The Dick Van Dyke Show guest stars
300 actors have guest-starred in The Dick Van Dyke Show across 158 episodes and 5 seasons. The most-credited is Richard Deacon, Melvin 'Mel' Cooley in 82 episodes. 109 of them have also guest-starred in five or more of the other shows in this catalogue.
Who came back most
| Actor | Character | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| Richard Deacon | Melvin 'Mel' Cooley | 82 |
| Ann Morgan Guilbert | Millie Helper | 61 |
| Jerry Paris | Jerry Helper | 35 |
| Carl Reiner | Alan Brady, Sergei Carpetna, Willie Cooke | 17 |
| Frank Adamo | Delivery Boy, Actor, Delivery Man | 15 |
| Johnny Silver | Waiter, Photographer, Alfred Campbell | 15 |
| Allan Melvin | Sol/Sam Pomeroy/Pomerantz, Guard Jenkins, Gun Drummer | 8 |
| Amzie Strickland | Aunt Mildred, Laughing Woman, May Wiley | 7 |
| Herbie Faye | Willie, Cabby Man Juror, Harry Keen | 7 |
| Howard Wendell | Dr. Lemler, Dr. Torrence Hayworth, Ezra | 7 |
| Tiny Brauer | Cabbie, Hobo #2, Ike | 7 |
| Isabel Randolph | Clara Petrie, Martha Bermont, Mrs. Given | 6 |
| Jerry Hausner | Charlie, Delivery Man, Herbie | 6 |
| Ray Kellogg | Captain, Corporal, Doctor | 6 |
| Bill Idelson | Herman Glimscher, Bellboy | 5 |
| Dabbs Greer | Chaplain Berger, Mr, Brumley, Mr. Waring | 5 |
| Sandy Kenyon | Doctor, Cox, Lionel Dann | 5 |
| Arthur Batanides | Arnold, Bernard, Harry Tinker | 4 |
| Eleanor Audley | Mrs. Billings, Party Goer | 4 |
| Jamie Farr | Delivery Boy | 4 |
| Jane Dulo | Cousin Margaret, Miss Singleton, Opal Levinger | 4 |
| Jerry Van Dyke | Stacey Petrie | 4 |
| Bernard Fox | Mr. Caldwell, Ogden Darwell, The Detective | 3 |
| Doris Singleton | Mrs. Kendall, Doris Darwell | 3 |
| George Tyne | Doug, Berkowitz | 3 |
The Dick Van Dyke Show guest stars by season
| Season | Guests | Who |
|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 68 | Richard Deacon, Jerry Paris, Ann Morgan Guilbert, Jamie Farr, Frank Adamo, Barbara Perry, Eleanor Audley, Herbie Faye, Isabel Randolph, Jerry Hausner, Jerry Van Dyke, Marty Ingels and 56 more |
| Season 2 | 52 | Richard Deacon, Ann Morgan Guilbert, Jerry Paris, Joan Shawlee, Ray Kellogg, Carl Reiner, Frank Adamo, Geraldine Wall, Herbie Faye, Jerry Hausner, Phil Arnold, Sandy Kenyon and 40 more |
| Season 3 | 73 | Richard Deacon, Ann Morgan Guilbert, Johnny Silver, Jerry Paris, Amzie Strickland, Frank Adamo, Carl Reiner, Alan Dexter, Arthur Batanides, Jackie Joseph, Ray Kellogg, Tiny Brauer and 61 more |
| Season 4 | 100 | Richard Deacon, Ann Morgan Guilbert, Johnny Silver, Carl Reiner, Jerry Paris, Frank Adamo, Jane Dulo, Alvy Moore, Amzie Strickland, Bernard Fox, Bill Idelson, Don Rickles and 88 more |
| Season 5 | 110 | Ann Morgan Guilbert, Richard Deacon, Carl Reiner, Jerry Paris, Allan Melvin, Frank Adamo, George Tyne, Tiny Brauer, Barbara Dodd, Bella Bruck, Bert Remsen, Dabbs Greer and 98 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 The Dick Van Dyke Show | Other shows |
|---|---|---|
| Barry Livingston | Philip Mathias | 28 |
| William Schallert | Reverend Kirk | 21 |
| Henry Gibson | Doug Bedlork | 20 |
| Vito Scotti | Vito Giotto | 17 |
| Herb Vigran | Alfred, Bernie Quinn, First Juror | 16 |
| Kathleen Freeman | Maid, Mrs. Campbell | 16 |
| Bernie Kopell | Juan | 16 |
| Jack Carter | Neil Schenk | 16 |
| Peter Hobbs | Bill Sampson, Captain LeBost, Dr. Gormsley | 15 |
| Michael Constantine | Leslie Merkle | 15 |
| J. Pat O'Malley | Sam Petrie | 14 |
| Bert Remsen | Bartender, Heckler | 13 |
| Arthur Malet | Engineer | 13 |
| Phil Leeds | Blackie Sorrell | 13 |
| Amzie Strickland | Aunt Mildred, Laughing Woman, May Wiley | 12 |
Played more than one character
| Actor | Characters | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| Frank Adamo | Delivery Boy, Actor, Delivery Man | 15 |
| Johnny Silver | Waiter, Photographer, Alfred Campbell | 15 |
| Amzie Strickland | Aunt Mildred, Laughing Woman, May Wiley | 7 |
| Howard Wendell | Dr. Lemler, Dr. Torrence Hayworth, Ezra | 7 |
| Tiny Brauer | Cabbie, Hobo #2, Ike | 7 |
| Jerry Hausner | Charlie, Delivery Man, Herbie | 6 |
| Ray Kellogg | Captain, Corporal, Doctor | 6 |
| Carl Reiner | Alan Brady, Sergei Carpetna, Willie Cooke | 17 |
| Allan Melvin | Sol/Sam Pomeroy/Pomerantz, Guard Jenkins, Gun Drummer | 8 |
| Herbie Faye | Willie, Cabby Man Juror, Harry Keen | 7 |
Shares a cast with
- The Dick Van Dyke Show and Perry Mason — 96 shared actors
- The Dick Van Dyke Show and The Twilight Zone — 72 shared actors
- The Dick Van Dyke Show and The Andy Griffith Show — 58 shared actors
- Bewitched — 48 shared actors
- The Munsters — 38 shared actors
- Gunsmoke — 36 shared actors
- Mission: Impossible — 34 shared actors
- Bonanza — 32 shared actors
Cast data from TVmaze, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.