Home Improvement guest stars
434 actors have guest-starred in Home Improvement across 203 episodes and 8 seasons. The most-credited is William O'Leary, Marty Taylor in 30 episodes. 227 of them have also guest-starred in five or more of the other shows in this catalogue.
Who came back most
| Actor | Character | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| William O'Leary | Marty Taylor | 30 |
| Jim Labriola | Benny | 23 |
| Pamela Anderson | Lisa | 23 |
| Blake Clark | Harry | 22 |
| Sherry Hursey | Ilene Martin | 16 |
| Mickey Jones | Pete Bilker | 13 |
| Gary McGurk | Dwayne | 11 |
| Casey Sander | Rock Lannigan | 10 |
| Charlie Robinson | Bud Harper | 9 |
| Mariangela Pino | Marie Morton | 8 |
| Shirley Prestia | Dolores | 8 |
| Betsy Randle | Karen | 7 |
| Courtney Peldon | Lauren | 7 |
| Jessica Wesson | Jennifer Sudarsky | 7 |
| Tammy Lauren | Patty | 7 |
| Al Fann | Felix Myman | 6 |
| Milton Canady | Milton, Construction Worker, Morgan | 6 |
| Patrick Cronin | Sparky | 6 |
| Thom Sharp | Jeff | 6 |
| Vasili Bogazianos | Antonio | 6 |
| Bonnie Bartlett | Lucille Taylor | 5 |
| China Kantner | Willow | 5 |
| Kristin Clayton | Angela | 5 |
| Megan Cavanagh | Trudy McHale | 5 |
| Polly Holliday | Lillian | 5 |
Home Improvement guest stars by season
| Season | Guests | Who |
|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 46 | Pamela Anderson, Casey Sander, Gary McGurk, Jessica Wesson, Mickey Jones, Betsy Randle, Jennifer Nash, Noble Willingham, Aaron Freeman, Adam Wylie, Al Fann, Amy Ryan and 34 more |
| Season 2 | 43 | Pamela Anderson, Betsy Randle, Jessica Wesson, Casey Sander, Gary McGurk, Mickey Jones, Vicki Lewis, Tony Carreiro, Aaron Freeman, Ann Miller, Ann Morgan Guilbert, Bob Vila and 31 more |
| Season 3 | 51 | Mariangela Pino, Sherry Hursey, Leigh Ann Orsi, Mickey Jones, Gary McGurk, Joel Polis, Robert Picardo, Al Fann, Alan Fudge, Alice Carter, Amy Steel, Angela Paton and 39 more |
| Season 4 | 67 | Blake Clark, Jim Labriola, Sherry Hursey, William O'Leary, Jensen Daggett, Anndi McAfee, Mariangela Pino, Murray Rubinstein, Tom La Grua, Al Fann, Andrew Amic-Angelo, Ben Gillespie and 55 more |
| Season 5 | 64 | William O'Leary, Jim Labriola, Blake Clark, Charlie Robinson, Sherry Hursey, Kristin Clayton, Shirley Prestia, Bonnie Bartlett, Dick O'Neill, Gretchen German, Jarrad Paul, Adam Consolo and 52 more |
| Season 6 | 88 | Blake Clark, Courtney Peldon, Jim Labriola, Sherry Hursey, Shirley Prestia, Tammy Lauren, William O'Leary, Carlene Watkins, Jarrad Paul, Kristin Clayton, Maryedith Burrell, Tudi Roche and 76 more |
| Season 7 | 72 | China Kantner, Kaylan Romero, William O'Leary, Courtney Peldon, Jim Labriola, Tammy Lauren, Blake Clark, Casey Sander, Gary McGurk, Haynes Brooke, Mickey Jones, Patrick Cronin and 60 more |
| Season 8 | 112 | William O'Leary, Ashley Trefger, Jim Labriola, Lindsey Trefger, Megan Cavanagh, Thom Sharp, Blake Clark, Danny Zorn, Milton Canady, Patrick Cronin, Tom La Grua, Vasili Bogazianos and 100 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 Home Improvement | Other shows |
|---|---|---|
| James Hong | Dave | 38 |
| Robert Picardo | Joe Morton | 34 |
| Jim Jansen | Dr. Emory | 33 |
| Alan Fudge | Reverend McDonnell | 32 |
| Dennis Cockrum | Wade Waller | 32 |
| Lee Garlington | Joanie Graham | 32 |
| Greg Collins | Roy | 31 |
| Harry Groener | Fred | 30 |
| Jessica Tuck | Leslie | 30 |
| Casey Sander | Rock Lannigan | 29 |
| Lyn Alicia Henderson | Mrs. Gamble | 29 |
| Jim Beaver | Duke Miller | 28 |
| Kari Coleman | Kathy | 28 |
| Mark L. Taylor | Bert Russell | 27 |
| David Starzyk | Detective MacIntyre | 27 |
Played more than one character
| Actor | Characters | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| Milton Canady | Milton, Construction Worker, Morgan | 6 |
| Lowell Sanders | Buzz, Male Nurse, Man #3 | 3 |
| Tom Poston | Ned, Ted, The Clerk | 3 |
| Tom La Grua | Eddie, Eddie McCormick | 5 |
| Bonnie Hellman | Bonnie, Pam Kendall | 2 |
| Debra Engle | Cynthia, Receptionist | 2 |
| Ja'net DuBois | Carol, Judith Potter | 2 |
| Jay Leno | Jay, Jay Leno | 2 |
| John Logan | John Logan, Juke | 2 |
| Jolie Jackunas | Brenda, Christine | 2 |
Shares a cast with
- Home Improvement and ER — 115 shared actors
- Home Improvement and Seinfeld — 73 shared actors
- Home Improvement and L.A. Law — 72 shared actors
- Home Improvement and Matlock — 72 shared actors
- Home Improvement and Beverly Hills, 90210 — 52 shared actors
- Home Improvement and NCIS — 52 shared actors
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation — 47 shared actors
- The Practice — 47 shared actors
Cast data from TVmaze, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.