1977 Contract Changes:
 

Contract Arrivals: (1)

8/5- Josh Taylor (Chris Kositchek)

Contract Departures: (3)

7/11- Adrienne LaRussa (Brooke Hamilton)
8/5- Brooke Bundy (Rebecca North)
9/14- Corinne Conley (Phyllis Anderson)


1977 Episode Rankings. The following is a listing of how many episodes each actor appeared in on "Days of Our Lives" in 1977. Actors who have played characters that have appeared in at least five episodes total throughout the years are listed.

Rank. Actor (Character) # of Episodes

1. Patty Weaver (Trish Banning) 149

2. Rosemary Forsyth (Laura Horton) 131

3. Susan Seaforth Hayes (Julie Williams) 129

4. Jed Allan (Don Craig) 124

*. Wesley Eure (Mike Horton) 124

6. Deidre Hall (Marlena Evans) 118

7. Bill Hayes (Doug Williams) 111

8. Edward Mallory (Bill Horton) 106

9. John Clarke (Mickey Horton) 102

10. Richard Guthrie (David Banning) 96

11. Frances Reid (Alice Horton) 94

*. Barbara Stanger (Mary Anderson) 94

13. Suzanne Rogers (Maggie Horton) 92

14. Macdonald Carey (Tom Horton) 91

15. Joseph Gallison (Neil Curtis) 85

*. Mark Tapscott (Bob Anderson) 85

17. Peter Brown (Greg Peters) 83

18. Robert Clary (Robert LeClair) 80

19. Margaret Mason (Linda Anderson) 76

20. Corinne Conley (Phyllis Anderson) 60

21. Adrienne LaRussa (Brooke Hamilton) 59

22. Andrea Hall-Lovell (Samantha Evans) 53

23. Kaye Stevens (Jeri Clayton) 48

24. Mary Frann (Amanda Peters) 46

25. Kate Woodville (Marie Horton) 43

26. Brooke Bundy (Rebecca North) 42

27. Tina Andrews (Valerie Grant) 40

*. Josh Taylor (Chris Kositchek) 40

29. Jocelyn Somers (Jean Barton) 39

30. William H. Bassett (Dr. Walter Griffin) 33

31. John Lupton (Tommy Horton) 32

32. John Lombardo (Fred Barton) 30

33. Chip Fields (Toni Johnson) 29

34. Alejandro Rey (Karl Duval) 26

35. Ben DiTosti (Ben) 25

*. Richard McMurray (Dr. Mel Bailey) 25

37. Paul Henry Itkin (Johnny Collins) 24

38. Fred Beir (Larry Atwood) 23

*. Natasha Ryan (Hope Williams) 23

*. Michael Dwight Smith (Danny Grant) 23

41. Elaine Princi (Kate Winograd) 22

42. Stewart Bradley (Lt. Harry Danton) 21

43. Cindy Fisher (Patti Griffin) 20

44. John Russon (Dougie LeClair) 19

45. Sally Stark (Sharon Duval) 18

46. Peter Brandon (Bruce Jamison) 15

47. Ken Sansom (Dr. Frederick Powell) 14

48. Jenny Sherman (Betty Worth) 13

49. Randy Stumpf (Ron Garvey) 12

50. Marty Davich (Marty) 11

*. Betsy Jones-Moreland (Mrs. Abbott) 11

*. Martha Nix (Janice Barnes) 11

53. Peter MacLean (Dr. Paul Whitman) 9

*. Maren Stephenson (Jennifer Horton) 9

*. Suzanne Zenor (Margo Anderman) 9

56. Natt Christian (Arlo Roberts) 8

*. Don Frabotta (Dave) 8

*. Elizabeth MacRae (Phyllis Anderson) 8

*. Fran Ryan (Rosie Carlson) 8

60. Frederic Downs (Hank Wilson) 7

*. Rose Fonseca (Valerie Grant) 7

*. Jacqueline Kaye (Heather) 7

*. Stephen Manley (Billy Barton) 7

64. Sid Conrad (Nick) 6

*. Jack Denbo (Jack Clayton) 6

*. Diana Douglas (Martha Evans) 6

*. Maria Grimm (Wendy) 6

68. Kyshanna Buford (Timothy Banning) 5

*. Amanda Jones (Dora Zorelli) 5

70. Ketty Lester (Helen Grant) 4

*. Ford Rainey (Frank Evans) 4

*. Tom Scott (Jim Bradley) 4

73. Regis Cordic (Michael Langford) 3

*. Marc Jacobs (Artie Bergen) 3

75. Helen Funai (Kim Douglas) 2

*. Debbie Lytton (Melissa Anderson) 2

*. Gary McGurrin (Roy Hazeltine) 2

78. Andrea King (Jane MacAllister) 1

*. Jennifer Petersen (Jennifer Horton) 1

*. Michael Verona (Alberto) 1