利伯曼娱乐公司在社交媒体上证实，演员小伊塞亚·维特洛克已经去世。
“这是最沉重的心，我们分享我们的家庭成员，小伊塞亚·维特洛克的去世，”利伯曼娱乐公司说在社交媒体的一份声明中。“人们将会深深怀念他对生活的热情和他给银幕带来的令人难忘的风采。愿他的才华和遗产永远被铭记。”
演员的经纪人布莱恩·利伯曼也致敬Instagram上的演员，并称惠特洛克是一位“杰出的演员，甚至是更好的人。”
“如果你了解他——你爱他，”利伯曼说。“愿他的记忆永远是一种祝福。我们的心都碎了。我们会非常非常想念他。”
他因《火线》和频繁与导演斯派克·李合作的电影而闻名，如《火线警探》Da 5血液“还有”黑色党徒."
惠特洛克于1954年9月13日出生在印第安纳州的南本德，他在西南明尼苏达州立大学上学时开始成为一名演员，在那里他获得了足球奖学金并学习戏剧。1976年毕业后，他加入了加州旧金山的美国音乐学院。
1987年，他在电视连续剧《Cagney》中获得了一个角色&根据IMDB的说法，惠特洛克在其中扮演了一个上出租车的男人。
他接着又在电影《小鬼2:新一批》中出演了几个角色，1990年他在《盗亦有道》中扮演了一名医生，还在电视剧《世界末日》中扮演了更多角色。
从2002年到2008年，他在《火线》中饰演参议员r·克莱顿·戴维斯。当他为自己的角色设计了一句口头禅“咿咿呀呀”时，他把这个角色变成了自己
演员讲述2015年，他在巴尔的摩的媒体博客上写道，这句流行语是在他开始制作斯派克·李2002年的电影《第25小时》时出现的
“当我开始写《火线》的时候，我开始在对话中出错，”他说。"作家们最终开始把它写进去。"
他补充说，他对参加这个节目有着美好的回忆，他说，“我总是期待着来工作。表演太棒了。他们管理严密。精彩的写作。我有一个难得的真正享受我正在做的事情的时刻。他们给了我很大的自由去创造一个角色。可以这么说，让我的肌肉活动起来。”
继《火线》之后，惠特洛克继续出演了几部电视剧，包括《法律》&命令:犯罪意图，卢比孔河和满足布朗。他还与碧昂斯、阿德里安·布劳迪和杰弗里·赖特一起出演了2011年的电影《锡达拉皮兹》和2008年的电影《凯迪拉克唱片》。
2012年，他再次与李安合作《红钩之夏》，还出演了电视剧《粉碎》。
2013年至2015年，他与朱莉娅·路易斯·德利法斯一起出演了《副总统》，饰演乔治·马多克斯等角色。
惠特洛克称赞了2021年《副总统》中的即兴表演采访对影音俱乐部说，“这个节目的即兴表演太棒了，太棒了。”
“你必须带着你的游戏，”他补充道。“一路上你没有太多时间思考。你只需要敞开心扉去反应和回应。但一旦你这样做了，这真的是一个不错的小旅程。”
他与李合作的最后一部电影是《嗜血法医》。它因原创配乐获得了2021年奥斯卡奖的提名。
2020年，他在电视剧《你的荣誉》中饰演查理·费加罗，与布莱恩·克兰斯顿、霍普·戴维斯、迈克尔·斯图巴等一起出演。该剧历时两季，于2023年收官。
他最近的角色是在网飞的迷你剧《住宅》中饰演拉里·多克斯，他与奥卓·阿杜巴、吉安卡洛·埃斯珀西多、兰德尔·朴等主演了这部剧。
在即将上映的2026年迪士尼电影《蚱蜢》中，惠特洛克为鸟王这个角色配音。这部电影还由乔恩·哈姆、梅丽尔·斯特里普、凯茜·纳基麦和戴夫·弗兰科主演。
Actor Isiah Whitlock Jr., known for 'The Wire,' 'Veep' and Spike Lee films, dies at 71
Actor Isiah Whitlock Jr. has died, Liebman Entertainment confirmed on social media.
"It is with the heaviest of hearts that we share the passing of a member of our family, Isiah Whitlock Jr.," Liebman Entertainmentsaidin a statement on social media. "He will be deeply missed for his zest for life and the unforgettable presence he brought to the screen. May his talent and legacy always be remembered."
The actor's manager, Brian Liebman, alsopaid tributeto the actor on Instagram and called Whitlock a "brilliant actor and even better person."
"If you knew him - you loved him," Liebman said. "May his memory forever be a blessing. Our hearts are so broken. He will be very, very missed."
He is known for "The Wire" and for frequently collaborating with director Spike Lee on films like "Da 5 Bloods" and "BlacKkKlansman."
Born on Sept. 13, 1954, in South Bend, Indiana, Whitlock got his start as an actor while attending college at Southwest Minnesota State University, where he had a football scholarship and studied theater. He joined the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco, CA, after graduating in 1976.
In 1987, he landed a role in the TV series "Cagney&Lacey," in which, according to IMDB, Whitlock played a man getting in a cab.
He went on to book a few more roles in films like "Gremlins 2: The New Batch," "Goodfellas" in 1990, where he played a doctor, the TV series "As the World Turns" and more.
From 2002 to 2008, he starred as Senator R. Clayton "Clay" Davis in "The Wire." He made the role his own when he developed the catchphrase for his character, "sheeeeee-it."
The actortoldBaltimore Media Blog in 2015 that the catchphrase came about when he started working on Spike Lee's 2002 film "25th Hour."
"When I started working on 'The Wire,' I started slipping it in my dialogue," he said. "The writers eventually started writing it in."
He added that he had fond memories of being in the show, saying, "I always looked forward to coming to work. The show was so good. They ran a tight ship. Fantastic writing. I had a rare moment of truly enjoying what I was doing. They gave me a lot of freedom to create a character. Flex my muscles so to speak."
Following "The Wire," Whitlock continued to star in several TV series, including "Law&Order: Criminal Intent," "Rubicon" and "Meet the Browns." He also starred in the 2011 film "Cedar Rapids" and the 2008 film "Cadillac Records" alongside Beyoncé, Adrien Brody and Jeffrey Wright.
In 2012, he collaborated again with Lee for "Red Hook Summer" and also starred in the TV series "Smash."
He went on to star in "Veep" alongside Julia Louis-Dreyfus from 2013 to 2015 as George Maddox and more.
Whitlock lauded the improvisation on "Veep" in a 2021interviewwith The A.V. Club and said, "The improvisation on this show was just phenomenal and it was great."
"You had to bring your game," he added. "You didn't have very much time to think along the way. You just had to open up yourself to react and respond. But once you do that, it's really a nice little ride."
The last film he collaborated on with Lee was "Da 5 Bloods." It was nominated for an Academy Award in 2021 for original score.
In 2020, he starred in the TV series "Your Honor" as Charlie Figaro alongside Bryan Cranston, Hope Davis, Michael Stuhlbarg and more. The show lasted two seasons and wrapped in 2023.
His most recent role was as Larry Dokes in the Netflix miniseries, "The Residence," which he starred in with Uzo Aduba, Giancarlo Esposito, Randall Park and more.
In the upcoming 2026 Disney film "Hoppers," Whitlock voiced the character of Bird King. The film also stars Jon Hamm, Meryl Streep, Kathy Najimy and Dave Franco.
