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William A. "Bill" Rawls is a fictional character on the HBO drama The Wire, played by actor John Doman.Over the course of the series, Rawls ascends through the higher ranks of the Baltimore Police Department, eventually becoming Deputy Commissioner of Operations and, at the end of Season 5, Superintendent of the Maryland State Police.
John Doman is an American actor best known for playing Bill Rawls on HBO series The Wire (2002–2008), [1] Colonel Edward Galson on Oz (2001), Dr. Deraad in ER (1999–2003), [2] Rodrigo Borgia in the international television series Borgia (2011–2014), [3] Don Carmine Falcone in Fox's show Gotham (2014–2017), and Bruce Buttler in The Affair (2014–2019).
The following is a listing of fictional characters from the HBO series, The Wire.Note that some characters' allegiances or positions may have changed over time; and, although the series has ended, the placement below is generally meant to reflect their most recent situation.
The Wire is an American crime drama television series created and primarily written by American author and former police reporter David Simon for the cable network HBO.The series premiered on June 2, 2002, and ended on March 9, 2008, comprising 60 episodes over five seasons.
Rawls meets with the commanders of the other jurisdictions involved with the Jane Does, who all insist that the murders occurred in his jurisdiction. The cases are subsequently assigned to Homicide, initially to Ray Cole, but subsequently reassigned to Freamon and Bunk.
Rawls introduces the policy change to his commanders and is met with pessimism from the patrol division commander. Rawls insists that they follow the mayor's orders. Daniels approaches Rawls after the meeting to request reconstituting the Major Crimes Unit under his command in the Criminal Investigations Division. Rawls approves Daniels's ...
Rawls and Landsman go to the scene where Greggs and Orlando were shot. Bunk finds her weapon and some footprints and clothes belonging to the gunmen. Rawls finds McNulty in a state of shock. Freamon marshals the detail to get back to working the wiretap so any discussion of the shooting can be used as evidence.
As the wiretaps are killed by the payphone removal, "One Arrest"—that of Kevin Johnston, the runner—is also the sum total of progress the unit made from information gathered from the wire. Another interpretation of the title is that it refers to Rawls's demand that Santangelo close at least one case; for a homicide case to be considered ...