The Twilight Zone guest stars
811 actors have guest-starred in The Twilight Zone across 156 episodes and 5 seasons. The most-credited is Robert McCord, Cast Party Member, Diner Patron, Man Hearing About Garfield in 7 episodes. 257 of them have also guest-starred in five or more of the other shows in this catalogue.
Who came back most
| Actor | Character | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| Robert McCord | Cast Party Member, Diner Patron, Man Hearing About Garfield | 7 |
| Barney Phillips | Captain E.L. Gunther, Diemel, Haley the Bartender | 4 |
| Burgess Meredith | Henry Bemis, Mr. Dingle, Mr. Smith | 4 |
| Cyril Delevanti | Franklin, L.J. Smithers, Marvin the Butler | 4 |
| Jack Klugman | Captain Paul Ross, Jesse Cardiff, Joey Crown | 4 |
| Jay Overholts | Cowboy #2, Doctor, Reporter #2 | 4 |
| John Anderson | Capt. 'Skipper' Farver, Deidrich, Gabriel | 4 |
| Jon Lormer | Minister, Man, Strauss | 4 |
| Albert Salmi | Feathersmith, Joe Caswell, Sgt. Causarano | 3 |
| Ben Wright | Captain Wilbur, Chips, Doctor | 3 |
| Bill Erwin | Man, Man in Flashback, Peter Kramer | 3 |
| Bill Mumy | Anthony Fremont, Billy Bayles, Young Pip Phillips | 3 |
| Don Keefer | Dan Hollis, Fred Danziger, Spierto | 3 |
| Gene Coogan | Fire Spectator Restraining Driscoll, Townsman, Victim | 3 |
| George Mitchell | Gas Station Attendant, Luther Glover, Old Man | 3 |
| Gladys Cooper | Elva Keene, Millie McKenzie, Wanda Dunn | 3 |
| Hank Patterson | Freitag, Mr. Gentry, Old Man | 3 |
| J. Pat O'Malley | Homburg, Mr. Gooberman, Old Ben | 3 |
| James Best | Billy Ben Turner, Jeff Myrtlebank, Johnny Rob | 3 |
| John Dehner | Alan Richards, Captain Allenby, Jared Garrity | 3 |
| John Larch | Dr. Rathmann, Mr. Fremont, Sheriff Koch | 3 |
| Lew Gallo | Brooks, Gas Pump Boy, Lt. Engle | 3 |
| Oscar Beregi Jr. | Farwell, Karl Werner, SS Capt. Gunther Lutze | 3 |
| Raymond Bailey | Doctor, Millard, Supervisor | 3 |
| Russ Bender | Counterman, Doctor, Hank | 3 |
The Twilight Zone guest stars by season
| Season | Guests | Who |
|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 253 | George Mitchell, Jack Warden, Jay Overholts, John Conwell, S. John Launer, Abraham Sofaer, Adam Williams, Alan Dexter, Albert Salmi, Alexander Scourby, Alice Frost, Allan Lurie and 241 more |
| Season 2 | 149 | Barney Phillips, Burgess Meredith, Cyril Delevanti, John Hoyt, Jonathan Harris, Robert McCord, William D. Gordon, Adam Williams, Agnes Moorehead, Andrea Darvi, Anne Barton, Arlene Martel and 137 more |
| Season 3 | 233 | Ben Wright, Dean Stockwell, James Best, Jay Overholts, Jerry Fujikawa, Jesse White, Theodore Marcuse, Vladimir Sokoloff, Albert Carrier, Albert Salmi, Alex Nicol, Alice Frost and 221 more |
| Season 4 | 162 | Robert McCord, Alan Napier, Albert Salmi, Ann Jillian, Anne Francis, Anthony Benson, Anthony Call, Barbara Barrie, Barbara Baxley, Barnaby Hale, Barney Phillips, Bernard Fein and 150 more |
| Season 5 | 179 | Richard Long, Suzy Parker, Pamela Austin, Chuck Hicks, Hank Patterson, Jackie Cooper, June Foray, Alan Sues, Ann Blyth, Antoinette Bower, Asa Maynor, Barry Nelson and 167 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 Twilight Zone | Other shows |
|---|---|---|
| William Windom | Dr. Wallman, The Major | 25 |
| Ralph Manza | Doorkeeper | 24 |
| Veronica Cartwright | Anne Rogers | 24 |
| William Schallert | Policeman | 21 |
| Nehemiah Persoff | Carl Lanser | 20 |
| George Murdock | Willie | 19 |
| George Takei | Arthur Takamori / Taro | 19 |
| John McLiam | Guard | 19 |
| Anne Francis | Jess-Belle Stone, Marsha White | 18 |
| Joseph V. Perry | Office Worker, Police Lieutenant | 18 |
| Harold Gould | General Larrabee | 18 |
| Peter Mark Richman | Trooper Robert Franklin | 18 |
| Bill Erwin | Man, Man in Flashback, Peter Kramer | 17 |
| Chuck Hicks | Maynard Flash, Mover | 17 |
| Joseph Ruskin | Genie, Kanamit | 17 |
Played more than one character
| Actor | Characters | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| Richard Long | Attendant, David Andrew Gurney, Dr. Rex | 2 |
| Robert McCord | Cast Party Member, Diner Patron, Man Hearing About Garfield | 7 |
| Suzy Parker | #12, Doe, Grace | 1 |
| Barney Phillips | Captain E.L. Gunther, Diemel, Haley the Bartender | 4 |
| Burgess Meredith | Henry Bemis, Mr. Dingle, Mr. Smith | 4 |
| Cyril Delevanti | Franklin, L.J. Smithers, Marvin the Butler | 4 |
| Jack Klugman | Captain Paul Ross, Jesse Cardiff, Joey Crown | 4 |
| Jay Overholts | Cowboy #2, Doctor, Reporter #2 | 4 |
| John Anderson | Capt. 'Skipper' Farver, Deidrich, Gabriel | 4 |
| Jon Lormer | Minister, Man, Strauss | 4 |
Shares a cast with
- The Twilight Zone and Perry Mason — 319 shared actors
- The Twilight Zone and Gunsmoke — 160 shared actors
- The Twilight Zone and Bonanza — 155 shared actors
- The Twilight Zone and Mission: Impossible — 132 shared actors
- The Twilight Zone and Alfred Hitchcock Presents — 129 shared actors
- The Twilight Zone and Bewitched — 93 shared actors
- The Twilight Zone and Murder, She Wrote — 89 shared actors
- The Twilight Zone and The Andy Griffith Show — 81 shared actors
Cast data from TVmaze, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.