Isiah Whitlock Jr.
- Recitazione
- 13 settembre 1954 · South Bend, Indiana, USA
- 30 dicembre 2025
Biografia
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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Filmografia
- Jumpers - Un salto tra gli animali · Bird King (Voce)
- The Residence · Larry Dokes
- Cocainorso · Bob
- Lightyear - La vera storia di Buzz · Commander Burnside (Voce)
- Triggered · Ohio
- I Care a Lot · Judge Lomax
- Storia delle parolacce · In persona
- Your Honor · Charlie Figaro
- Woke · Mr. Jackson
- Da 5 Bloods - Come fratelli · Melvin
- Sloan Hearts Neckface · Lester
- La vita all’improvviso · Russ McAllen
- Seneca · Michael
- Gioventù perduta · Lester
- Corporate Animals · Derek
- L'arte della truffa · Lyman
- Lost Holiday · Officer Matthews
- All Square · Scotty
- Old Man & the Gun · Detective Gene Dentler
- FBI · Richard Talmage
- The Good Cop · Burl Loomis
- BlacKkKlansman · Mr. Turrentine
- Apple & Onion · Mayor Naise (Voce)
- She's Gotta Have It · Dog #10
- Person to Person · Buster
- La nebbia · Gus Bradley
- Cars 3 · River Scott (Voce)
- CHiPs · Peterson
- Atlanta · Raleigh Marks
- Il drago invisibile · Sheriff Gene Dentler
- Lucifer · Carmen
- Chi-Raq · Bacchos
- The Carmichael Show · Reverend Carlson
- 23 Blast · Dr. Connelly
- Gotham · Gerry Lang
- BoJack Horseman · C.E.O. (Voce)
- 90 minuti a New York · Yates
- Lucas Bros. Moving Co. · Mr. Dream
- Home · Samuel
- Jerome's Bouquet · Jack
- Lucky 7 · Bob Harris
- The Blacklist · Danny
- Tentazioni (ir)resistibili · Charles
- Newlyweeds · Philly
- Europa Report · Dr. Pamuk
- Not Fade Away · Landers
- Elementary · Jack Brunelle
- Why Stop Now? · Black
- Red Hook Summer · Detective Flood
- Veep - Vicepresidente incompetente · George Maddox
- Smash · Ronald Strickland
- Gun Hill Road · Officer Thompson
- Detachment - Il distacco · Mr. Mathias
- Benvenuti a Cedar Rapids · Ronald Wilkes
- Main Street · Mayor
- Twelve · Detective Dumont
- Brooklyn's Finest · Investigator #3 (as Isiah Whitlock)
- The Good Wife · Ira Protopapas
- 5 appuntamenti per farla innamorare · Drummer
- The Unusuals - I soliti sospetti
- Un uomo d'affari · Rev. A.L. Blunton
- Cadillac Records · Mississippi DJ
- Soffocare · Detective Palmer
- New Amsterdam · Joe Williams
- The Wire Odyssey · In persona
- Come d'incanto · Ethan Banks
- 1408 · Hotel Engineer
- Beautiful Ohio · Mr. Lebreaux
- Che bel pasticcio · Freddie
- Il coraggio di cambiare · William
- Stealing Martin Lane · Chopper
- Lei mi odia · Amos Flood
- A Jersey Tale · Mr. Stubbs
- The Jury
- Schegge di April · Eugene
- La 25ª ora · Agent Flood
- The Wire · Clay Davis
- Jump Tomorrow · George's Uncle
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent · Crime Scene Detective, Detective
- WW3