Hill Street Blues guest stars
267 actors have guest-starred in Hill Street Blues across 146 episodes and 7 seasons. The most-credited is Robert Hirschfeld, Leo Schnitz in 35 episodes. 174 of them have also guest-starred in five or more of the other shows in this catalogue.
Who came back most
| Actor | Character | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Hirschfeld | Leo Schnitz | 35 |
| Gary Miller | Ballantine | 34 |
| Jon Cypher | Chief Fletcher P. Daniels | 33 |
| George Wyner | A.D.A. Irwin Bernstein | 22 |
| Jeffrey Tambor | Alan Wachtel | 17 |
| Arthur Taxier | Jim Shipman | 15 |
| Barbara Babcock | Grace Gardner | 12 |
| Lisa Sutton | Officer Robin Tataglia | 11 |
| Peter Jurasik | Sidney "The Snitch" Thurston | 11 |
| Trinidad Silva | Jesus Martinez | 11 |
| George Dickerson | Commander Dave Swanson | 7 |
| J.A. Preston | Ozzie Cleveland | 7 |
| Lawrence Tierney | Sergeant Jenkins | 7 |
| Dan Hedaya | Ralph Macafee, Bum #1 | 5 |
| Deborah Richter | Daryl Ann Renko | 5 |
| Allan Rich | Judge Maurice Schilling | 4 |
| Andrea Marcovicci | Cynthia Chase | 4 |
| Andy Romano | Deputy Chief Warren Briscoe, Warren Briscoe | 4 |
| George D. Wallace | Judge Milton Cole | 4 |
| John Brandon | Detective Walsh | 4 |
| Michael Fairman | Councilman Arnold Detweiler | 4 |
| Panchito Gomez | Hector Ruiz | 4 |
| Ron Parady | Deputy Chief Dennis Mahoney | 4 |
| Charles Levin | Eddie Gregg | 3 |
| Dolph Sweet | Lt. Emil Schneider | 3 |
Hill Street Blues guest stars by season
| Season | Guests | Who |
|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 33 | George Dickerson, Barbara Babcock, Andrea Marcovicci, Dan Hedaya, Robert Hirschfeld, Dolph Sweet, Jon Cypher, Jordan Charney, Mark Metcalf, Panchito Gomez, Trinidad Silva, Charles Seaverns and 21 more |
| Season 2 | 22 | Robert Hirschfeld, Barbara Babcock, Allan Rich, Gary Miller, Robert Sampson, Alan North, Danny Glover, Deborah Richter, Dennis Lipscomb, George Murdock, George Wyner, Jeffrey Tambor and 10 more |
| Season 3 | 57 | Gary Miller, Robert Hirschfeld, Jon Cypher, Arthur Taxier, Charles Levin, Michael Fairman, Allan Rich, George Wyner, Helen Shaver, Jeffrey Tambor, Kathleen Lloyd, Lisa Sutton and 45 more |
| Season 4 | 45 | Robert Hirschfeld, Gary Miller, Jon Cypher, George Wyner, J.A. Preston, George D. Wallace, Jeffrey Tambor, Ron Parady, Arthur Taxier, Larry D. Mann, Trinidad Silva, Alfre Woodard and 33 more |
| Season 5 | 63 | Robert Hirschfeld, Gary Miller, George Wyner, Jon Cypher, Arthur Taxier, Jeffrey Tambor, Jim Haynie, Lisa Sutton, Sandy McPeak, Vincent Lucchesi, Andy Romano, Basil Hoffman and 51 more |
| Season 6 | 48 | Gary Miller, Jon Cypher, Peter Jurasik, George Wyner, Lisa Sutton, Arthur Taxier, Del Zamora, Jeffrey Tambor, Lawrence Tierney, Marc Alaimo, Sandy Ward, Soon-Tek Oh and 36 more |
| Season 7 | 70 | Jon Cypher, Jeffrey Tambor, Lawrence Tierney, George Wyner, Peter Jurasik, Arthur Taxier, Andy Romano, Barbara Babcock, Cuba Gooding, Jr., Deborah Richter, Elizabeth Huddle, Gerald Castillo and 58 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 Hill Street Blues | Other shows |
|---|---|---|
| George Wyner | A.D.A. Irwin Bernstein | 41 |
| Kenneth Tigar | Randolph Scripps | 41 |
| Christopher Darga | Sterling | 38 |
| Ken Lerner | Dr. Harold Fenwick | 33 |
| Michael Fairman | Councilman Arnold Detweiler | 30 |
| Tony Plana | Kevin Herman Dracula, Roland Maxwell | 28 |
| Alan Blumenfeld | Officer Schwartzman | 28 |
| Dan Lauria | Jim McNeil | 28 |
| Carmen Argenziano | Leon DeGaulle | 27 |
| George Coe | Benjamin Fisk | 26 |
| Jesse D. Goins | William Mullins | 25 |
| Daniel Zacapa | Reporter #1 | 25 |
| Gary Grubbs | Earps | 25 |
| Richard Roat | Maurice Farnsworth | 23 |
| James Remar | Cooper | 22 |
Played more than one character
| Actor | Characters | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| Dan Hedaya | Ralph Macafee, Bum #1 | 5 |
| Andy Romano | Deputy Chief Warren Briscoe, Warren Briscoe | 4 |
| Reni Santoni | Danny Santana, John Pescator | 3 |
| Sandy McPeak | Dr. Ted Rose, Mac MacAllister | 3 |
| Charles Weldon | Detective Connelly, Lt. Clayton Shaw | 2 |
| Cuba Gooding, Jr. | 2nd Gang Member, Ethan Dillon | 2 |
| Ernie Lively | Dump Foreman, Engineer | 2 |
| Micole Mercurio | Ernie's Wife, Sylvia Selsen | 2 |
| Nick Dimitri | Brawler, Roughneck in Bar | 2 |
| Tony Plana | Kevin Herman Dracula, Roland Maxwell | 2 |
Shares a cast with
- Hill Street Blues and L.A. Law — 84 shared actors
- Hill Street Blues and Hunter — 78 shared actors
- Hill Street Blues and Murder, She Wrote — 69 shared actors
- Hill Street Blues and ER — 61 shared actors
- Hill Street Blues and Matlock — 53 shared actors
- CHiPs — 47 shared actors
- The A-Team — 41 shared actors
- Hart to Hart — 38 shared actors
Cast data from TVmaze, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.