Biography
Isiah Whitlock Jr. was an American actor. Born on 13 September 1954 in South Bend, Indiana, he died on 30 December 2025 in New York City.
He trained at Southwest Minnesota State University and the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco. Whitlock was best known for his role as corrupt state senator Clay Davis in the HBO series The Wire and for appearances in several films directed by Spike Lee, including 25th Hour (2002), She Hate Me (2004) and BlacKkKlansman (2018).
His film credits include GoodFellas (1990), Cocaine Bear (2023) as Bob, and the voice of Bird King in the Pixar film Hoppers (2026). He also appeared as Larry Dokes in the Netflix series The Residence (2025).
