"'It is with tremendous sadness that I share the passing of my dear friend and client Isiah Whitlock Jr,' wrote Liebman in the caption alongside a photo of the two. 'If you knew him, you loved him. 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.'"
"Liebman told that Whitlock died peacefully after a short illness."
"The actor most famously left his mark on HBO's 'The Wire' as the corrupt Maryland State Sen. Clay Davis, whose iconic swearing, particularly his elongation of the word s-, is a memorable element of the 60-episode crime drama."
"On the big screen, Whitlock appeared in multiple Lee films, including 'She Hate Me' (2004), 'Chi-Raq' (2015), 'BlacKkKlansman' (2018) and 'Da 5 Bloods' (2020)."
Isiah Whitlock Jr. died at 71 after a short illness, his manager Brian Liebman said. Liebman described Whitlock as a brilliant actor and friend and said his memory would be a blessing. Whitlock was born in South Bend, Ind., and pursued acting after sustaining football injuries at Southwest Minnesota State University, graduating in 1976 and joining the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco. Whitlock had roles in procedural dramas including multiple iterations of the 'Law & Order' franchise. He was best known for portraying corrupt Maryland State Sen. Clay Davis on HBO's 'The Wire' and appeared in several Spike Lee films.
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