Gilmore Girls guest stars
306 actors have guest-starred in Gilmore Girls across 153 episodes and 7 seasons. The most-credited is Liz Torres, Miss Patty in 77 episodes. 200 of them have also guest-starred in five or more of the other shows in this catalogue.
Who came back most
| Actor | Character | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| Liz Torres | Miss Patty | 77 |
| Jackson Douglas | Jackson Belleville | 56 |
| Michael Winters | Taylor Doose | 53 |
| Sally Struthers | Babette Dell | 52 |
| Emily Kuroda | Mrs. Kim | 42 |
| Todd Lowe | Zack Van Gerbig | 42 |
| David Sutcliffe | Christopher Hayden | 37 |
| Teal Redmann | Louise Grant | 34 |
| Shelly Cole | Madeline Lynn | 33 |
| John Cabrera | Brian Fuller | 32 |
| Rose Abdoo | Gypsy | 23 |
| Aris Alvarado | Caesar | 21 |
| Danny Strong | Doyle McMaster | 20 |
| Ted Rooney | Morey Dell | 20 |
| Grant Lee Phillips | Grant | 16 |
| Kathleen Wilhoite | Liz Danes | 16 |
| Rini Bell | Lulu | 15 |
| Alan Loayza | Colin McCrae | 14 |
| Mike Gandolfi | Andrew | 14 |
| Michael DeLuise | T.J. | 13 |
| Scott Cohen | Max Medina | 13 |
| Sebastian Bach | Gil | 13 |
| Tanc Sade | Finn | 13 |
| Vanessa Marano | April Nardini | 13 |
| Biff Yeager | Tom | 11 |
Gilmore Girls guest stars by season
| Season | Guests | Who |
|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 46 | Liz Torres, Teal Redmann, Chad Michael Murray, Jackson Douglas, Shelly Cole, Michael Winters, Sally Struthers, Emily Kuroda, Scott Cohen, Ted Rooney, Lisa Ann Hadley, Alex Borstein and 34 more |
| Season 2 | 54 | Liz Torres, Michael Winters, Jackson Douglas, Shelly Cole, Teal Redmann, David Sutcliffe, Emily Kuroda, Sally Struthers, Brian Tarantina, Scott Cohen, Adam Wylie, Beth Kennedy and 42 more |
| Season 3 | 77 | Shelly Cole, Teal Redmann, Jackson Douglas, Liz Torres, Adam Brody, Emily Kuroda, Michael Winters, Sally Struthers, John Cabrera, Todd Lowe, Tricia O'Kelley, Dakin Matthews and 65 more |
| Season 4 | 77 | Ethan Cohn, Liz Torres, Emily Kuroda, Jackson Douglas, Katie Walder, Olivia Hack, Biff Yeager, John Cabrera, Todd Lowe, Michael Winters, Rose Abdoo, Sally Struthers and 65 more |
| Season 5 | 77 | Todd Lowe, Liz Torres, Michael Winters, Alan Loayza, Jackson Douglas, John Cabrera, Mike Gandolfi, Tanc Sade, Aris Alvarado, Danny Strong, David Sutcliffe, Rini Bell and 65 more |
| Season 6 | 86 | Todd Lowe, Liz Torres, Sally Struthers, Alan Loayza, John Cabrera, Tanc Sade, David Sutcliffe, Jackson Douglas, Aris Alvarado, Danny Strong, Devon Michaels, Emily Kuroda and 74 more |
| Season 7 | 63 | David Sutcliffe, Liz Torres, Sally Struthers, Todd Lowe, Krysten Ritter, Rose Abdoo, Vanessa Marano, Aris Alvarado, Jackson Douglas, John Cabrera, Kathleen Wilhoite, Michelle Ongkingco and 51 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 Gilmore Girls | Other shows |
|---|---|---|
| John Kapelos | Orientation Leader | 40 |
| Phil Abrams | Lou Morton | 38 |
| Scott Michael Campbell | Harvey Tuttle | 37 |
| Dakin Matthews | Hanlin Charleston | 36 |
| Jim Jansen | Reverend Archie Skinner | 33 |
| Thomas Kopache | George | 33 |
| Lawrence Pressman | Floyd Stiles | 32 |
| Anthony Azizi | Luciano | 31 |
| Karl T. Wright | Professor | 31 |
| Cristine Rose | Francine Hayden | 30 |
| Audrey Wasilewski | Sandra | 30 |
| Cheryl White | Barbara Campbell | 30 |
| Mark Harelik | Stuart Wultz | 30 |
| Gregg Henry | Mitchum Huntzberger | 28 |
| Alan Blumenfeld | Rabbi David Barans | 28 |
Played more than one character
| Actor | Characters | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| Alex Borstein | Drella, Miss Celine, Museum Voices | 7 |
| Seth MacFarlane | Bob Merriam, Folk Singer, Zach | 3 |
| Sherilyn Fenn | Anna Nardini, Sasha | 9 |
| Marion Ross | Lorelai 'Trix' Gilmore, Marilyn Gilmore | 6 |
| Riki Lindhome | Juliet, Girl #2 | 5 |
| Brian Berke | Joe, Bad Aim Guy | 4 |
| Jill Brennan | Carrie Duncan, Mrs. Traister | 4 |
| Jacqui Maxwell | Summer, Girl #4 | 3 |
| Douglas Rowe | Jim McNally, Lawyer | 2 |
| Eileen Barnett | Mrs. Leahy, Nanette | 2 |
Shares a cast with
- Gilmore Girls and ER — 81 shared actors
- Gilmore Girls and Grey's Anatomy — 74 shared actors
- Gilmore Girls and Bones — 64 shared actors
- Gilmore Girls and NCIS — 60 shared actors
- Gilmore Girls and Judging Amy — 59 shared actors
- Gilmore Girls and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation — 56 shared actors
- Gilmore Girls and Cold Case — 50 shared actors
- Gilmore Girls and The Practice — 50 shared actors
Cast data from TVmaze, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.