The Andy Griffith Show guest stars
350 actors have guest-starred in The Andy Griffith Show across 249 episodes and 8 seasons. The most-credited is George Lindsey, Goober Pyle in 46 episodes. 112 of them have also guest-starred in five or more of the other shows in this catalogue.
Who came back most
| Actor | Character | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| George Lindsey | Goober Pyle | 46 |
| Howard McNear | Floyd Lawson | 45 |
| Aneta Corsaut | Helen Crump | 41 |
| Betty Lynn | Thelma Lou | 24 |
| Hal Smith | Otis Campbell | 22 |
| Jim Nabors | Gomer Pyle | 19 |
| Jack Dodson | Howard Sprague | 18 |
| Hope Summers | Clara Johnson, Clara Edwards, Bertha Edwards | 17 |
| Elinor Donahue | Ellie Walker | 12 |
| Dick Elliott | Mayor Pike | 11 |
| Colin Male | Announcer | 10 |
| Richard Keith | Johnny Paul Jason | 10 |
| Paul Hartman | Emmett Clark | 9 |
| Robert McQuain | Joe Waters, Fletch Roberts, Lieutenant | 8 |
| Dennis Rush | Howie Pruitt | 7 |
| Parley Baer | Mayor Stoner | 7 |
| Allan Melvin | Clarence 'Doc' Malloy, Clyde Plaunt, Hotel Detective Bardoli | 6 |
| Burt Mustin | Jud Fletcher, Jubal, Judd | 6 |
| Cheerio Meredith | Emma Brand | 6 |
| Denver Pyle | Briscoe Darling | 6 |
| Howard Morris | Ernest T. Bass, Radio Announcer | 6 |
| Lovyss Bradley | Townswoman, Crusader | 6 |
| Maggie Peterson | Charlene Darling, Doris | 6 |
| Charles P. Thompson | Asa Breeney, Doc Roberts | 5 |
| Clint Howard | Leon, Boy at Church Social | 5 |
The Andy Griffith Show guest stars by season
| Season | Guests | Who |
|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 83 | Elinor Donahue, Dick Elliott, Hal Smith, Howard McNear, Cheerio Meredith, Burt Mustin, Colin Male, Frank Ferguson, George Dunn, Jonathan Hole, Joy Ellison, Mary Treen and 71 more |
| Season 2 | 76 | Betty Lynn, Hal Smith, Howard McNear, Colin Male, Dick Elliott, Hope Summers, Robert McQuain, Sherwood Keith, Allan Melvin, Cheerio Meredith, Frank Warren, Fred Sherman and 64 more |
| Season 3 | 97 | Parley Baer, Jim Nabors, Betty Lynn, Hal Smith, Howard McNear, Joanna Moore, Robert McQuain, Norman Leavitt, Allan Melvin, Aneta Corsaut, Barbara Perry, Burt Mustin and 85 more |
| Season 4 | 73 | Jim Nabors, Aneta Corsaut, Betty Lynn, Dennis Rush, Richard Keith, David Alan Bailey, Roy Engel, Charles P. Thompson, Clint Howard, Dean Webb, Denver Pyle, Doug Dillard and 61 more |
| Season 5 | 45 | Aneta Corsaut, Howard McNear, George Lindsey, Betty Lynn, Dennis Rush, Howard Morris, Richard Keith, Al Checco, Billy Halop, Bobby Diamond, Burt Mustin, Byron Foulger and 33 more |
| Season 6 | 42 | George Lindsey, Howard McNear, Aneta Corsaut, Hope Summers, Jack Burns, Amzie Strickland, Lovyss Bradley, Richard Keith, Alberta Nelson, Arthur Malet, Bernard Fox, Betty Lynn and 30 more |
| Season 7 | 35 | George Lindsey, Aneta Corsaut, Howard McNear, Jack Dodson, Lovyss Bradley, Betty Kean, Charles Dierkop, Charles Horvath, Christopher Riordan, David Ketchum, Denver Pyle, Elizabeth MacRae and 23 more |
| Season 8 | 55 | George Lindsey, Jack Dodson, Aneta Corsaut, Paul Hartman, Hope Summers, Arlene Golonka, Don Keefer, Hollis Morrison, Howard Hesseman, Ken Berry, Alan Oppenheimer, Allan Melvin and 43 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 The Andy Griffith Show | Other shows |
|---|---|---|
| Parley Baer | Mayor Stoner | 25 |
| Rance Howard | Bus Driver, First Treasury Agent, Governor's Chauffeur | 22 |
| Norman Alden | Hank, Tom Strongbow | 19 |
| Alan Oppenheimer | Mr. Ruskin | 19 |
| Connie Sawyer | Miss Blanchard | 18 |
| Bill Erwin | An Investor, George Sapley | 17 |
| George O. Petrie | Joe Layton, Lenny | 17 |
| Herb Vigran | Bill Medwin | 16 |
| Clint Howard | Leon, Boy at Church Social | 15 |
| Howard Hesseman | Counterboy, Harry | 15 |
| Peter Hobbs | Mr. Lockridge, Mr. Tracy | 15 |
| J. Pat O'Malley | Oscar Fields | 14 |
| Jack Bannon | Announcer | 14 |
| Olan Soulé | John Masters | 13 |
| Lurene Tuttle | Annabelle Silby, Little Old Lady | 13 |
Played more than one character
| Actor | Characters | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| Allan Melvin | Clarence 'Doc' Malloy, Clyde Plaunt, Hotel Detective Bardoli | 6 |
| Robert McQuain | Joe Waters, Fletch Roberts, Lieutenant | 8 |
| Forrest Lewis | Angry Man, Cliff, Cy Hudgins | 5 |
| Norman Leavitt | Wally, Cal, Gil | 5 |
| Rhonda Jeter | Karen Burgess, Ethel, Sharon McCall | 5 |
| Mary Lansing | Martha Clark, Mrs. Lukens, Mrs. Mason | 4 |
| Rance Howard | Bus Driver, First Treasury Agent, Governor's Chauffeur | 4 |
| Roy Engel | Jess Morgan, Luther, Townsman | 4 |
| Willis Bouchey | Charlie O'Malley, Fletcher "Fletch" Roberts, Mr. Brady | 4 |
| Hope Summers | Clara Johnson, Clara Edwards, Bertha Edwards | 17 |
Shares a cast with
- The Andy Griffith Show and Perry Mason — 130 shared actors
- The Andy Griffith Show and The Twilight Zone — 81 shared actors
- The Andy Griffith Show and Bonanza — 70 shared actors
- The Andy Griffith Show and The Dick Van Dyke Show — 58 shared actors
- The Andy Griffith Show and Bewitched — 56 shared actors
- The Andy Griffith Show and Gunsmoke — 51 shared actors
- The Munsters — 43 shared actors
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents — 38 shared actors
Cast data from TVmaze, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.