Gilligan's Island guest stars
74 actors have guest-starred in Gilligan's Island across 98 episodes and 3 seasons. The most-credited is Vito Scotti, Dr. Boris Balinkoff, Japanese Soldier in 4 episodes. 23 of them have also guest-starred in five or more of the other shows in this catalogue.
Who came back most
| Actor | Character | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| Vito Scotti | Dr. Boris Balinkoff, Japanese Soldier | 4 |
| Eddie Little Sky | Native, Native Warrior, Witch Doctor | 3 |
| James Start | Clarkson | 3 |
| Janos Prohaska | Ape | 3 |
| Mel Blanc | Parrot, Ribbit, the Frog, Sam, the Parrot | 3 |
| Russ Grieve | Head Hunter, Native, Native Chief | 3 |
| Chick Hearn | Commentator, Radio Announcer | 2 |
| Denny Miller | Duke Williams, Tongo | 2 |
| George N. Neise | Interviewer, NASA Official | 2 |
| Hans Conried | Wrongway Feldman | 2 |
| James Spencer | Co-Pilot, Ryan | 2 |
| Al Ferrara | Native | 1 |
| Al Schottelkotte | Al Schottelkotte | 1 |
| Allen Jaffe | Native | 1 |
| Arthur Peterson | Bancroft | 1 |
| Bartlett Robinson | Hartley | 1 |
| Bert Madrid | Jose | 1 |
| Bob d'Arcy | Robot | 1 |
| Booth Colman | Corwell | 1 |
| Charles Maxwell | Radio Announcer (uncredited) | 1 |
| Danny Klega | Ivan | 1 |
| Don Rickles | Norbert Wiley | 1 |
| Ed Wade | Bongo | 1 |
| Edward Faulkner | Colonel | 1 |
| Frank Corsentino | Native | 1 |
Gilligan's Island guest stars by season
| Season | Guests | Who |
|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 19 | Mel Blanc, Hans Conried, Russ Grieve, Vito Scotti, Charles Maxwell, Denny Miller, Frank Corsentino, Harold J. Stone, Harry Lauter, Herb Vigran, Jack Sheldon, Janos Prohaska and 7 more |
| Season 2 | 27 | Al Schottelkotte, Arthur Peterson, Bert Madrid, Bob d'Arcy, Booth Colman, Danny Klega, Ed Wade, Eddie Little Sky, George N. Neise, George Patterson, Henny Backus, Janos Prohaska and 15 more |
| Season 3 | 36 | James Start, Chick Hearn, Eddie Little Sky, James Spencer, Al Ferrara, Allen Jaffe, Bartlett Robinson, Denny Miller, Don Rickles, Edward Faulkner, Frank Maxwell, George N. Neise and 24 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 Gilligan's Island | Other shows |
|---|---|---|
| Nehemiah Persoff | Rodriguez | 20 |
| Vito Scotti | Dr. Boris Balinkoff, Japanese Soldier | 17 |
| Herb Vigran | Lucky | 16 |
| Denny Miller | Duke Williams, Tongo | 15 |
| Don Rickles | Norbert Wiley | 11 |
| Frank Maxwell | General | 9 |
| Harold J. Stone | Dubov | 8 |
| Larry Storch | Jackson Farrell | 8 |
| Michael Forest | Ugundi | 8 |
| Arthur Peterson | Bancroft | 7 |
| Mickey Morton | Native #1 | 7 |
| Sandra Gould | Telephone Operator | 7 |
| Bartlett Robinson | Hartley | 6 |
| Booth Colman | Corwell | 6 |
| Frank Corsentino | Native | 6 |
Played more than one character
| Actor | Characters | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| Eddie Little Sky | Native, Native Warrior, Witch Doctor | 3 |
| Mel Blanc | Parrot, Ribbit, the Frog, Sam, the Parrot | 3 |
| Russ Grieve | Head Hunter, Native, Native Chief | 3 |
| Vito Scotti | Dr. Boris Balinkoff, Japanese Soldier | 4 |
| Chick Hearn | Commentator, Radio Announcer | 2 |
| Denny Miller | Duke Williams, Tongo | 2 |
| George N. Neise | Interviewer, NASA Official | 2 |
| James Spencer | Co-Pilot, Ryan | 2 |
Shares a cast with
- Perry Mason — 16 shared actors
- The Twilight Zone — 15 shared actors
- Bonanza — 14 shared actors
- Mission: Impossible — 13 shared actors
- Gunsmoke — 12 shared actors
- Bewitched — 11 shared actors
- Fantasy Island — 11 shared actors
- Charlie's Angels — 10 shared actors
Cast data from TVmaze, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.