Rank	Actor/Actress	Character	# of Episodes
#01.	Kate Mulgrew	Mary Ryan Fenelli	171
#02.	Ilene Kristen	Delia Reid Ryan	167
#03.	Nancy Addison	Jillian Coleridge	147
#04.	Michael Levin	Jack Fenelli	136
#05.	Helen Gallagher	Maeve Ryan	123
#06.	John Gabriel	Seneca Beaulac	117
#07.	Michael Hawkins	Frank Ryan #1	113
#08.	Malcolm Groome	Patrick Ryan	112
#09.	Bernard Barrow	Johnny Ryan	110
#10.	Ron Hale	Roger Coleridge	107
#11.	Justin Deas	Bucky Carter	76
#12.	Earl Hindman	Bob Reid	66
#13.	Faith Catlin	Faith Coleridge #1	48
#14.	Catherine Hicks	Faith Coleridge #3	45
#15.	Dennis Jay Higgins	Sam Crowell	39
#16.	Hannibal Penney, Jr.	Clem Moultrie	37
#17.	Ty McConnell	Kenneth Castle	34
#18.	Julia Barr	Reenie Szabo	33
#19.	Ed Evanko	Alex McLean	29
#19.	Michael Fairman	Nick Szabo	29
#19.	Malachy McCourt	Kevin McGuinness	29
#22.	Jadrien Steele	Little John Ryan	25
#23.	Andrew Robinson	Frank Ryan #2	24
#24.	Frank Latimore	Ed Coleridge	21
#25.	Diana van der Vlis	Nell Beaulac	18
#26.	John Perkins	Father McShane	17
#27.	Jerrold Ziman	Ben Levine #2	15
#28.	Francis Pole	Miss Mills	13
#29.	Fat Thomas	Jumbo Marino	12
#30.	Jody Catlin	Anne Burney	11
#31.	Nancy Barrett	Faith Coleridge #2	9
#31.	Tovah Feldshuh	Martha McKee	9
#33.	Nancy Reardon	Kathleen Ryan Thompson	8
#34.	Gregory Abels	Art Thompson	7
#34.	Gloria Cromwell	Georgia Rothchild	7
#34.	Natalie Priest	Sister Mary Joel #3	7
#34.	Carol Richards	Mary Ryan (temporary replacement)	7
#34.	Dan Tyra	Hugh Sharp	7
#39.	Sally Chamberlain	Diana Carter	6
#40.	Howland Chamberlain	Hector	5
#40.	Nancy Coleman	Sister Mary Joel #2	5
#40.	Ed Crowley	Dr. Wolfe	5
#40.	Kenneth McMillan	Charlie Ferris	5
#40.	Gale Sondergaard	Marguarite Beaulac	5
#45.	Vince O'Brien	Judge Wallach	4
#46.	Tony Bujka	Violinist	3
#46.	Carol Gustafson	Judge	3
#46.	David Hooks	Dr. Hagen	3
#46.	William Kiehl	Marshall Westheimer	3
#50.	Anne Ives	Mrs. Monroe	2
#50.	Helen Stenborg	Celia Thomson	2
#50.	Joan Welles	Harriet Hill	2
#53.	Jacqueline Bertrand	Sales Person	1
#53.	Bob Boardman	Leo	1
#53.	Kathleen Collins	Fiddler	1
#53.	Sam J. Coppola	Angie	1
#53.	Vicky Dawson	Laurie	1
#53.	Woody Eney	Infirmary Doctor	1
#53.	Carlo Grasso	Lou	1
#53.	Ruth Livingston	Saleslady	1
#53.	Natalie Norwick	Elizabeth Levitt	1
#53.	Norman Parker	Dr. Valenti	1
#53.	Marge Redmond	Mrs. Simon	1
#53.	Sylvia Sidney	Sister Mary Joel #1	1
#53.	Susan Tabor	Ruth	1
#53.	Bruce Weitz	Ben Levine #1	1
#53.	Mary Jane Werner	ER Nurse	1