All 121 actors in both Columbo and Matlock
121 actors have appeared in both Columbo and Matlock, across 246 episodes. The most-credited is John Finnegan, Barney, 1st Workman, Assistant Director in Columbo and Mr. Gillespie in Matlock.
| Actor | In Columbo | In Matlock | Eps | Eps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Finnegan | Barney, 1st Workman, Assistant Director | Mr. Gillespie | 12 | 2 |
| Jason Wingreen | Policeman | Judge Arthur Beaumont | 1 | 11 |
| Bruce Kirby | Sgt. George Kramer, Lab Attendant, Sgt. Phil Brindle | Abe Forrester | 9 | 1 |
| Marge Redmond | Helen Hendrix | Mary Katherine McCardle | 1 | 5 |
| Robert Culp | Brimmer, Dr. Bart Kepple, Jordan Rowe | Robert Irwin | 4 | 2 |
| Steven Gilborn | George | Leo Kasabian | 4 | 1 |
| James McEachin | Billy, Walter Mearhead | Police Lt. Frank Daniels, Hollis Greeley | 2 | 7 |
| Tricia O'Neil | Miss Cochran | Carol Davis, Cynthia Slayton, Jackie Whitman | 1 | 3 |
| Barry Corbin | Clifford Calvert | Army Col. Steven McRea | 1 | 2 |
| Greg Evigan | Harold McCain | Eric Gordon, Joshua "Josh" Sinclair | 1 | 2 |
| Lucille Meredith | Lady, Lucy | Judge Irene Sawyer | 2 | 14 |
| Bill Macy | Ruddick | Sid Franklin | 1 | 1 |
| Claudia Christian | Lisa Martin | Mickey Alder | 1 | 1 |
| Dick Van Dyke | Paul Galesko | Judge Carter Addison | 1 | 1 |
| Don Swayze | Albert Wagner | Tommy Jenks | 1 | 1 |
| Hector Elizondo | Hassan Salah | Det. Joe Peters | 1 | 1 |
| Jack Kruschen | Tomlin Dudek | Judge Ogilvie / Bus Repairman | 1 | 1 |
| Penny Fuller | Mrs. Finch | Barbara Raymond | 1 | 1 |
| Richard Roat | Perkins | Ross Bailey | 1 | 1 |
| Samantha Eggar | Vivian Brandt | Katherine Randolph | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Donner | Arnie, The Drunk, Zeke Rivers | Tom Jakes, Truck Buyer | 3 | 2 |
| Anne Francis | Sharon Martin, R.N., Valerie Bishop | Janet Masters | 2 | 1 |
| Bob Dishy | Sgt. Frederic Wilson, Sgt. John J. WIlson | Oscar Tredwell | 2 | 1 |
| Carmen Argenziano | Coroner Anderson | Tom O'Hare | 1 | 2 |
| Charles Frank | Edmund Galvin | Al DeMont, Phillip Cameron | 1 | 2 |
| Don Calfa | Rudy | Andrew Sloan | 2 | 1 |
| John Randolph | The Colonel | Sam Gerard | 1 | 2 |
| José Ferrer | Dr. Marshall Cahill | Nicholas Baron | 1 | 2 |
| Alan Fudge | David Chase, Mr. Harrow, Mr. Redman | Paul Davies, Jack Sylvester, John Brady | 3 | 4 |
| Katherine Cannon | June Clark | Susan O'Malley, Dr. Sarah Perlman, Patricia Downey | 1 | 4 |
| Jerome Guardino | Sgt. Burke, Harris | Bald Man, Mr. Puttman | 4 | 2 |
| Nick DeMauro | Locksmith | Charlie | 1 | 7 |
| Aneta Corsaut | Nurse Morgan | Judge Cynthia Justin, Mrs. Ida Stillman, Sarah Richards | 1 | 6 |
| Anne Haney | Louise | Aunt Elsie Carter, Elizabeth Farrell, Nurse Jackson | 1 | 3 |
| Ben Slack | Doctor | Marty Lynch, Sgt. Parker | 1 | 2 |
| Dana Elcar | Falcon | Arthur Hughes | 1 | 1 |
| Daniel Davis | Alex Varrick | James Billings | 1 | 1 |
| George Coe | Dr. Sydney Hammer | Dr. Lucas Sinclair | 1 | 1 |
| George Gaynes | Everett, Frenchman | Judge Hollis D. Dunaway | 2 | 2 |
| James A. Watson, Jr. | Sgt. McCauley | Prosecutor, Stephen Spector | 1 | 2 |
| Jay Acovone | Bruno Romano | Dr. Bruce Jacobs, Joe Ahern | 1 | 2 |
| John Calvin | Charlie Shoup | Mayor Brian Barelli, Cal Ritter | 1 | 3 |
| Kevin McCarthy | Dr. Frank Simmons | Jonathan Horton | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Horton | Kerry Malone | Rick Stafford | 1 | 1 |
| Roddy McDowall | Roger Stanford | Christopher Hoyt, Don Mosher | 1 | 2 |
| Stanley Kamel | Tim Haines | Clayton Ross, Jeweler Mark Douglas | 1 | 2 |
| John McCann | Brandon, Officer O'Dodds | Martin Kravetz, Lt. Wallace, T.J. Cassidy | 2 | 4 |
| Peter Haskell | Budd Clarke | Dennis Blake, Sen. Peter Dolan | 1 | 2 |
| Susan Krebs | Wendy | Dorothy Smith, Estelle Metzler | 1 | 2 |
| Basil Hoffman | Jason Danziger | Gary Springer | 1 | 1 |
| Bert Remsen | Mark | Wilson Douglas | 1 | 1 |
| Charles Cioffi | Sidney Ritter | Roger Anderson | 1 | 1 |
| Cheryl Paris | Marcy Edwards | Sarah McClain | 1 | 1 |
| Frank Aletter | Dr. Ernie Garrison | Judge David Spinner | 1 | 1 |
| Peter Jurasik | Dr. Simon Ward | Steve Fisher | 1 | 1 |
| Richard Kline | Louis 'Lou' Cates | Charlie Bonham | 1 | 1 |
| Tom Henschel | Fingerprint Man | Rob Casey, Eugene Dobbs | 1 | 3 |
| Gerry Okuneff | Dealer, Patrolman, Plainclothes Detective | Big John's Bodyguard #2 | 4 | 1 |
| Ralph Wilcox | Chef | Detective, Perry / Bailiff, Super | 1 | 3 |
| Andy Romano | Sgt. Maj. Lester Keegan | D.A. Farina | 1 | 1 |
| Burr DeBenning | Capt. Loomis | Mayor Jeffries | 1 | 1 |
| Ed McCready | Detective #2, Ed, Man in Bar | Foreperson | 5 | 1 |
| Eric Christmas | Bruno Wexler | Old Witness | 1 | 2 |
| James Sutorius | Prof. D.E. Rusk | Gil Altman, Roger Herman | 1 | 2 |
| John Petlock | Male Guest, Medical Examiner, Plainclothesman #3 | Curtis Bartholomew, Doctor | 3 | 2 |
| Ken Lerner | Dr. Walter Neff | Nolan Wheeler | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Russo | Duke Dimarco | Robert Drake | 1 | 1 |
| Rebecca Staab | Tina | Lauren Masters | 1 | 1 |
| James V. Christy | Sharkey | Ed, Freddy Romano, Jimmy | 1 | 4 |
| Joshua Bryant | Dr. MacMurray, Wayne Taylor | Dave Edwards | 2 | 1 |
| Kip Gilman | Jonathan | Dr. David Campbell, Sonny Hutton | 1 | 2 |
| Hugh Gillin | Priest at Funeral | Assemblyman Bud Carlson | 1 | 1 |
| Ken Swofford | Harry Stone | Ned Salem | 1 | 1 |
| Raye Birk | Howard Seltzer | Simon Le Simple | 1 | 1 |
| Donna Bullock | Tracy Rose | Nancy Pierson | 1 | 1 |
| Guy Stockwell | Club Owner | Chief Johnson | 1 | 1 |
| Hanna Landy | Woman | Sarah Luzinsky | 1 | 1 |
| Marie Chambers | Lisa | Saleswoman | 1 | 1 |
| Ted Gehring | Security Guard | Impound Officer | 1 | 1 |
| Mary-Margaret Lewis | Mavis | Secretary, Woman | 1 | 2 |
| Beverly Leech | Deirdre 'DeeDee' Ross | Luann Carroll | 1 | 1 |
| Grant Heslov | Lab Technician | Lamont Turkel | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Clotworthy | Boodle Boy | A.D.A. Nelson | 1 | 1 |
| Scott N. Stevens | Gerald | Sam Haskins | 1 | 1 |
| Charles Walker | Truck Driver | Harry | 1 | 1 |
| Conrad Bachmann | Henry Chalfont | David Cabot | 1 | 1 |
| Emily Kuroda | Linda | Receptionist | 1 | 1 |
| Francine York | Sgt. Leftkowitz | Older Claire Mayfield | 1 | 1 |
| Raymond Singer | Dentist | Leonard Gilbert | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Walden | Billy Fine | Roger Bundy | 1 | 1 |
| Richard Epcar | Thug | 2nd Henchman | 1 | 2 |
| William Bogert | Randall Thurston | Mr. Wallingford | 1 | 1 |
| Al Pugliese | Phil Crossette | Workman | 1 | 1 |
| Charles Howerton | Colonel Eckherdt | Donald Kovack | 1 | 1 |
| Shaun Toub | Amir | Rahmad Hussein | 1 | 1 |
| Guerin Barry | Hairdresser | Waiter | 1 | 1 |
| Leesa Bryte | Phone Girl | Receptionist #1 | 1 | 1 |
| Marla Adams | Sheila Byrnes | Roselle | 1 | 1 |
| Betty McGuire | Della | Mrs. Hoffman | 1 | 1 |
| Charles Champion | Major Charlie | TBD | 1 | 1 |
| Gerry Gibson | Pat O'Connor | Tom Shuford | 1 | 1 |
| Johnny Silver | Tow Truck Driver | Eddie Alonzo | 1 | 1 |
| Lenny Citrano | Barber | John LaForte / Busboy | 1 | 1 |
| Mary Ingersoll | Sergeant Fitzwater | Reporter #1 | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Alan Browne | Detective Lancer | Security Guard Bernie | 1 | 1 |
| Stephen Quadros | Paramilitary Man #4 | Goldie | 1 | 1 |
| Thomas Bellin | Technician | Mr. Frank | 1 | 1 |
| Bennett Liss | Corporal | Desk Clerk | 1 | 1 |
| Dion Anderson | Stuart March | Sheriff Harley Wilkes | 1 | 1 |
| Eddie Quillan | Ferguson | David Sears | 1 | 1 |
| Fred Holliday | Crawford | Newscaster | 1 | 1 |
| Raymond O'Keefe | Sgt. Rickets | Officer #1 | 1 | 1 |
| Laurence Haddon | Dean Howard Gillespie | Herb Boldaun | 1 | 1 |
| Margaret Howell | Saleswoman in Jewelrt Store | Reporter #1 | 1 | 1 |
| Robin Gordon | Shorts | Ellen Kingsley | 1 | 1 |
| Dyana Ortelli | Colenari | Hooker | 1 | 1 |
| Elven Havard | Serviceman | Police Officer | 1 | 1 |
| Timothy Moran | Real Duke | Worker #2 | 1 | 1 |
| Richard Assad | Abdul | Heavy | 1 | 1 |
| James Ingersoll | John | Lawyer | 1 | 1 |
| John Idakitis | Bartender at Restaurant | Greenwood Security Guard | 1 | 1 |
Cast data from TVmaze, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.