Barney Miller guest stars
398 actors have guest-starred in Barney Miller across 170 episodes and 8 seasons. The most-credited is John Dullaghan, Ray Brewer, Harold Durrell, Jackson the Pickpocket in 10 episodes. 208 of them have also guest-starred in five or more of the other shows in this catalogue.
Who came back most
| Actor | Character | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| John Dullaghan | Ray Brewer, Harold Durrell, Jackson the Pickpocket | 10 |
| Stanley Brock | Bruno Bender, Arnie - Club Owner, Burgess the Barber | 9 |
| Jack De Leon | Marty Morrison | 8 |
| Alex Henteloff | Arnold Ripner, Harold Polanski | 7 |
| Don Calfa | Angelo Dodi, Arthur Thompson, Calvin J. Kendall | 7 |
| J.J. Barry | Arthur Duncan, Fred Bauer, Leroy Kreutzer | 7 |
| Phil Leeds | Arthur Bloom, Brent LaMear, Gilbert Letier | 7 |
| Ralph Manza | Leon Roth, Eddie Blake, Anthony Barelli | 7 |
| Arny Freeman | Mr. Rosten, Herbert Emery, Milton Holly/Mr. Science | 6 |
| Florence Halop | Evelyn Hawley, Karen Golden, Mrs. Pierce | 6 |
| Fred Sadoff | Robert Joseph Wilmore, Alfred Walker, IRS, Dr. Esterhazy | 6 |
| Jack Somack | Mr. Cotterman | 6 |
| Kenneth Tigar | Stefan Koepeknie, Elliot Porter, Fletcher | 6 |
| Linda Lavin | Det. Wentworth | 6 |
| Mari Gorman | Officer Rosslyn Licori, Naomi Bender, Roberta Kerlin | 6 |
| Mario Roccuzzo | Norman Deluca, Ed Brotsky, George Willis | 6 |
| Milt Kogan | Officer Kogan | 6 |
| Oliver Clark | Carl Ebling, Charles Yusick, Dr. Richard P. Gesslin DDS | 6 |
| Peggy Pope | Lonna Lane, Doris Carlisle, Frances Newbound | 6 |
| Peter Hobbs | Phillip Brauer, Charlie Prevette, Roy McManus | 6 |
| Philip Sterling | Frank Rilling, FBI, Howard Spangler, Judge Philip Paul Gibson | 6 |
| Rod Colbin | Joe Wheaton, Lawrence Wheeler, Michael Harvey | 6 |
| Al Ruscio | Jack Norrell, Leonard Roth, Mr. Becker | 5 |
| David Clennon | Bodhisattva, Howard Speer, Howard Weckler | 5 |
| Dino Natali | Officer Zatelli | 5 |
Barney Miller guest stars by season
| Season | Guests | Who |
|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 60 | Milt Kogan, Anne Wyndham, Buddy Lester, Jack De Leon, Reid Cruickshanks, Alex Henteloff, Audrey Christie, Brett Somers, Cal Gibson, Charles Fleischer, Chu Chu Malave, Claudio Martinez and 48 more |
| Season 2 | 82 | Linda Lavin, Charles Murphy, Jack Somack, John LaMotta, Milt Kogan, Paul Lichtman, Stanley Brock, Adam Arkin, Alex Henteloff, Angelina Estrada, Angelo Gnazzo, Arnold Soboloff and 70 more |
| Season 3 | 74 | Denise Miller, Jack De Leon, David Clennon, Joe George, John Cassisi, June Gable, Paul Lichtman, Paula Shaw, Peggy Pope, Peter Hobbs, Ray Stewart, Sal Viscuso and 62 more |
| Season 4 | 94 | Mari Gorman, Dave Madden, Don Calfa, Donna Baccala, Felipe Turich, John Dullaghan, Rosanna DeSoto, Stanley Brock, Al Berry, Al Ruscio, Alex Henteloff, Alix Elias and 82 more |
| Season 5 | 88 | Barrie Youngfellow, Beverly Sanders, Christopher Lloyd, Darlene Parks, Doris Roberts, Fred Sadoff, Harold J. Stone, John O'Connell, Michael Conrad, Ralph Manza, Stefan Gierasch, Todd Susman and 76 more |
| Season 6 | 77 | Dino Natali, Elaine Giftos, John Dullaghan, Kay Medford, Norman Bartold, A Martinez, Alex Henteloff, Allan Miller, Anita Dangler, Arny Freeman, Arthur Malet, Ben Piazza and 65 more |
| Season 7 | 94 | Paul Lieber, Allyn Ann McLerie, Harold J. Stone, J.J. Barry, Jack Dodson, Jack Murdock, Jack Somack, John Dullaghan, Maggie Brown, Tricia O'Neil, William Windom, A Martinez and 82 more |
| Season 8 | 107 | Carina Afable, Mario Roccuzzo, Al Ruscio, Chao-Li Chi, Florence Halop, Howard Platt, Ivor Francis, J.J. Barry, James Murtaugh, Joanna Barnes, Larry Gelman, Mari Gorman and 95 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 Barney Miller | Other shows |
|---|---|---|
| Kenneth Tigar | Stefan Koepeknie, Elliot Porter, Fletcher | 41 |
| John Getz | William McKuen | 33 |
| Jenny O'Hara | Sgt. Holly Scofield, Teresa Schnable | 31 |
| K Callan | Gwen Baxter | 28 |
| Robert Costanzo | Bill Kerlin, Ed Foronjy, Professor Vincent Thorndyke | 27 |
| Madison Mason | Joseph Pretano | 26 |
| William Windom | Cellmate, George Webber | 25 |
| Ralph Manza | Leon Roth, Eddie Blake, Anthony Barelli | 24 |
| Al Ruscio | Jack Norrell, Leonard Roth, Mr. Becker | 22 |
| John O'Leary | Leo Hadden, KGB, Mr. Levant | 22 |
| James Cromwell | Dr. Edmund Danworth, Edward Spencer, Jason Parrish | 21 |
| Stanley Kamel | Dr. Michael Packer, Lance Parks | 21 |
| Nehemiah Persoff | Yacov Berger, Carl Simms | 20 |
| Bruce Kirby | Frank Rossman, Franklin Claymore, Lt. Rossmore | 19 |
| Adam Arkin | Howard Smith | 19 |
Played more than one character
| Actor | Characters | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| Don Calfa | Angelo Dodi, Arthur Thompson, Calvin J. Kendall | 7 |
| Phil Leeds | Arthur Bloom, Brent LaMear, Gilbert Letier | 7 |
| Florence Halop | Evelyn Hawley, Karen Golden, Mrs. Pierce | 6 |
| Oliver Clark | Carl Ebling, Charles Yusick, Dr. Richard P. Gesslin DDS | 6 |
| Philip Sterling | Frank Rilling, FBI, Howard Spangler, Judge Philip Paul Gibson | 6 |
| Rod Colbin | Joe Wheaton, Lawrence Wheeler, Michael Harvey | 6 |
| John Dullaghan | Ray Brewer, Harold Durrell, Jackson the Pickpocket | 10 |
| Arny Freeman | Mr. Rosten, Herbert Emery, Milton Holly/Mr. Science | 6 |
| Fred Sadoff | Robert Joseph Wilmore, Alfred Walker, IRS, Dr. Esterhazy | 6 |
| Kenneth Tigar | Stefan Koepeknie, Elliot Porter, Fletcher | 6 |
Shares a cast with
- Barney Miller and Murder, She Wrote — 84 shared actors
- Barney Miller and Night Court — 81 shared actors
- Barney Miller and L.A. Law — 77 shared actors
- Barney Miller and Hart to Hart — 62 shared actors
- Barney Miller and St. Elsewhere — 59 shared actors
- Barney Miller and Starsky & Hutch — 58 shared actors
- Barney Miller and CHiPs — 56 shared actors
- Barney Miller and ER — 55 shared actors
Cast data from TVmaze, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.