Isiah Whitlock Jr.

Isiah Whitlock Jr.

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.
    Known for
    Acting
    Place of birth
    South Bend, Indiana, USA
    Birthday
    9/13/1954
Pieces of April
Pieces of April
6.5
Kettle of Fish
Kettle of Fish
4.8
Gun Hill Road
Gun Hill Road
5.9
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids
5.9
Detachment
Detachment
7.6
Lightyear
Lightyear
7
Harlem Aria
Harlem Aria
7
The Angriest Man in Brooklyn
The Angriest Man in Brooklyn
5.7
Thanks for Sharing
Thanks for Sharing
5.9
Jump Tomorrow
Jump Tomorrow
6.8
Why Stop Now?
Why Stop Now?
5.3
Triggered
Triggered
0
Newlyweeds
Newlyweeds
4.4
WW3
WW3
5.6
The Wire Odyssey
The Wire Odyssey
6.6
Home
Home
6.6
Cocaine Bear
Cocaine Bear
6
Eddie
Eddie
5.5
Seneca
Seneca
0
25th Hour
25th Hour
7.3
Lost Holiday
Lost Holiday
4.2
A Jersey Tale
A Jersey Tale
0
Main Street
Main Street
4.4
Pete's Dragon
Pete's Dragon
6.4
Europa Report
Europa Report
6.3
GoodFellas
GoodFellas
8.5
Cadillac Records
Cadillac Records
7.1
Chi-Raq
Chi-Raq
5.8
Red Hook Summer
Red Hook Summer
5.5
Person to Person
Person to Person
5.2
Everyone Says I Love You
Everyone Says I Love You
6.4
Duane Hopwood
Duane Hopwood
5.7
Twelve
Twelve
5.8
Beautiful Ohio
Beautiful Ohio
5.2
1408
1408
6.7
The Old Man & the Gun
The Old Man & the Gun
6.4
Not Fade Away
Not Fade Away
5.5
23 Blast
23 Blast
6.8
Choke
Choke
6.1
CHiPS
CHiPS
6.1
All Square
All Square
6.1
BlacKkKlansman
BlacKkKlansman
7.5
She Hate Me
She Hate Me
5.1
The Spanish Prisoner
The Spanish Prisoner
6.8
Corporate Animals
Corporate Animals
4.8
A Christmas Carol
0
Da 5 Bloods
Da 5 Bloods
6.5
I Care a Lot
I Care a Lot
6.6
Lying and Stealing
Lying and Stealing
5.9
Cars 3
Cars 3
6.9
The Lost Husband
The Lost Husband
6.8
Brooklyn's Finest
Brooklyn's Finest
6.3
Enchanted
Enchanted
6.8
A Fish in the Bathtub
A Fish in the Bathtub
6.9
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
6.5
Jerome's Bouquet
Jerome's Bouquet
0
Sloan Hearts Neckface
Sloan Hearts Neckface
0
Run with the Hunted
Run with the Hunted
5
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