Only Murders in the Building guest stars
245 actors have guest-starred in Only Murders in the Building across 50 episodes and 5 seasons. The most-credited is Jackie Hoffman, Uma Heller in 25 episodes. 61 of them have also guest-starred in five or more of the other shows in this catalogue.
Who came back most
| Actor | Character | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| Jackie Hoffman | Uma Heller | 25 |
| Teddy Coluca | Lester Coluca | 21 |
| Paul Rudd | Ben Glenroy, Glen Stubbins, L.E.S.T.R. | 19 |
| Da'Vine Joy Randolph | Detective Donna Williams | 17 |
| Jayne Houdyshell | Bunny Folger | 14 |
| Richard Kind | Vince Fish | 12 |
| Meryl Streep | Loretta Durkin | 11 |
| Russell G. Jones | Dr. Grover Stanley | 11 |
| Ryan Broussard | Will Putnam | 11 |
| Vanessa Aspillaga | Ursula | 11 |
| Jane Lynch | Sazz Pataki | 10 |
| Nathan Lane | Teddy Dimas | 10 |
| Tina Fey | Cinda Canning | 10 |
| Jason Veasey | Jonathan Bridgecroft | 9 |
| James Caverly | Theo Dimas | 8 |
| Jeremy Shamos | Dickie Glenroy | 8 |
| Jermaine Fowler | Randall Winston | 8 |
| Jesse Williams | Tobert | 7 |
| Kumail Nanjiani | Rudy Thurber | 7 |
| Molly Shannon | Bev Melon | 7 |
| Zach Galifianakis | Zach Galifianakis | 7 |
| Allison Guinn | KT | 6 |
| Ashley Park | Kimber Lee | 6 |
| Beanie Feldstein | Althea | 6 |
| Daniel Oreskes | Superfan Marv | 6 |
Only Murders in the Building guest stars by season
| Season | Guests | Who |
|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 50 | Jackie Hoffman, Teddy Coluca, Jayne Houdyshell, Julian Cihi, Russell G. Jones, Vanessa Aspillaga, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, James Caverly, Jeena Yi, Nathan Lane, Ryan Broussard, Tina Fey and 38 more |
| Season 2 | 64 | Jayne Houdyshell, Michael Rapaport, Ryan Broussard, Teddy Coluca, Zoe Margaret Colletti, Ade Otukoya, Ariel Shafir, Christine Ko, Daniel Oreskes, Jackie Hoffman, Tina Fey, Vanessa Aspillaga and 52 more |
| Season 3 | 53 | Paul Rudd, Jason Veasey, Jeremy Shamos, Jesse Williams, Allison Guinn, Ashley Park, Don Darryl Rivera, Gerald Caesar, Linda Emond, Meryl Streep, Wesley Taylor, Jackie Hoffman and 41 more |
| Season 4 | 61 | Kumail Nanjiani, Molly Shannon, Richard Kind, Zach Galifianakis, Eugene Levy, Eva Longoria, Catherine Cohen, Jane Lynch, Jin Ha, Paul Rudd, Siena Werber, Da'Vine Joy Randolph and 49 more |
| Season 5 | 72 | Jermaine Fowler, Jackie Hoffman, Beanie Feldstein, Dianne Wiest, Bobby Cannavale, Christoph Waltz, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Logan Lerman, Paul Rudd, Renée Zellweger, Richard Kind, Aaron Dean Eisenberg and 60 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 Only Murders in the Building | Other shows |
|---|---|---|
| Tony Plana | George | 28 |
| Jane Lynch | Sazz Pataki | 26 |
| Richard Kind | Vince Fish | 20 |
| Dylan Baker | Ron | 20 |
| Becky Ann Baker | Linda | 18 |
| Ben Livingston | Charles's Father | 17 |
| Jason Kravits | Big Mike | 16 |
| Jeremy Shamos | Dickie Glenroy | 15 |
| Quincy Dunn-Baker | Kev | 14 |
| Keegan-Michael Key | Mayor Beau Tillman | 13 |
| Alan Heitz | Cart Vendor | 13 |
| James Ciccone | Doorman #2 | 13 |
| Daniel Oreskes | Superfan Marv | 12 |
| Linda Emond | Donna DeMeo | 12 |
| Scott Bakula | Scott Bakula | 12 |
Played more than one character
| Actor | Characters | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| Paul Rudd | Ben Glenroy, Glen Stubbins, L.E.S.T.R. | 19 |
Shares a cast with
- Only Murders in the Building and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit — 55 shared actors
- The Blacklist — 45 shared actors
- Blue Bloods — 38 shared actors
- Bull — 25 shared actors
- FBI: Most Wanted — 25 shared actors
- Elementary — 22 shared actors
- New Amsterdam — 21 shared actors
- Law & Order — 20 shared actors
Cast data from TVmaze, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.