Malcolm in the Middle guest stars
1,054 actors have guest-starred in Malcolm in the Middle across 151 episodes and 7 seasons. The most-credited is Craig Lamar Traylor, Stevie Kenarban in 57 episodes. 551 of them have also guest-starred in five or more of the other shows in this catalogue.
Who came back most
| Actor | Character | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| Craig Lamar Traylor | Stevie Kenarban | 57 |
| David Anthony Higgins | Craig Feldspar | 39 |
| James Rodriguez | Jamie | 36 |
| Lukas Rodriguez | Jamie | 35 |
| Emy Coligado | Piama | 28 |
| Eric Nenninger | Eric Hansen | 27 |
| Evan Matthew Cohen | Lloyd | 25 |
| Kenneth Mars | Otto Mannküsser | 25 |
| Kyle Sullivan | Dabney Hooper | 24 |
| Gary Anthony Williams | Abe Kenarban | 18 |
| Daniel Von Bargen | Commandant Edwin Spangler | 15 |
| Kasan Butcher | Joe | 12 |
| Will Jennings | Eraserhead | 12 |
| Cloris Leachman | Ida | 11 |
| Drew Powell | Cadet Drew | 11 |
| Meagen Fay | Gretchen Mannküsser | 11 |
| Sandy Ward | Pete | 11 |
| Arjay Smith | Finley | 9 |
| Chris Eigeman | Lionel Herkabe | 9 |
| John Ennis | Artie | 9 |
| Karim Prince | Stanley | 8 |
| Alex Morris | Trey | 7 |
| Brenda Wehle | Lavernia | 7 |
| Dan Martin | Malik | 7 |
| Edward James Gage | Brian | 7 |
Malcolm in the Middle guest stars by season
| Season | Guests | Who |
|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 91 | Craig Lamar Traylor, Karim Prince, Will Jennings, Daniel Von Bargen, Drew Powell, David Anthony Higgins, Evan Matthew Cohen, Kyle Sullivan, Landry Allbright, Adam Hendershott, Arjay Smith, Justin Pierce and 79 more |
| Season 2 | 174 | Craig Lamar Traylor, Evan Matthew Cohen, Kyle Sullivan, Eric Nenninger, Kasan Butcher, Daniel Von Bargen, David Anthony Higgins, Arjay Smith, Drew Powell, Will Jennings, Todd Giebenhain, Fred Sanders and 162 more |
| Season 3 | 170 | Eric Nenninger, Sandy Ward, Craig Lamar Traylor, John Ennis, Brenda Wehle, Evan Matthew Cohen, Kyle Sullivan, David Anthony Higgins, Emy Coligado, Richard Gross, Gary Anthony Williams, Thomas Lumberg Jr. and 158 more |
| Season 4 | 211 | Kenneth Mars, Emy Coligado, Craig Lamar Traylor, David Anthony Higgins, Meagen Fay, Brittany Renee Finamore, Evan Matthew Cohen, Reagan Dale Neis, Alex Morris, Cloris Leachman, Dan Martin, Edward James Gage and 199 more |
| Season 5 | 235 | Kenneth Mars, Emy Coligado, Craig Lamar Traylor, David Anthony Higgins, Julie Hagerty, Meagen Fay, Cloris Leachman, Gary Anthony Williams, Jonny Acker, Michael Chieffo, Paul Gleason, Rodrigo Rojas and 223 more |
| Season 6 | 148 | James Rodriguez, Lukas Rodriguez, Cameron Monaghan, David Anthony Higgins, Craig Lamar Traylor, Danny McCarthy, Derek Cox-Berg, Amy Bruckner, Bob Glouberman, Chris Eigeman, Cloris Leachman, Emy Coligado and 136 more |
| Season 7 | 163 | James Rodriguez, Lukas Rodriguez, David Anthony Higgins, Gary Anthony Williams, Craig Lamar Traylor, Steve Vinovich, Brooks McBeth, Cloris Leachman, Emy Coligado, Hayden Panettiere, Preston Shores, Rheagan Wallace and 151 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 Malcolm in the Middle | Other shows |
|---|---|---|
| Tom Virtue | Peter Dietrich, Priest | 48 |
| Robert Curtis Brown | Tom | 45 |
| George Wyner | Foreman Fred | 41 |
| James Hong | Mr. Li | 38 |
| Phil Abrams | Neighbor | 38 |
| Sam Anderson | Police Commissioner | 38 |
| Don McManus | Charles Cutler | 37 |
| Andy Umberger | Minister | 36 |
| Michael Dempsey | Teddy | 36 |
| Jack McGee | Coach | 34 |
| Clyde Kusatsu | Ice Cream Man | 34 |
| Fredric Lehne | Officer Ridley | 34 |
| Michael Patrick McGill | Paramedic Dave | 34 |
| Jim Jansen | Mr. Jeffers, Pastor Ray | 33 |
| Thomas Kopache | Vic Feldspar | 33 |
Played more than one character
| Actor | Characters | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| James Henriksen | Male Security Guard, Officer Moon, Waiter | 4 |
| Derek Cox-Berg | Classmate #1, Busey #1, Special Kid #1 | 5 |
| Javier Grajeda | Anesthesiologist, Jack, Man | 3 |
| Jonny Acker | Big Senior #1, High School Kid, Ira | 3 |
| Raven Goodwin | Busey #2, Classmate #2, Special Kid #2 | 3 |
| Merrin Dungey | Kitty Kenarban, Teacher | 6 |
| Reagan Dale Neis | Nicki, Laura | 5 |
| Cody Estes | Young Malcolm, Malcolm at 4 | 3 |
| Ivan Naranjo | Ivan, Native American MAn | 3 |
| Rheagan Wallace | Raduca, Jackie | 3 |
Shares a cast with
- Malcolm in the Middle and ER — 296 shared actors
- Malcolm in the Middle and NCIS — 182 shared actors
- Malcolm in the Middle and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation — 171 shared actors
- Malcolm in the Middle and Bones — 163 shared actors
- Malcolm in the Middle and Cold Case — 149 shared actors
- Malcolm in the Middle and Criminal Minds — 145 shared actors
- Malcolm in the Middle and The Practice — 140 shared actors
- Malcolm in the Middle and Grey's Anatomy — 138 shared actors
Cast data from TVmaze, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.