Perry Mason guest stars
1,641 actors have guest-starred in Perry Mason across 271 episodes and 9 seasons. The most-credited is Lee Miller, Sgt. Brice, Courtroom Spectator, Deputy Sheriff in 77 episodes. 321 of them have also guest-starred in five or more of the other shows in this catalogue.
Who came back most
| Actor | Character | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| Lee Miller | Sgt. Brice, Courtroom Spectator, Deputy Sheriff | 77 |
| George E. Stone | Court Clerk, Bartender, George | 41 |
| S. John Launer | Judge, Judge Ryder | 27 |
| Kenneth MacDonald | Judge | 21 |
| Michael Fox | Autopsy Surgeon Dr. Hoxie | 21 |
| Morris Ankrum | Judge, Judge Bates, Judge Cadwell | 21 |
| Willis Bouchey | Judge | 18 |
| Connie Cezon | Gertie | 15 |
| Jack Gargan | Court Clerk, Bailiff | 14 |
| John Gallaudet | Judge, Judge Penner, Municipal Judge | 14 |
| Richard Gaines | Judge, Judge Carwell, Judge Treadwell | 14 |
| Pitt Herbert | Autopsy Surgeon, Coroner, Coroner's Physician | 13 |
| Jack Gordon | Courtroom Spectator, Bookie | 12 |
| Jon Lormer | Autopsy Surgeon, Medical Examiner, Coroner | 12 |
| Charles Stroud | Court Clerk, Man No.1 | 11 |
| Dick Geary | Diver, Attendant, Deputy Sheriff | 11 |
| Dick Cherney | Bailiff, Barfly, Court Clerk | 10 |
| Grandon Rhodes | Judge, Divorce Judge, Judge Kippen | 10 |
| Karl Held | David Gideon, Bruce Nesbitt | 10 |
| H.M. Wynant | Deputy D.A. Sampson, Daniel Conway, Deputy D. A. Sampson | 9 |
| Nelson Leigh | Judge, Judge John Davis | 9 |
| Charles Irving | Judge, Judge Stanley | 8 |
| Frank Wilcox | Judge, Judge Markham, Judge Newark | 8 |
| Gil Frye | Apt. Hotel Clerk, Desk Clerk, Det. Ralph Faulkner | 8 |
| John Harmon | Fingerprint Expert, Ballistics Expert, Fingerprint Man | 8 |
Perry Mason guest stars by season
| Season | Guests | Who |
|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 447 | Jack Gargan, Connie Cezon, Frank Wilcox, Jack Harris, Morris Ankrum, Lee Miller, Grandon Rhodes, Kenneth MacDonald, Sydney Smith, Clark Howat, Gil Frye, Joey Ray and 435 more |
| Season 2 | 348 | George E. Stone, Lee Miller, S. John Launer, Richard Gaines, Morris Ankrum, Frederick Worlock, Jon Lormer, Michael Fox, Pitt Herbert, Barry Brooks, Chuck Webster, Gil Frye and 336 more |
| Season 3 | 321 | George E. Stone, Lee Miller, Richard Gaines, S. John Launer, Michael Fox, Morris Ankrum, Nelson Leigh, Pitt Herbert, Arthur Hanson, Irving Steinberg, John Harmon, Kenneth MacDonald and 309 more |
| Season 4 | 341 | George E. Stone, Lee Miller, Michael Fox, Robert Karnes, S. John Launer, Willis Bouchey, Charles Stroud, H.M. Wynant, Kenneth MacDonald, Morris Ankrum, Nelson Leigh, Pitt Herbert and 329 more |
| Season 5 | 422 | Lee Miller, Jack Gordon, Karl Held, Dick Geary, Kenneth MacDonald, S. John Launer, Charles Stroud, Dick Cherney, John Gallaudet, Willis Bouchey, Charles Irving, Jon Lormer and 410 more |
| Season 6 | 396 | Lee Miller, Michael Fox, Charles Sherlock, Dick Cherney, Russell Custer, S. John Launer, Willis Bouchey, Charles Irving, Grandon Rhodes, John Gallaudet, Alex Bookston, Dick Geary and 384 more |
| Season 7 | 377 | Lee Miller, John Gallaudet, Charles Stroud, Connie Cezon, Kenneth MacDonald, Willis Bouchey, Alexander Lockwood, Blair Davies, C. Lindsay Workman, Charles Irving, Dick Garton, Jena Engstrom and 365 more |
| Season 8 | 75 | Lee Miller, Alexander Lockwood, Christopher Riordan, Mary Mitchel, Richard Reeves, Alan Hewitt, Allyson Ames, Anne Whitfield, Anthony Eisley, Barbara Bain, Barry Sullivan, Ben Cooper and 63 more |
| Season 9 | 70 | Lee Miller, Alexander Lockwood, Aliza Gur, Allan Melvin, Anne Whitfield, Barry Atwater, Ben Cooper, Bettye Ackerman, Byron Morrow, Christopher Riordan, Chuck Hamilton, Cloris Leachman 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 Perry Mason | Other shows |
|---|---|---|
| James Hong | Dean Chang, Louis Kew | 38 |
| Parley Baer | David Bickel, Edward Farraday, Frank Cummings | 25 |
| Ralph Manza | Amos Elwell, Dr. Lieberson, Dr. Prince | 24 |
| William Schallert | Dr. Bradbury, Graves, Len Dykes | 21 |
| George Takei | Toma Sakai | 19 |
| John McLiam | Councilman William Daniels | 19 |
| Jonathan Goldsmith | Marvin Palmer | 19 |
| Norman Alden | Darrel Reed | 19 |
| Harold Gould | Lawrence West | 18 |
| Bill Erwin | Autopsy Surgeon, Morrison Findlay, Paint Store Clerk | 17 |
| Cloris Leachman | Gloria Shine | 17 |
| George O. Petrie | Orin Leslie | 17 |
| Lloyd Bochner | Lloyd Bochner | 17 |
| Vito Scotti | D'Amato | 17 |
| Jeanette Nolan | Angela Kirby, Emma Benson, Erna Norden | 16 |
Played more than one character
| Actor | Characters | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| Dick Geary | Diver, Attendant, Deputy Sheriff | 11 |
| H.M. Wynant | Deputy D.A. Sampson, Daniel Conway, Deputy D. A. Sampson | 9 |
| Gil Frye | Apt. Hotel Clerk, Desk Clerk, Det. Ralph Faulkner | 8 |
| Pitt Herbert | Autopsy Surgeon, Coroner, Coroner's Physician | 13 |
| Dan Seymour | Carlos Silva, Croupier, Harry Marlow | 7 |
| Neil Hamilton | Bertrand "Bertie" Allred, Frank Livesey, Fred McCormick | 7 |
| Vaughn Taylor | Bishop Mallory, Harry Folsom, Martin Weston | 7 |
| Morris Ankrum | Judge, Judge Bates, Judge Cadwell | 21 |
| Dick Cherney | Bailiff, Barfly, Court Clerk | 10 |
| John Harmon | Fingerprint Expert, Ballistics Expert, Fingerprint Man | 8 |
Shares a cast with
- Perry Mason and The Twilight Zone — 319 shared actors
- Perry Mason and Bonanza — 291 shared actors
- Perry Mason and Gunsmoke — 219 shared actors
- Perry Mason and Mission: Impossible — 192 shared actors
- Perry Mason and Alfred Hitchcock Presents — 163 shared actors
- Perry Mason and Bewitched — 150 shared actors
- Perry Mason and The Andy Griffith Show — 130 shared actors
- Perry Mason and The Munsters — 105 shared actors
Cast data from TVmaze, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.