The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air guest stars
287 actors have guest-starred in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air across 148 episodes and 6 seasons. The most-credited is Jeffrey A. Townes, Jazz in 15 episodes. 117 of them have also guest-starred in five or more of the other shows in this catalogue.
Who came back most
| Actor | Character | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| Jeffrey A. Townes | Jazz | 15 |
| Nia Long | Lisa Wilkes, Claudia Prescott | 9 |
| John Petlock | Henry Furth | 7 |
| Michael Weiner | Kellogg Lieberbaum | 6 |
| Vernée Watson | Viola Smith | 6 |
| Keith Bogart | Jonathan Cartwell | 5 |
| Perry Moore | Tyriq | 5 |
| Dave Florek | Coach Smiley | 4 |
| Jenifer Lewis | Helen Lewis | 4 |
| Lisa Fuller | Toni | 4 |
| Michael Landes | Chadney Hunt | 4 |
| Charlayne Woodard | Janice | 3 |
| Felton Perry | Lester Lewis | 3 |
| Helen Page Camp | Margaret Furth | 3 |
| Johari Johnson | Bridesmaid, Party Girl, Waitress | 3 |
| Jonathan Emerson | Ned Fellows | 3 |
| Tim Russ | Eugene, Agent Collins | 3 |
| Virginia Capers | Hattie Banks | 3 |
| William Cort | Headmaster Wallace Thorvald | 3 |
| Ahmad Stoner | Bobby | 2 |
| Ai Wan | Baby | 2 |
| Beverly Jackson | Cindy, Pawn Shop Customer | 2 |
| Brian Stokes Mitchell | Trevor | 2 |
| David Downing | Presenter, Reverend White | 2 |
| Diedrich Bader | Frank Schaeffer | 2 |
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air guest stars by season
| Season | Guests | Who |
|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 116 | Jeffrey A. Townes, John Petlock, Keith Bogart, Lisa Fuller, Michael Landes, Michael Weiner, Helen Page Camp, Jonathan Emerson, Dave Florek, Larry Jones, Mark Morales, Tim Russ and 104 more |
| Season 2 | 111 | Perry Moore, Felton Perry, Jeffrey A. Townes, Jenifer Lewis, Vernée Watson, Ahmad Stoner, Charlayne Woodard, Dave Florek, Diedrich Bader, John Petlock, Michael Weiner, Tim Haldeman and 99 more |
| Season 3 | 19 | Brian Stokes Mitchell, Charlayne Woodard, Chi McBride, D.L. Hughley, Ed Cambridge, Gregory Sierra, Jeffrey A. Townes, Jenifer Lewis, Naya Rivera, Olivia Brown, Oprah Winfrey, Parley Baer and 7 more |
| Season 4 | 34 | Jeffrey A. Townes, Howard Mann, Tyra Banks, Alan F. Smith, Armelia McQueen, Cree Summer, Daryl Mitchell, Devika Parikh, Dick Clark, Dominic Hoffman, Donald Trump, Duane Martin and 22 more |
| Season 5 | 19 | Nia Long, Johari Johnson, John Amos, Angelle Brooks, Cee Cee Michaela, Cheryl Maxfield, Dante Basco, Don Cornelius, Enya Flack, Hill Harper, Ian Patrick Williams, Jay Leno and 7 more |
| Season 6 | 11 | Ai Wan, B. B. King, Galyn Görg, Gary Coleman, Jaleel White, Lisa Nunziella, Michael Clarke Duncan, Nicole Bilderback, Regis Philbin, Robert Munns, Wayne Newton |
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 Fresh Prince of Bel-Air | Other shows |
|---|---|---|
| Tom Virtue | Forest Ranger | 48 |
| Kenneth Tigar | Mr. Knotts | 41 |
| Vernée Watson | Viola Smith | 29 |
| Erick Avari | Cedric | 29 |
| Robert Costanzo | Duke | 27 |
| Mike Pniewski | Mark Driscoll | 25 |
| Parley Baer | Woodrow | 25 |
| Ralph Manza | Bob Doomie | 24 |
| Dave Florek | Coach Smiley | 23 |
| Debra Mooney | Nurse Petty | 23 |
| Richard Roat | Barton Grey | 23 |
| Tim Russ | Eugene, Agent Collins | 21 |
| Diedrich Bader | Frank Schaeffer | 21 |
| David Bowe | Director | 21 |
| Edward Edwards | Assistant Headmaster Armstrong | 21 |
Played more than one character
| Actor | Characters | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| Johari Johnson | Bridesmaid, Party Girl, Waitress | 3 |
| Nia Long | Lisa Wilkes, Claudia Prescott | 9 |
| Tim Russ | Eugene, Agent Collins | 3 |
| Beverly Jackson | Cindy, Pawn Shop Customer | 2 |
| David Downing | Presenter, Reverend White | 2 |
| Hugh Dane | Fred Lomax, Jr., Nelson | 2 |
| Malcolm-Jamal Warner | Eric Sanders, Malcolm-Jamal Warner | 2 |
| Queen Latifah | Denise "Dee Dee" Williams, Marissa Redman | 2 |
| Tim Haldeman | Bailiff, Security Guard | 2 |
| Tom Henschel | Mr. Greenspan, Ron | 2 |
Shares a cast with
- The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and ER — 50 shared actors
- L.A. Law — 46 shared actors
- Murder, She Wrote — 27 shared actors
- Beverly Hills, 90210 — 25 shared actors
- Matlock — 25 shared actors
- Hunter — 24 shared actors
- Highway to Heaven — 23 shared actors
- Night Court — 23 shared actors
Cast data from TVmaze, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.