People
Isiah Whitlock Jr.
Biography:
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"... Read More
Movies:
Title | Release date |
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Cocaine Bear as Bob | 2023-02-22 |
Lightyear as Commander Burnside (voice) | 2022-06-15 |
Triggered as Ohio | 2022-04-03 |
I Care a Lot as Judge Lomax | 2021-02-19 |
Seneca as Michael | 2020-08-04 |
Da 5 Bloods as Melvin | 2020-06-12 |
Sloan Hearts Neckface as Lester | 2020-04-15 |
The Lost Husband as Russ McAllen | 2020-04-10 |
Run with the Hunted as Lester | 2019-10-03 |
Corporate Animals as Derek | 2019-09-20 |
Lying and Stealing as Lyman | 2019-07-12 |
Lost Holiday as Officer Matthews | 2019-05-03 |
All Square as Scotty | 2018-10-12 |
The Old Man & the Gun as Detective Gene Dentler | 2018-09-27 |
BlacKkKlansman as Mr. Turrentine | 2018-08-09 |
Person to Person as Buster | 2017-07-28 |
Cars 3 as River Scott (voice) | 2017-06-15 |
CHiPS as Peterson | 2017-03-23 |
Pete's Dragon as Sheriff Gene Dentler | 2016-08-10 |
Chi-Raq as Bacchos | 2015-12-04 |
23 Blast as Dr. Connelly | 2014-10-24 |
The Angriest Man in Brooklyn as Yates | 2014-05-23 |
Home as Samuel | 2013-11-22 |
Jerome's Bouquet as Jack | 2013-10-02 |
Thanks for Sharing as Charles | 2013-09-19 |
Newlyweeds as Philly | 2013-09-18 |
Europa Report as Dr. Pamuk | 2013-06-27 |
Not Fade Away as Landers | 2012-12-21 |
Why Stop Now? as Black | 2012-08-17 |
Red Hook Summer as Detective Flood | 2012-08-10 |
Gun Hill Road as Officer Thompson | 2011-08-05 |
Detachment as Mr. Mathias | 2011-04-24 |
Cedar Rapids as Ronald Wilkes | 2011-02-11 |
Main Street as Mayor | 2010-10-21 |
Twelve as Detective Dumont | 2010-07-30 |
Brooklyn's Finest as Investigator #3 (as Isiah Whitlock) | 2010-03-04 |
Cadillac Records as Mississippi DJ | 2008-12-05 |
Choke as Detective Palmer | 2008-09-26 |
The Wire Odyssey as Self | 2007-12-20 |
Enchanted as Ethan Banks | 2007-11-20 |
1408 as Hotel Engineer | 2007-06-22 |
Beautiful Ohio as Mr. Lebreaux | 2006-11-10 |
Kettle of Fish as Freddie | 2006-10-15 |
Duane Hopwood as William | 2005-11-11 |
She Hate Me as Amos Flood | 2004-07-30 |
A Jersey Tale as Mr. Stubbs | 2004-06-25 |
Pieces of April as Eugene | 2003-10-17 |
25th Hour as Agent Flood | 2002-12-19 |
Jump Tomorrow as George's Uncle | 2001-11-09 |
WW 3 | 2001-07-12 |
Harlem Aria as Manny | 1999-03-05 |
A Fish in the Bathtub as Rudy | 1999-03-01 |
The Spanish Prisoner as Trooper | 1997-12-03 |
Everyone Says I Love You as Cop | 1996-12-06 |
Eddie as Rick | 1996-05-31 |
GoodFellas as Doctor | 1990-09-12 |
Gremlins 2: The New Batch as Fireman | 1990-06-15 |
A Christmas Carol as Second Charitable Gentleman / Party Guest | 1981-12-21 |