Spin City guest stars
192 actors have guest-starred in Spin City across 145 episodes and 6 seasons. The most-credited is Faith Prince, Claudia in 16 episodes. 72 of them have also guest-starred in five or more of the other shows in this catalogue.
Who came back most
| Actor | Character | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| Faith Prince | Claudia | 16 |
| Taylor Stanley | Karen | 8 |
| John Harrington Bland | Reporter | 6 |
| Paula Marshall | Laurie | 6 |
| Sylvia Kauders | Roberta | 6 |
| Farrah Fawcett | Judge Claire Simmons | 4 |
| Regis Philbin | Regis Philbin, Rags the Dog | 4 |
| John Scurti | Reporter | 3 |
| Lisa Louise Langford | Reporter | 3 |
| Avery Glymph | Reporter | 2 |
| Charlie White | Hank Dorsett | 2 |
| David Carlson | Reporter | 2 |
| Deborah Rush | Helen | 2 |
| Ed Koch | Former Mayor, Edward I. Koch, Speaker Rosen | 2 |
| Meredith Baxter | Macy | 2 |
| Natalie Venetia Belcon | Waitress | 2 |
| Raquel Welch | Abby Lassiter | 2 |
| Rod McLachlan | Reporter | 2 |
| Sam Seder | Bogus Temp, George | 2 |
| Adam Graves | Adam Graves | 1 |
| Alan Dershowitz | Alan Dershowitz | 1 |
| Alyssa Milano | Meg | 1 |
| Amanda Peet | Shelly | 1 |
| Amy Hohn | Reporter | 1 |
| Amy Poehler | Susan | 1 |
Spin City guest stars by season
| Season | Guests | Who |
|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 87 | Taylor Stanley, Faith Prince, John Harrington Bland, Sylvia Kauders, Avery Glymph, David Carlson, Deborah Rush, John Scurti, Lisa Louise Langford, Sam Seder, Amanda Peet, Amy Hohn and 75 more |
| Season 2 | 98 | Faith Prince, Paula Marshall, Charlie White, John Harrington Bland, Meredith Baxter, Natalie Venetia Belcon, Raquel Welch, Rod McLachlan, Sylvia Kauders, Adam Graves, Alan Dershowitz, Alyssa Milano and 86 more |
| Season 3 | 1 | Regis Philbin |
| Season 4 | 3 | Christine Taylor, Regis Philbin, Traci Ann Wolfe |
| Season 5 | 10 | Bob Glouberman, Dakota Fanning, Harper Roisman, Kevin Gonzalez, Linda Porter, Patricia Place, Regis Philbin, Ruth Rudnick, Vanessa Marcil, William Turner |
| Season 6 | 2 | Farrah Fawcett, Elizabeth Mitchell |
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 Spin City | Other shows |
|---|---|---|
| Josh Stamberg | Phil | 25 |
| Jimmy Palumbo | Bartender | 24 |
| Richard Portnow | Mr. Paterno | 24 |
| Matt Malloy | Ben | 23 |
| David Aaron Baker | Jason | 22 |
| Peter Jacobson | Greg | 22 |
| John Bedford Lloyd | Dr. Bronsteen | 21 |
| Bob Glouberman | Reporter | 19 |
| Ken Marino | Dan | 18 |
| Scott Bryce | Jay | 18 |
| William Bogert | Priest | 18 |
| Linda Porter | Woman #2 | 17 |
| Steve Ryan | Fred | 17 |
| Paula Marshall | Laurie | 16 |
| Bradley White | Stephen | 16 |
Played more than one character
| Actor | Characters | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| Regis Philbin | Regis Philbin, Rags the Dog | 4 |
| Ed Koch | Former Mayor, Edward I. Koch, Speaker Rosen | 2 |
| Sam Seder | Bogus Temp, George | 2 |
Shares a cast with
- Spin City and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit — 54 shared actors
- Blue Bloods — 23 shared actors
- The Good Wife — 22 shared actors
- The Blacklist — 21 shared actors
- ER — 19 shared actors
- Elementary — 18 shared actors
- Law & Order — 17 shared actors
- Madam Secretary — 15 shared actors
Cast data from TVmaze, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.