ALF guest stars
96 actors have guest-starred in ALF across 102 episodes and 4 seasons. The most-credited is John LaMotta, Trevor Ochmonek in 35 episodes. 63 of them have also guest-starred in five or more of the other shows in this catalogue.
Who came back most
| Actor | Character | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| John LaMotta | Trevor Ochmonek | 35 |
| Liz Sheridan | Raquel Ochmonek | 29 |
| Josh Blake | Jake Ochmonek | 14 |
| Anne Meara | Dorothy Halligan | 8 |
| Jim J. Bullock | Neal Tanner | 5 |
| Bill Daily | Dr. Lawrence Dykstra | 4 |
| Andrea Covell | Jody | 3 |
| Dean Cameron | Robert Sherwood | 3 |
| Paul Dooley | Whizzer | 3 |
| Raye Birk | Officer Greenwald, Lenny Scott | 3 |
| Beverly Archer | Mrs. Byrd | 2 |
| Carl Franklin | Dr. Willoughby | 2 |
| Cleavon Little | George Foley | 2 |
| David Knell | Dudley | 2 |
| David Leisure | Brandon Tartikoff, Nick Mintz | 2 |
| David Ogden Stiers | Flakey Pete | 2 |
| Judy Landers | Brenda | 2 |
| Marcia Wallace | Mrs. Lyman | 2 |
| Michael Champion | Sgt. Matt Fox | 2 |
| Molly Hagan | Denise | 2 |
| Ricky Paull Goldin | Danny Duckworth | 2 |
| Alan Hale Jr. | Skipper Jonas Grumby | 1 |
| Allyce Beasley | Margaret | 1 |
| Amzie Strickland | Rebecca | 1 |
| Anne Ramsey | Ethel Buttonwood | 1 |
ALF guest stars by season
| Season | Guests | Who |
|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 20 | John LaMotta, Liz Sheridan, Anne Meara, Judy Landers, Marcia Wallace, Andrea Covell, Archie Hahn, Bill Daily, David Leisure, Diane Cary, Earl Boen, Kurt McKinney and 8 more |
| Season 2 | 36 | John LaMotta, Liz Sheridan, Josh Blake, Raye Birk, Andrea Covell, Anne Meara, Beverly Archer, Bill Daily, Carl Franklin, Cleavon Little, Molly Hagan, Alan Hale Jr. and 24 more |
| Season 3 | 18 | John LaMotta, Josh Blake, Liz Sheridan, David Knell, David Ogden Stiers, Michael Champion, Ricky Paull Goldin, Carla Gugino, David Horowitz, Joseph Maher, Kathleen Freeman, Michael Des Barres and 6 more |
| Season 4 | 37 | Jim J. Bullock, Liz Sheridan, John LaMotta, Dean Cameron, Allyce Beasley, Amzie Strickland, Anne Meara, Bill Daily, Brandon Tartikoff, Casey Kasem, Dan Castellaneta, David Alan Grier and 25 more |
Guest stars you know from somewhere else
The hardest-working character actors in this show's guest cast, ranked by how many other shows in this catalogue they have also guest-starred in. Not the most famous names, the most prolific ones.
| Actor | In ALF | Other shows |
|---|---|---|
| Kenneth Tigar | FBI #2 | 41 |
| Larry Poindexter | Sergeant Armstrong | 32 |
| Molly Hagan | Denise | 28 |
| Jeff Doucette | Scooter | 27 |
| Carlos Lacamara | Doug Gould | 25 |
| Sherman Howard | Officer | 25 |
| Paul Dooley | Whizzer | 23 |
| Dan Castellaneta | Steve Michaels | 23 |
| Nancy Lenehan | Laverne Litwak | 23 |
| Richard Roat | Walter Burke | 23 |
| Edward Edwards | Brian, Sr. | 21 |
| Henry G. Sanders | George | 20 |
| Earl Boen | Warren | 18 |
| Frances Bay | Louise Beaumont | 18 |
| Michael Des Barres | Eddie | 18 |
Played more than one character
| Actor | Characters | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| Raye Birk | Officer Greenwald, Lenny Scott | 3 |
| David Leisure | Brandon Tartikoff, Nick Mintz | 2 |
Shares a cast with
- Night Court — 26 shared actors
- L.A. Law — 23 shared actors
- ER — 20 shared actors
- Matlock — 20 shared actors
- Murder, She Wrote — 20 shared actors
- The Golden Girls — 20 shared actors
- Seinfeld — 17 shared actors
- Hunter — 15 shared actors
Cast data from TVmaze, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.