Isiah Whitlock Jr.

Isiah Whitlock Jr.

ActorCrew Sep 13 (died age 71) South Bend, Indiana, USA 1981–2026 (45 year career)
6.5 avg rating

Biography

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 …

Known For

Filmography

Acting (101)

·

Movies (65)

Hoppers

Hoppers

2026

as Bird King (voice)

7.6
The Woody and Friends Movie

The Woody and Friends Movie

2026 Upcoming

as Commander Burnside

Nov 18

Cocaine Bear

Cocaine Bear

2023

as Bob

6.0
Lightyear

Lightyear

2022

as Commander Burnside (voice)

6.9
Triggered

Triggered

2022

as Ohio

I Care a Lot

I Care a Lot

2021

as Judge Lomax

6.6
Da 5 Bloods

Da 5 Bloods

2020

as Melvin

6.4
The Lost Husband

The Lost Husband

2020

as Russ McAllen

6.8
Sloan Hearts Neckface

Sloan Hearts Neckface

2020

as Lester

Lying and Stealing

Lying and Stealing

2019

as Lyman

5.9
Corporate Animals

Corporate Animals

2019

as Derek

4.8
Run with the Hunted

Run with the Hunted

2019

as Lester

4.7
Seneca

Seneca

2019

as Michael

Lost Holiday

Lost Holiday

2019

as Officer Matthews

4.2
BlacKkKlansman

BlacKkKlansman

2018

as Mr. Turrentine

7.5
The Old Man & the Gun

The Old Man & the Gun

2018

as Detective Gene Dentler

6.4
All Square

All Square

2018

as Scotty

6.1
Cars 3

Cars 3

2017

as River Scott (voice)

6.9
CHiPs

CHiPs

2017

as Peterson

6.1
Person to Person

Person to Person

2017

as Buster

5.2
Pete's Dragon

Pete's Dragon

2016

as Sheriff Gene Dentler

6.4
Charity Case

Charity Case

2016

as Ronald

Chi-Raq

Chi-Raq

2015

as Bacchos

5.7
23 Blast

23 Blast

2014

as Dr. Connelly

6.7
The Angriest Man in Brooklyn

The Angriest Man in Brooklyn

2014

as Yates

5.6
Europa Report

Europa Report

2013

as Dr. Pamuk

6.3
Newlyweeds

Newlyweeds

2013

as Philly

4.0
Thanks for Sharing

Thanks for Sharing

2013

as Charles

5.9
Home

Home

2013

as Samuel

6.6
Jerome's Bouquet

Jerome's Bouquet

2013

as Jack

Red Hook Summer

Red Hook Summer

2012

as Detective Flood

5.4
Not Fade Away

Not Fade Away

2012

as Landers

5.4
Why Stop Now?

Why Stop Now?

2012

as Black

5.4
Detachment

Detachment

2011

as Mr. Mathias

7.6
Cedar Rapids

Cedar Rapids

2011

as Ronald Wilkes

5.9
Gun Hill Road

Gun Hill Road

2011

as Officer Thompson

5.7
Brooklyn's Finest

Brooklyn's Finest

2010

as Investigator #3 (as Isiah Whitlock)

6.3
Twelve

Twelve

2010

as Detective Dumont

5.7
Main Street

Main Street

2010

as Mayor

4.5
Under New Management

Under New Management

2009

as Rev. A.L. Blunton

4.7
I Hate Valentine's Day

I Hate Valentine's Day

2009

as Drummer

5.4
Cadillac Records

Cadillac Records

2008

as Mississippi DJ

7.1
Choke

Choke

2008

as Detective Palmer

6.1
Enchanted

Enchanted

2007

as Ethan Banks

6.8
1408

1408

2007

as Hotel Engineer

6.7
The Wire Odyssey

The Wire Odyssey

2007

as Self

6.6
Kettle of Fish

Kettle of Fish

2006

as Freddie

4.6
Beautiful Ohio

Beautiful Ohio

2006

as Mr. Lebreaux

5.0
Duane Hopwood

Duane Hopwood

2005

as William

5.6
Stealing Martin Lane

Stealing Martin Lane

2005

as Chopper

She Hate Me

She Hate Me

2004

as Amos Flood

5.1
A Jersey Tale

A Jersey Tale

2004

as Mr. Stubbs

Pieces of April

Pieces of April

2003

as Eugene

6.5
25th Hour

25th Hour

2002

as Agent Flood

7.3
WW3

WW3

2001
5.3
Jump Tomorrow

Jump Tomorrow

2001

as George's Uncle

6.2
A Fish in the Bathtub

A Fish in the Bathtub

1999

as Rudy

6.6
Harlem Aria

Harlem Aria

1999

as Manny

7.4
The Spanish Prisoner

The Spanish Prisoner

1997

as Trooper

6.8
Eddie

Eddie

1996

as Rick

5.5
Everyone Says I Love You

Everyone Says I Love You

1996

as Cop

6.4
GoodFellas

GoodFellas

1990

as Doctor

8.5
Gremlins 2: The New Batch

Gremlins 2: The New Batch

1990

as Fireman

6.5
A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol

1981

as Second Charitable Gentleman / Party Guest

The Body Is Water

The Body Is Water

as Alexander Wilkins

Crew (1)