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Isiah Whitlock Jr., the veteran character actor best known for his roles in “The Wire,” “Veep” and several Spike Lee films, has died. He was 71.
Whitlock died Tuesday in New York after battling a short illness, his manager, Brian Liebman, told Deadline.
“If you knew him — you loved him,” Liebman wrote in an Instagram post. “A brilliant actor and even better person. May his memory forever be a blessing. Our hearts are so broken. He will be very, very missed.”
With more than 125 credits to his name — including two upcoming films — Whitlock was a versatile actor capable of adapting to many different roles. His most frequent collaborator was Spike Lee, who Whitlock worked with on “25th Hour,” “She Hate Me,” “Chi-Raq,” “BlacKkKlansman” and “Da 5 Bloods.”
On the small screen, he was most famous as corrupt state senator Clay Davis on HBO’s “The Wire.” Whitlock appeared sporadically in the first four seasons before joining...
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