The King of Queens guest stars
654 actors have guest-starred in The King of Queens across 207 episodes and 9 seasons. The most-credited is Merrin Dungey, Kelly Palmer in 40 episodes. 341 of them have also guest-starred in five or more of the other shows in this catalogue.
Who came back most
| Actor | Character | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| Merrin Dungey | Kelly Palmer | 40 |
| Mookie Barker | Phil, Bill, Coach Prudente | 19 |
| Lou Ferrigno | Lou Ferrigno | 17 |
| Sam McMurray | Supervisor Patrick O'Boyle | 17 |
| Jenny O'Hara | Janet Heffernan | 15 |
| Nick Bakay | Announcer, Gus, Animal Channel Announcer | 15 |
| Dakin Matthews | Joe Heffernan | 14 |
| Marshaun Daniel | Kirby Palmer | 14 |
| Alex Skuby | Lawyer Doug Pruzan | 13 |
| Gerry Black | George Barksdale | 11 |
| Nikki Tyler-Flynn | Lisa, Sharon, Wedding Coordinator | 11 |
| Victor Raider-Wexler | Mr. Kaplan, Mr. Kaufman | 11 |
| Anne Meara | Veronica Olchin, Mary Finnegan | 10 |
| Jimmy Shubert | Jimmy | 10 |
| Pamela Kosh | Flora, Margaret, Maria | 10 |
| Christine Gonzales | Amy | 9 |
| Richie Minervini | Bald Man, Fire Inspector, Guiseppe | 9 |
| Bobby DiVito | Clerk, Eddie, Factory Worker #1 | 8 |
| Ford Rainey | Mickey | 8 |
| Amy Stiller | Gloria, Allison Finnegan, Cheryl | 7 |
| Norma Michaels | Josephine | 7 |
| Steve Tancora | Duke | 7 |
| Tyler Hendrickson | Young Doug, Young Danny | 7 |
| Angelo Pagan | Hector, Rico, Customer | 6 |
| Jason Packham | Brad, Eric, Patron | 6 |
The King of Queens guest stars by season
| Season | Guests | Who |
|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 58 | Merrin Dungey, Bryan Cranston, Dee Dee Rescher, Lyn Alicia Henderson, Ray Romano, Shaun Weiss, Albie Selznick, Amy Stiller, Angelo Pagan, Anne Meara, Anthony Powers, Brad Garrett and 46 more |
| Season 2 | 88 | Merrin Dungey, Mookie Barker, Jason Packham, Mike Carlucci, Philip Bolden, Al White, Alex Skuby, Andrew McFarlane, Andy Mackenzie, Antonio Del Prete, Barbara Savage, Bas Rutten and 76 more |
| Season 3 | 88 | Merrin Dungey, Ricki Lake, Marshaun Daniel, Alex Skuby, Lou Ferrigno, Michael Blieden, Sam McMurray, Bobby DiVito, Ford Rainey, Jenny O'Hara, Michael Yavnieli, Pamela Gordon and 76 more |
| Season 4 | 106 | Alex Skuby, Marshaun Daniel, Dakin Matthews, Sam McMurray, Tyler Hendrickson, Bobby DiVito, Jenny O'Hara, Joe Flaherty, Merrin Dungey, Michael Blieden, Michael Kostroff, Mookie Barker and 94 more |
| Season 5 | 104 | Nick Bakay, Jenny O'Hara, Marshaun Daniel, Rachel Dratch, Victor Raider-Wexler, Damani Roberts, Ford Rainey, Jimmy Shubert, Anne Meara, Bobby DiVito, Christine Gonzales, Dakin Matthews and 92 more |
| Season 6 | 94 | Merrin Dungey, Christine Gonzales, Nick Bakay, Norma Michaels, Alex Skuby, Anne Meara, Dakin Matthews, Desmond Roberts, Eddie Pepitone, Jenny O'Hara, Jimmy Shubert, Melissa Chan and 82 more |
| Season 7 | 122 | Anne Meara, Gerry Black, Lou Ferrigno, Mookie Barker, Nick Bakay, Nikki Tyler-Flynn, Sam McMurray, Carla Ferrigno, Dakin Matthews, Jason Packham, Larry Newman, Lisa Banes and 110 more |
| Season 8 | 131 | Merrin Dungey, Nikki Tyler-Flynn, Gerry Black, Jimmy Shubert, Lou Ferrigno, Pamela Kosh, Sam McMurray, Amy Stiller, Dakin Matthews, Desmond Roberts, Jenny O'Hara, John Getz and 119 more |
| Season 9 | 85 | Merrin Dungey, Lou Ferrigno, Mookie Barker, Victor Raider-Wexler, Anne Meara, Gerry Black, Ginger Williams, Jens Austin Astrup, Josh Cooke, Lainie Kazan, Richie Minervini, Tim Bagley and 73 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 King of Queens | Other shows |
|---|---|---|
| Tom Virtue | Mr. Landry | 48 |
| James Hong | Mr. Soo | 38 |
| Dakin Matthews | Joe Heffernan | 36 |
| John Getz | Mr. Dugan | 33 |
| Dennis Cockrum | Jeffrey, Marc | 32 |
| Jenny O'Hara | Janet Heffernan | 31 |
| Daniel Roebuck | Jeffrey | 31 |
| Cristine Rose | Helen | 30 |
| Michael Fairman | Harold | 30 |
| Lyn Alicia Henderson | Employee, Nicki | 29 |
| David Grant Wright | John Joyce | 29 |
| Sam McMurray | Supervisor Patrick O'Boyle | 26 |
| George Coe | Father Biskup | 26 |
| Hugh Holub | George | 26 |
| Jane Lynch | Dr. Foreman | 26 |
Played more than one character
| Actor | Characters | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| Mookie Barker | Phil, Bill, Coach Prudente | 19 |
| Nick Bakay | Announcer, Gus, Animal Channel Announcer | 15 |
| Richie Minervini | Bald Man, Fire Inspector, Guiseppe | 9 |
| Bobby DiVito | Clerk, Eddie, Factory Worker #1 | 8 |
| Jason Packham | Brad, Eric, Patron | 6 |
| Larry Newman | Gus, Larry, Mr. McGreggor | 6 |
| Amy Stiller | Gloria, Allison Finnegan, Cheryl | 7 |
| Jackie Flynn | Band Leader, Ed, Jimmy | 5 |
| Peggy Lane O'Rourke | Clerk, Sarah, Strawberry Ice Cream Cone | 5 |
| Pamela Kosh | Flora, Margaret, Maria | 10 |
Shares a cast with
- The King of Queens and ER — 141 shared actors
- The King of Queens and Las Vegas — 103 shared actors
- The King of Queens and NCIS — 92 shared actors
- The King of Queens and Grey's Anatomy — 78 shared actors
- The King of Queens and Criminal Minds — 73 shared actors
- The King of Queens and Bones — 70 shared actors
- The King of Queens and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation — 69 shared actors
- The King of Queens and Seinfeld — 63 shared actors
Cast data from TVmaze, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.