Ally McBeal guest stars
785 actors have guest-starred in Ally McBeal across 112 episodes and 5 seasons. The most-credited is Albert Hall, Judge Seymore Walsh in 51 episodes. 468 of them have also guest-starred in five or more of the other shows in this catalogue.
Who came back most
| Actor | Character | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| Albert Hall | Judge Seymore Walsh | 51 |
| Renée Elise Goldsberry | Singer, Go-Go Dancer #1 | 43 |
| Vatrena King | Singer | 42 |
| Sy Smith | Singer | 41 |
| Dyan Cannon | Whipper Cone | 18 |
| Barry Humphries | Claire Otoms | 12 |
| Jesse L. Martin | Dr. Greg Butters | 12 |
| Jon Bon Jovi | Victor Morrison | 11 |
| Gina Philips | Sandy Hingle | 10 |
| Taye Diggs | Jackson Duper | 10 |
| Eric Cohen | Dancing Twin #1 | 9 |
| Steve Cohen | Dancing Twin #2 | 9 |
| Christopher Neiman | Attorney Barry Mathers, Bob | 8 |
| Gerry Becker | Attorney Myron Stone | 8 |
| Amy Castle | Young Ally | 7 |
| Anne Heche | Melanie West | 7 |
| Christina Ricci | Liza Bump | 7 |
| Cynthia Calhoun | Singer | 7 |
| Lee Wilkof | D.A. Henry Nixon | 7 |
| Melanie Taylor | Singer, Go-Go Dancer #2 | 7 |
| Harrison Page | Rev. Mark Newman | 6 |
| Jennifer Holliday | Lisa Knowles | 6 |
| Bobby Cannavale | Wilson Jade | 5 |
| Earl K. Kim | Men's Group Member, Assistant Surgeon, Foreman | 5 |
| Jami Gertz | Kimmy Bishop | 5 |
Ally McBeal guest stars by season
| Season | Guests | Who |
|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 167 | Dyan Cannon, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Sy Smith, Vatrena King, Brooke Burns, Eric Cohen, Phil Leeds, Steve Cohen, Alaina Reed-Hall, Jesse L. Martin, Michael Easton, Michael Winters and 155 more |
| Season 2 | 179 | Renée Elise Goldsberry, Jesse L. Martin, Sy Smith, Vatrena King, Albert Hall, Dyan Cannon, Gerry Becker, Jennifer Holliday, Lee Wilkof, Wendy Worthington, Al Green, Amy Castle and 167 more |
| Season 3 | 186 | Gina Philips, Albert Hall, Vatrena King, Sy Smith, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Amy Castle, Dyan Cannon, Bonnie-Jill Laflin, Brad Wilson, Cynthia Calhoun, Gerry Becker, James Naughton and 174 more |
| Season 4 | 176 | Albert Hall, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Taye Diggs, Sy Smith, Vatrena King, Anne Heche, Christopher Neiman, Lisa Edelstein, Jami Gertz, Alexandra Holden, Alexander Gould, Anastacia and 164 more |
| Season 5 | 173 | Albert Hall, Barry Humphries, Jon Bon Jovi, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Sy Smith, Vatrena King, Christina Ricci, Bobby Cannavale, Bruce French, Christian Ebner, Joe Colligan, Jonathan Redford and 161 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 Ally McBeal | Other shows |
|---|---|---|
| Raphael Sbarge | Attorney Burlingham | 54 |
| Tom Virtue | Ally's Father | 48 |
| Robert Curtis Brown | Attorney McCabe | 45 |
| Michael Reilly Burke | Mr. Wells | 44 |
| Sam Anderson | Mark Harrison | 38 |
| Don McManus | Greg Harrod | 37 |
| Andy Umberger | Mr. Fordham | 36 |
| Dakin Matthews | Mr. Stark | 36 |
| Romy Rosemont | Marie Hall | 36 |
| Clyde Kusatsu | Dr. Myron Okubo | 34 |
| Steven Culp | Attorney Dixon | 34 |
| Michael O'Neill | Dr. Colbert | 34 |
| Robert Picardo | Barry Philbrick | 34 |
| Conor O'Farrell | Attorney Jordan | 33 |
| Jim Jansen | Harvey Shiplett | 33 |
Played more than one character
| Actor | Characters | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| Earl K. Kim | Men's Group Member, Assistant Surgeon, Foreman | 5 |
| Renée Elise Goldsberry | Singer, Go-Go Dancer #1 | 43 |
| Christopher Neiman | Attorney Barry Mathers, Bob | 8 |
| Melanie Taylor | Singer, Go-Go Dancer #2 | 7 |
| Betty A. Bridges | Clerk, Foreperson | 3 |
| Linda Gehringer | Attorney General Janet Reno, Shirley Peterson | 3 |
| Arturo Gil | Douglas McGrath, Elf | 2 |
| Christopher Michael | Bailiff, Police Officer | 2 |
| Daniel Nathan Spector | Attorney Joshua, Donald Martin | 2 |
| David Doty | Defendant, Minister | 2 |
Shares a cast with
- Ally McBeal and ER — 223 shared actors
- Ally McBeal and The Practice — 182 shared actors
- Ally McBeal and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation — 138 shared actors
- Ally McBeal and Boston Legal — 136 shared actors
- Ally McBeal and NCIS — 129 shared actors
- Ally McBeal and Judging Amy — 126 shared actors
- Ally McBeal and L.A. Law — 121 shared actors
- Ally McBeal and Grey's Anatomy — 116 shared actors
Cast data from TVmaze, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.