Touched by an Angel guest stars
475 actors have guest-starred in Touched by an Angel across 211 episodes and 9 seasons. The most-credited is Charles Rocket, Adam in 8 episodes. 274 of them have also guest-starred in five or more of the other shows in this catalogue.
Who came back most
| Actor | Character | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| Charles Rocket | Adam | 8 |
| Nina Girvetz | Angel Wannabe, Carol, Janet | 6 |
| Paul Winfield | Sam | 6 |
| Gerald McRaney | Russell Greene, Dr. Joe Patcherik | 5 |
| Wendy Phillips | Claire Greene, Ruth Ann Russell | 5 |
| Alexis Cruz | Rafael | 4 |
| Austin O'Brien | Joshua Greene | 4 |
| Eddie Karr | Nathaniel Greene | 4 |
| Ossie Davis | Erasmus Jones | 4 |
| Celeste Holm | Hattie Greene | 3 |
| Charles Metten | Deacon Jamison, Harry | 3 |
| Cloris Leachman | Ruth | 3 |
| Jasmine Guy | Kathleen | 3 |
| Sarah Schaub | Dinah Greene | 3 |
| Vince Melocchi | J.J., Neil, Workman | 3 |
| Adrian Pasdar | Edward Tanner | 2 |
| Al Jarreau | Al Jarreau, Rev. Gentry Hall | 2 |
| Anthony Michael Hall | Thomas Prescott | 2 |
| Bai Ling | Jean Chang | 2 |
| Ben Bode | Alex Stella | 2 |
| Bruce Altman | Henry | 2 |
| Chris Burke | Taylor | 2 |
| Courtland Mead | Matthew Mills | 2 |
| David Nieman | Agent, Cal | 2 |
| Harold Gould | Albert Einstein, Sam Moskowitz | 2 |
Touched by an Angel guest stars by season
| Season | Guests | Who |
|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 64 | Charles Rocket, Alyson Hannigan, Brian Patrick Clarke, Brooke Adams, Bryan Cranston, Bumper Robinson, Charles Metten, Donna Bullock, Ed Marinaro, Erica Gimpel, Gail Edwards, Gregory Harrison and 52 more |
| Season 2 | 123 | Bruce Altman, Jasmine Guy, Paul Winfield, A Martinez, Al Hirt, Al Jarreau, Alanna Ubach, Alicia Coppola, Allison Smith, Anthony Michael Hall, B. B. King, Barbara Alyn Woods and 111 more |
| Season 3 | 104 | Austin O'Brien, Cloris Leachman, Corbin Bernsen, Eddie Karr, Gerald McRaney, Hudson Leick, Ossie Davis, Paul Winfield, Wendy Phillips, A.J. Langer, Abe Vigoda, Aimee Graham and 92 more |
| Season 4 | 111 | Alexis Cruz, Adrian Pasdar, Bai Ling, Ben Bode, Jack Ong, Ping Wu, Russell Wong, Adam S. Bristol, Al Hirschfeld, Alan Oppenheimer, Alonzo Mourning, Ashleigh Aston Moore and 99 more |
| Season 5 | 49 | Alan Rosenberg, Angela Bettis, Anthony Michael Hall, Austin O'Brien, Brandon Karrer, Brian McNamara, Brooke Marie Bridges, Celeste Holm, Chris L. McKenna, Christian Mills, Christine Healy, Conchata Ferrell and 37 more |
| Season 6 | 16 | *NSYNC, Amanda Barfield, Ann Jillian, Cicely Tyson, David Kaufman, Eileen Brennan, Jill Gascoine, John Cothran, Jr., Kathy Ireland, Kirk Douglas, Lenny Clarke, Lisa Jane Persky and 4 more |
| Season 7 | 15 | Christopher Rodriguez-Marquette, David Nieman, Harold Gould, Harry Hamlin, J. Grant Albrecht, Jessica Sara, Jon Pennell, Jonathan Osser, Juliana Donald, Kathleen Wilhoite, Nina Girvetz, Richard Lineback and 3 more |
| Season 8 | 30 | Annie Corley, Ashlynn Rose, Billy Barnes, Carol Locatell, Christopher Jacobs, Christopher Wiehl, David Margulies, Debbie Reynolds, Don Shanks, Ernie Hudson, Eve Brenner, Hank Aaron and 18 more |
| Season 9 | 9 | Alex Rocco, Ashley Johnson, Elisa Bocanegra, Ethan Phillips, Gavin MacLeod, Jake Richardson, Jessica Walter, Rachel Luttrell, Scott Thompson |
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 Touched by an Angel | Other shows |
|---|---|---|
| Spencer Garrett | Brother Jacob/William Kitchell | 40 |
| Dakin Matthews | Colonel | 36 |
| John Prosky | Greg Hatcher | 34 |
| Steven Culp | Dr. Rence Patterson | 34 |
| Ernie Hudson | Norm McCloud | 32 |
| Bruce Davison | Jacob Weiss | 31 |
| Mark Moses | Seth Waters | 31 |
| Matt Kaminsky | Luke Stevens | 31 |
| Ed Begley Jr. | Chris Carpenter | 30 |
| Brian McNamara | Captain Greg Saunders | 29 |
| John de Lancie | Justinian Jones | 29 |
| Patricia Belcher | Miss Raphael | 28 |
| Alicia Coppola | Ava | 27 |
| Mark Rolston | Delroy Gibbons | 27 |
| M.C. Gainey | Smokey | 26 |
Played more than one character
| Actor | Characters | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| Nina Girvetz | Angel Wannabe, Carol, Janet | 6 |
| Vince Melocchi | J.J., Neil, Workman | 3 |
| Gerald McRaney | Russell Greene, Dr. Joe Patcherik | 5 |
| Wendy Phillips | Claire Greene, Ruth Ann Russell | 5 |
| Charles Metten | Deacon Jamison, Harry | 3 |
| Al Jarreau | Al Jarreau, Rev. Gentry Hall | 2 |
| David Nieman | Agent, Cal | 2 |
| Harold Gould | Albert Einstein, Sam Moskowitz | 2 |
| John Ritter | Mike O'Connor, Sheriff Tom McKinsley | 2 |
| Lisa Jane Persky | Alison Spears, Stasi Reynolds | 2 |
Shares a cast with
- Touched by an Angel and ER — 109 shared actors
- Touched by an Angel and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation — 83 shared actors
- Touched by an Angel and Murder, She Wrote — 67 shared actors
- Touched by an Angel and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit — 65 shared actors
- Touched by an Angel and L.A. Law — 63 shared actors
- Touched by an Angel and NCIS — 63 shared actors
- Touched by an Angel and Cold Case — 61 shared actors
- Touched by an Angel and The Practice — 59 shared actors
Cast data from TVmaze, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.