The Beverly Hillbillies guest stars
182 actors have guest-starred in The Beverly Hillbillies across 274 episodes and 9 seasons. The most-credited is Bea Benaderet, Cousin Pearl Bodine in 23 episodes. 47 of them have also guest-starred in five or more of the other shows in this catalogue.
Who came back most
| Actor | Character | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| Bea Benaderet | Cousin Pearl Bodine | 23 |
| Harriet MacGibbon | Mrs. Margaret Drysdale | 21 |
| Frank Wilcox | John Brewster | 11 |
| Barney Elmore | Chauffeur Perkins, Chauffeur, Movie Patron | 10 |
| Sharon Tate | Janet Trego, Mary, Young Lady | 10 |
| Frank Cady | Sam Drucker | 7 |
| Linda Henning | Betty Jo Bradley Elliott, Jethrine Bodine | 7 |
| Arthur Gould-Porter | Ravenswood | 6 |
| Jack Bannon | Bob, Bolt Upright, Customs Assistant | 5 |
| Lori Saunders | Bobbie Jo Bradley | 4 |
| Louis Nye | Sonny Drysdale | 4 |
| Peter Whitney | Lafayette 'Lafe' Crick | 4 |
| Phil Gordon | Jasper "Jazzbo" Depew | 4 |
| Doris Packer | Mrs. Fenwick | 3 |
| Edgar Buchanan | Uncle Joe Carson | 3 |
| John Stephenson | Professor Robert Graham, Mr. Landman | 3 |
| King Donovan | Jake "J.D." Clampett, Psychiatrist | 3 |
| Meredith MacRae | Billie Jo Bradley | 3 |
| Mike Minor | Steve Elliott | 3 |
| Roy Clark | Cousin Roy | 3 |
| Sheila James Kuehl | Ginny Jennings | 3 |
| Shirley Mitchell | Opal Clampett, Governess Agnes | 3 |
| Sirry Steffen | Marie | 3 |
| Tom Cound | Beasley | 3 |
| Amadee Chabot | Girl, Karen Crandall | 2 |
The Beverly Hillbillies guest stars by season
| Season | Guests | Who |
|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 63 | Bea Benaderet, Harriet MacGibbon, Frank Wilcox, Phil Gordon, Arthur Gould-Porter, Louis Nye, Sirry Steffen, Brian Kelly, Eddie Dean, Herbert Rudley, Linda Henning, Lovyss Bradley and 51 more |
| Season 2 | 45 | Sharon Tate, Harriet MacGibbon, Peter Whitney, Arthur Gould-Porter, Barney Elmore, Doris Packer, Tom Cound, Amadee Chabot, Barbara Nichols, Bobs Watson, Fred Clark, Joanna Barnes and 33 more |
| Season 3 | 10 | Barney Elmore, Bernie Kopell, Don Rickles, Ellen Corby, Jack Bannon, Jess Pearson, John Daheim, Sharon Farrell, Sharon Tate, Thurl Ravenscroft |
| Season 4 | 25 | Barney Elmore, Al Eben, Beecey Carlson, Charlott Knight, Dan Seymour, David Frankham, Douglass Dumbrille, Frank Wilcox, Garrison True, Harriet MacGibbon, Herb Vigran, Jack Bannon and 13 more |
| Season 5 | 20 | Leon Ames, Anne Newman Bacal, Bennett Green, Bill Baldwin, Charles Ruggles, David Frankham, Frank Faylen, Frank Wilcox, Gayle Hunnicutt, Harriet MacGibbon, Iris Adrian, Jo Ann Pflug and 8 more |
| Season 6 | 14 | Alan Napier, Bea Benaderet, Beecey Carlson, Ernest Clark, Grandon Rhodes, Joe Conley, John Barron, John Dehner, King Donovan, Larry J. Blake, Paul Lynde, Paul Reed and 2 more |
| Season 7 | 29 | Frank Cady, Lori Saunders, Edgar Buchanan, Linda Henning, Meredith MacRae, Jack Bannon, Mike Minor, Richard Caldicot, Roy Clark, Tom Lester, William Kendall, Allison McKay and 17 more |
| Season 8 | 8 | Linda Henning, Barney Elmore, Frank Cady, Judith McConnell, Mike Minor, Rob Reiner, Shug Fisher, Winnie Coffin |
| Season 9 | 2 | Richard Deacon, Roger Torrey |
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 The Beverly Hillbillies | Other shows |
|---|---|---|
| Henry Gibson | Quirt Manly | 20 |
| Herb Vigran | Handler, Mr. Armstrong | 16 |
| Bernie Kopell | Jerry Best | 16 |
| Kathleen Freeman | Mabel Johnson | 16 |
| Jack Bannon | Bob, Bolt Upright, Customs Assistant | 14 |
| John Considine | Little Fox | 13 |
| June Lockhart | Dr. Janet Craig | 13 |
| Jesse White | H.H.H. Jones | 12 |
| Don Rickles | Fred | 11 |
| Maurice Marsac | Maurice | 11 |
| Richard Deacon | Dr. Klingner | 11 |
| Peter Leeds | Joe | 10 |
| Charles Lane | Mr. Hacker | 9 |
| Elvia Allman | Elverna Bradshaw | 9 |
| Roy Roberts | Judge | 9 |
Played more than one character
| Actor | Characters | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| Barney Elmore | Chauffeur Perkins, Chauffeur, Movie Patron | 10 |
| Jack Bannon | Bob, Bolt Upright, Customs Assistant | 5 |
| Sharon Tate | Janet Trego, Mary, Young Lady | 10 |
| Linda Henning | Betty Jo Bradley Elliott, Jethrine Bodine | 7 |
| John Stephenson | Professor Robert Graham, Mr. Landman | 3 |
| King Donovan | Jake "J.D." Clampett, Psychiatrist | 3 |
| Shirley Mitchell | Opal Clampett, Governess Agnes | 3 |
| Amadee Chabot | Girl, Karen Crandall | 2 |
| Beecey Carlson | Cook Marie, Maggie | 2 |
| Bill Baldwin | Convention Speaker, Emcee | 2 |
Shares a cast with
- The Beverly Hillbillies and Perry Mason — 50 shared actors
- The Twilight Zone — 31 shared actors
- Bewitched — 27 shared actors
- Bonanza — 26 shared actors
- Gunsmoke — 25 shared actors
- The Dick Van Dyke Show — 24 shared actors
- The Munsters — 23 shared actors
- I Love Lucy — 22 shared actors
Cast data from TVmaze, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.