Growing Pains guest stars
38 actors have guest-starred in Growing Pains across 166 episodes and 7 seasons. The most-credited is Janet Clark, Female Bidder, Old Lady in Theater, Yvonne in 3 episodes. 16 of them have also guest-starred in five or more of the other shows in this catalogue.
Who came back most
| Actor | Character | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| Janet Clark | Female Bidder, Old Lady in Theater, Yvonne | 3 |
| Joseph Reale | Mr. Lepepke, Mr. Watney, Officer Mills | 3 |
| Arlene Golonka | Kitty, Nancy | 2 |
| Dawn Wells | Casting Receptionist, Myrtle Deforest | 2 |
| Lisa Capps | Debbie | 2 |
| Rachel Jacobs | Shelley | 2 |
| Alan Blumenfeld | Walter | 1 |
| Andrew Koenig | Richard "Boner" Stabone | 1 |
| Betty McGuire | Kate Malone | 1 |
| Brad Pitt | Jeff | 1 |
| Bruce Baum | Freightened Passenger | 1 |
| Bruce Vidal | Announcer # 2 | 1 |
| C.E. Grimes | Biker | 1 |
| Dan Lauria | Dan | 1 |
| Dana Plato | Lisa | 1 |
| Dick Butkus | Robert | 1 |
| Eileen Conn | The Receptionist | 1 |
| Gordon Jump | Ed Malone | 1 |
| Haunani Minn | Karen | 1 |
| Heather Graham | Samantha | 1 |
| Hoyt Axton | Claver Jackson | 1 |
| Jack Andreozzi | Police Officer | 1 |
| Jamie Luner | Sheena Berkowitz | 1 |
| Joely Fisher | Sally Garner | 1 |
| K.C. Martel | Eddie | 1 |
Growing Pains guest stars by season
| Season | Guests | Who |
|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 10 | Alan Blumenfeld, Andrew Koenig, C.E. Grimes, Dana Plato, Haunani Minn, Jack Andreozzi, Janet Clark, K.C. Martel, Stacey Young, Tom O'Rourke |
| Season 2 | 20 | Janet Clark, Lisa Capps, Rachel Jacobs, Betty McGuire, Bruce Baum, Bruce Vidal, Dan Lauria, Dawn Wells, Eileen Conn, Gordon Jump, Heather Graham, Jamie Luner and 8 more |
| Season 3 | 4 | Arlene Golonka, Brad Pitt, Dawn Wells, Dick Butkus |
| Season 4 | 0 | — |
| Season 5 | 7 | Arlene Golonka, Hoyt Axton, Joely Fisher, Joseph Reale, Khrystyne Haje, Mark Voland, Paula Irvine |
| Season 6 | 2 | Joseph Reale, Kelly Rowan |
| Season 7 | 0 | — |
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 Growing Pains | Other shows |
|---|---|---|
| Alan Blumenfeld | Walter | 28 |
| Dan Lauria | Dan | 28 |
| Dick Butkus | Robert | 12 |
| Gordon Jump | Ed Malone | 12 |
| Mimi Lieber | Susan | 12 |
| Michael McManus | Buddy Koosman | 11 |
| Betty McGuire | Kate Malone | 10 |
| Arlene Golonka | Kitty, Nancy | 9 |
| Jamie Luner | Sheena Berkowitz | 9 |
| Dawn Wells | Casting Receptionist, Myrtle Deforest | 7 |
| Joely Fisher | Sally Garner | 6 |
| Mark Voland | Burley Swede | 6 |
| Tom O'Rourke | Fred | 6 |
| Haunani Minn | Karen | 5 |
| K.C. Martel | Eddie | 5 |
Played more than one character
| Actor | Characters | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| Janet Clark | Female Bidder, Old Lady in Theater, Yvonne | 3 |
| Joseph Reale | Mr. Lepepke, Mr. Watney, Officer Mills | 3 |
| Arlene Golonka | Kitty, Nancy | 2 |
| Dawn Wells | Casting Receptionist, Myrtle Deforest | 2 |
Shares a cast with
- Hunter — 6 shared actors
- L.A. Law — 6 shared actors
- The Love Boat — 6 shared actors
- Matlock — 5 shared actors
- Murder, She Wrote — 5 shared actors
- Beverly Hills, 90210 — 4 shared actors
- Columbo — 4 shared actors
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation — 4 shared actors
Cast data from TVmaze, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.