The Simpsons guest stars

788 actors have guest-starred in The Simpsons across 802 episodes and 38 seasons. The most-credited is Pamela Hayden, Milhouse Van Houten, Jimbo Jones, Rod Flanders in 414 episodes. 225 of them have also guest-starred in five or more of the other shows in this catalogue.

Who came back most

The Simpsons guest actors by episode count
ActorCharacterEps
Pamela HaydenMilhouse Van Houten, Jimbo Jones, Rod Flanders414
Tress MacNeilleAgnes Skinner, Dolph Shapiro, Lindsey Naegle303
Maggie RoswellHelen Lovejoy, Ms. Hoover, Luanne Van Houten190
Chris EdgerlyAdditional Voices, Crowd Members, Laughing Crowd166
Marcia WallaceEdna Krabappel, Ms. Melon, Reporter148
Kevin Michael RichardsonDr. Julius Hibbert, Additional Voices, Anger Watkins103
Russi TaylorMartin Prince, Sherri, Terri95
Alex DésertCarl Carlson, Officer Lou, Additional Voices74
Grey DeLisleMartin Prince, Terri, Sherri59
Phil HartmanTroy McClure, Lionel Hutz, Joey55
Joe MantegnaFat Tony, Fat Tony's Former Father, Gordus Antonius44
Dawnn LewisBernice Hibbert, Additional Voices, Allergy Doctor29
Kelsey GrammerSideshow Bob23
Jon LovitzArtie Ziff, Llewellyn Sinclair, Jay Sherman22
Karl WiedergottJimmy Carter, Bill Clinton, Attendant21
Doris GrauLunchlady Dora, Complaints Booth Clerk, Della20
Frank WelkerSanta's Little Helper, Animal Noises, African Animals18
Jenny YokoboriKumiko, Additional Voices, Truth-Anne18
Kimberly BrooksJaney Powell, Lewis Clark, Carrie17
Maurice LaMarcheOrson Welles, Additional Voices, City Inspector13
Tony RodriguezJulio Franco, Additional Voices, Audience13
Jackie MasonRabbi Hyman Krustofski12
Kelly MacleodMilhouse Van Houten, 'Two Badges, One Mind' Singer12
Jo Ann HarrisLewis Clark, Richard, Beauty Pageant Entry #211
Jane KaczmarekJudge Constance Harm10

The Simpsons guest stars by season

Guest actors per season of The Simpsons
SeasonGuestsWho
Season 117Pamela Hayden, Maggie Roswell, Jo Ann Harris, Russi Taylor, Tress MacNeille, Christopher Collins, Marcia Wallace, Sam McMurray, Susan Blu, Albert Brooks, June Foray, Paul Willson and 5 more
Season 230Pamela Hayden, Maggie Roswell, Russi Taylor, Phil Hartman, Tress MacNeille, Jon Lovitz, James Earl Jones, Jo Ann Harris, Marcia Wallace, Frank Welker, Tracey Ullman, Alex Rocco and 18 more
Season 345Maggie Roswell, Pamela Hayden, Phil Hartman, Russi Taylor, Jo Ann Harris, Tress MacNeille, Marcia Wallace, Frank Welker, Doris Grau, Jon Lovitz, Aerosmith, Beverly D'Angelo and 33 more
Season 432Maggie Roswell, Pamela Hayden, Phil Hartman, Marcia Wallace, Russi Taylor, Tress MacNeille, Doris Grau, Barry White, Elizabeth Taylor, Jo Ann Harris, Jon Lovitz, Lona Williams and 20 more
Season 520Pamela Hayden, Phil Hartman, Marcia Wallace, Maggie Roswell, Russi Taylor, Frank Welker, Albert Brooks, David Crosby, Doris Grau, George Fenneman, George Harrison, James Brown and 8 more
Season 632Pamela Hayden, Maggie Roswell, Marcia Wallace, Phil Hartman, Tress MacNeille, Doris Grau, Russi Taylor, Jon Lovitz, Kelsey Grammer, Albert Brooks, Anne Bancroft, Frank Welker and 20 more
Season 723Pamela Hayden, Phil Hartman, Russi Taylor, Maggie Roswell, Marcia Wallace, Tress MacNeille, Doris Grau, Glenn Close, Joan Kenley, Alex Rocco, Bob Newhart, Christina Ricci and 11 more
Season 828Pamela Hayden, Maggie Roswell, Russi Taylor, Tress MacNeille, Marcia Wallace, Frank Welker, Phil Hartman, Joe Mantegna, Albert Brooks, Alex Rocco, Dave Thomas, David Duchovny and 16 more
Season 928Pamela Hayden, Marcia Wallace, Maggie Roswell, Tress MacNeille, Phil Hartman, Russi Taylor, Alex Trebek, Andrea Martin, Brendan Fraser, Doris Grau, Fyvush Finkel, Helen Hunt and 16 more
Season 1025Maggie Roswell, Pamela Hayden, Tress MacNeille, Karl Wiedergott, Marcia Wallace, Russi Taylor, Dick Tufeld, Elton John, Fred Willard, George Carlin, George Takei, Hank Williams Jr. and 13 more
Season 1136Marcia Wallace, Pamela Hayden, Karl Wiedergott, Tress MacNeille, Marcia Mitzman Gaven, Frank Welker, Jan Hooks, Joe Mantegna, Maggie Roswell, Betty White, Britney Spears, Butch Patrick and 24 more
Season 1226Pamela Hayden, Marcia Wallace, Tress MacNeille, Frank Welker, Marcia Mitzman Gaven, Gary Coleman, Joe Mantegna, Bruce Vilanch, Charles Napier, Drew Barrymore, Edward Norton, Frankie Muniz and 14 more
Season 1328Pamela Hayden, Tress MacNeille, Marcia Wallace, Russi Taylor, Jane Kaczmarek, Joe Mantegna, Ben Stiller, Bill Saluga, Delroy Lindo, Dennis Weaver, Edward Asner, Elizabeth Taylor and 16 more
Season 1433Pamela Hayden, Marcia Wallace, Tress MacNeille, Russi Taylor, Joe Mantegna, Maggie Roswell, Jane Kaczmarek, "Weird Al" Yankovic, Adam West, Andy Serkis, Brian Setzer, Burt Ward and 21 more
Season 1519Pamela Hayden, Tress MacNeille, Marcia Wallace, Maggie Roswell, Charles Napier, Russi Taylor, Dick Tufeld, Glenn Close, Ian McKellen, J.K. Rowling, Jackie Mason, Jane Kaczmarek and 7 more
Season 1619Pamela Hayden, Tress MacNeille, Marcia Wallace, Russi Taylor, Liam Neeson, Amy Poehler, Baha Men, Charles Napier, Dana Gould, Eric Idle, Fantasia Barrino, Jane Kaczmarek and 7 more
Season 1719Pamela Hayden, Tress MacNeille, Marcia Wallace, Russi Taylor, Maggie Roswell, Melanie Griffith, Stacy Keach, Alec Baldwin, Dennis Rodman, Frances McDormand, Joe Mantegna, Kelsey Grammer and 7 more
Season 1824Pamela Hayden, Maggie Roswell, Russi Taylor, Marcia Wallace, J.K. Simmons, Kiefer Sutherland, Tress MacNeille, Betty White, Doris Grau, Eric Idle, Fran Drescher, Harry Hamlin and 12 more
Season 1916Beverly D'Angelo, David Hyde Pierce, Glenn Close, Jack Black, John Mahoney, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Kelsey Grammer, Matt Dillon, Maya Rudolph, Russi Taylor, Stephen Colbert, Steve Buscemi and 4 more
Season 2017Marcia Wallace, Pamela Hayden, Anne Hathaway, Brian Grazer, Colm Meaney, Denis Leary, Elliot Page, Emily Blunt, Jodie Foster, Joe Mantegna, Kelsey Grammer, Maggie Roswell and 5 more
Season 2129Pamela Hayden, Tress MacNeille, Marcia Wallace, Russi Taylor, Maggie Roswell, Karl Wiedergott, Joe Mantegna, Kevin Michael Richardson, Maurice LaMarche, Angela Bassett, Anne Hathaway, Eartha Kitt and 17 more
Season 2230Marcia Wallace, Pamela Hayden, Terry W. Greene, Alyson Hannigan, Amber Riley, Bret McKenzie, Cory Monteith, Daniel Radcliffe, David Copperfield, Hugh Laurie, J.B. Smoove, Jack McBrayer and 18 more
Season 2327Tress MacNeille, Pamela Hayden, Marcia Wallace, Russi Taylor, Jackie Mason, Maggie Roswell, Kevin Michael Richardson, Andy Garcia, Anthony Bourdain, Armie Hammer, Brent Spiner, Bryan Cranston and 15 more
Season 2447Marcia Wallace, Tress MacNeille, Zooey Deschanel, Aaron Paul, Al Roker, Alex Trebek, Anika Noni Rose, Anne Hathaway, Benedict Cumberbatch, Bill Hader, Carrie Brownstein, Danny DeVito and 35 more
Season 2536Pamela Hayden, Russi Taylor, Elisabeth Moss, Marcia Wallace, Tress MacNeille, Amy Poehler, Anderson Cooper, Andres Cantor, Carl Kasell, Channing Tatum, Daniel Radcliffe, Ed Moses and 24 more
Season 2641Pamela Hayden, Billy West, Kelsey Grammer, Maggie Roswell, Stacy Keach, Tress MacNeille, Albert Brooks, Aron Michael Manderosian, Carice van Houten, Cat Deeley, Christopher Lloyd, David Herman and 29 more
Season 2729Tress MacNeille, Pamela Hayden, Chris Edgerly, Russi Taylor, Allison Williams, Alton Brown, Andrew Rannells, Blake Anderson, Bob Boilen, Bobby Moynihan, George Takei, Jay Leno and 17 more
Season 2842Tress MacNeille, Chris Edgerly, Pamela Hayden, Allison Janney, Amy Schumer, Bill Burr, Brian Posehn, Common, Dan Fouts, Dan Rather, Dana Gould, Deb Lacusta and 30 more
Season 2934Kevin Pollak, Jon Lovitz, Valerie Harper, Alison Bechdel, Andy Daly, Ben Daniels, Bill Hader, Cecily Strong, Damian Kulash, Daniel Radcliffe, Debi Mazar, Ed Sheeran and 22 more
Season 3058Tress MacNeille, Chris Edgerly, Pamela Hayden, Kevin Michael Richardson, Maggie Roswell, Russi Taylor, Jon Lovitz, Awkwafina, Bryan Batt, J.K. Simmons, Tracy Morgan, Bill de Blasio and 46 more
Season 3157Tress MacNeille, Pamela Hayden, Chris Edgerly, Kevin Michael Richardson, Maggie Roswell, Grey DeLisle, Dawnn Lewis, Joe Mantegna, Jon Lovitz, Pete Holmes, Anthony Russo, Asia Kate Dillon and 45 more
Season 3254Tress MacNeille, Chris Edgerly, Pamela Hayden, Kevin Michael Richardson, Alex Désert, Grey DeLisle, Maggie Roswell, Stephen Fry, Brian George, Christine Nangle, Eric Lopez, Joe Mantegna and 42 more
Season 3363Tress MacNeille, Pamela Hayden, Chris Edgerly, Kevin Michael Richardson, Maggie Roswell, Grey DeLisle, Alex Désert, Dawnn Lewis, Brian Cox, Chris O'Dowd, Cristin Milioti, Eric Lopez and 51 more
Season 3454Tress MacNeille, Pamela Hayden, Chris Edgerly, Grey DeLisle, Kevin Michael Richardson, Alex Désert, Maggie Roswell, Dawnn Lewis, Joe Mantegna, Jonathan Lipow, Kimberly Brooks, Jenny Yokobori and 42 more
Season 3543Tress MacNeille, Pamela Hayden, Chris Edgerly, Alex Désert, Grey DeLisle, Maggie Roswell, Kevin Michael Richardson, Jenny Yokobori, Dawnn Lewis, Kerry Washington, Kimberly Brooks, Megan Mullally and 31 more
Season 3669Tress MacNeille, Chris Edgerly, Alex Désert, Kevin Michael Richardson, Maggie Roswell, Pamela Hayden, Dawnn Lewis, Grey DeLisle, Jenny Yokobori, Jay Pharoah, Joe Mantegna, Tony Rodriguez and 57 more
Season 3765Tress MacNeille, Grey DeLisle, Chris Edgerly, Kelly Macleod, Kevin Michael Richardson, Alex Désert, Kimberly Brooks, Maggie Roswell, Dawnn Lewis, Cole Escola, Jenny Yokobori, Tony Rodriguez and 53 more
Season 380

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.

The Simpsons guest stars who appear in other shows
ActorIn The SimpsonsOther shows
Brian GeorgeLondoners, MI5 Agents, Pubgoers29
Stephen RootBildorf27
Jane LynchJeanie, Roz Davis26
Sam McMurrayDuff Commercial VO, Gulliver Dark, SNPP Employee26
Jim LauHong Kong Doctor26
Danny TrejoDanny Trejo22
Miriam FlynnMiss Barr22
Diedrich BaderPolice Officer21
Patton OswaltT-Rex21
Stephen TobolowskyMerle21
Fred WillardWally Kogen20
Richard KindDirector20
George TakeiGeorge Takei, Akira, Waiter19
Edward AsnerEditor of The Springfield Shopper19
Charles NapierWarden, Grant Connor, Officer Krackney18

Played more than one character

The Simpsons actors credited under several characters
ActorCharactersEps
Tress MacNeilleAgnes Skinner, Dolph Shapiro, Lindsey Naegle303
Chris EdgerlyAdditional Voices, Crowd Members, Laughing Crowd166
Pamela HaydenMilhouse Van Houten, Jimbo Jones, Rod Flanders414
Kevin Michael RichardsonDr. Julius Hibbert, Additional Voices, Anger Watkins103
Maggie RoswellHelen Lovejoy, Ms. Hoover, Luanne Van Houten190
Phil HartmanTroy McClure, Lionel Hutz, Joey55
Grey DeLisleMartin Prince, Terri, Sherri59
Dawnn LewisBernice Hibbert, Additional Voices, Allergy Doctor29
Russi TaylorMartin Prince, Sherri, Terri95
Jo Ann HarrisLewis Clark, Richard, Beauty Pageant Entry #211

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