LEFT: Suzanne Zenor (Margo) and Wesley Eure (Mike), as Mike & Margo get married.

CENTER: On-screen brother & sister Stephen Schnetzer (Steve) and Susan Seaforth Hayes (Julie).

RIGHT: The Emmy-nominated "Days" writing staff of 1978: Michael Robert David, Laura Olsher,
Joyce Perry, Ray Goldstone, head writer Ann Marcus, Elizabeth Harrower and Rocci Chatfield.

                                      


1978 Contract Changes:
 

Contract Arrivals: (2)

2/23- Suzanne Zenor (Margo Horton) (recurring since 9/21/77)
9/7- Eileen Barnett (Stephanie Woodruff)

Contract Departures: (3)

1/17- Patty Weaver (Trish Banning)
10/26- Peter Brown (Greg Peters)
11/24- Mary Frann (Amanda Peters)


1978 Episode Rankings. The following is a listing of how many episodes each actor appeared in on "Days of Our Lives" in 1978. 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. Jed Allan (Don Craig) 141

2. John Clarke (Mickey Horton) 138

3. Susan Seaforth Hayes (Julie Williams) 136

4. Deidre Hall (Marlena Evans) 129

5. Bill Hayes (Doug Williams) 120
6. Josh Taylor (Chris Kositchek) 119

7. Suzanne Rogers (Maggie Horton) 117

8. Barbara Stanger (Mary Anderson) 111

9. Rosemary Forsyth (Laura Horton) 108

10. Margaret Mason (Linda Anderson) 107

11. Edward Mallory (Bill Horton) 98
12. Mark Tapscott (Bob Anderson) 95

13. Richard Guthrie (David Banning) 93

14. Macdonald Carey (Tom Horton) 92

15. Frances Reid (Alice Horton) 85

16. Tracey Bregman (Donna Craig) 83
17. Joseph Gallison (Neil Curtis) 80

*. Suzanne Zenor (Margo Horton) 80

19. Wesley Eure (Mike Horton) 75

20. Martha Nix (Janice Barnes) 70

21. Corinne Michaels (Joanne Barnes) 64

22. Robert Clary (Robert LeClair) 63

23. Peter Brown (Greg Peters) 55

24. Kaye Stevens (Jeri Clayton) 50

25. Stephen Schnetzer (Steve Olson) 41

26. Eileen Barnett (Stephanie Woodruff) 37

*. Amanda Jones (Dora Zarelli) 37

28. Mary Frann (Amanda Peters) 36

29. Debbie Lytton (Melissa Anderson) 31

30. Fred Beir (Larry Atwood) 30

31. Natasha Ryan (Hope Williams) 28

32. Elizabeth Brooks (Theresa Harper) 25

33. Meegan King (Pete Curtis) 24

34. Erick Petersen (Scotty Banning) 21

35. Don Frabotta (Dave) 19

36. Francine York (Lorraine Temple) 18

37. Tom Scott (Jim Bradley) 17

38. Stewart Bradley (Lt. Danton) 16

39. John Lombardo (Fred Barton) 14
*. Elaine Princi (Kate Winograd) 14
41. Natt Christian (Arlo Roberts) 13

*. Gary McGurrin (Roy Hazeltine) 13

43. Diane Shalet (Judge Ellen Reynolds) 12
44. Blanche Bronte (Arlene Harris) 11

*. Doug Dudley (Ted McMannis) 11

*. Andrea Hall-Lovell (Samantha Evans) 11
*. Jennifer Petersen (Jennifer Horton) 11

*. Robyn Pohle (Amy Kositchek) 11

49. Barry Blakeley (Jerry Rinehart) 10

*. Marty Davich (Marty) 10
*. Dick Gittings (Bob Anderson) 10

*. John Zenda (Dominic Melita) 10

53. Fran Ryan (Rosie Carlson) 9

*. Joycelyn Somers (Jean Barton) 9

55. Chip Fields (Toni Johnson) 8

56. Ivan Bonar (Judge Arthur Fenton) 7

*. Eric Lawson (Sgt. Ferraro) 7
*. Patty Weaver (Trish Clayton) 7

59. Anna Ivara (Virginia McGuire) 6

*. Raul Perez (Bailiff) 6
61. Regis Cordic (Michael Langford) 5

*. Frederic Downs (Hank Wilson) 5

*. Cindy Fisher (Patti Griffin) 5

*. Rose Fonseca (Valerie Grant) 5
*. Tamara Long (Helen Cameron) 5

*. Ellen Marcus (Ellen Greer) 5

*. Paula Morris (Sgt. Ford) 5

*. Ed Quinlan (Hendricks) 5

*. Michael Dwight Smith (Danny Grant) 5

*. UNKNOWN (Phaedra the dog) 5

71. John Lupton (Tommy Horton) 4

*. Peter MacLean (Paul Whitman) 4

*. Jenny Sherman (Betty Worth) 4

74. William H. Bassett (Walter Griffin) 3

*. Gail Johnson (Mimi Grosset) 3

76. Charles Alvin Bell (Harold Trask) 2

*. Diana Douglas (Martha Evans) 2

*. Loretta Fury (Amelia Craig) 2

*. Marc Jacobs (Artie Bergen) 2

*. Stephen Manley (Billy Barton) 2

*. Ford Rainey (Frank Evans) 2

82. Kyshanna Buford (Timmy/Scotty Banning) 1

*. Randy Stumpf (Ron Garvey) 1

*. Michael Verona (Alberto) 1

                                                                                              Cast Yearbook: 1978 Debuts


                                 
                                           Eileen Barnett                 Charles Alvin Bell                    Barry Blakeley                       Ivan Bonar
                                      (Stephanie Woodruff)               (Harold Trask)                      (Jerry Rinehart)              (Judge Arthur Fenton)

                                     
                                      Tracey Bregman                     Blanche Bronte                    Elizabeth Brooks                     Doug Dudley
                                        (Donna Craig)                         (Arlene Harris)                     (Theresa Harper)                  (Ted McMannis)

                                              
                                             Loretta Fury                        Dick Gittings                          Anna Ivara                           Gail Johnson
                                           (Amelia Craig)                     (Bob Anderson)                  (Virginia McGuire)                    (Mimi Grosset)
 
                                                               
                                          Meegan King                        Eric Lawson                     Tamara Long                Corinne Michaels                
                                           (Pete Curtis)                        (Sgt. Ferraro)                  (Helen Cameron)              (Joanne Barnes)                 

                                         
                                        Erick Petersen                    Phaedra the dog                  Robyn Pohle                       Ed Quinlan
                                       (Scotty Banning)                       (Phaedra)                     (Amy Kostichek)                     (Hendricks)                      

                                  
                                      Stephen Schnetzer                    Diane Shalet                         Francine York                          John Zenda
                                           (Steve Olson)                 (Judge Ellen Reynolds)              (Lorraine Temple)                  (Dominic Melita)

                                                       Camera Shy: Ellen Marcus (Ellen Greer), Paula Morris (Sgt. Ford), Raul Perez (Bailiff).
 



13th Anniversary, 1978. Front Row: Mark Tapscott (Bob), Margaret Mason (Linda), Suzanne Rogers (Maggie), Martha Nix (Janice), John Clarke (Mickey), Macdonald Carey (Tom), Frances Reid (Alice), Natasha Ryan (Hope), Susan Seaforth Hayes (Julie), Andrea Hall (Samantha). 2nd Row: Elaine Princi (Kate), Cindy Fisher (Patti), Stephen Manley (Billy), Jed Allan (Don), Deidre Hall (Marlena), Wesley Eure (Mike), Edward Mallory (Bill), Bill Hayes (Doug), Richard Guthrie (David). 3rd Row: Francine York (Lorraine), Tracey Bregman (Donna), Suzanne Zenor (Margo), Fran Ryan (Rosie), Mary Frann (Amanda), Joseph Gallison (Neil), Kaye Stevens (Jeri), Robert Clary (Robert), Kate Woodville (Marie). Top Row: Marty Davich (Marty), Michael Dwight Smith (Danny), Rose Fonseca (Valerie), Don Frabotta (Dave), Frederic Downs (Hank), Eileen Barnett (Stephanie), John Lupton (Tommy), Stewart Bradley (Lt. Danton), William H. Bassett (Walter).