List of actors and actresses who appeared on The Golden Girls and its spinoffs.
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The Golden Girls
Appeared in The Golden Girls (1985-1992):
- Sam Anderson: Meyer
- Bea Arthur: Dorothy Zbornak
- Barbara Babcock: Charmaine Hollingsworth
- Paula Conroy in Empty Nest
- Parley Baer: Chester T. Rainey
- Bonnie Bartlett: Barbara Thorndyke
- Frances Bay: Claire
- Agnes/Sylvia in Empty Nest
- Christine Belford: Kirsten
- Fran in Empty Nest
- Bibi Besch: Helen Budd
- Raye Birk: The Caterer
- Judge Talmadge/Albert in Empty Nest
- Chaplain/Mr. Eckworth in Nurses
- Alan Blumenfeld: Lou/Mr. Ha Ha
- Lloyd Bochner: Hairdresser/Patrick Vaughn
- Eddie Bracken: Buzz
- Fred in Empty Nest
- Gibby Brand: Man
- Mr. McGowan in The Golden Palace
- Pat Crawford Brown: Melba
- Carol Bruce: Lucille
- Scott Bryce: Dr. Warren
- Joseph Campanella: Al Mullins
- Virginia Capers: Greta Wagner
- Janet Carroll: Phyllis Hammerow
- Leah in Empty Nest
- Oliver Clark: Roger
- Christian Clemenson: The Salesman
- George Clooney: Bobby Hopkins
- George Coe: Al
- Kevin Cooney: Man #2
- Leonard Schnell in Empty Nest
- William Cort: James/Dave
- Dr. Bonham in Empty Nest
- Robert Culp: Simon
- Sondra Currie: Margaret Spencer
- Lou Cutell: Irving
- Dr. Wilkins in Empty Nest
- Henry Darrow: Fidel Santiago
- Hector Lopez in Nurses
- Bob Dishy: Mister Terrific
- Paul Dooley: George Corliss/Isaac Q. Newton
- Matthew Faison: Father Campbell
- Raymond Forchion: Prof. Bradley
- Anne Francis: Trudy
- Kathleen Freeman: Mother Superior
- Lee Garlington: Kirsten
- Estelle Getty: Sophia Petrillo
- Steven Gilborn: Priest/Howard
- Funeral Director in Empty Nest
- Jack Gilford: Max Weinstock
- Peter Graves: Jerry Kennedy
- Gary Grubbs: Waiter
- Pat Harrington Jr.: John
- "Tornado" Mulvaney in Empty Nest
- Richard Herd: Ernie
- Siobhan Fallon Hogan: Abby
- Polly Holliday: Lily
- Bob Hope: As Himself
- Ken Howard: Jerry
- John Ingle: Harv
- Tony Jay: Laszlo
- John Dennis Johnston: Merrill
- Stanley Kamel: Herb
- Alan King: Mel Bushman
- Terry Kiser: Don/Santa Claus
- Stephen Lee: Dwayne
- Phil Leeds: Guido
- Milt/Bunky in Empty Nest
- Nancy Lenehan: Nun
- Cheryl Pinson in Nurses
- Ken Lerner: Doctor
- Neal Lerner: Rabbi
- Geoffrey Lewis: Chuck
- Mario Lopez: Mario
- Jessica Lundy: Janet
- Janet MacLachlan: Sandra
- Ralph Manza: Augustine Bagatelli
- Barney Martin: Karl
- Deborah May: Liz
- Kevin McCarthy (actor): Richard
- Rue McClanahan: Blanche Devereaux
- Edie McClurg: Nurse DeFarge
- Michael McGuire: Dr. Budd
- Michael McManus (Actor): Sid LaBass
- Scott Menville: McCracken
- Rita Moreno: Renee Corliss
- Mark Moses: David
- Richard Mulligan: Dr. Harry Weston
- Leslie Nielsen: Lucas
- Jeanette Nolan: Alma Lindstrom
- Jerry Orbach: Glen O'Brien
- Arthur in Empty Nest
- Ron Orbach: Dan Cummings
- April Ortiz: Maria
- Florence in Empty Nest
- Milo O'Shea: Buddy Rourke
- Stuart Pankin: Jacques de Courville
- Tony Perez: Mr. Escobar
- Robert Picardo: Dr. Revell
- Tony Plana: Alvarez
- Rico Garcia in Nurses
- Peggy Pope: Gladys Barton
- Myrna in Empty Nest
- Adele in Nurses
- Alisan Porter: Melissa
- Phil Proctor: Ron
- Vincent Cale in Golden Palace
- Bill Quinn: The Priest
- Alan Rachins: Jason
- Peggy Rea: Mrs. Contini
- Joe Regalbuto: Jeremy
- Allan Rich: Alexi
- Mr. Millner in Nurses
- Richard Riehle: Det. Parres
- Richard Roat: Kendall/Al
- Alex Rocco: Glen
- Paul Rodriguez: Ramone
- Cesar Romero: Tony
- Mickey Rooney: Rocco
- John Schuck: Gil Kessler
- Vito Scotti: Dominic Bosco/Vincenzo
- Hilary Shepard: Yvonne
- Timothy Stack: Agent Bell
- Oscar in Nurses
- Richard Stahl: Don
- Fred Dietz/Bellman in Empty Nest
- Don Stark: Sheriff
- McLean Stevenson: Ted
- Lynne Marie Stewart: Sister Anne
- Secretary in Empty Nest
- Todd Susman: Marlowe
- Ben Braxton in 'Empty Nest''
- Jeffrey Tambor: Dr. Stevens
- Barbara Tarbuck: Martha McDowell
- Jay Thomas: Sy Ferber
- Tim Thomerson: Stevie
- Col. Calvin Carlton in Nurses
- Marcelo Tubert: Raoul
- Dick Van Dyke: Trudy
- Chick Vennera: Enrique Mas/Pepe
- David Wayne: Big Daddy
- Betty White: Rose Nylund
- Fred Willard: Bob
- Crazy Jim 'Dr. Robinson'
- Theodore Wilson: Ben/Albert
- Edward Winter: John Quinn
- Eric Lancaster in Empty Nest
- Meg Wyllie: Millicent Kennedy/Myra/Edna/Stewardess
- George Wyner: Dr. Norgan
Empty Nest
Appeared in Empty Nest (1988-1995):
- Don Adams: Himself
- Loni Anderson: Casey MacAfee
- Fred Applegate: Mr. Hackler/Clifford McGraw/Mr. Patrick
- The Angel in Nurses
- Maureen Arthur: Nun/Mrs. Carlton
- Jason Bernard: Mr. Noack
- Mayim Bialik: Laurie Kincaid
- Guy Boyd: Al Langley
- Timothy Carhart: Billy
- Bill Cobbs: Jerome
- Pat Crowley: Claire
- Robert Curtis Brown: Dr. Dave Foley
- Lisa Darr: Laurie
- John DeMita: Cop #3
- Dena Dietrich: Aunt Helen/Ursula
- Gloria Petrillo in The Golden Girls
- Jeff Doucette: Desk Clerk/Sam
- Tim Dunigan: John Taylor
- Richard Fancy: Congressman/The Lieutenant
- William Frankfather: Minister
- Tom Gallop: Alan Hardy
- Richard Gant: Sgt. Fletcher
- Mary Pat Gleason: Nurse Bradford
- Off Duty Nurse in Nurses
- Lost and Found Woman in Golden Palace
- Brad Hall: Chuck
- Tommy Hinkley: The Bartender
- Andy in The Golden Girls
- Harvey Jason: Dr. Wakefield
- Henry Jones: Arnold
- Shirley Jones: Jean McDowell
- Richard Kind: Elton Sexton
- Eric Allan Kramer: Apartment Manager/Sam/Sven
- Louise Lasser: Louise Polsky
- Tony Longo: Jake Carlson/Male Passenger/Stan
- Dinah Manoff: Carol Weston
- Kathe Mazur: Agent #2
- Christopher McDonald: Nick Todd
- Sam McMurray: Brent
- Mr. Kane in The Golden Girls
- Micole Mercurio: Salesperson
- Debra Mooney: Mrs. Bierman
- D. David Morin: Kevin/Greg/Kevin Millen
- Jenny O'Hara: Mrs. Kravitz
- Paul Provenza: Patrick Arcola
- Dee Dee Rescher: Dana/Mrs. Swenson
- Robin Riker: Janet Majors
- Geraldo Rivera: Himself
- Marcia Rodd: The Woman
- Debra Jo Rupp: Claire/Danielle/Dr. Simmons
- Fran Ryan: Mrs. Kramer
- Paul Sand: Avery/Poko
- Ronnie Schell: Mr. Ritter
- Thomas in The Golden Girls
- Esther Scott: Security Guard
- Liz Sheridan: Elspeth/Mrs. Coover
- Cynthia Stevenson: Amy
- Michael Stoyanov: Darrell Davidson
- Renee Taylor: Anne
- Danny Thomas: Dr. Leo Brewster
- Robin Thomas: Will
- Eddie Velez: Jose Martinez
- Nana Visitor: Dr. Dawn Phelps/Margie
- Marsha Warfield: Dr. Maxine Douglas
- Vernee Watson: Jill
- Elmarie Wendel: Vivian/Agnes
- Biff Yeager: Businessman
- Bellboy in The Golden Girls
- Grace Zabriskie: Scarlett Higby/Eva Barrett
- Adrian Zmed: Gary
Nurses (1991)
Appeared in Nurses (1991-1994):
- Adam Arkin: Peter Teller
- Michael Canavan: Dana
- Eric Christmas: Mr. Kenneth J. Moss
- Gearld Davenport in Golden Palace
- Mr Garrison in Empty Nest
- Nicolas Coster: Dr. Melnitz
- Markus Flanagan: Luke Fitzgerald
- Robert Gossett: Winston Bowman
- Tom Hodges: Carl Slotkin
- Leslie Jordan: Mr. Cooley Waits
- Carlos Lacamara: Paco Ortiz
- Ernesto in Empty Nest
- Larry Linville: Mr. Garret/Self
- June Lockhart: Mrs. Farley
- Ada Maris: Gina Cuevas
- Ed McMahon: Det. Salsbury
- John O'Hurley: Dave Grady
- Eric Pierpoint: Dr. Monford
- David Rasche: Jack Trenton
- Jeri Ryan: Lisa
- Connie Sawyer: Mrs. DeAngelis
- David Wells: Mueller
- Janet Zarish: Joyce Kaplan
Golden Palace
Appeared in Golden Palace (1992-1993):
- Eddie Albert: Bill Douglas
- Jack Black: Taxi Driver
- Barry Bostwick: Nick DeCarlo
- Don Cheadle: Roland Wilson
- Margaret Cho: Fong
- Tim Conway: Milton
- Bertila Damas: Beverly
- Joely Fisher: Paula Webb
- Dick Gautier: Bobby Lee
- Bobcat Goldthwait: Gordon M. Cosay
- Ricardo Montalbán: Lawrence Gentry
- Charles Napier: Mr. Smith #1
- Annie O'Donnell: Charlene
- Henry Polic II: Dining Room Guest
- Stephen Root: Mr. Tucker
- Bruce A Young: George Wilson
