L.A. Law guest stars
2,222 actors have guest-starred in L.A. Law across 171 episodes and 8 seasons. The most-credited is Diana Muldaur, Rosalind Shays in 24 episodes. 1,042 of them have also guest-starred in five or more of the other shows in this catalogue.
Who came back most
| Actor | Character | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| Diana Muldaur | Rosalind Shays | 24 |
| Dann Florek | Dave Meyer | 22 |
| Ellen Blake | Elizabeth Brand | 22 |
| Mimi Cagnetta | Secretary | 22 |
| Joanna Frank | Sheila Brackman | 19 |
| Nancy Vawter | Dorothy Wyler | 15 |
| Jennifer Hetrick | Corrinne Hammond | 14 |
| Landon Weber | Matthew Markowitz | 14 |
| Logan Weber | Matthew Markowitz | 14 |
| Michael Fairman | Judge Douglas McGrath | 14 |
| Bruce Kirby | D.A. Bruce Rogoff | 13 |
| Stanley Grover | Judge Richard Lobel | 13 |
| Keith Mills | Judge Walter Green | 12 |
| Kim Murdock | Reporter, Reporter #1, Reporter #2 | 12 |
| Anne Haney | Judge Marilyn Travelini | 11 |
| Anthony DeSando | Alex DePalma | 11 |
| Denis Arndt | Jack Sollers | 11 |
| John Hancock | Judge Richard Armand | 11 |
| Lillian Lehman | Judge Mary Harcourt | 11 |
| Patricia Huston | Hilda Brunschwager | 11 |
| Renée Jones | Diana Moses | 11 |
| Joyce Hyser | Allison Gottlieb | 10 |
| Leonard Stone | Judge Paul Hansen | 10 |
| Lynne Thigpen | D.A. Ruby Thomas | 10 |
| Stan Kamber | Judge Harlan Shubow | 10 |
L.A. Law guest stars by season
| Season | Guests | Who |
|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 445 | Mimi Cagnetta, Ellen Blake, Patricia Huston, Cynthia Harris, Felton Perry, Kim Murdock, Michael Holden, Bernie Hern, Bob Harks, Boyd Gaines, Bruce Kirby, Curt Wilmot and 433 more |
| Season 2 | 315 | Ellen Blake, Diane Delano, Jeff Silverman, Joanna Frank, Bette Ford, Kim Delaney, Ray Abruzzo, Bruce Kirby, Charles Frank, Dann Florek, Finola Hughes, George Coe and 303 more |
| Season 3 | 312 | Nancy Vawter, Dann Florek, Emily Kuroda, Gerald Anthony, Joyce Hyser, Renée Jones, Wayne Northrop, Amanda Plummer, Bruce Fairbairn, Dana Sparks, Kim Murdock, Stan Kamber and 300 more |
| Season 4 | 344 | Diana Muldaur, Jennifer Hetrick, Carl Lumbly, Courtney Thorne-Smith, Lorinne Vozoff, Veronica Cartwright, Vonetta McGee, Ashleigh Sterling, Joyce Hyser, Kate Randolph Burns, Renée Jones, Dayna Winston and 332 more |
| Season 5 | 310 | Denis Arndt, Diana Muldaur, Jennifer Hetrick, Vincent Gardenia, John Hancock, Jordan Baker, Paul Winfield, Tim Guinee, Anne Haney, Ashleigh Sterling, Bruce Kirby, Joyce Kurtz and 298 more |
| Season 6 | 295 | Anthony DeSando, Lynne Thigpen, Tom Verica, Alison Tucker, Brad Sherwood, Joanna Frank, Landon Weber, Lauren Lane, Logan Weber, James Larson, George De La Pena, Jake Carpenter and 283 more |
| Season 7 | 295 | Megan Guzman, Shelley Berman, Anne Twomey, David Schwimmer, Cotter Smith, Joanna Frank, Kathleen Noone, Kathleen Wilhoite, Landon Weber, Logan Weber, Salome Jens, Stan Shaw and 283 more |
| Season 8 | 287 | Steven Eckholdt, Elizabeth Peña, Kate Vernon, Kathleen Wilhoite, Carroll Baker, Elliott Gould, Frederick Coffin, Jeff Perry, Joanna Cassidy, Joe Grifasi, Lillian Lehman, Max Perlich and 275 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 L.A. Law | Other shows |
|---|---|---|
| Raphael Sbarge | Anthony Marciante | 54 |
| Tom Virtue | Rick Nash | 48 |
| Robert Curtis Brown | Paul Jameson | 45 |
| Kenneth Tigar | Clarence O'Malley, Mr. McClain | 41 |
| George Wyner | Aaron Voss | 41 |
| John Kapelos | Jack Lewis | 40 |
| Sam Anderson | D.A. Bill Graphia | 38 |
| Christopher Darga | Detective Ray Zacchino | 38 |
| Don McManus | Dr. James Rissler | 37 |
| Scott Michael Campbell | Brian Conley | 37 |
| Dakin Matthews | Marshall Hygate | 36 |
| Robert Pine | Bruce Fairchild | 36 |
| Tim Guinee | Officer Brian Chisolm | 35 |
| Jack McGee | John Brianson | 34 |
| Robert Picardo | Joe Dumphy | 34 |
Played more than one character
| Actor | Characters | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| Kim Murdock | Reporter, Reporter #1, Reporter #2 | 12 |
| Alec Murdock | Reporter, Reporter #2, First Reporter | 8 |
| Richard Dunn | Bailiff, Bailiff #1, Cop #1 | 5 |
| Jill Vance | Receptionist, Secretary, Holly | 8 |
| Tina Panella-Hart | Reporter #1, Reporter #2, Reporter #3 | 8 |
| Joyce Kurtz | Reporter #1, Reporter #2, Reporter #3 | 7 |
| Bob Harks | Lawyer, Doctor, Hospital Visitor | 5 |
| John Towey | Reporter, Male Reporter, Print Reporter | 5 |
| Merry Lee Traum | Reporter #1, Reporter #2, Reporter #6 | 4 |
| David Milch | Al Urbaniak, James Beaumont, Pelton | 3 |
Shares a cast with
- L.A. Law and ER — 424 shared actors
- L.A. Law and Matlock — 384 shared actors
- L.A. Law and Hunter — 374 shared actors
- L.A. Law and Murder, She Wrote — 371 shared actors
- L.A. Law and The Practice — 258 shared actors
- L.A. Law and Highway to Heaven — 218 shared actors
- L.A. Law and Seinfeld — 202 shared actors
- L.A. Law and Cold Case — 193 shared actors
Cast data from TVmaze, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.