Overview
- Manager Brian Liebman confirmed Whitlock died peacefully in New York on December 30 after a short illness, with no further cause disclosed.
- He became widely known as corrupt State Senator Clay Davis on HBO's The Wire, where his stretched expletive became a cultural catchphrase.
- Whitlock amassed more than 100 film and television credits, including roles in Veep, Goodfellas, The Residence and Cocaine Bear.
- Lee, a frequent collaborator, called the death "a great, great, great loss" and said he would miss Whitlock for the rest of his life.
- Reporting indicates he will appear posthumously in the forthcoming films Hoppers and The Body Is Water.