted
as himself2007 The Wire Odyssey
as Freddie2006 Kettle of Fish
as Mr. Lebreaux2006 Beautiful Ohio
as William2005 Duane Hopwood
as Mr. Stubbs2004 A Jersey Tale
as Amos Flood2004 She Hate Me
as Eugene2003 Pieces of April
as Agent Flood2002 25th Hour
as Manny1999 Harlem Aria
as Rudy1999 A Fish in the Bathtub
as Trooper1997 The Spanish Prisoner
as Cop1996 Everyone Says I Love You
as Rick1996 Eddie
as Fireman1990 Gremlins 2: The New Batch
as Doctor1990 GoodFellas
as Second Charitable Gentleman / Party Guest1981 A Christmas Carol

TV Shows/Series with Isiah Whitlock Jr. as Actor(37)

as himself2021 History of Swear Words
as Charlie Figaro2020 Your Honor
as Burl Loomis2018 The Good Cop
as Mayor Naise (voice)2018 Apple & Onion
as Richard Talmage2018 FBI
as Gus Bradley2017 The Mist
as Dog #102017 She's Gotta Have It
as Carmen2016 Lucifer
as Reverend Carlson2015 The Carmichael Show
as C.E.O. (voice)2014 BoJack Horseman
as Danny2013 The Blacklist
as Bob Harris2013 Lucky 7
as Ronald Strickland2012 Smash
as George Maddox2012 Veep
as Jack Brunelle2012 Elementary
2009 The Unusuals
2008 New Amsterdam
2004 The Jury
as Clay Davis2002 The Wire
as State Sen. R. Clayton 'Clay' Davis (uncredited)2002 The Wire
as Detective2001 Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Tim Unger2000 Ed
2000 Madigan Men
as Captain Reese1999 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as NTCC Representative1999 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Robbery Division Captain1999 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Todd Smythe1999 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 Third Watch
as Luke - Slave1997 Liberty!
as Anton Emery1993 NYPD Blue
as Attorney Gordon Samuels1990 Law & Order
as Antony White1990 Law & Order
as Simon Brooks1990 Law & Order
as Fred Oakes1990 Law & Order
as Captain Navarro1990 Law & Order
as The Moose1989 Oceano

Additional Information

Official websites:
www.isiahwhitlockjr.com
Full Name: Isiah Whitlock
Born: Monday, 09/13 1954 (September) in South Bend, Indiana (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 69 years + 223 days)
Zodiac sign: Virgo (Chinese zodiac sign: Horse)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Southwest Minnesota State University
Other names for Isiah Whitlock Jr. (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Isaiah Whitlock"
Isiah Whitlock Jr. frequently works together with these people:
Danny Jacobs (27x, Actor)
Katie Crown (20x, Actress)
Dick Wolf (19x, Crew)
Spike Lee (17x, Crew)
Adam LeFevre (15x, Actor)
James Murtaugh (15x, Actor)
William H. Burns (15x, Actor)
Lou Martini Jr. (15x, Actor)
Robert Turano (14x, Actor)
John Doman (13x, Actor)
Armand Schultz (13x, Actor)
Nicholas J. Giangiulio (13x, Actor)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:13284, Added: 05/06/2018, Last updated: 04/12/2024