Frasier guest stars
1,044 actors have guest-starred in Frasier across 264 episodes and 11 seasons. The most-credited is Tom McGowan, Kenny Daly in 41 episodes. 538 of them have also guest-starred in five or more of the other shows in this catalogue.
Who came back most
| Actor | Character | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| Tom McGowan | Kenny Daly | 41 |
| Edward Hibbert | Gil Chesterton | 28 |
| Patrick Kerr | Noel Shempsky | 20 |
| Millicent Martin | Gertrude Moon | 18 |
| Saul Rubinek | Donny Douglas | 16 |
| Bebe Neuwirth | Lilith Sternin | 12 |
| James Oliver | James the Barista/Waiter | 12 |
| Harriet Sansom Harris | Bebe Glazer | 11 |
| Jane Adams | Dr. Mel Karnofsky | 11 |
| Luck Hari | Waitress | 10 |
| Wendie Malick | Ronee Lawrence | 10 |
| Ashley Thomas | Alice May Doyle | 9 |
| Anthony LaPaglia | Simon Moon | 8 |
| Felicity Huffman | Julia Wilcox | 8 |
| Trevor Einhorn | Frederick Gaylord Crane | 8 |
| Jean Smart | Lana Gardner, Lorna Lynley | 7 |
| Marsha Mason | Sherry Dempsey | 7 |
| Brian Klugman | Kirby | 6 |
| Laura Linney | Charlotte, Mindy | 6 |
| Amita Balla | Waitress | 5 |
| Brooks Almy | Mrs. Richman, Mother in Elevator | 5 |
| Mercedes Ruehl | Kate Costas | 5 |
| Paul Cusimano | Waiter | 5 |
| Amy Brenneman | Faye Moskowitz | 4 |
| Amy Landers | Waitress | 4 |
Frasier guest stars by season
| Season | Guests | Who |
|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 99 | Dean Erickson, Harriet Sansom Harris, Luck Hari, Patrick Kerr, Richard Poe, Aileen Fitzpatrick, Amanda Donohoe, Amy Lloyd, Ashley Bank, Bebe Neuwirth, Ben Stiller, Bette Rae and 87 more |
| Season 2 | 89 | Edward Hibbert, Bebe Neuwirth, Bill Gratton, Eric Lutes, JoBeth Williams, Aaron Heyman, Adolph Green, Alan Shearman, Alfre Woodard, Alvy Moore, Alyson Reed, Amy Madigan and 77 more |
| Season 3 | 102 | Mercedes Ruehl, Edward Hibbert, Luck Hari, Patrick Kerr, Tony Carreiro, Abdul Salaam El Razzac, Annie LaRussa, Armistead Maupin, Baron Kelly, Becky Ann Baker, Ben Mittleman, Benjamin Brown and 90 more |
| Season 4 | 89 | Marsha Mason, Edward Hibbert, Luck Hari, Pauley Perrette, David Benoit, Donna Bullock, Jeff Corbett, Maria del Mar, Rebeccah Bush, Trevor Einhorn, Alan Wilder, Allison Mackie and 77 more |
| Season 5 | 119 | Edward Hibbert, Amy Landers, Lindsay Frost, Marsha Mason, Paul Cusimano, Tom Chick, Adamo Palladino, Adrian Neil, Al Fann, Alan Mingo Jr., Albert Macklin, Allen Galli and 107 more |
| Season 6 | 95 | Patrick Kerr, Saul Rubinek, Amy Brenneman, Virginia Madsen, Alice Playten, Edward Hibbert, Gregory Jbara, Jason Graae, Jessica Cauffiel, Tom McGowan, Aloma Wright, Andrea Andes and 83 more |
| Season 7 | 82 | Jane Adams, Saul Rubinek, Tom McGowan, Anthony LaPaglia, Edward Hibbert, Anthony Montgomery, Brooks Almy, Cameron Dye, Gigi Rice, Katie Finneran, Millicent Martin, Rob Klingman and 70 more |
| Season 8 | 117 | Tom McGowan, Jane Adams, Jean Smart, Patricia Clarkson, Saul Rubinek, Anthony LaPaglia, Brian Klugman, Edward Hibbert, René Auberjonois, Alan Heitz, Alan Tudyk, Anthony Holiday and 105 more |
| Season 9 | 135 | Tom McGowan, Millicent Martin, Brian Klugman, Brian Stokes Mitchell, James Oliver, Allison Janney, Anthony LaPaglia, Ashley Thomas, Bebe Neuwirth, Brian Cox, Brian Kerwin, Jean Smart and 123 more |
| Season 10 | 140 | Millicent Martin, Tom McGowan, Felicity Huffman, James Oliver, Ashley Thomas, Patrick Kerr, Edward Hibbert, Bebe Neuwirth, David Alan Basche, Alan Cumming, Alex Borstein, Alice Dodd and 128 more |
| Season 11 | 116 | Wendie Malick, Tom McGowan, Laura Linney, Amita Balla, Edward Hibbert, Aaron Eckhart, Ashley Thomas, Estelle Parsons, Felicity Huffman, Harriet Sansom Harris, James Oliver, Jennifer Beals and 104 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 Frasier | Other shows |
|---|---|---|
| John Kapelos | Policeman | 40 |
| John Rubinstein | Philip Hayson | 40 |
| Don McManus | Donald | 37 |
| Scott Michael Campbell | Mr. Rugley | 37 |
| John Prosky | Preston | 34 |
| Robert Picardo | Charlie Koechner | 34 |
| Dennis Cockrum | Red | 32 |
| Karl T. Wright | Producer | 31 |
| Gary Cole | Luke Parker | 28 |
| Paul Schulze | Alex | 28 |
| David Burke | Sean | 27 |
| Kevin Brief | Cop | 27 |
| Patrick Breen | Phillip | 27 |
| Stephen Root | Harbin | 27 |
| Jane Lynch | Cynthia | 26 |
Played more than one character
| Actor | Characters | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| Michael G. Hawkins | Bandleader, Conductor, Emcee | 3 |
| Jean Smart | Lana Gardner, Lorna Lynley | 7 |
| Laura Linney | Charlotte, Mindy | 6 |
| Brooks Almy | Mrs. Richman, Mother in Elevator | 5 |
| JoBeth Williams | Madeline, Danielle | 3 |
| Allison Janney | Phyllis, Susanna | 2 |
| Christopher Durang | Rudy, Sebastian Melmoth | 2 |
| Christopher M. Brown | Bulldog's Engineer, Lenny | 2 |
| Cleto Augusto | Delivery Man, Moving Man | 2 |
| Estelle Parsons | Celeste's Mother, Opal | 2 |
Shares a cast with
- Frasier and ER — 209 shared actors
- Frasier and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation — 122 shared actors
- Frasier and The Practice — 117 shared actors
- Frasier and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit — 112 shared actors
- Frasier and L.A. Law — 110 shared actors
- Frasier and NCIS — 110 shared actors
- Frasier and Grey's Anatomy — 102 shared actors
- Frasier and Modern Family — 96 shared actors
Cast data from TVmaze, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.