Dec 30, 2025 4:01pm PT Spike Lee Shares Tribute to Isiah Whitlock Jr.: ‘My Dear Beloved Brother’ By Jack Dunn Plus Icon Jack Dunn Latest Spike Lee Shares Tribute to Isiah Whitlock Jr.: ‘My Dear Beloved Brother’ 6 minutes ago More Acts Cancel Kennedy Center Performances After Trump Name Change 20 hours ago ‘The Princess Bride’ Star Cary Elwes Shares Tribute to Rob Reiner: ‘From That Very First Meeting I Fell In Love With Him’ 22 hours ago See All for Focus Features Spike Lee has paid tribute to his longtime collaborator Isiah Whitlock Jr., who died on Tuesday in New York at age 71. Lee shared a photo of himself with Whitlock on Instagram on Tuesday, writing, “Today I Learned Of The Passing Of My Dear Beloved Brother ISIAH WHITLOCK. GOD BLESS.” Whitlock played small roles in several of Lee’s films, including “Red Hook Summer,” “Chi-Raq,” “She Hate Me” and “25th Hour.” His two major roles in Lee’s filmography came with “Da Five Bloods,” in which he plays Vietnam veteran Melvin alongside Delroy Lindo, Jonathan Majors, Clarke Peters and Norm Lewis, and “BlackKkKlansman,” in which he starred as police officer Mr.
