Little House on the Prairie guest stars
909 actors have guest-starred in Little House on the Prairie across 200 episodes and 9 seasons. The most-credited is Barney the Dog, Jack in 58 episodes. 277 of them have also guest-starred in five or more of the other shows in this catalogue.
Who came back most
| Actor | Character | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| Barney the Dog | Jack | 58 |
| Ruth Foster | Melinda Foster, Woman #1 | 58 |
| Jeffrey the Dog | Bandit | 46 |
| Carl Pitti | Townsman, Carl, Stage Driver | 32 |
| Jack Lilley | Townsman, Stage Driver, 2nd Stage Driver | 29 |
| Bonnie Bartlett | Grace Snider | 21 |
| Cindy Moore | Tall Schoolgirl, Cissy, Sarah | 19 |
| Michelle Downey | Susan Goodspeed, Sarah Miller | 19 |
| Brian Part | Carl Sanderson | 18 |
| Kyle Richards | Alicia Sanderson, Samantha Harper | 18 |
| Jaye Durkus | Townsman, Man #3 | 15 |
| Jennifer Marie Steffin | Rose Wilder | 15 |
| Michele Steffin | Rose Wilder | 15 |
| Dan McBride | Customer #1, 1st Man, Bixler | 11 |
| Tracie Savage | Christy Kennedy | 10 |
| Arnold Roberts | Townsman, Minister | 9 |
| Clay Greenbush | School Kid | 9 |
| Radames Pera | John Sanderson, Jr. | 8 |
| Rod McGaughy | Townsman, 2nd Man, Driver | 8 |
| David Hooks | Mr. Ames, Luther Abbot | 7 |
| Eddie Quillan | Buffalo Bill, Gargan, Jed Haney | 7 |
| Ivan Wideman | Thomas | 7 |
| Sam Edwards | Mr. Bill Anderson, Postman | 7 |
| Dan Priest | Conductor, Conductor Harlan, Dispatcher | 6 |
| Don "Red" Barry | Judd Larrabee, Rufe Parsons | 6 |
Little House on the Prairie guest stars by season
| Season | Guests | Who |
|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 96 | Barney the Dog, Ruth Foster, Cindy Moore, Tracie Savage, Robert Hoffman, Wayne Heffley, Bonnie Bartlett, Clay Greenbush, Jimmy McNichol, Tex Lambert, Carl Pitti, Hal Burton and 84 more |
| Season 2 | 100 | Barney the Dog, Bonnie Bartlett, Brian Part, Cindy Moore, Kyle Richards, Radames Pera, Ruth Foster, Clay Greenbush, Tracie Savage, Carl Pitti, E.J. Andre, George Tracy and 88 more |
| Season 3 | 106 | Barney the Dog, Brian Part, Kyle Richards, Bonnie Bartlett, Carl Pitti, Cindy Moore, Jack Lilley, Jaye Durkus, Ruth Foster, Bryce Berg, Ott the Horse, Arnold Roberts and 94 more |
| Season 4 | 130 | Jeffrey the Dog, Ruth Foster, Carl Pitti, Eddie Quillan, Hermione Baddeley, Jaye Durkus, Jennifer Factor, Joshua Bryant, Peter Haas, Rusty Gilligan, Sandy Rosenthal, Adam Gunn and 118 more |
| Season 5 | 135 | Jeffrey the Dog, Michelle Downey, Carl Pitti, Ivan Wideman, Jack Lilley, Arthur Tovey, David Hooks, Leon Charles, Don "Red" Barry, Donald Elson, Ernesto Molinari, Jaye Durkus and 123 more |
| Season 6 | 160 | Jeffrey the Dog, Dan McBride, Ruth Foster, Wendy Wells-Gunkel, Jack Lilley, Michelle Downey, Nicholas Corney, Rod McGaughy, Carl Pitti, De'voreaux White, Dub Taylor, J. Edward McKinley and 148 more |
| Season 7 | 139 | Elisha Rapson, Jack Lilley, Jeffrey the Dog, Michelle Downey, Ruth Foster, Dan Priest, De'voreaux White, Gillian Grant, Alvy Moore, Bradley Greene, Dago Dimster, Don Brenon and 127 more |
| Season 8 | 178 | Ruth Foster, Carl Pitti, Dan McBride, Jeffrey the Dog, Gillian Grant, Ivan Bonar, Jack Perkins, Melora Hardin, Richard Lilley, Robert Boon, Sam Edwards, Will MacMillan and 166 more |
| Season 9 | 112 | Jennifer Marie Steffin, Michele Steffin, Ruth Foster, Elmore Vincent, Jonathan Hall Kovacs, R. L. Tolbert, Jack Lilley, Sam Edwards, Angella Kaye, Anthony Zerbe, Carl Pitti, David Hooks and 100 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 Little House on the Prairie | Other shows |
|---|---|---|
| Alan Fudge | Joseph Coulter | 32 |
| Ernie Hudson | William Thomas | 32 |
| Barbara Tarbuck | Beth Tomkins | 28 |
| Jim Lau | Proprietor | 26 |
| Parley Baer | J.W. Diamond, Mr. Williams | 25 |
| Jerry Hardin | Hank Slade | 24 |
| Ralph Manza | Hugo | 24 |
| Rance Howard | Simpson | 22 |
| James Cromwell | Harve Miller | 21 |
| William Schallert | Dean Russell Harmon, Snell | 21 |
| Anne Gee Byrd | Mrs. Hobson | 21 |
| Jonathan Banks | Jed | 20 |
| Nehemiah Persoff | Olaf Lundstrom | 20 |
| John McLiam | Caleb Fisher, Elliot Reed, Harris | 19 |
| Geoffrey Lewis | Cole Younger, Sam Galendar | 19 |
Played more than one character
| Actor | Characters | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| Carl Pitti | Townsman, Carl, Stage Driver | 32 |
| Dan McBride | Customer #1, 1st Man, Bixler | 11 |
| Jack Lilley | Townsman, Stage Driver, 2nd Stage Driver | 29 |
| Eddie Quillan | Buffalo Bill, Gargan, Jed Haney | 7 |
| Cindy Moore | Tall Schoolgirl, Cissy, Sarah | 19 |
| Rod McGaughy | Townsman, 2nd Man, Driver | 8 |
| Dan Priest | Conductor, Conductor Harlan, Dispatcher | 6 |
| E.J. Andre | Jed Cooper, Amos Thomas, Matthew Simms | 6 |
| Sunshine Parker | Driver, Freight Man, Parley | 5 |
| De'voreaux White | Jason, Gideon, James | 5 |
Shares a cast with
- Little House on the Prairie and Highway to Heaven — 152 shared actors
- Little House on the Prairie and Dallas — 117 shared actors
- Little House on the Prairie and CHiPs — 108 shared actors
- Little House on the Prairie and Murder, She Wrote — 99 shared actors
- Little House on the Prairie and Perry Mason — 96 shared actors
- Little House on the Prairie and Charlie's Angels — 87 shared actors
- Little House on the Prairie and The Incredible Hulk — 81 shared actors
- Little House on the Prairie and Fantasy Island — 80 shared actors
Cast data from TVmaze, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.