Isiah Whitlock Jr., Scene-Stealing Character Actor in ‘The Wire,’ Dies at 71

He was reliably versatile across TV and screen roles and a regular presence in Spike Lee movies like “25th Hour,” “BlacKkKlansman” and “Da 5 Bloods.”

​He was reliably versatile across TV and screen roles and a regular presence in Spike Lee movies like “25th Hour,” “BlacKkKlansman” and “Da 5 Bloods.”