Actors in both Murder, She Wrote and The Golden Girls
125 actors have appeared in both Murder, She Wrote and The Golden Girls, across 444 episodes. The most-credited is Herb Edelman, NYPD Lieutenant Artie Gelber, George, Lieutenant Varick in Murder, She Wrote and Stanley Zbornak in The Golden Girls.
| Actor | In Murder, She Wrote | In The Golden Girls | Eps | Eps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herb Edelman | NYPD Lieutenant Artie Gelber, George, Lieutenant Varick | Stanley Zbornak | 9 | 26 |
| Hallie Todd | Rhoda Markowitz, Moira McShane | Lucy Warren | 7 | 1 |
| Jerry Orbach | Harlan "Harry" A. McGraw | Glen O'Brien | 6 | 1 |
| Barbara Babcock | Carol Collins, Meredith Delaney, Priscilla Daniels | Charmaine | 5 | 1 |
| Christine Belford | Erica Baldwin, Fiona Keeler, Maude Paulson Winslow | Kirsten Adams | 4 | 1 |
| George Grizzard | Dr. Aubrey Benton, Edmund Hall, Prof. Tyler Stoneham | George Devereaux, Jamie | 3 | 2 |
| Jerry Hardin | Hamish McPherson, Norman Gilford, Tom Sampson | Gary Tucker, Professor Cooper | 3 | 2 |
| John McMartin | Gavin Daniels, Hudson Blackthorn, Jason Bryan | Father Frank Leahy | 4 | 1 |
| Lloyd Bochner | Dr. Terence Mayhew, Jason Richards, John Thurston | Eduardo the Hairdresser, Patrick Vaughn | 3 | 2 |
| Mitchell Ryan | Captain Ernest Lenko, Ray Dixon, Rep. Arthur Prouty | Rex Huntington | 4 | 1 |
| Monte Markham | Andrew Gant, Inspector Donald Matheney, Ned Olson | Clayton Hollingsworth | 3 | 2 |
| Anne Francis | Lee Haley, Louise McCallum, Margo Perry | Trudy | 3 | 1 |
| Conrad Janis | Dr. Yambert, Jason O'Connell, Miles Hatcher | Announcer | 3 | 1 |
| Edward Winter | Baker Lawrence, Capt. Everett Larson, Edward Dunsany | John Quinn | 3 | 1 |
| Kevin McCarthy | Milton Porter, Randolph Sterling, Walter Bowman | Richard | 3 | 1 |
| Leslie Nielsen | Captain Daniels, David Everett | Lucas Hollingsworth | 2 | 2 |
| Lois Nettleton | Amelia, Deidre French, Ginny Blanchard | Jean | 3 | 1 |
| Lyle Waggoner | Ben Wright, Marty Strindberg, Vic DeMarco | Lyle Waggoner | 3 | 1 |
| Scott Jacoby | Danny Young | Michael Zbornak | 1 | 3 |
| Stanley Kamel | Frankie The Barman, Sid Staples | Herb Shrewsberry | 2 | 2 |
Cast data from TVmaze, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.