The Love Boat guest stars
1,332 actors have guest-starred in The Love Boat across 245 episodes and 9 seasons. The most-credited is Debbie Bartlett, Susie (Love Boat Mermaid) in 19 episodes. 530 of them have also guest-starred in five or more of the other shows in this catalogue.
Who came back most
| Actor | Character | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| Debbie Bartlett | Susie (Love Boat Mermaid) | 19 |
| Teri Hatcher | Amy (Love Boat Mermaid) | 19 |
| Tori Brenno | Maria (Love Boat Mermaid) | 19 |
| Andrea Moen | Starlight (Love Boat Mermaid) | 18 |
| Beth Myatt | Mary Beth (Love Boat Mermaid) | 18 |
| Debra Johnson | Patti (Love Boat Mermaid) | 18 |
| Macarena | Sheila (Love Boat Mermaid) | 18 |
| Nanci Hammond | Jane (Love Boat Mermaid) | 18 |
| Charo | April Lopez, Lupe Zapata De Vega Valdez | 9 |
| Florence Henderson | Annabelle Folker, Anita, Audrey Baynes | 9 |
| Jessica Walter | Holly Hartman, Marcia Farnsworth, Jocelyn Hyatt Matthews | 8 |
| Juliet Mills | Barbara Danver, Betty Robinson, Blair Chapman | 8 |
| Arte Johnson | Dr. Wilfred Jones, Henry Greg, Marty Austin | 7 |
| Audra Lindley | Mrs. Worth, Portia Fairchild, Agnes Larrabee | 7 |
| Connie Stevens | Marcia Rand, Heidi Lester, Holly Christopher | 7 |
| David Hedison | Cliff Jacobs, Allan Christensen, Barry Singer | 7 |
| James Dobson | Anderson the Steward, Father Briorly | 7 |
| Judy Landers | Edie Adams-Rosenberg, Cindy Nevins, Courtney | 7 |
| Linda Evans | Barbara Fields, Jessica Halberson, Monica Brandon | 7 |
| Michelle Johnson | Kim Carlisle | 7 |
| Morgan Brittany | Liz, Karen Stevens, Katherine Wilde | 7 |
| Alexis Smith | Amanda Drake, Angela Lovett, Justina Downey | 6 |
| Ben Murphy | Matthew Saver, Brandon Sommerville, Gregory King | 6 |
| Bert Convy | Ted Myler, Danny Holt, Gary Michaels | 6 |
| Beth Howland | Eloise Farnsworth, Jeannie Davis, Captain Bernice Tobin | 6 |
The Love Boat guest stars by season
| Season | Guests | Who |
|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 237 | Michele Lee, Adrienne Barbeau, Craig Littler, Dan Rowan, Desi Arnaz Jr., Diana Canova, Dorothy Konrad, Fernando Lamas, Harold Gould, John Schuck, Juliet Mills, Karen Valentine and 225 more |
| Season 2 | 228 | Audra Lindley, Avery Schreiber, Barbi Benton, Bob Denver, Chris Capen, Christopher George, Conchata Ferrell, David Birney, David Landsberg, Dick Martin, Donna Mills, Edie Adams and 216 more |
| Season 3 | 224 | Sid Gould, Audra Lindley, Bill Daily, Byron Morrow, Caren Kaye, Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders, Denise Nicholas, Dina Merrill, Don Most, Donny Osmond, Douglas Fairbanks Jr, Eleanor Parker and 212 more |
| Season 4 | 241 | Alex Woodard, Ann Jillian, Anne Baxter, Bart Braverman, Bob Mackie, Bobby Short, Brian Kerwin, Camilla Sparv, Charlene Tilton, Charo, Chris Marlowe, Connie Stevens and 229 more |
| Season 5 | 208 | Brendan Lunney, Ethel Merman, Anthony Andrews, Carol Channing, Alan Fletcher, Ann Miller, Beth Howland, Cab Calloway, Charles Nelson Reilly, Charlotte Rae, Della Reese, Delvene Delaney and 196 more |
| Season 6 | 216 | Alexis Smith, Angela Lee, B.J. Lewis, Bert Convy, Beth Howland, Christopher Norris, David Birney, David Hedison, Debbie Allen, Dottie West, Eddie Albert, Ernest Borgnine and 204 more |
| Season 7 | 203 | John Forsythe, Linda Evans, Alexis Smith, Ben Murphy, Ben Vereen, Brenda Vaccaro, Conlan Carter, David L. Lander, Dean Jones, Donna Reed, Efrem Zimbalist, Jr., Erin Moran and 191 more |
| Season 8 | 194 | Michelle Johnson, Ana Alicia, Andrew Stevens, Anne Baxter, Becca C. Ashley, Catherine Oxenberg, Christopher Norris, Cloris Leachman, Colleen Dewhurst, David Sheridan, Dennis Holahan, Eileen Brennan and 182 more |
| Season 9 | 189 | Debbie Bartlett, Teri Hatcher, Tori Brenno, Andrea Moen, Beth Myatt, Debra Johnson, Macarena, Nanci Hammond, Michael Winslow, Adrian Zmed, Alexis Smith, Audrey Landers and 177 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 Love Boat | Other shows |
|---|---|---|
| John Rubinstein | Jack Forbes, George Allison | 40 |
| Robert Pine | Reverend David Ruland | 36 |
| Lawrence Pressman | Ken Miller | 32 |
| Daniel Roebuck | S.C.U. Lambada | 31 |
| Ed Begley Jr. | Allan Bundy | 30 |
| Michael McGrady | Jim Dolan | 30 |
| Vernée Watson | Alita Daniels, Ellen Garner, Lydia Somers | 29 |
| Casey Sander | Father | 29 |
| Patrick St. Esprit | Man | 29 |
| Gregg Henry | Gregory Steven Leonard | 28 |
| Jim Lau | Man | 26 |
| William Windom | Bill Kelly, Harold Wallingford | 25 |
| Mike Pniewski | Stefanowicz | 25 |
| Steven M. Gagnon | Paul | 25 |
| William R. Moses | Deek Oliver, Mark Davis, Jack | 23 |
Played more than one character
| Actor | Characters | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| Florence Henderson | Annabelle Folker, Anita, Audrey Baynes | 9 |
| Juliet Mills | Barbara Danver, Betty Robinson, Blair Chapman | 8 |
| Arte Johnson | Dr. Wilfred Jones, Henry Greg, Marty Austin | 7 |
| Jessica Walter | Holly Hartman, Marcia Farnsworth, Jocelyn Hyatt Matthews | 8 |
| Connie Stevens | Marcia Rand, Heidi Lester, Holly Christopher | 7 |
| David Hedison | Cliff Jacobs, Allan Christensen, Barry Singer | 7 |
| Judy Landers | Edie Adams-Rosenberg, Cindy Nevins, Courtney | 7 |
| Morgan Brittany | Liz, Karen Stevens, Katherine Wilde | 7 |
| Audra Lindley | Mrs. Worth, Portia Fairchild, Agnes Larrabee | 7 |
| Ben Murphy | Matthew Saver, Brandon Sommerville, Gregory King | 6 |
Shares a cast with
- The Love Boat and Fantasy Island — 428 shared actors
- The Love Boat and Murder, She Wrote — 378 shared actors
- The Love Boat and CHiPs — 150 shared actors
- The Love Boat and The Fall Guy — 138 shared actors
- The Love Boat and Charlie's Angels — 130 shared actors
- The Love Boat and Hart to Hart — 121 shared actors
- The Love Boat and Columbo — 116 shared actors
- The Love Boat and Hawaii Five-O — 111 shared actors
Cast data from TVmaze, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.