Star Trek guest stars
416 actors have guest-starred in Star Trek across 79 episodes and 3 seasons. The most-credited is James Doohan, Lt. Cmdr. Montgomery "Scotty" Scott, Mirror Scotty, Sargon in 64 episodes. 133 of them have also guest-starred in five or more of the other shows in this catalogue.
Who came back most
| Actor | Character | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| James Doohan | Lt. Cmdr. Montgomery "Scotty" Scott, Mirror Scotty, Sargon | 64 |
| Nichelle Nichols | Lt. Nyota Uhura, Mirror Uhura | 62 |
| George Takei | Lt. Hikaru Sulu, Mirror Sulu | 47 |
| Walter Koenig | Ensign Pavel Chekov, Mirror Chekov | 36 |
| Majel Barrett Roddenberry | Nurse Christine Chapel, Number One | 25 |
| John Winston | Lt. Kyle, Transporter Chief, Mirror Kyle | 11 |
| David L. Ross | Lt. Galloway, Guard, Lt. Johnson | 9 |
| Eddie Paskey | Lt. Leslie, Crewman, Eminiar Guard | 8 |
| Grace Lee Whitney | Yeoman Janice Rand | 8 |
| Ed McCready | Barber, Boy Creature, Dr. Carter | 5 |
| Paul Baxley | Ensign Freeman, First Trooper, Hengist's Stunt Double | 5 |
| Sean Kenney | DePaul, Disabled Christopher Pike | 4 |
| Barbara Babcock | Beta 5 Computer, Mea 3, Philana | 3 |
| Barbara Baldavin | Angela, Lt. Lisa | 3 |
| Bart La Rue | Announcer, Guardian, Newscaster | 3 |
| Grant Woods | Kelowitz | 3 |
| Hagan Beggs | Ensign Hansen, Helmsman, Lieutenant Hansen | 3 |
| Janos Prohaska | The Gumato, The Horta, Yarnek | 3 |
| Jay D. Jones | Crewman Jackson, Ensign Mallory, Mirt | 3 |
| Jim Goodwin | Lt. John Farrell | 3 |
| Michael Barrier | Lt. Vincent DeSalle | 3 |
| Sean Morgan | Harper, Lt. O'Neil, O'Neil | 3 |
| Abraham Sofaer | Melkotian, The Thasian | 2 |
| Adam Roarke | C.P.O. Garrison | 2 |
| Barry Russo | Lt. Cmdr. Giotto, Wesley | 2 |
Star Trek guest stars by season
| Season | Guests | Who |
|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 181 | Nichelle Nichols, James Doohan, George Takei, Grace Lee Whitney, David L. Ross, Eddie Paskey, Majel Barrett Roddenberry, Sean Kenney, Grant Woods, Hagan Beggs, Jim Goodwin, John Winston and 169 more |
| Season 2 | 163 | James Doohan, Nichelle Nichols, Walter Koenig, George Takei, Majel Barrett Roddenberry, John Winston, Paul Baxley, Jay D. Jones, Vic Perrin, Barbara Luna, Bart La Rue, David L. Ross and 151 more |
| Season 3 | 131 | James Doohan, George Takei, Nichelle Nichols, Walter Koenig, Majel Barrett Roddenberry, David L. Ross, Dick Geary, Eddie Hice, Eddie Paskey, James Drake, Louie Elias, Naomi Pollack and 119 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 Star Trek | Other shows |
|---|---|---|
| William Windom | Commodore Matthew Decker | 25 |
| William Schallert | Nilz Baris | 21 |
| George Takei | Lt. Hikaru Sulu, Mirror Sulu | 19 |
| Charles Napier | Adam | 18 |
| Joseph Ruskin | Galt | 17 |
| Julie Cobb | Yeoman | 16 |
| Robert Sampson | Sar 6 | 16 |
| Morgan Woodward | Captain Ronald "Ron" Tracey, Dr. Simon Van Gelder | 15 |
| Clint Howard | Balok | 15 |
| Jeff Corey | Plasus | 15 |
| Mariette Hartley | Zarabeth | 15 |
| Vince Howard | Crewman | 15 |
| Gene Dynarski | Ben, Krodak | 14 |
| Jack Donner | Sub-Commander Tal | 14 |
| Jason Evers | Rael | 14 |
Played more than one character
| Actor | Characters | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| David L. Ross | Lt. Galloway, Guard, Lt. Johnson | 9 |
| Ed McCready | Barber, Boy Creature, Dr. Carter | 5 |
| Paul Baxley | Ensign Freeman, First Trooper, Hengist's Stunt Double | 5 |
| John Winston | Lt. Kyle, Transporter Chief, Mirror Kyle | 11 |
| James Doohan | Lt. Cmdr. Montgomery "Scotty" Scott, Mirror Scotty, Sargon | 64 |
| Eddie Paskey | Lt. Leslie, Crewman, Eminiar Guard | 8 |
| Barbara Babcock | Beta 5 Computer, Mea 3, Philana | 3 |
| Bart La Rue | Announcer, Guardian, Newscaster | 3 |
| Hagan Beggs | Ensign Hansen, Helmsman, Lieutenant Hansen | 3 |
| Janos Prohaska | The Gumato, The Horta, Yarnek | 3 |
Shares a cast with
- Star Trek and Mission: Impossible — 124 shared actors
- Star Trek and Perry Mason — 80 shared actors
- Star Trek and The Twilight Zone — 65 shared actors
- Star Trek and Gunsmoke — 60 shared actors
- Star Trek and Bonanza — 54 shared actors
- Star Trek and Hawaii Five-O — 53 shared actors
- Star Trek and Fantasy Island — 52 shared actors
- Murder, She Wrote — 46 shared actors
Cast data from TVmaze, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.