John Doman (born 9 January 1945) is an American actor. He has a starring role in all 5 seasons of The Wire, as caustic police commander William Rawls.
Career[]
He also had a cameo as a child molester pretending to be a cop in the 2003 film Mystic River. He guest starred in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "Shakaar". He also portrayed Dr. Carl Deraad on Seasons 5 and 6 of ER.
Credits[]
Star[]
| Season 1 credits | ||||
| "The Target" | "The Detail" | "The Buys" | "Old Cases" | "The Pager" |
| "The Wire" | "One Arrest" | "Lessons" | "Game Day" | "The Cost" * |
| "The Hunt" | "Cleaning Up" | "Sentencing" | ||
| Season 2 credits | ||||
| "Ebb Tide" | "Collateral Damage" | "Hot Shots" | "Hard Cases" | "Undertow" |
| "All Prologue" | "Backwash" | "Duck and Cover" | "Stray Rounds" | "Storm Warnings" |
| "Bad Dreams" | "Port in a Storm" | |||
| Season 3 credits | ||||
| "Time after Time" | "All Due Respect" | "Dead Soldiers" | "Amsterdam" | "Straight and True" |
| "Homecoming" | "Back Burners" | "Moral Midgetry" | "Slapstick" | "Reformation" |
| "Middle Ground" | "Mission Accomplished" | |||
| Season 4 credits | ||||
| "Boys of Summer" | "Soft Eyes" | "Home Rooms" | "Refugees" | "Alliances" |
| "Margin of Error" | "Unto Others" | "Corner Boys" | "Know Your Place" | "Misgivings" |
| "A New Day" | "That's Got His Own" | "Final Grades" | ||
| Season 5 credits | ||||
| "More with Less" | "Unconfirmed Reports" | "Not for Attribution" | "Transitions" | "React Quotes" |
| "The Dickensian Aspect" | "Took" | "Clarifications" | "Late Editions" | "-30-" |
* - credit only, did not appear.
Filmography[]
| Year | Film | Role | Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Shoot First and Pray You Live (Because Luck has Nothing to do With It | Jim Boone | |
| The Wire season 5 |
William Rawls | Episodes:
| |
| Law & Order season 18 | Jim Gilles | Episode: "Political Animal" | |
| 2007 | The Wire: The Chronicles | William Rawls | Episode: "2000: Bunk & McNulty" |
| Gracie | Coach Colasanti | ||
| Without a Trace season 5 | Hayden Mills | Episode: "Deep Water" | |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit season 5 | Mike Mollinax | Episode: "Scheherazade" | |
| The Wire: The Last Word | Himself | ||
| The Wire: Odyssey | Himself | ||
| 2006 | The Wire season 4 | William Rawls | Episodes:
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| The Wire: It's All Connected | Himself | ||
| Close to Home season 2 | Eugene Kale | Episode: "Deacon" | |
| Lonely Hearts | Chief MacSwain | ||
| Fatwa | John Davidson | ||
| Jimmy Blue | McShane | ||
| 2005 | Law & Order: Trial by Jury | Tim Grace | "Blue Wall" |
| Rock the Paint | Father Pete | ||
| Navy NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service season 2 | Lieutenant Cheney | Episode: "Doppleganger" | |
| Timeless | Himself (narrator) | ||
| 2004 | The Wire season 3 | William Rawls | Episodes: |
| Sniper 3 | Paul Finnegan | ||
| Noel | Dr. Matthew Barron | ||
| The Kings of Brooklyn | Dad | ||
| 2003 | The Wire season 2 | William Rawls | Episodes:
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| Law & Order season 13 | Howard Ridgeway | Episode: "Maritime" | |
| Hack season 2 | Hanratty | Episode: Dial 'O' for Murder | |
| Manhunt (Video Game) | Hoods #2 (voice) | ||
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation season 4 | Judge Slater | Episodes:
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| Mystic River | Driver | ||
| Midnight Club II (Video Game) | Diego (voice) | ||
| Queens Supreme | Unknown | Episode: "One Angry Man" | |
| ER season 9 | Dr. Carl DeRaad | Episode: "A Little Help from My Friends" | |
| 2002 | The Wire season 1 | William Rawls | Episodes:
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| City by the Sea | Henderson | ||
| Emmet's Mark | Captain Burman | ||
| Mafia: Lost Heaven (Video Game) | Don Morello (voice) | ||
| 2001 | ER season 7 | Dr. Carl DeRaad | Episode: "Fear of Commitment" |
| Law & Order: Criminal Intent season 1 | Roy Markham | Episode: "The Extra Man" | |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit season 3 | Special Agent Rod Franklin | Episode: "Wrath" | |
| 3 Blind Mice | Stephen Leeds | ||
| Besotted | Cap'n Dave | ||
| Judging Amy season 2 | Ralph | Episode: "Hold on Tight" | |
| A Glimpse of Hell | Unknown | ||
| The Practice season 5 | Detective | Episode: "What Child is This?" | |
| Oz season | Colonel Edward Galson | Episodes:
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| 100 Centre Street season 1 | Unknown | Episode: "Hostage" | |
| 2000 | ER season 7 | Dr. Carl DeRaad | Episodes:
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| The Practice season 5 | Testifying Detective | Episode: "Mr. Hink Goes to Town" | |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit season 2 | Munch's Informant | Episode: "Wrong is Right" | |
| The Opponent | Fred | ||
| Interstate 84 | Montaldo | ||
| Martial Law season 2 | Governor Marx | Episode: "Heartless" | |
| The Sopranos season 2 | DA | Episode: "Full Leather Jacket" | |
| Wirey Spindell | Wirey's Father | ||
| The Practice season 4 | Officer Finlay | Episode: "Life Sentence" | |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit season 1 | Dan Latimer | Episode: "Limitations" | |
| 1999 | ER season 6 | Dr. Carl DeRaad | Episodes:
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| Loving Jezebel | Pop Melville | ||
| NYPD Blue season 6 | Frank DiNovi | Episode: "Don't Meth With Me" | |
| Giving It Up | Ralph Gagante, Sr. | ||
| Puppet | Russian Godfather | ||
| ER season 5 | Dr. Carl DeRaad | Episodes:
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| 1998 | Law & Order season 9 | Mr. Stephens | Episode: "True North" |
| Claire Dolan | Cain's Friend | ||
| Mercury Rising | Supervisor Hartley | ||
| 1997 | Law & Order season 7 | Sergeant Frank Gottlieb | Episode: "We Like Mike" |
| Cop Land | Lassaro's Aide | ||
| Little Boy Blue | Andy Berg | ||
| New York Undercover season 3 | Richard Coates | Episodes:
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| 1996 | The City season 2 | Murray Golden | Unknown episodes |
| Beavis and Butt-Head Do America | Airplane Captain / Whitehouse Representative (voice) | ||
| 1995 | Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman season 4 | Mr. Riggs | Episode: "Hell on Wheels" |
| Donor Unknown | Dr. Buchman | ||
| New York News season 1 | Unknown | Episode: "Cost of Living" | |
| The Journey of August King | Bolton | ||
| Stonewall | Plain Clothes Cop | ||
| Star Trek: Deep Space 9 season 3 | Lenaris | Episode: "Shakaar" | |
| Die Hard: With a Vengeance | Foreman | ||
| Ultimate Taboo | Unknown | ||
| 1994 | Leslie's Folley | Unknown | |
| Empty Cradle | Unknown | ||
| 1994 | Law & Order season 1 | Bailiff | Episode: "The Blue Wall" |
Law & Order franchise[]
Doman has worked extensively on the Law & Order franchise along with many of his The Wire co-stars.
Law & Order[]
Doman has played five roles in Law & Order:
- A bailiff in the season 1 episode "The Blue Wall" (marking his television debut).
- Sergeant Frank Gottlieb in the season 7 episode "We Like Mike".
- Mr. Stephens in the season 9 episode "True North".
- Howard Ridgeway in the season 13 episode "Maritime".
- Jim Gilles in the season 18 episode "Political Animal".
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit[]
Doman has played four roles in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit:
- Dan Latimer in the season 1 episode "Limitations".
- Munch's informant in the season 2 episode "Wrong is Right".
- Special Agent Rod Franklin in the season 3 episode "Wrath".
- Mike Mollinax in the season 8 episode "Scheherazade".
Law & Order: Criminal Intent[]
Doman plays Roy Markham in the season 1 Law & Order: Criminal Intent episode "The Extra Man".
Law & Order: Trial by Jury[]
Doman plays Tim Grace in the Law & Order: Trial by Jury episode "Blue Wall" (the title is similar to Law & Order episode "The Blue Wall" - Doman's television debut).
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