Isiah Whitlock Jr.
Country: United States
Gender: M
Birthday: 1954-09-13
Biography
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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. He also is 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"). Whitlock also made appearances on Chappelle's Show and has made several appearances as various characters on Law & Order. 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. He also appears in promotional spots for the Wii video game Punch-Out!! portraying the character Doc Louis. In 2007 he played Ethan Banks in Enchanted. Whitlock played an insurance agent named Ronald Wilkes in the 2011 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
Actor:
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1. Everyone Says I Love You (1996), film...Cop
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2. Eddie (1996), film...Rick
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3. A Fish in the Bathtub (1998), film...Rudy
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4. Jump Tomorrow (2001), film...George's Uncle
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5. WW 3 (2001), film
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6. 25th Hour (2002), film...Agent Flood
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7. The Wire (2002), series...State Senator R. Clayton 'Clay' Davis
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8. PIECES OF APRIL (2003), film...Eugene
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9. She Hate Me (2004), film...Agent Amos Flood
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10. Duane Hopwood (2005), film...William
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11. Kettle of Fish (2006), film...Freddie
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12. Enchanted (2007), film...Ethan Banks
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13. 1408 (2007), film...Hotel Engineer
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14. I Hate Valentine's Day (2009), film...Drummer
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15. Under New Management (2009), film...Rev. A.L. Blunton
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16. Main St. (2010), film...Mayor
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17. Twelve (2010), film...Detective Dumont
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18. Rubicon (2010), series...Mr. Roy
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19. Cedar Rapids (2011), film...Ronald Wilkes
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20. Detachment (2011), film...Mr. Mathias
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21. Thanks for Sharing (2012), film...Charles
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22. Why Stop Now? (2012), film...Black
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23. Not Fade Away (2012), film...Landers
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24. Europa Report (2013), film...Dr. Tarik Pamuk
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25. Newlyweeds (2013), film...Philly
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26. The Angriest Man in Brooklyn (2014), film...Yates (Aaron's client)
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27. Survivor's Remorse (2014), series...Samuel Jordan
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28. The Carmichael Show (2015), series...Reverend Carlson
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29. Pete's Dragon (2016), film...Sheriff Gene Dentler
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30. Atlanta (2016), series...Raleigh Marks
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31. CHIPS (2017), film...Peterson
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32. Cars: Crossroad (2017), film...River Scott (voice)
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33. Person to Person (2017), film...Buster
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34. The Mist (2017), series...Gus Redman
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35. Black Klansman (2018), film...Mr. Turrentine
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36. The Old Man & the Gun (2018), film...Detective Gene Dentler
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37. All Square (2018), film...River Scott
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38. Wyatt Cenac's Problem Areas (2018), series...Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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39. The Good Cop (2018), series
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40. Lying and Stealing (2019), film...Lyman Wilkers
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41. Corporate Animals (2019), film...Derek
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42. Run with the Hunted (2019), film...Lester
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43. Seneca (2019), film...Michael
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44. Lost Holiday (2019), film...Matthews
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45. I Care a Lot (2020), film...Judge Lomax
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46. The Lost Husband (2020), film...Russ McAllen
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47. Da 5 Bloods (2020), film...Melvin
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48. Your Honor (2020), series...Charlie Figaro
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49. Woke (2020), series...Mr. Jackson
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50. Your Honor (extras) (2020), series...Charlie Figaro
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51. History of Swear Words (2021), series...Self - Actor
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52. Lightyear (2022), film...Commander Burnside (voice)
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53. Cocaine Bear (2023), film...Bob
Voice:
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1. Cars: Crossroad (2017), film...River Scott
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2. Lightyear (2022), film...Commander Burnside