Night Court guest stars
783 actors have guest-starred in Night Court across 193 episodes and 9 seasons. The most-credited is Mike Finneran, Art Fensterman in 37 episodes. 407 of them have also guest-starred in five or more of the other shows in this catalogue.
Who came back most
| Actor | Character | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| Mike Finneran | Art Fensterman | 37 |
| William Utay | Phil Sanders, Will Sanders, Ivan Brewster | 35 |
| Denice Kumagai | Quon Le Duc Robinson | 17 |
| John Astin | Buddy Ryan, Kenny | 11 |
| Mel Tormé | Mel Tormé, Herb | 9 |
| Charlotte Portney | Court Stenographer | 8 |
| Gary Grossman | Mr. Feldman, 1987, Man In A Dryer | 7 |
| Jack Riley | Beepo, Dr. Flick, Emil Dutton | 7 |
| Ray Abruzzo | Tony Giuliano | 7 |
| Annie O'Donnell | June Wheeler | 6 |
| Brent Spiner | Bob Wheeler | 6 |
| Dorothy Andrews | Cashier | 6 |
| Melba Englander | Angela, Elaine Scott, Hooker | 6 |
| Bumper Robinson | Leon | 5 |
| Cathy McAuley | Wanda Flinn, Daphne | 5 |
| Fred Applegate | Bob Marks, Mr. Platt, Robert Marks | 5 |
| Martin Garner | Bernie | 5 |
| Nicholas Worth | Bum, Ed, Giagni | 5 |
| Phil Leeds | Norm, Arnold Koppelson, God | 5 |
| Raf Mauro | Bum | 5 |
| Raye Birk | Frank Pepitone, Dworkin, God No. 1 | 5 |
| Ron Ross | Dirk | 5 |
| Timothy Stack | Mr. Marley, Tim Bond, Bill | 5 |
| Walter Olkewicz | Walter Plimp, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Freedman | 5 |
| Yakov Smirnoff | Yakov Korolenko | 5 |
Night Court guest stars by season
| Season | Guests | Who |
|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 60 | Rita Taggart, D.D. Howard, George D. Wallace, Martin Garner, Terry Kiser, Adele Yoshioka, Al Ruscio, Alex Henteloff, Alice Drummond, Andrew Bloch, Arva Holt, Barney Martin and 48 more |
| Season 2 | 132 | Charlotte Portney, Denice Kumagai, Martin Garner, Mike Finneran, Terry Kiser, William Utay, Alan Oppenheimer, Amy O'Neill, Andre Gower, Angela Aames, Annette Kurek, Anthony Holland and 120 more |
| Season 3 | 98 | William Utay, Annie O'Donnell, Brent Spiner, Bumper Robinson, Mike Finneran, Denice Kumagai, Margot Rose, Alix Elias, Carlos Lacamara, Charlotte Portney, Dick Butkus, Estelle Harris and 86 more |
| Season 4 | 113 | Gary Grossman, Charlotte Portney, William Utay, Angela Aames, Annie O'Donnell, Brent Spiner, Cal Gibson, Denice Kumagai, Dorothy Andrews, Gino Conforti, Jack Riley, John Dullaghan and 101 more |
| Season 5 | 135 | Mike Finneran, Denice Kumagai, Elayne Boosler, Isabella Hofmann, Jeremy Lawrence, Mark Neely, Richard Frank, Ron Boussom, Alan Haufrect, Alan Oppenheimer, Albert T. Berry, Alex Henteloff and 123 more |
| Season 6 | 126 | William Utay, Mike Finneran, John Astin, John Welsh, Amy Hill, Branscombe Richmond, Jack Riley, Jeff Doucette, Kelly Hu, Michael McManus, Richard Sanders, Sam Lloyd and 114 more |
| Season 7 | 146 | John Astin, William Utay, Ray Abruzzo, Mike Finneran, Debi A. Monahan, Denice Kumagai, John Ingle, Julie Andelman, Matthew Labyorteaux, Michael Fairman, Timothy Stack, Al Frazier and 134 more |
| Season 8 | 109 | Mike Finneran, William Utay, Mary Cadorette, Denice Kumagai, Raf Mauro, Ray Abruzzo, Cathy McAuley, Fran Ryan, Jacalyn O'Shaughnessy, Jack Bannon, Melba Englander, Milton James and 97 more |
| Season 9 | 91 | Mike Finneran, William Utay, Gilbert Gottfried, John Mariano, Lisa Melilli, Mel Tormé, Walter Olkewicz, Catherine MacNeal, Cathy McAuley, Cristine Rose, Denice Kumagai, Don Amendolia and 79 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 Night Court | Other shows |
|---|---|---|
| Kenneth Tigar | Gus Melman, Mr. Slotkin | 41 |
| Jack McGee | Fast Eddie Creeger | 34 |
| Cristine Rose | Dr. Weeks | 30 |
| Mary Pat Gleason | Matron, Sister Ruth | 30 |
| Michael Fairman | Judge Casement | 30 |
| Gregory Itzin | Mugger, Warren Karr | 29 |
| K Callan | Mrs. Jane Fletzker | 28 |
| Jeff Doucette | Dr. Dumont | 27 |
| Stephen Root | Death, Mr. Willard | 27 |
| Mark L. Taylor | Holding Cell Man In Dress | 27 |
| Robert Costanzo | Santa | 27 |
| Isabella Hofmann | Dr. Townsend | 26 |
| George Coe | Peter Collingswood | 26 |
| M.C. Gainey | Eddie The Machete | 26 |
| Carlos Lacamara | Paco Chaconne, Busboy | 25 |
Played more than one character
| Actor | Characters | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| Gary Grossman | Mr. Feldman, 1987, Man In A Dryer | 7 |
| Melba Englander | Angela, Elaine Scott, Hooker | 6 |
| Jack Riley | Beepo, Dr. Flick, Emil Dutton | 7 |
| Fred Applegate | Bob Marks, Mr. Platt, Robert Marks | 5 |
| Nicholas Worth | Bum, Ed, Giagni | 5 |
| Phil Leeds | Norm, Arnold Koppelson, God | 5 |
| Raye Birk | Frank Pepitone, Dworkin, God No. 1 | 5 |
| Alex Henteloff | "The Guy", Dr. Walter Udell, Guy T. Reynolds | 4 |
| George Murdock | Detective Griffin, Hank Mire, Sergeant Foster | 4 |
| Lou Bonacki | Lou, Mr. Kamen, The Clerk | 4 |
Shares a cast with
- Night Court and L.A. Law — 170 shared actors
- Night Court and Hunter — 140 shared actors
- Night Court and Murder, She Wrote — 140 shared actors
- Night Court and ER — 131 shared actors
- Night Court and Highway to Heaven — 109 shared actors
- Night Court and Matlock — 99 shared actors
- Night Court and Seinfeld — 86 shared actors
- Night Court and The Golden Girls — 86 shared actors
Cast data from TVmaze, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.