Isiah Whitlock Jr. is dead. Mostly due to the TV series The Wire Well-known US actor died in New York after a short illness, said his manager Brian Liebman. The actor, who comes from South Bend, Indiana, was 71 years old.
In the Crime and drama series The Wire Whitlock played the openly corrupt state senator Clay Davis in 25 episodes. His character was particularly popular with fans.
Whitlock also appeared in several films by Spike Lee with. In 2004 he was in She hates me2012 in Red Hook Summer2015 in Chi Raq2018 in BlacKkKlansman and 2020 in There 5 Bloods to see.
“It’s a big, big, big loss,” Lee said. He will miss Whitlock for the rest of his life. “We’ve had a good relationship with each other over the years. It was a good fit from the start.”
