All 144 actors in both Boston Legal and Desperate Housewives
144 actors have appeared in both Boston Legal and Desperate Housewives, across 281 episodes. The most-credited is Currie Graham, Assistant D.A. Frank Ginsberg in Boston Legal and Ed Ferrara in Desperate Housewives.
| Actor | In Boston Legal | In Desperate Housewives | Eps | Eps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Currie Graham | Assistant D.A. Frank Ginsberg | Ed Ferrara | 9 | 9 |
| Jill Brennan | Gracie Jane | Tish Atherton | 11 | 3 |
| Christopher Rich | Melvin Palmer | Bruce | 6 | 2 |
| Joanna Cassidy | Beverly Bridge | Melina Cominis | 5 | 1 |
| Scott Bakula | Jack Ross | Trip Weston | 1 | 5 |
| Bob Gunton | William Connolly | Noah Taylor | 1 | 10 |
| Gail O'Grady | Judge Gloria Weldon | Anne Schilling | 7 | 4 |
| Peter Onorati | Assistant D.A. Stewart Betts | Warren Schilling | 3 | 2 |
| Mark L. Taylor | Adam Jovanka | Mr. Steinberg | 7 | 2 |
| Gary Anthony Williams | Clarence Bell | Reggie | 2 | 2 |
| Mark Moses | Assistant D.A. George McDougal | Paul Young | 2 | 5 |
| Larry Miller | Edwin Poole | Leonard Harper | 4 | 1 |
| Steven Anderson | Partner Walter Seymore | Judge Sullivan | 4 | 1 |
| Steven Culp | Assistant D.A. Norman Wilson | Rex Van de Kamp | 1 | 4 |
| Andy Umberger | Attorney Morrison | Officer Romslow | 4 | 3 |
| Billy Mayo | Detective Sean Wilkins | Detective Lyons | 2 | 5 |
| David Starzyk | Daniel Gellman | Bradley Scott | 2 | 3 |
| John Kapelos | Detective Wayne Farley | Eugene Beale | 1 | 4 |
| Kurt Fuller | Reverend Donald Diddum | Detective Barton | 3 | 5 |
| Dakin Matthews | Judge Harvey Fletcher | Reverend Sikes | 1 | 5 |
| Jesse D. Goins | Dr. Anyar Marks | Detective #2 | 2 | 1 |
| Josh Zuckerman | Michael Scanlon | Eddie Orlofsky | 1 | 11 |
| Thomas Kopache | Judge Dale Wallace | Raymond | 2 | 1 |
| Eric Payne | Mark Halpern | Investigator | 3 | 1 |
| Jim Jansen | Partner Marshall Kennedy | Clinic Doctor | 3 | 1 |
| Sharon Lawrence | Judge Rita Sharpley | Maisy Gibbons | 1 | 3 |
| Jane Lynch | Joanna Monroe | Maxine Bennett | 4 | 1 |
| Alison La Placa | Andrea Michele | Rita Patterson | 2 | 1 |
| Allison Miller | Marlena Hoffman | Tanya | 2 | 1 |
| Valerie Mahaffey | Mary Winston | Alma Hodge | 1 | 7 |
| Vito D'Ambrosio | Justice Samuel Alito | Silvio Vitale | 2 | 1 |
| Terry Bozeman | Adam Herbett | Dr. Lee Craig | 1 | 6 |
| Page Kennedy | Dennis Pryor | Caleb Applewhite | 1 | 4 |
| Amy Aquino | Judge Phyllis Tamber | Erika Gold | 1 | 1 |
| Conor O'Farrell | Assistant D.A. Glenn Jackson | Detective Copeland | 1 | 3 |
| Jan Hoag | Jane Baker | Beefy Middle-Aged Woman | 1 | 1 |
| Kristin Bauer | Tori Pines | Veronica | 1 | 1 |
| Stacey Travis | Carol Cabot | Jordana Geist | 1 | 3 |
| Bill Smitrovich | D.A. Jack Fitzhugh | Reverend Green | 1 | 2 |
| George Wyner | Al Bostick | Dr. Rushton | 1 | 2 |
| Lorna Raver | Judge Katherine Taylor | Judge Sullivan | 2 | 1 |
| Michael Bofshever | Charles Costello | Kenny Stevens | 1 | 2 |
| Michael Patrick McGill | Officer Brian Whistler | Crime Scene Policeman | 2 | 1 |
| Vic Polizos | Detective Frank Richmond | Detective Turner | 4 | 1 |
| Christopher Carroll | Judge Stephen Bickell | Reverend | 3 | 1 |
| Helen Eigenberg | Attorney Tompkins | Jean | 2 | 1 |
| Jim O'Heir | Gil Furnald | Sam Killian | 1 | 1 |
| Jonathan Adams | Officer Preston Holt | Luke Rayfield | 1 | 1 |
| Nigel Gibbs | Court Officer, Detective Wade Spindle | FBI Agent | 2 | 2 |
| Paul Dooley | Judge Wendel Donahue | Addison Prudy | 1 | 3 |
| Brian Kerwin | Jack Fleming | Harvey Bigsby | 1 | 2 |
| Gregg Daniel | Dr. Jason Marcini | Dr. Sicher | 1 | 2 |
| Scott Allan Campbell | Detective Scott Reynolds | Detective Sloan | 1 | 2 |
| William Atherton | Assistant D.A. Howard Zale | Dr. Barr | 1 | 2 |
| Caroline Aaron | Phyllis Goulet | Daphne Bicks | 1 | 1 |
| Freda Foh Shen | Dr. Ann Kumi | Dr. Chang | 1 | 1 |
| P.J. Byrne | Matthew Steinkellner | Nick | 1 | 1 |
| Steven Eckholdt | Assistant D.A. Richard Kelton | Officer Rick Thompson | 1 | 1 |
| Edward Edwards | Ronald Matheny | Jim Peterson | 1 | 2 |
| Ken Lerner | Howard Bridge | Dr. Bernstein | 1 | 2 |
| Nike Doukas | Assisant D.A. Allison Hayes | Natalie Klein | 1 | 2 |
| Shannon O'Hurley | Phyllis Deaver | Mrs. Truesdale | 1 | 2 |
| Ellen Crawford | Frances Stadler | Iris Beckley | 2 | 2 |
| Roz Witt | Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Nurse | 2 | 2 |
| Amy Hill | Dr. Kathleen Rosewell | Mrs. Pate | 1 | 1 |
| Daniel Roebuck | Russell Blayney | Joe Flannery | 1 | 1 |
| Lee Garlington | Alisa McKenzie | Alberta Holstein | 1 | 1 |
| Matt Malloy | Donald Wharton | Dr. Kagan | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Holden | Rabbi Saul Levine | Dr. Baron | 1 | 2 |
| Miriam Flynn | Gretchen Winters | Dr. Berman | 1 | 2 |
| Phil Abrams | Lou Schneider | Technician | 1 | 1 |
| Steve Tom | Martin Jeffries | Judge | 1 | 1 |
| T.J. Ramini | Benyam Kallah | Yaniv | 1 | 1 |
| Benjamin John Parrillo | Andrew Forbes | Roger | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Morrisey | Dr. Joshua Forbes | Dr. Bach | 1 | 1 |
| Joyce Guy | Riva Boitelle | Nurse Kelly | 1 | 1 |
| Kenneth Kimmins | Dr. Tusten | Mayor Johnson | 1 | 1 |
| Kevin Will | Officer Michael Bardo | Ice Cream Vendor | 1 | 1 |
| Lorin McCraley | Dwanye Willis | Reggie | 1 | 1 |
| Maree Cheatham | Georgina Babineaux | Ceal | 1 | 1 |
| Rob Brownstein | Dr. Timothy Wood | Rex's Lawyer | 1 | 1 |
| Rusty Schwimmer | Helen Binder | Toni | 1 | 1 |
| Stephen Tobolowsky | Dr. Alvin Azinabinacroft | Bud Penrod | 1 | 1 |
| Dennis Cockrum | James Jacobs | Trainer | 2 | 1 |
| Diane Kim | Newscaster | Female Jewelry Clerk | 2 | 1 |
| Pamela Shaddock | Marshall of the Court | Nurse | 2 | 1 |
| Joel McKinnon Miller | Robert "Zozo the Clown" Berrin | The Counselor | 1 | 1 |
| Julie Pop | Laurie Berger | Nurse | 1 | 2 |
| Lamont Thompson | Officer Aaron Payne | Lamar Benjamin | 1 | 1 |
| Marianne Muellerleile | Evelyn | Anne Peterson | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Dempsey | Dominick Ryan | Detective Murphy | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Hagerty | Senator Wally Bird | Gus | 1 | 1 |
| Ned Vaughn | U.S.D.A. Rep Joel Beavis | Terrence Henderson | 1 | 1 |
| Patricia Bethune | Rep for National Geographic | Joyce | 1 | 1 |
| Will Greenberg | Troy | Man | 1 | 1 |
| Jack Impellizzeri | Officer Jones | Delivery Man | 2 | 1 |
| Aisha Hinds | Bea Toomy | Maid | 1 | 1 |
| Lisa Banes | Kimberly Mellon | Vera Keck | 1 | 1 |
| Todd Waring | Daniel Ralston | Dr. Martin | 1 | 1 |
| Barry Sigismondi | Officer James | Football Coach | 2 | 1 |
| Brian Carpenter | Dr. Ferrell | Clerk | 1 | 1 |
| Hugh Holub | Foreperson | Allen | 1 | 1 |
| Joleen Lutz | Cathy | Yuppie Woman | 1 | 1 |
| Kent Faulcon | Owen Patterson | Officer Ramsey | 1 | 1 |
| Kevin Cooney | Partner Smith | Owen Johnson | 1 | 1 |
| Pat Towne | Dr. Ray | Phil | 1 | 1 |
| Tom Virtue | Father Tulley | Man | 1 | 1 |
| Ann Ryerson | Caryl Hutchins | Debby | 1 | 1 |
| Art Frankel | Walter Schmidt | Mr. Bederman | 1 | 1 |
| Bonnie Burroughs | Lauren Delhorn | Bree's Lawyer | 1 | 1 |
| Carol Kiernan | Manager | Bernice | 1 | 1 |
| Dan Gilvezan | Evan Holt | Mr. Chase | 1 | 1 |
| Nick Toth | Minister Bill | Mr. Franklin | 1 | 1 |
| Shania Accius | Nurse | Shonda | 1 | 1 |
| Stephen Holland | Foreman | Caterer | 1 | 1 |
| Charlie Hartsock | Foreman | Chaplain | 1 | 1 |
| Deb Hiett | Cindy | Woman #1 | 1 | 1 |
| Glenn Taranto | Maitre D' | Undercover Cop | 1 | 1 |
| Jayne Taini | Principal Berleth | Mrs. Grecco | 1 | 1 |
| Nelson Mashita | POI | Postman | 1 | 1 |
| Tony Winters | Ruppello | Phil the Tile Guy | 1 | 1 |
| Brian Chenoweth | Marshall Bettman | Walter | 1 | 1 |
| Crystal Allen | Maddie Tyler | Kelly | 1 | 1 |
| Lakshmi Manchu | Juror #6 | Nabila | 1 | 1 |
| Mari Weiss | Nancy Murr | Ms. McCready | 1 | 1 |
| David Grant Wright | Mock Justice Stevens | Mr. Dinsmore | 1 | 1 |
| MaryKathleen Gordon | Sylvie White | Receptionist | 1 | 1 |
| Matt Riedy | Dr. Duncan | Dr. McCarthy | 1 | 1 |
| Robert R. Shafer | Smith | Supervisor | 1 | 1 |
| Sean Blodgett | Reporter #1 | Delivery Man | 1 | 1 |
| Livia Treviño | Foreperson | Lupe | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Rusch | John | Security Guard | 1 | 1 |
| Lee Whittaker | Paul Harris | Box Boy | 1 | 1 |
| Robin Krieger | Pundit #2 | Customer | 1 | 1 |
| Shirley Jordan | Foreperson | Nurse | 1 | 1 |
| John O'Brien | Clerk #2 | Dr. Wheeler | 1 | 1 |
| Kim Delgado | Foreman | Reporter #2 | 1 | 1 |
| Verda Bridges | Mrs. Owens | Hospital Nurse | 1 | 1 |
| Christina Cindrich | Julia | Second Stripper | 1 | 1 |
| Eric Christie | Sergeant | Orderly | 1 | 1 |
| Jeffrey Markle | Clerk #1 | Bus Driver | 1 | 1 |
| Joe Ochman | Minister | Justice of the Peace | 1 | 1 |
| Fiona Hale | Mrs. Ferrion | Aunt Fern | 1 | 1 |
| William C. Mitchell | Judge Harold Hasson | Judge Grimshaw | 1 | 1 |
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