The Sopranos guest stars
1,356 actors have guest-starred in The Sopranos across 86 episodes and 6 seasons. The most-credited is Frank Santorelli, Georgie in 13 episodes. 309 of them have also guest-starred in five or more of the other shows in this catalogue.
Who came back most
| Actor | Character | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| Frank Santorelli | Georgie | 13 |
| Jeffrey M. Marchetti | Peter "Bissell" La Rosa, Petey | 13 |
| John "Cha Cha" Ciarcia | Albie Cianflone | 13 |
| John Fiore | Gigi Cestone | 13 |
| Miryam Coppersmith | Sophia Baccalieri | 13 |
| Paul Schulze | Father Phil Intintola | 13 |
| Richard Portnow | Attorney Melvoin | 13 |
| Frank Pando | Agent Frank Grasso | 12 |
| Jason Cerbone | Jackie Aprile, Jr. | 12 |
| Anthony J. Ribustello | Dante Greco | 11 |
| Frank Pellegrino | Agent Frank Cubitoso, Bureau Chief Cubitoso | 11 |
| Tony Lip | Carmine Lupertazzi Jr. | 11 |
| Al Sapienza | Mikey Palmice | 10 |
| Danielle Di Vecchio | Barbara Giglione | 10 |
| Ed Vassallo | Tom Giglione | 10 |
| Joe Pucillo | Beppy Scerbo | 10 |
| Karen Young | Agent Robyn Sanseverino | 10 |
| Richard Maldone | Albert Barese | 10 |
| Annika Pergament | News Anchor, Newscaster, Female Anchor | 9 |
| Dan Castleman | Prosecutor, D.A. Castleman | 9 |
| John Bianco | Gerry Torciano | 9 |
| Lenny Venito | James "Murmur" Zancone | 9 |
| Louis Lombardi | Skip Lipari | 9 |
| Marianne Leone | Joanne Moltisanti | 9 |
| Chris Caldovino | Billy Leotardo | 8 |
The Sopranos guest stars by season
| Season | Guests | Who |
|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 189 | Al Sapienza, Joe Badalucco, Annika Pergament, John Heard, Paul Schulze, Anthony DeSando, Frank Santorelli, Michael Rispoli, Michele de Cesare, Sal Ruffino, Bruce Smolanoff, Elaine del Valle and 177 more |
| Season 2 | 182 | Louis Lombardi, Lillo Brancato, Chris Tardio, David Margulies, John Fiore, Katalin Pota, Nicole Burdette, Paul Herman, Robert Patrick, Adrian Martinez, Donna Smythe, Ed Vassallo and 170 more |
| Season 3 | 196 | Jason Cerbone, John Fiore, Andrew Davoli, Annabella Sciorra, Ari Graynor, Gary Evans, Frank Pando, Frank Pellegrino, Glenn Kessler, Katalin Pota, Marie Donato, Mark Karafin and 184 more |
| Season 4 | 196 | Dan Castleman, Joe Pucillo, Matthew Del Negro, Richard Portnow, Tony Lip, Bruce MacVittie, Julie Ross, Randy Barbee, Richard Maldone, Frank Santorelli, Karen Young, Lexie Sperduto and 184 more |
| Season 5 | 238 | Chris Caldovino, Joe Santos, Miryam Coppersmith, Joe Maruzzo, Karen Young, Rae Allen, Allison Dunbar, Dennis Aloia, Frankie Valli, Kevin Aloia, Leslie Bega, Robert Loggia and 226 more |
| Season 6 | 521 | John "Cha Cha" Ciarcia, Anthony J. Ribustello, John Bianco, Lenny Venito, Elizabeth Bracco, Jeffrey M. Marchetti, Cara Buono, Danielle Di Vecchio, Geraldine Librandi, Miryam Coppersmith, Artie Pasquale, Donnie Keshawarz and 509 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 Sopranos | Other shows |
|---|---|---|
| Al Sapienza | Mikey Palmice | 41 |
| Michael Gaston | Alex Mahaffey | 32 |
| Paul Schulze | Father Phil Intintola | 28 |
| Chris McGarry | Pat | 26 |
| Sam McMurray | Dr. John Kennedy | 26 |
| Larry Clarke | Cop | 25 |
| Mike Pniewski | Deputy Featham | 25 |
| Richard Portnow | Attorney Melvoin | 24 |
| Myk Watford | Cop #1 | 24 |
| Rebecca Wisocky | Rene Cabot Moskowitz | 24 |
| William Russ | Paul Calviac | 23 |
| Yancey Arias | Arnaz | 23 |
| Catherine Dent | Arlene RIley | 22 |
| Robert Cicchini | Dr. D'Alessio | 21 |
| Shaun Toub | Arouk Abboubi | 21 |
Played more than one character
| Actor | Characters | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| Annika Pergament | News Anchor, Newscaster, Female Anchor | 9 |
| Jeffrey M. Marchetti | Peter "Bissell" La Rosa, Petey | 13 |
| Frank Pellegrino | Agent Frank Cubitoso, Bureau Chief Cubitoso | 11 |
| Dan Castleman | Prosecutor, D.A. Castleman | 9 |
| Cara Buono | Kelli Moltisanti, Kelli Lombardo | 7 |
| Katalin Pota | Lilliana, Lilliana Wosilius | 7 |
| Lewis J. Stadlen | Dr. Fried, Dr. Ira Fried | 5 |
| Gary Evans | FBI Tech #1, FBI Tech #2 | 4 |
| Saundra Santiago | Jean Cusamano, Joan Cusamano | 4 |
| Sig Libowitz | Hillel, Hillel Teittleman | 4 |
Shares a cast with
- The Sopranos and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit — 368 shared actors
- The Sopranos and Blue Bloods — 169 shared actors
- The Sopranos and The Blacklist — 118 shared actors
- The Sopranos and Elementary — 99 shared actors
- The Sopranos and Person of Interest — 85 shared actors
- The Sopranos and The Good Wife — 85 shared actors
- The Sopranos and Rescue Me — 66 shared actors
- The Sopranos and Bull — 65 shared actors
Cast data from TVmaze, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.