Hunter guest stars
1,772 actors have guest-starred in Hunter across 152 episodes and 7 seasons. The most-credited is Perry Cook, Coroner Barney Udal, Mort in 29 episodes. 807 of them have also guest-starred in five or more of the other shows in this catalogue.
Who came back most
| Actor | Character | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| Perry Cook | Coroner Barney Udal, Mort | 29 |
| Garrett Morris | Sporty James | 27 |
| John Shearin | Lt. Ambrose Finn | 26 |
| James Whitmore, Jr. | Sgt. Bernie Terwilliger | 18 |
| Bruce Davison | Captain Wyler | 16 |
| Joe Bucci | Officer Righetti, Metro Officer #1, The Officer | 14 |
| John Amos | Captain Dolan | 12 |
| Richard Beauchamp | Carlos | 12 |
| Rudy Ramos | Reuben Garcia | 12 |
| Ronald William Lawrence | Officer Dorsey | 10 |
| Ines Pedroza | Ines Pedroza, TV Newscaster, Female Reporter | 9 |
| Cis Rundle | Uniform LAPD | 8 |
| Don Edmonds | Det. Sgt. Ron Rayford | 8 |
| Marland Proctor | Officer, Technician, Uniformed Cop | 8 |
| Danil Torppe | Det. Roswell, Det. David Shyer | 7 |
| Don Bexley | Kirby, Alf | 7 |
| Garry Corgiat | Officer Garrett, Detective, Maitre 'D | 7 |
| Tony Winters | Ossie Dunbar, M.E. | 7 |
| Budge Threlkeld | Uniformed Cop, Booking Sgt., Officer Lundgren | 6 |
| Gary Crosby | Smitty | 6 |
| Martin E. Brooks | Defense Attorney Mike Snow | 6 |
| Paul Mantee | Commander Clayton | 6 |
| Arthur Rosenberg | Lester Cain | 5 |
| Bruce Tuthill | Cowboy, Det. Tibbet, Investigator | 5 |
| John Alderman | Uniform Sgt., Doug | 5 |
Hunter guest stars by season
| Season | Guests | Who |
|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 234 | James Whitmore, Jr., John Amos, Gary Crosby, Bruce Tuthill, Arthur Rosenberg, Beau Billingslea, Daniel Chodos, Dennis Farina, Dennis Franz, Joseph Cali, Lycia Naff, Michael Cornelison and 222 more |
| Season 2 | 330 | Bruce Davison, John Shearin, Richard Beauchamp, Perry Cook, James Whitmore, Jr., Rodney Saulsberry, Leila Carlin, Marland Proctor, Allen Williams, Andrew Masset, Courtenay McWhinney, Dan Lauria and 318 more |
| Season 3 | 279 | Garrett Morris, John Shearin, Perry Cook, Richard Beauchamp, Don Bexley, Martin E. Brooks, Anthony Peck, Budge Threlkeld, Don Edmonds, Jack Bannon, John Alderman, Dana Lee and 267 more |
| Season 4 | 283 | Rudy Ramos, Perry Cook, Garrett Morris, John Shearin, Ines Pedroza, Arthur Rosenberg, Bruce Kirby, Diana Lewis, Erik Estrada, Frederick Coffin, Gail Youngs, Garry Corgiat and 271 more |
| Season 5 | 274 | Garrett Morris, Brynn Horrocks, Perry Cook, Robert Clotworthy, Cec Verrell, Craig Hurley, Dale Swann, Daniel Quinn, Patrick Bishop, Ray Richardson, Robert Vaughn, Robin Strand and 262 more |
| Season 6 | 271 | Cis Rundle, Daniel Southern, David Froman, Jacqueline Schultz, Jeffrey Josephson, Jerry Douglas, Karl Johnson, Kim Hedrick, Leslie DoQui, Lou Beatty, Jr., Matthew Owens, Michael McDow and 259 more |
| Season 7 | 290 | Joe Bucci, Ronald William Lawrence, Tony Winters, Paul Mantee, Cis Rundle, Carrie Hall, Philip Sheppard, Phillip Troy Linger, Raymond D. Turner, Andreas Katsulas, Bill McKinney, Bradford Tatum and 278 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 Hunter | Other shows |
|---|---|---|
| Al Sapienza | Guard | 41 |
| Kenneth Tigar | Judge Calvin Tyler | 41 |
| James Hong | Chang, Henry Chin | 38 |
| Sam Anderson | Vinny Cochran | 38 |
| Clyde Kusatsu | Det. Lt. Raymond Lau | 34 |
| Conor O'Farrell | Lenny Pike | 33 |
| Ken Lerner | Howard Nelson | 33 |
| Ray Wise | Alex Parker | 33 |
| Alan Fudge | Councilman Henry Prescott | 32 |
| François Chau | Chong | 32 |
| Bruce Davison | Captain Wyler | 31 |
| Nigel Gibbs | Officer, Sergeant, The Security Guard | 31 |
| Greg Collins | Puckett | 31 |
| Michael Fairman | Carl Weller | 30 |
| Patrick St. Esprit | Dino Morelli, Jack Colefax | 29 |
Played more than one character
| Actor | Characters | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| Joe Bucci | Officer Righetti, Metro Officer #1, The Officer | 14 |
| Bruce Tuthill | Cowboy, Det. Tibbet, Investigator | 5 |
| Marland Proctor | Officer, Technician, Uniformed Cop | 8 |
| Garry Corgiat | Officer Garrett, Detective, Maitre 'D | 7 |
| Budge Threlkeld | Uniformed Cop, Booking Sgt., Officer Lundgren | 6 |
| Tracy Vaccaro | Linda, Ann Smith, Evie | 5 |
| Carrie Hall | Forensic Technician, Lab Technician, The Forensice Officer | 4 |
| Daniel Chodos | Ace Gerrity, Capt. Danziger, Detective | 4 |
| Leila Carlin | Cop, Cop #2, Officer #2 | 4 |
| Ines Pedroza | Ines Pedroza, TV Newscaster, Female Reporter | 9 |
Shares a cast with
- Hunter and L.A. Law — 374 shared actors
- Hunter and Murder, She Wrote — 331 shared actors
- Hunter and Matlock — 291 shared actors
- Hunter and ER — 268 shared actors
- Hunter and The A-Team — 262 shared actors
- Hunter and Highway to Heaven — 207 shared actors
- Hunter and The Fall Guy — 186 shared actors
- Hunter and Knots Landing — 182 shared actors
Cast data from TVmaze, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.