What in God's name is a convicted USMC Lt. Col doing in Oz? Shouldn't he have joined Lt. Gen. Eugene Irwin (aka Robert Redford) and his pals over in The Last Castle? This episode came out the same year as The Last Castle (2001), so it isn't an instance of the US military not having a prison handy for its convected members.
shareOn second thought the USMC Lt. Col played by John Doman (aka Commissioner William A. Rawls)...........John may just be joining his future cast members in their auditions on Oz for the future HBO series - The Wire.
shareShared cast Oz & The Wire
Inmates............
J.D. Williams played Kenny "Bricks" Wangler on Oz and Preston "Bodie" Broadus on The Wire.
Domenick Lombardozzi played Ralph Galino on Oz and Thomas "Herc" Hauk on The Wire.
Seth Gilliam played ex-corrections officer Clayton Hughes on Oz and Sergeant Ellis Carver on The Wire.
Lance Reddick plays undercover detective Johnny Basil whose cover identity is Desmond Mobay on Oz and ascendant police commander Cedric Daniels on The Wire.
John Doman played Edward Galson on Oz and caustic police commander William Rawls on The Wire.
Method Man played Carlton "Tug" Daniels on Oz and East side drug lieutenant Melvin "Cheese" Wagstaff on The Wire.
Tom Mardirosian played Agamemnon Busmalis on Oz and FBI agent Kristos Koutris on The Wire.
Michael Potts played Reinhardt in the Oz episode "Medium Rare" and Brother Mouzone on The Wire.
Clarke Peters played Afsana in the Oz episode "The Bill of Wrongs" and Lester Freamon on The Wire.
Tim McAdams played Johnny Post on Oz and a motorist and school teacher in The Wire episode "Transitions".
Derrick Simmons played Billie Keane and did stunt work on Oz and did stunt work on The Wire.
Lawrence Cameron Steele plays an Aryan in the Oz finale "Exuent Omnes" and a Western district shift lieutenant in the third season of The Wire.
Michael Rivera played Pablo Rosa in Oz's final season, and cameoed on the Wire's final season, relaying news of Butchie's death to Omar in Cuba.
Prison staff.............
Reg E. Cathey played Warden Martin Querms on Oz and political aide Norman Wilson on The Wire.
Wood Harris played Officer Gordon Wood in the Oz episode "Plan B" and Avon Barksdale on The Wire.
Cyrus Farmer played Officer Adrian Johnson on Oz and Devar Manigault on The Wire.
Kristin Rohde played Officer Claire Howell on Oz and a reporter on The Wire.
Curtis L. McLarin played Officer Lonnie Smith on Oz and a florist in The Wire episode "Transitions".
Toni Lewis played dog trainer Alicia Hinden on Oz and an FBI agent in The Wire.
Others..........
Frankie Faison played Cornelius Keane in the Oz episode "Capital P" and Ervin Burrell in The Wire.
Michael Hyatt played Sadia Khayn in the Oz episode "Out O' Time" and Brianna Barksdale in The Wire.