'Wire' actor Isiah Whitlock jr. passed away (shieeeet)

His first movie role was as a doctor in Goodfellas.

 

He was in so many Great Shows/Movies

Rest in Peace
Truly enjoyed your work.

Rocket River

 

He was one of "Those Guys" who made anything he was in better, didn't matter what it was.

 

Damn. Whitlock had presence. Stood out in everything, from Veep to the Wire.

 

Man . . .See him, Lance Reddick and Frankie Faison (Still Alive) in the beginning
Just so good

Rocket River

 

Always enjoyed him in everything he was in but loved his character in The Wire....RIP good sir....

 

Rest in Peace. Really enjoyed his work and his character on The Wire is a classic. A couple of funny things about his character work, even more popular than I thought.


Whitlock is well known for the distinct way he pronounced **** ("sheeeeeeeee-it").[6] Whitlock said that he picked up the pronunciation from an uncle. While filming 25th Hour, Whitlock said that Lee heard him use it in conversation and encouraged him to use it in the film, with the phrase then making its theatrical debut in it.[8] Soon thereafter Whitlock began filming The Wire, and Whitlock said that the phrase, with his distinct pronunciation indicated, was already present in the script.[8] Its use in The Wire made it very popular and it became an enduring part of Whitlock's legacy.[6]Whitlock would also use it in other Lee Films, such as She Hates Me, BlacKkKlansman,[9] and Da 5 Bloods.[10] Whitlock created an academy to teach actors how to say the phrase and sold talking bobbleheads of himself which said the phrase after a successful Kickstarter campaign in 2015.[9]The campaign has raised over $100,000 from 1,828 backers as of December 2025.[11] Prior to the bobblehead's public release, Whitlock said he gave the only prototype to The Wire showrunner David Simon, and Simon said that he regifted it then-President Barack Obama.[12][13]