Macdonald Carey (Tom), Marie Cheatham (Marie), John Clarke
(Mickey), Frances Reid (Alice) and Denise Alexander (Susan)
were the first
cast members to appear in 200 episodes of the series.
Total Episode Rankings: November 8, 1965-February 29, 1968:
(out of a total of 591 episodes)
Rank. Actor (Character) # of Episodes
1. Macdonald Carey (Tom Horton) 431
2. Marie Cheatham (Marie Horton) 289
3. John Clarke (Mickey Horton) 285
4. Frances Reid (Alice Horton) 273
5. Denise Alexander (Susan Hunter Martin) 248
6. Edward Mallory (Bill Horton) 190
7. Clive Clerk (David Martin) 140
8. David McLean (Craig Merritt) 136
9. Susan Flannery (Laura Spencer Horton) 128
10. Charla Doherty (Julie Olson) 119
11. Coleen Gray (Diane Hunter) 86
12. Dick Colla (Tony Merritt) 84
13. John Lupton (Mark Brooks/Tommy Horton) 75
14. Burt Douglas (Jim Fisk) 54
15. Terry O'Sullivan (Richard Hunter) 52
16. K.T. Stevens (Helen Martin) 48
17. Robert Brubaker (John Martin) 46
18. Francis DeSales (Dr. Rusty Lincoln) 43
*. Ron Husmann (Tony Merritt) 43
20. Kathy Dunn (Julie Olson) 28
*. Regina Gleason (Kitty Horton) 28
*. Byron Morrow (Judge) 28
23. Cathy Ferrar (Julie Olson) 26
24. Wesley Addy (Dr. Eric Cooper) 24
25. Alan Dexter (Frank Ferguson) 23
26. Noah Keen (Jim Fleming) 22
27. Charles MacCauley (Dr. Eliot Kincaid) 20
28. Frances Spanier (Lil Miller) 19
29. Stewart Bradley (Lt. Danton) 18
30. E.A. Sirianni (Court Clerk) 15
*. Russell Thorson (Dr. Donald White) 15
32. Paulene Myers (Mrs. Ward) 14
33. Jeanne Bates (Jean Perkins) 13
*. Donald Briscoe (Tony Merritt) 13
*. Floy Dean (Laura Spencer) 13
36. Edmond Ryan (Judge Alexander) 12
37. Walter Brooke (Wayne Charles) 11
*. Sarah Hardy (Jean Sawyer) 11
*. Jean Howell (Mary McCall) 11
*. Craig Hundley (Dan McCall) 11
41. Patricia Huston (Addie Olson) 9
*. Jane Kean (Diane Hunter) 9
*. Robert Knapp (Ben Olson) 9
44. Sheila Bromley (Mrs. Riley) 8
*. Shelly Bruce (Juror) 8
*. Booth Coleman (Dr. Sands) 8
*. Curt Ivey (Juror) 8
*. Fred Rapport (Juror) 8
49. Timothy Brocker (Dickie Martin) 7
*. Gordon Jump (Mr. Hanson, Juror) 7
*. Jean LeBouvier (Mrs. Ballard, Juror) 7
*. Anne Loos (Eleanor Anderson) 7
53. Paul Carr (Bill Horton) 6
*. Gertrude Flynn (Anna Sawyer) 6
*. Barbara Luddy (Mrs. Ryan, Juror) 6
*. Heather North (Sandy Horton) 6
57. Darrell Allen (Mr. Link, Juror) 5
*. Martin Blaine (Dr. Joe Hendricks) 5
*. Blair Davies (Judge John Weedman) 5
*. Bob Dulaine (Mr. Powers, Juror) 5
*. Otis Greene (Bailiff) 5
*. Hal Hamilton (Dr. Sidney Fell) 5
*. Shirley Handley (Mrs. Stark, Juror) 5
*. Henry Hunter (Mr. Hunter, Juror) 5
*. Doris Miller (Mrs. Curtis, Juror) 5
66. Warren Kemmerling (Dr. Joe Hendricks) 4
*. Budd Stewart (Dickie Martin) 4
68. Joyce Easton (Mary Blake) 3
69. Flip Mark (Steve Olson) 2
*. Astrid Warner (Sandy Horton) 2
71. William H. Bassett (Scott Blake) 1
*. Harry Lauter (Craig Merritt) 1
*. Jean LeBouvier (Eleanor Anderson) 1
*. Stephen Mines (David Martin) 1
*. Phillip Pine (Dr. Eliot Kincaid) 1
*. Ed Prentiss (John Martin) 1
*. Harry Stanton (Dr. John Spencer) 1
Susan Seaforth Hayes (Julie), Susan Flannery (Laura),
Macdonald Carey (Tom), Edward Mallory (Bill) and Bill Hayes (Doug)
appeared
in the most episodes from August 1971-July 1975.
Total Episode Rankings: August 1, 1971-July 31, 1975:
(out of a total of 994 episodes)
Rank. Actor (Character) # of Episodes
1. Susan Seaforth Hayes (Julie Williams) 581
2. Susan Flannery (Laura Horton) 545
3. Macdonald Carey (Tom Horton) 497
4. Edward Mallory (Bill Horton) 493
5. Bill Hayes (Doug Williams) 460
6. John Clarke (Mickey Horton) 423
7. Frances Reid (Alice Horton) 383
8. Peter Brown (Greg Peters) 358
9. Mark Tapscott (Bob Anderson) 245
10. Patricia Barry (Addie Williams) 229
11. Denise Alexander (Susan Hunter Peters) 198
12. Suzanne Rogers (Maggie Simmons) 186
13. Corinne Conley (Phyllis Anderson) 169
14. Stanley Kamel (Eric Peters) 153
15. Bennye Gatteys (Susan Hunter Peters) 136
16. Jed Allan (Don Craig) 130
17. Joseph Gallison (Neil Curtis) 117
18. Mary Frann (Amanda Howard) 109
19. Wesley Eure (Mike Horton) 105
20. Karin Wolfe (Mary Anderson) 97
21. Jeanne Bates (Anne Peters) 76
22. Ryan MacDonald (Scott Banning) 75
23. Kaye Stevens (Jeri Clayton) 73
24. Margaret Mason (Linda Phillips Anderson) 71
25. Hal Riddle (Max) 69
26. John Amour (Mike Horton) 65
27. Victor Holchak (Jim Phillips) 59
*. Patty Weaver (Trish Clayton) 59
29. Jeffrey Williams (David Banning) 50
30. Ben DiTosti (Ben) 42
31. Stuart Lee (Mike Horton) 37
32. Frederic Downs (Hank Wilson) 36
33. Gary Marshal (Bert Atwater) 34
*. Richard McMurray (Dr. Mel Bailey) 34
35. Don Frabotta (Dave) 33
36. Myron Natwick (Rick) 29
37. Nancy Wickwire (Phyllis Anderson) 28
38. Robert Clary (Robert LeClair) 26
*. Adrienne LaRussa (Brooke Hamilton) 26
40. Andreana Chutuk (Annie Peters) 25
41. Jack Denbo (Jack Clayton) 24
42. Larry Delaney (Jay Livingston) 22
*. Kristina Osterhout (Hope Williams) 22
44. Helen Funai (Kim Douglas) 17
45. Bill Lockwood (Marcel) 15
46. Carla Borelli (Mary Anderson) 14
*. Steve Doubet (David Banning) 14
*. Lisa Lynch (Annie Peters) 14
49. Dick DeCoit (Mike Horton) 12
50. Russell Thorson (Dr. John Emory) 11
51. James Carroll Jordan (Steve Olson) 10
*. William Keene (Doc Lubick) 10
53. Brigid Bazlen (Mary Anderson) 9
*. John Howard (Cliff Patterson) 9
*. Herb Nelson (Phil Peters) 9
56. Alan Decker (Mike Horton) 8
*. Betsy Jones-Moreland (Mrs. Collins) 8
*. Bob Nash (Dr. Jenkins) 8
*. Merritt Smith (Dr. Arthur Baron) 8
*. James Wellman (Dr. Hightower) 8
61. Alan Bergmann (Dr. Strother) 7
*. Richard Guthrie (David Banning) 7
*. Gyl Roland (Sheila Hammond) 7
64. Ben Andrews (Detective Perry) 6
*. Brooke Bundy (Rebecca North) 6
*. Marie Cheatham (Marie Horton) 6
*. John Lupton (Tommy Horton) 6
*. Heather North (Sandy Horton) 6
*. Jessica Rains (Ruthie) 6
*. Natasha Ryan (Hope Williams) 6
*. Kimberly Joy Weber (Hope Williams) 6
72. Burt Douglas (Sam Monroe) 5
*. Kim Durso (Melissa Phillips) 5
*. Mark Miller (J.R. Barnett) 5
*. Gerald York (Sam Blake) 5
76. Lee Amber (Dr. Knight) 4
*. Oscar Beregi (Sergio) 4
*. Robert Hogan (Scott Banning) 4
*. Gloria Manners (Carrie Spencer) 4
*. Cary Pitts (Dr. Knight) 4
*. Nancy Stephens (Mary Anderson) 4
82. Stewart Bradley (Lt. Danton) 3
*. Joseph Everett (Melissa Phillips) 3
*. Florence Lake (Ivy Lowell) 3
*. Mary Patton (Mrs. Nowlin) 3
*. Anne Randall (Sheila Hammond) 3
87. Rhodie Cogan (Ivy Lowell) 2
*. Elizabeth Hoy (Annie Peters) 2
*. Paul Henry Itkin (Johnny Collins) 2
*. John Lombardo (Eric Peters) 2
*. Lisa Piazza (Anne Peters) 2
92. Sheldon Allman (Ben Olson) 1
*. Ben Archibek (Neil Curtis) 1
*. Matthew Bowman (Melissa Phillips) 1
*. Karen Carlson (Sheila Hammond) 1
*. Dee Carroll (Adele Winston Hamilton) 1
*. Francis DeSales (Dr. James Spencer) 1
*. Regina Gleason (Kitty Horton) 1
*. Andrea King (Jane MacAllister) 1