Community guest stars
440 actors have guest-starred in Community across 110 episodes and 6 seasons. The most-credited is Richard Erdman, Leonard in 52 episodes. 187 of them have also guest-starred in five or more of the other shows in this catalogue.
Who came back most
| Actor | Character | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| Richard Erdman | Leonard | 52 |
| Erik Charles Nielsen | Garrett Lambert | 43 |
| Dino Stamatopoulos | Alex "Star-Burns" Osbourne | 37 |
| Danielle Kaplowitz | Vicki | 23 |
| John Oliver | Professor Ian Duncan, Mix-Max, Xim-Xam | 18 |
| Charley Koontz | Fat Neil | 16 |
| Luke Youngblood | Magnitude | 15 |
| Paget Brewster | Francesca "Frankie" Dart, Debra Chambers | 14 |
| Keith David | Elroy Patashnik, Narrator | 13 |
| Jonathan Banks | Professor Buzz Hickey, Major Dick | 11 |
| Craig Cackowski | Officer Cackowski | 10 |
| David Neher | Todd | 9 |
| Brady Novak | Richie, Board Member #2, Faculty #1 | 8 |
| Dominik Musiol | Pavel, Camera Assistant | 8 |
| Jeremy Scott Johnson | Carl, Board Member #1 | 7 |
| Bill Parks | Bill, Dude #1, Football Player | 6 |
| John Goodman | Vice Dean Laybourne | 6 |
| Darsan Jordean Solomon | Dave | 5 |
| Jerry Minor | Jerry, Janitor #2 | 5 |
| Lauren Stamile | Professor Michelle Slater | 5 |
| Dan Bakkedahl | Murray | 4 |
| DC Pierson | Mark Millot, Guy #1 | 4 |
| Eric Christian Olsen | Vaughn | 4 |
| J.P. Manoux | Faux-By | 4 |
| Jordan Black | Dean Steven Spreck | 4 |
Community guest stars by season
| Season | Guests | Who |
|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 95 | Dino Stamatopoulos, Richard Erdman, Erik Charles Nielsen, Lauren Stamile, Eric Christian Olsen, John Oliver, Bill Parks, Craig Cackowski, John Michael Higgins, Matt L. Jones, Bertrand Roberson Jr, DC Pierson and 83 more |
| Season 2 | 104 | Richard Erdman, Dino Stamatopoulos, Erik Charles Nielsen, John Oliver, Danielle Kaplowitz, Charley Koontz, Dominik Musiol, Bill Parks, Jordan Black, Luke Youngblood, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Andy Dick and 92 more |
| Season 3 | 106 | Richard Erdman, Erik Charles Nielsen, Dino Stamatopoulos, Danielle Kaplowitz, John Goodman, Luke Youngblood, Dan Bakkedahl, Max Barakat, Charley Koontz, Craig Cackowski, Derwin Jordan, J.P. Manoux and 94 more |
| Season 4 | 60 | Erik Charles Nielsen, Richard Erdman, Danielle Kaplowitz, Charley Koontz, Luke Youngblood, Brady Novak, David Neher, Jeremy Scott Johnson, Joe Lo Truglio, Malcolm McDowell, Marc Jablon, Adam DeVine and 48 more |
| Season 5 | 84 | Jonathan Banks, John Oliver, Richard Erdman, Charley Koontz, Dino Stamatopoulos, Erik Charles Nielsen, Danielle Kaplowitz, Brady Novak, Brie Larson, James Michael Connor, Jeremy Scott Johnson, Leslie Simms and 72 more |
| Season 6 | 83 | Paget Brewster, Keith David, Erik Charles Nielsen, Richard Erdman, Danielle Kaplowitz, David Neher, Darsan Jordean Solomon, Craig Cackowski, Hank Chen, Lesley Ann Warren, Leslie Simms, Martin Mull and 71 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 Community | Other shows |
|---|---|---|
| Lauren Stamile | Professor Michelle Slater | 28 |
| Patricia Belcher | Cafeteria Lady | 28 |
| Pat Crawford Brown | Pierce's Mom | 26 |
| Marlene Forte | Doctora Escodera | 24 |
| J.P. Manoux | Faux-By | 23 |
| John O'Brien | Chaplain | 23 |
| Larry Cedar | Cornelius Hawthorne | 22 |
| Bruno Amato | Landlord | 22 |
| David Ury | Rick | 22 |
| E.J. Callahan | Old Prospector | 22 |
| Richard McGonagle | S.A.N.D.E.R.S. | 22 |
| Patton Oswalt | Jackie, Male Nurse | 21 |
| Al Pugliese | Repo Man | 21 |
| Matt Riedy | Professor #1 | 21 |
| Pamela Shaddock | Receptionist | 21 |
Played more than one character
| Actor | Characters | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| Bill Parks | Bill, Dude #1, Football Player | 6 |
| John Oliver | Professor Ian Duncan, Mix-Max, Xim-Xam | 18 |
| Brady Novak | Richie, Board Member #2, Faculty #1 | 8 |
| Abigail Marlowe | Female Britta Fan #1, Nicole, Receptionist | 3 |
| Kelsey Gunn | Science Student #1, Student #1, Woman | 3 |
| Paget Brewster | Francesca "Frankie" Dart, Debra Chambers | 14 |
| Keith David | Elroy Patashnik, Narrator | 13 |
| Jonathan Banks | Professor Buzz Hickey, Major Dick | 11 |
| Dominik Musiol | Pavel, Camera Assistant | 8 |
| Jeremy Scott Johnson | Carl, Board Member #1 | 7 |
Shares a cast with
- Community and Criminal Minds — 50 shared actors
- ER — 48 shared actors
- NCIS — 47 shared actors
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation — 44 shared actors
- Brooklyn Nine-Nine — 40 shared actors
- Grey's Anatomy — 39 shared actors
- Modern Family — 39 shared actors
- How I Met Your Mother — 35 shared actors
Cast data from TVmaze, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.