Simon & Simon guest stars
188 actors have guest-starred in Simon & Simon across 156 episodes and 8 seasons. The most-credited is David S. Cass, Sr., Ashley, Bodyguard #2, P.I. Elmore in 4 episodes. 127 of them have also guest-starred in five or more of the other shows in this catalogue.
Who came back most
| Actor | Character | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| David S. Cass, Sr. | Ashley, Bodyguard #2, P.I. Elmore | 4 |
| John Davis Chandler | Arnie Roberts, Charlie, Harry Brookmueller | 3 |
| Jonathan Banks | Alan Wyncoop, Lt. Julian "Bad Hair" Bogardus, Mr. Lloyd | 3 |
| Robert Casper | Perkins, Mr. Smithers | 3 |
| Alan Hale Jr. | Bartender at Broken Saddle, Silk McNabb | 2 |
| Edd Byrnes | Barry L. Fastman, Howard Hunk, Steve Yellen | 2 |
| Jack Lucarelli | Earl Hickman, Stony | 2 |
| Julius Harris | Jules, Montgomery | 2 |
| Linda Scruggs | Doris Callahan, Leona Holbrook | 2 |
| Lisa Eilbacher | Maggie/Sharon Dameron, Stacey Wheeler | 2 |
| Michael Yama | Court Reporter, Shintogo Natsuo | 2 |
| Nicolas Coster | City Attorney David Stallings, Derek Fry | 2 |
| Panchito Gomez | Manuel, Street Hustler | 2 |
| Ray Walston | Danny 'The Milwaukee Kid' Chesney, Rockwell Stark | 2 |
| Rosemary Forsyth | Ellen Lottick, Lisa Bannon | 2 |
| Alan Fudge | George | 1 |
| Alex Donnelley | Barbara the police officer | 1 |
| Alex Henteloff | Herbie Groescher | 1 |
| Alex Hyde-White | Poolside Steve | 1 |
| Alex Rocco | Hank Galante | 1 |
| Alice Ghostley | Grandma Marie Cooper | 1 |
| Alice Nunn | Barney | 1 |
| Alison Sweeney | Lyla - Second Girl | 1 |
| Anne Schedeen | Bailey Randall | 1 |
| Anthony James | Vinnie | 1 |
Simon & Simon guest stars by season
| Season | Guests | Who |
|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 81 | Alex Donnelley, Alex Henteloff, Alex Rocco, Belinda Montgomery, Bert Rosario, Bonnie Parker, Burr DeBenning, Charles Cioffi, Charles Robinson, Charlie Dell, Clyde Kusatsu, Colleen Kelly and 69 more |
| Season 2 | 84 | Robert Casper, Alan Fudge, Alan Hale Jr., Alex Hyde-White, Alice Nunn, Anne Schedeen, Anthony James, Barbara Lynn Block, Barry Bartle, Barry Sattels, Bridget Hanley, Broderick Crawford and 72 more |
| Season 3 | 18 | Edd Byrnes, Alison Sweeney, Arlene Golonka, Daphne Maxwell Reid, Darrell Zwerling, David S. Cass, Sr., Doug McClure, Gary Lockwood, Gerald Hiken, James Wainwright, Jeffrey Jacquet, Joan Leslie and 6 more |
| Season 4 | 4 | Gloria Henry, John Davis Chandler, Michael Yama, Pat Corley |
| Season 5 | 6 | Alice Ghostley, Brianne Leary, David S. Cass, Sr., Lorilyn Huckstep, Rosemary Forsyth, Theresa Saldana |
| Season 6 | 13 | Alan Hale Jr., David S. Cass, Sr., Edd Byrnes, Gary Coleman, James Shigeta, John Davis Chandler, Lyle Waggoner, Michael Yama, Mills Watson, Ray Walston, Robert Casper, Tom Simcox and 1 more |
| Season 7 | 1 | John Davis Chandler |
| Season 8 | 0 | — |
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 Simon & Simon | Other shows |
|---|---|---|
| Clyde Kusatsu | Gerald | 34 |
| Alan Fudge | George | 32 |
| Jenny O'Hara | Ann McDaniels | 31 |
| Richard Herd | Kyle Edmunds | 30 |
| Ralph Manza | Hotel Manager | 24 |
| Jonathan Banks | Alan Wyncoop, Lt. Julian "Bad Hair" Bogardus, Mr. Lloyd | 20 |
| Henry Gibson | Herbert T. Dowd | 20 |
| Nicolas Coster | City Attorney David Stallings, Derek Fry | 18 |
| Rosemary Forsyth | Ellen Lottick, Lisa Bannon | 18 |
| Alex Rocco | Hank Galante | 18 |
| Charles Napier | Gibson | 18 |
| Don Stroud | Arnold | 18 |
| Mickey Jones | Survival Store Ron | 18 |
| Chuck Hicks | Angry Man | 17 |
| Michael Yama | Court Reporter, Shintogo Natsuo | 16 |
Played more than one character
| Actor | Characters | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| David S. Cass, Sr. | Ashley, Bodyguard #2, P.I. Elmore | 4 |
| John Davis Chandler | Arnie Roberts, Charlie, Harry Brookmueller | 3 |
| Jonathan Banks | Alan Wyncoop, Lt. Julian "Bad Hair" Bogardus, Mr. Lloyd | 3 |
| Edd Byrnes | Barry L. Fastman, Howard Hunk, Steve Yellen | 2 |
| Robert Casper | Perkins, Mr. Smithers | 3 |
| Alan Hale Jr. | Bartender at Broken Saddle, Silk McNabb | 2 |
| Jack Lucarelli | Earl Hickman, Stony | 2 |
| Julius Harris | Jules, Montgomery | 2 |
| Linda Scruggs | Doris Callahan, Leona Holbrook | 2 |
| Lisa Eilbacher | Maggie/Sharon Dameron, Stacey Wheeler | 2 |
Shares a cast with
- Simon & Simon and Murder, She Wrote — 80 shared actors
- Simon & Simon and Fantasy Island — 52 shared actors
- CHiPs — 47 shared actors
- The Fall Guy — 45 shared actors
- Hart to Hart — 43 shared actors
- Knight Rider — 43 shared actors
- The Love Boat — 43 shared actors
- The Incredible Hulk — 42 shared actors
Cast data from TVmaze, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.