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Here's a look at some of the many actors who appeared
on Lois & Clark...
George
Murdock
One
of the guests of "Strange Visitor," playing a "Stormin'
Norman" type veteran, was George Murdock. Murdock would
later be seen in Smallville as "Old Harry"
in the popular episode "Hourglass."
Larry
Linville
This
"Neverending Battle" guest is best known for playing
Major Frank Burns in the first several seasons of M*A*S*H.
Sadly, Linville died in the late 1990's.
Miguel
A. Nunez, Jr.
The
guy who almost jumped off of a building in "Neverending
Battle" recently starred in the film "Juwanna Mann,"
and was be one of the stars of the WB's Tarzan for about
two weeks.
Patrika
Darbo
This
"I'm Looking Through You" guest later went on to star
in Days Of Our Lives, and she was one of the first popular
and prominent plus-sized actresses in a soap opera.
Jerry
Hardin
Wayne
Irig in "The Green, Green Glow of Home" was "Deep
Throat" during the first season of The X-Files.
Sonny
Bono
The
goofy half of Sonny and Cher played Mayor Berkowitz in the episode
"Man of Steel Bars." Sonny Bono, who became a Congressman
in his later years, died in a skiing accident in the late 1990's.
Morgan
Fairchild
What
would Old Navy commercials be without Morgan Fairchild? "Pheromone,
My Lovely"'s Miranda also appeared on the early episodes
of the now-cancelled soap The City.
Richard
Belzer
Richard
Belzer played Inspector Henderson in several first season episodes
of Lois & Clark. He's known now for playing Detective
Munch first on Homicide and now on Law & Order:
Special Victims Unit. (Munch also made an appearance on
The X-Files!)
Elliott
Gould
Ross
and Rachel's Dad appeared on Lois & Clark -- in the
episode "Witness." Wasn't he also in Baby Bob?
If he was, we forgive him. Maybe.
Hal
Sparks
Before
playing the goofy guy in the U.S. Queer As Folk and one
of the three people you always tend to see on I Love The
70's/80's, Hal Sparks was credited as "Skateboarder"
in the L&C episode "Witness."
Penn
Jillette
The
taller half of Penn and Teller played a magician (what a stretch!)
in the L&C episode "Illusions of Grandeur."
Eve
Plumb
Jan
Brady was on Lois & Clark!! Yes, Ms. Plumb is best
known for her role as the overlooked middle daughter on The
Brady Bunch. She appeared in "Illusions of Grandeur"
also.
Jarrett
Lennon
Young
"Nicky Collins" from "Illusions of Grandeur"
is 21 now, and married with a child. He has appeared in many
series, including City Guys and Freaks and Geeks.
Read
his Krypton Club Newsletter interview here.
Ben
Vereen
Also
in "Illusions of Grandeur."
 Bo
Jackson
The
pre-episode teaser of "The Rival" featured a basketball
match between Clark and Bo Jackson. "Bo don't know that."
David
Warner
Lois
& Clark's first Jor-El in "The Foundling"
was played by well-known actor David Warner. David Warner recently
lent his voice to play The Doctor in a Doctor Who audio
drama.
Michael
McKean
You
probably remember him from Laverne & Shirley or one
of his many appearances in Christopher Guest movies. He appeared
in the L&C episode "Vatman." He is married
to Clark Kent's mother on Smallville, Annette O'Toole.
He appeared on Smallville himself playing the character
of Perry White.
Cynthia
Ettinger
But
before Annette O'Toole played the role of Martha Kent on Smallville,
Cynthia Ettinger -- who played a tour guide in "Vatman"
-- had the role. Ettinger was deemed not right for the part
so the role was recast.
Robert
Beltran
"Fuentes"
of "Fly Hard" is better known to fans of Voyager
as "Chakotay" -- a role he originated in 1995,
only a year after his L&C appearance.
Phyllis
Coates
Phyllis
Coates played Lois Lane in the 1950's Adventures of Superman,
and in the episode "The House of Luthor" Coates
returned to play Lois Lane's mother, Ellen Lane.
James
Earl Jones
Darth
Vader. The Verizon guy. One of the biggest names to ever be
seen or heard on Lois & Clark, Jones played Daily
Planet publisher Franklin Stern in "The House of Luthor."
Emma
Samms
Lex
Luthor's ex-wife, Arianna Carlin, also was a prominent fixture
on the 1980's primetime soap Dynasty and its spin-off,
The Colbys.
Denise
Crosby
Denise
Crosby's most famous role was playing Lt. Tasha Yar in Star
Trek: The Next Generation, where she died during the first
season. Crosby was involved with the "Trekkies" documentary
several years ago.
Peter
Scolari
How
can you go wrong with "the other guy from Bosom Buddies?"
"Source" Scolari appeared with his former Bosom Buddy
Tom Hanks in "That Thing You Do," and was also one
of the stars of the Honey, I Shrunk The Kids TV series.
 Bronson
Pinchot
You
- like the neo-Nazis in "Super Mann" - know him best
as Balki from Perfect Strangers. Pinchot went on to appear
on Step By Step and a few bad sitcoms of his own, after
his L&C appearance. He was last seen on The Surreal
Life, and we wanted Janice Dickinson to slap him.
Harold
Gould
Rhoda's
dad. 'Nuff said.
Peter
Boyle
Bill
Church, leader of Intergang, was played by veteran actor Peter
Boyle. He now plays Ray Romano's father in the successful Everybody
Loves Raymond.
J.T.
Walsh
Sadly,
character actor J.T. Walsh, who appeared in "Operation:
Blackout," died in 1998. His final movie was "Pleasantville."
William
Devane
William
Devane likes to play a heavy, and he still plays such roles.
He may be a favorite of the L&C staff too -- he appeared
in an episode of Robert Singer's Timecop, and starred
in Turks, which had a staff comprised of many members
of the Lois & Clark team. You may also remember him
from many years on Knots Landing, where he starred alongside
Teri Hatcher's Desperate Housewives nemesis Nicolette
Sheridan.
Cindy
Williams
"Wandamae"
from "A Bolt From The Blue" is best known for her
role as Shirley Feeney in Laverne and Shirley.
Dick
Van Patten
Never
try eating nectarines since juice may dispense. Dick Van Patten
is still best known for playing Tom Bradford on Eight is
Enough.
Sherman
Hemsley & Isabel Sanford
This
"Season's Greedings" duo were popularly known for
playing "George and Weezie" on The Jeffersons.
After their L&C guest appearance, they did many commercials
together, including commercials for Denny's restaurants and
Old Navy. Isabel Sanford died in 2004 at the age of 86.
Denise
Richards
So
you thought you recognized "Angela" in "Season's
Greedings," eh? Richards got a lot of success later on
with roles in "Wild Things," "Starship Troopers,"
and even a stint as a Bond girl in "The World Is Not Enough."
Robert
Culp
"Top
Copy" guest star Culp grew to be famous from his role in
I Spy (The 1960's TV series, not the bad movie). In the
80's he starred with William Katt in The Greatest American
Hero.
 Raquel
Welch
"Top
Copy"'s Diana Stride and famous 1960's model Welch recently
starred in the PBS series American Family.
Curtis
Armstrong
He
could star in Moonlighting, guest on "Resurrection,"
or even be in the movie "Border to Border," but Curtis
Armstrong will be forever be known as "Booger," his
role in the Revenge of the Nerds films.
 Lane
Davies
Very
likely the most popular guest actor in all four years on Lois
& Clark, Davies' Tempus was an instant hit with fans, and
ended up appearing in five episodes. Davies does theater work
with the Santa Susana Repertory Company and recently had a run
on General Hospital as Dr. Cameron Lewis.
Terry
Kiser
Terry
Kiser, the "younger" H.G. Wells in "Tempus Fugitive"
and "Soul Mates," is best known for playing the dead
Bernie in "Weekend At Bernie's."
Bruce
Campbell
Hero
to all for his work in the "Evil Dead" movies,
Brisco County Jr., and a ton of great guest starring roles,
Bruce Campbell has written an autobiography, and will be seen
next in Spider-Man 2. (He also appeared in the first
Spidey movie, directed by his pal Sam Raimi). Campbell appeared
in three L&C episodes.
Barbara
Bosson
"Dr.
Friskin" was the ex-wife of Steven Bochco, and appeared
in his series Hill Street Blues. She also starred in
the series Murder One.
Cliff
Bemis
This
"Whine Whine Whine" guest is best known for his "Cliff
from IHOP" commercials.
Frank
Gorshin
Gorshin
played the definitive Riddler in the 1960's Batman TV
series, alongside...
Adam
West
Who
played Batman. Both of them appeared in "Whine Whine Whine."
Now Adam West is the Mayor of Quahog in Family Guy.
Martin
Mull
This
former Fernwood and Roseanne actor played "Marlin
Finch Loopis," the nature guy, in "Whine Whine Whine."
Ben
Stein
Ferris
Bueller's teacher with the droning voice later achieved big
success with Comedy Central's Win Ben Stein's Money.
Jessica
Collins
"Mindy
Church" of "We Have A Lot To Talk About" and
"Home Is Where The Hurt Is" recently starred in American
Dreams. She also appeared on the first season of the FOX
series starring Eliza Dushku, Tru Calling.
David
Leisure
"Charlie"
from the TV series Empty Nest and bad guy in "Ordinary
People," Leisure is still best known for playing pitchman
Joe Isuzu in the Isuzu commercials. He did new Isuzu commercials
in recent years, bringing back the classic commercial character.
Rob
LaBelle
This
guy's part in "Just Say Noah" was pretty small, but
he achieved later success as "Eddie" in First Wave.
He also returned to the Superman universe as Dr. Frederick Walden
in the Smallville episodes "Rush," "Rosetta,"
and "Calling."
Mac
Davis
"Just
Say Noah" guest Davis has been a popular country music
singer.
Jonathan
Frakes
People
would most recognize Jonathan Frakes as Commander Will Riker
from Star Trek: The Next Generation. Since then, Frakes
has appeared in (and directed some) Star Trek movies. He also
was one of the executive producers of the WB's Roswell.
Genie
Francis
"Amber
Lake" in "Don't Tug On Superman's Cape" and wife
to Jonathan Frakes, Genie Francis still occasionally returns
to the role she made famous -- that of Laura on General Hospital.
Kenneth
Kimmins
How
could we not mention Dr. Klein. Another popular L&C guest
who appeared quite frequently, you may have also seen him on
Coach (now on Nick at Nite... boy I feel old now...)
Shelley
Long
Most
famous for playing Diane on Cheers, Shelley Long did
a few bad sitcoms after her L&C appearance, and also
played Carol Brady once again for the forgettable Brady Bunch
in the White House.
Hamilton
Camp
Hamilton
Camp played the older H.G. Wells in "Tempus Anyone"
and "Lois and Clarks."
Tony
Curtis
Big
1950's movie star and wife to Jamie Lee. Now he's old and fat
and has trouble remembering his lines. He appeared in "I
Now Pronounce You."
Brad
Garrett
"Reverend
Bob" in "I Now Pronounce You" recently got a
big pay raise for playing Ray Romano's brother in Everybody
Loves Raymond. He's also received several awards for the
role.
Fred
Willard
"President
Garner" has appeared in several great roles in Christopher
Guest films, most recently "A Mighty Wind."
Justine
Bateman
"Mallory"
of Family Ties fame appeared in four episodes of L&C,
during the "New Krypton" arc. She also was one of
the stars of the American version of Men Behaving Badly.
Jon
Tenney
Jon
Tenney, dubbed "luckier than O.J." by some L&C
fans back in the day, was married to Teri Hatcher for many
years, and fathered her child, Emerson Rose. Tenney has had
success acting in several TV series. Teri filed for divorce
in early 2003. He played "Ching" for the first two
episodes of the "New Krypton" arc.
Roger
Daltrey
Roger
Daltrey of The Who played "Tez" in the L&C third
season finale. He still acts and performs music.
Delta
Burke
Still
best known for her role in Designing Women, Delta has
done many TV guest appearances in shows like Touched By An
Angel. She seems to do a sitcom pilot every year too, but
none of them so far have been picked up.
Charles
Fleischer
This
"Swear To God, This Time We're Not Kidding" guest
is best known for doing the voice of Roger Rabbit in the film
"Who Framed Roger Rabbit?"
David
Doyle
David
Doyle's most famous role was playing "Bosley" on the
original Charlie's Angels. Sadly, Mike the angel became
an angel himself, as Doyle died only a few months after "Swear
To God, This Time We're Not Kidding" aired. The episode
was one of his last live-action roles.
Leann
Hunley
Her
role in "Swear To God, This Time We're Not Kidding"
was small, but she got to play with a much larger part when
she appeared in the first season of Dawson's Creek as
Miss Jacobs, a teacher seduced by young Pacey Witter.
 Jack
Larson
Jack
Larson is most famous for playing Jimmy Olsen in the original
Adventures of Superman series. His role in "Brutal
Youth" was as an aged version of the younger Jimmy, played
by Justin Whalin.
Jasmine
Guy
This
"People V. Lois Lane" guest is best known for playing
Whitley in A Different World. And she may qualify as
A Name Not Said Since The Nineties.
Christopher
Titus
Christopher
Titus had a small role in "Dead Lois Walking." He
later went on to star in his own FOX sitcom, Titus.
Antonio
Sabato Jr.
"Deathstroke"
from "Bob and Carol and Lois and Clark" has appeared
in several movies and guest appearances since his episode. He
also had a short stint on FOX's Melrose Place that landed
him a spot on the E! True Hollywood Story.
Drew
Carey & Kathy Kinney
"Drew
and Mimi" from The Drew Carey Show still star in
that series, which ABC got stuck with ordering far too many
seasons of. ABC kept their deal for Drew although they
reneged on it for L&C. Go figure. Who knows if or
when the final season of Drew will air. Drew is also
the host of Whose Line Is It Anyway?
Howie
Mandel
Funnyman
Howie Mandel hasn't had much luck lately. His guest shot as
Mr. Mxyzptlk in "Twas The Night Before Mxymas" was
disappointing, and his self-titled talk show didn't do too well,
either. He also had an incident when guest hosting Live With
Regis and Kelly where he offended Halle Berry, and for that,
we give him props. He's now the host of Deal or No Deal
on NBC.
Thomas
F. Wilson
"Biff"
from the Back to the Future movie series appeared in the L&C
episode "Lethal Weapon." He's still seen in many roles
-- usually mean gym coaches -- in series such as Freaks and
Geeks and Do Over.
John
Spencer
"Mr.
Gadget" from "Lethal Weapon" went on to the acclaimed
role of Leo McGarry on The West Wing. Sadly, Spencer
died in 2005.
Jack
Wagner
"Sex,
Lies and Videotape" guest Jack Wagner had a successful
run on Melrose Place. It is rumored he may return to
soaps. He also starred in the short-lived Aaron Spelling series
Titans.
Downtown
Julie Brown
Wasn't
she on some reality show? Sorry, we don't care to look either...
William
Christopher
"Andrus"
from "Meet John Doe" is best known for playing Father
Mulcahy on M*A*S*H. He has also written a book about
raising a child with a disability.
Kristanna
Loken
In
1997, when she starred in "AKA Superman," Kristanna
Loken was Justin Whalin's real-life girlfriend. This year, in
2003, she starred in "Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines."
Yeah, I think 2003 was a step up...
Dwight
Schultz
Whether
you know him as Murdock of the A-Team or Barclay from
various Star Trek series, appearances by Dwight Schultz are
always a treat. He appeared on L&C in "AKA Superman."
Patrick
Cassidy
"Leslie
Luckabee" of the "Lex Files" story arc went from
being the son of Lex Luthor to being the father of Lana Lang,
playing Henry Small on Smallville.
Grant
Shaud
Best
known as "Miles" on Murphy Brown, this "Toy
Story" guest later starred as the dad on FOX's Oliver
Beene.
Mary
Frann
When
we finally got to see Perry White's wife Alice, she was played
by Newhart's Mary Frann. Sadly, she died at the age of
55 in September 1998.
Harry
Anderson
Lois
& Clark's final bad guy, "Fat Head," is best known
for his roles in Night Court and Dave's World.
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