List of actors who have played multiple roles in the same television series

This is a list of Actors that have appeared in the same television series in more than one role, such as playing twins, clones of a character, a doppelganger, look-alike relative, or completely unrelated characters. Actors appearing more than once in an anthology series, such as The Twilight Zone, do not count, unless played in the same episode.

A

• Kristian Alfonso as Hope Brady and Princess Gina Von Amberg on Days Of Our Lives
• Richard Anderson as Oscar Goldman and Android Duplicate, on The Six Million Dollar Man - episodes Return of The Robot Maker (Season 2, 1975) and Kill Oscar, Part 2 (Season 4, 1976)
• Bea Arthur as Dorothy Zbornak and Dorothy's Grandmother Eleanor Grisanti, on The Golden Girls - episode "Mother's Day" (Season 3, 1988.)
• Frank Ashmore as Martin and Philip on V (1984 TV series)

B

• Jim Backus as Thurston Howell, III and Thurston Howell, III lookalike, in Gilligan's Island - episode ("Will the Real Mr. Howell Please Stand Up", (Season 2, 1966)
• Scott Bakula as Sam Beckett and John Beckett on Quantum Leap, episodes The Leap Home: Part 1 - November 25, 1969 (Season 3, 1990) - and Promised Land - December 22, 1971 (Season 5, 1992)
• Lucille Ball as Lucy Carter and Herself on Here's Lucy - episode Lucy Carter Meets Lucille Ball (Season 6, 1974)
• Anne Baxter as Zelda and Olga in Batman 66-68
• James Best as Rosco P. Coltrane and Woody on The Dukes of Hazzard - episode Too Many Roscos (Season 6, 1983)
• Bill Bixby as David Banner and Mike Cassidy on The INCredible Hulk - episode "Broken Image" (Season 3, 1980)
• Sorrell Booke as Jefferson Davis Hogg and Abraham Lincoln Hogg on The Dukes of Hazzard - episode "Baa, Baa White Sheep" (Season 3, 1980)
• Tamara Braun as Ava Vitali and Taylor Walker in Days Of Our Lives.
• Tracey E. Bregman as Lauren Fenmore and Sarah Smythe in The Young And The Restless.
• Sarah Brown as Carly Corinthos and Claudia Zacchara in General Hospital.
• Ian Buchanan as Lord Sheraton and Ian McAllister on Days Of Our Lives.
• Ian Buchanan as Duke Lavery and Caesar Faison(in disguise as Duke) on General Hospital(2012).

C

• David Canary as Adam Chandler and Stuart Chandler in All My Children
• Diana Canova as Helen Edwards and Ellen Edwards in The Love Boat - episode "Julie's Old Flame/The Jinx/The Identical Problem" (Season 1, 1977)
• Alexandra Chando as Sutton Mercer and Emma Becker in The Lying Game
• Bradley Cole as Richard Winslow and Jeffrey O'Neill in Guiding Light
• Dave Coulier as Joey Gladstone and Jasper in Full House - episode I'm Not D.J. (Season 6, 1992)
• Grant Cramer as Shawn Garrett and Adam Hunter in The Young And The Restless
• Tim Curry as Ma Brackett, Pa Brackett, & Winona Brackett in Tales from the Crypt - episode "Death of Some Salesman" (Season 5, 1993)

D

• Jennifer Darling as Peggy Callahan and Android Duplicate in The Six Million Dollar Man - episode Kill Oscar, Part II (Season 4, 1976)
• Jennifer Darling as Peggy Callahan and Android Duplicate in The Bionic Woman - episodes Kill Oscar, Parts I and III (Season 5, 1976), & Fembots in LasVegas, Parts I and II (Season 3, 1977)
• Pam Dawber as Mindy and Mandy, in Mork & Mindy - episode Mork In Wonderland (Season 2, 1979)
• Eileen Davidson as Kristen Blake, Susan Banks, Sister Mary Moira(Banks), Thomas Banks, and Penelope Kent in Days Of Our Lives
• Ann B. Davis as Alice Nelson and Cousin Emma in The Brady Bunch - episode Sargeant Emma (Season 3, 1972)
• Bob Denver as Gilligan and Soviet agent lookalike, in Gilligan's Island - episode Gilligan vs. Gilligan (Season 3, 1966)
• Don Diamont as Brad Carlton(cross-over from The Young and the Restless) and Bill Spencer, Jr. on The Bold and the Beautiful.
• Mickey Dolenz as himself and Baby Face Moralles, in The Monkees - episode Alias Micky Dolenz (Season 1, 1967)
• Jerry Douglas as John Abbott and Alistair Wallingford in The Young and the Restless
• Fran Drescher as Fran Fine and Bobbi Fleckman in The Nanny - episode The Bobbi Fleckman Story (Season 5, 1997)
• Fran Drescher as Fran Fine and Fran Drescher in 'The Nanny'' - episode "The Baby Shower" (Season 6, 1999)
• Patty Duke as Cathy Lane and twin cousin Patty Lane in The Patty Duke Show

E

• Barbara Eden as Jeannie, sister Jeannie, and Jeannie's mother in I Dream of Jeannie
• Andrea Evans as Patty Williams and Tawny Moore(from The Bold and The Beautiful) on ''The Young and the Restless.

F

• Jason Faunt as Wesley Collins and Alex Tate on Power Rangers Time Force
• Lou Ferrigno as The Hulk and Carl Molino on The Incredible Hulk - episode King of The Beach (Season 5, 1981)
• Redd Foxx as Fred G. Sanford and himself on ''Sanford and Son - episode "Fred Meets Redd" (Season 6, 1977)
• Jonathan Frakes as William T. Riker and Thomas Riker on Star Trek: The Next Generation - episode Second Chances (Season 6, 1993)

G

• Bethany Joy Galeotti as Clone Reva Shayne as a teen, and Michelle Bauer Santos in Guiding Light
• James Garner as Nichols (no first name given) and twin Jim Nichols in Nichols
• Sarah Michelle Gellar as Bridgett Kelly and Siobhan Martin in Ringer
• Galen Gering as Rafe Hernandez and Imposter Rafe in Days Of Our Lives, and as Luis Lopez-Fitzgerald and Man in a Luis face mask in Passions
• Daniel Goddard as Cane Ashby(birth name Ethan Atkinson) an Caleb Atkinson on The Young And The Restless
• Judy Greer as Bridget Schmidt and Danny on Two and a Half Men - episode The Squat and the Hover (Season 9, 2011)
• Fred Gwynne as Herman Munster and Charlie Munster on The Munsters - episode Knock Wood, Here Comes Charlie (Season 1, 1964)
• Fred Gwynne as Herman Munster and Cousin Johann on The Munsters- episode A Visit from Johann (Season 2, 1966)

H

• Stacy Haiduk as Emily Peterson and Patty Williams on The Young And The Restless
• Alan Hale, Jr. as JOnAS Grumby (aka. Skipper) - and Santa Claus on Gilligan's Island, episode "Birds Gotta Fly, Fish Gotta Talk" (Season 1, 1964)
• Andrea Hall as Samantha Evans and Hattie Adams on Days Of Our Lives. Sister Deidre Hall also played Hattie Adams in 2004, where she also plays Marlena Evans
• Nicholas Hammond as Peter Parker/Spider-Man and his evil clone on The Amazing Spider-Man, episode Night of The Clones (Season 1, 1978)
• David Hasselhoff as Michael Knight and Garthe Knight on Knight Rider
• Billie Hayes as Weenie The Genie and Witchiepoo on Lidsville, episode Have I Got a Girl For Hoo Doo (Season 1, episode 8)
• Florence Henderson as Carol Brady and Grandma Connie Hutchins on The Brady Bunch, episode "You're Never Too Old" (Season 4, 1973)
• Ron Howard as Richie Cunningham and Cecil Cunningham on Happy Days, episode "The Roaring Twenties" (Season 7, 1980)

J

• Carolyn Jones as Morticia Addams and Ophelia Frump on The Addams Family
• Davy Jones as himself and Prince Ludlow of Perovia on The Monkees, episode The Prince and the Paupers (Season 1, 1967)
• Renée Jones as Nikki Wade and Lexie Carver on Days Of Our Lives

K

• Jack Klugman as Oscar Madison and Blinky Madison on The Odd Couple, episode "Our Fathers" (Season 5, 1974)
• Christopher Knight as Peter Brady and Arthur Owens in The Brady Bunch, episode Two Petes in a Pod (Season 5, 1974)
• Kristin Kreuk as Lana Lang and Louise McCallum in Smallville, episode Relic (Season 3, 2003)
• Lisa Kudrow as Phoebe and Ursula Buffay in Friends

L

• Martin Landau as Dexter Paris & Norman Paris in Columbo, episode "Double Shock" (Season 2, 1973)
• Angela Lansbury as Jessica Fletcher and Cousin Emma MacGill in [...], She Wrote - episode "It Runs In The Family" (Season 4, 1987)
• Jack Larson as Jimmy Olsen and Kid Collins in Adventures of Superman, episode Jimmy The Kid (Season 4, 1956)
• Ali Larter as Niki Sanders and Tracy Strauss in Heroes (TV series
• Martin Lawrence as Martin Payne, King Beef, Bob, Sheneneh Jenkins, Jerome, Dragonfly Jones, Otis, Edna (Mama) Payne, Elroy Preston, and Roscoe in Martin
• Christian LeBlanc as Kirt McColl and Michael Baldwin(cross-over from The Young And The Restless) on As The World Turns
• Phill Lewis as Marion Moseby and Rose Moseby in The Suite Life of Zack & Cody
• Tina Louise as Ginger Grant and Eva Grubb in Gilligan's Island, episode All About Eva (Season 3, 1966)

M

• Gavin MacLeod as Captain Merrill Stubing and Marshall Stubing in The Love Boat - episode The Remake/The Perfect Match/The Captain's Ne'er Do Well Brother (Season 3, 1980)
• Gavin MacLeod as Captain Merrill Stubing, Marshall Stubing, and Milo Stubing in The Love Boat - episode She Stole His Heart/Return of the Captain's Brother/Swag and Mag (Season 4, 1980)
• Lee Majors as Steve Austin and Store Clerk on Six Million Dollar Man - episode Steve Austin, Fugitive (Season 2, 1975)
• John McCook as Lance Prentiss and Eric Forrester(cross-over from The Bold And The Beautiful) on The Young And The Restless
• Al Molinaro as Al Delvecchio, and his twin brother, priest Father Delvecchio, on Happy Days
• Elizabeth Montgomery as Samantha and Serena on Bewitched
• Ashleigh Aston Moore as Donna and Alpha in The Odyssey
• Edward Mulhare as Captain Daniel Gregg and Sean Callahan on The Ghost & Mrs. Muir, episode Double Trouble (Season 2, 1969)
• Richard Mulligan as Burt Campbell and Alien Duplicate Burt, on Soap

N

• Andrea Nemeth as Madea and Sierra Jones in The Odyssey
• Leonard Nimoy as Mister Spock and Mirror Universe Spock on Star Trek: TOS, episode Mirror, Mirror (Season 2, 1967)
• Chuck Norris as Cordell Walker and Hayes Cooper in Walker, Texas Ranger
• Wayne Northrop as Roman Brady and Dr. Alex North on Days Of Our Lives.

O

• The Olsen Twins as Michelle Tanner and cousin Melina on Full House; episode 69, "Greek Week". Both twins also played a dual role as Good Michelle and Bad Michelle on episode 113, "The Devil Made Me Do It".

P

• Adrian Pasdar as Nathan Petrelli and Sylar in Heroes
• Thaao Penghlis as Tony DiMera and André DiMera in Days Of Our Lives
• Joseph C. Phillips as Daryl (episode 28, "Cliff In Love") and Martin Kendall (beginning in season 6) on The Cosby Show.
• Sasha Pieterse as Alison DiLaurentis and Vivian Darkbloom in Pretty Little Liars

R

• Tony Randall as Felix Unger and Albert Unger on The Odd Couple, episode Where's Grandpa? (Season 2, 1971)
• Tony Randall as Felix Unger and Morris Unger on The Odd Couple, episode "Our Fathers" (Season 5, 1974)
• Robert Reed as Mike Brady and Grandpa Hank Brady on The Brady Bunch, episode "You're Never Too Old" (Season 4, 1973)
• George Reeves as Superman and Boulder (A lookalike thug) in The Adventures of Superman, episode The Face and The Voice (Season 2, 1953)

S

• Tony Sampson as Keith and Flash in The Odyssey
• David Schwimmer as Ross Geller and Russ on Friends, episode "The One With Russ" (Season 2, 1996)
• James Scott as EJ DiMera and Santo Dimera on Days Of Our Lives.
• Ted Shackleford as William Bardwell and Jeffrey Bardwell on The Young and the Restless
• William Shatner as James T. Kirk and evil duplicate Kirk on Star Trek: TOS, episode The Enemy Within (Season 1, 1966)
• William Shatner as James T. Kirk and android duplicate Kirk on Star Trek: TOS, episode What Are Little Girls Made Of? (Season 1, 1966)
• William Shatner as James T. Kirk and Mirror Universe Kirk on Star Trek: TOS, episode Mirror, Mirror (Season 2, 1967)
• Charles Shaughnessy as Maxwell Sheffield and The Sultan of Koorestan on The Nanny - episode Not Without My Nanny (Season 5, 1998)
• John Wesley Shipp as Barry Allen / The Flash and Pollux on The Flash, episode "Twin Streaks" - (Episode 17 of first and only season, 1991)
• Kin Shriner as Harrison Bartlett and Jeffrey Bardwell on The Young and the Restless
• Dana Sparks as Grace Bennett and Faith Standish on Passions.
• Brent Spiner as Data, Lore, and Dr. Noonien Soong on Star Trek: The Next Generation
• John Stamos as Jesse Katsopolis and Cousin Stavros on Full House, episode "Kissing Cousins" - (Season 7, 1994)
• Molly Stanton as Charity Standish, Zombie Charity, and ancestor Prudence Standish on Passions.
• Jean Stapleton as Edith Bunker and Judith Klammerstadt on All in the Family, episode A Girl Like Edith (Season 9, 1979)
• Dean Stockwell as Al Calavicci and The Devil on Quantum Leap, episode "The Boogieman - October 31, 1964 (Season 3, 1990)
• Alison Sweeney as Samantha Brady, Colleen Brady, and Adrienne Johnson(in Flashbacks) on Days Of Our Lives.

T

• Josh Taylor as Chris Kositchek and Roman Brady on Days Of Our Lives.
• Michael Tylo as Alex "Blade" Bladeson and Rick Bladeson on The Young And The Restless

V

• Reginald VelJohnson as Carl Winsolw and Big Daddy Urkel in Family Matters
• Courtney B Vance as A.D.A Ron Carver in Law and Order Criminal Intent and Benjamin "Bud" Greer and Mayor's Asst in Law & Order

W

• Lyle Waggoner as Steven Trevor and Steven Trevor, Jr. on Wonder Woman. When the show was updated from the 1940s to the 1970s, Lyle returned as Steve's son
• Lindsay Wagner as Jaime Sommers and Lisa Galloway on The Bionic Woman, episode "Mirror Image" (Season 1, 1976), and "Deadly Ringer" (Parts 1 & 2), (Season 2, 1977)
• Tom Welling as Clark Kent and Jor-El on Smallville, episode Relic (Season 3, 2003)
• Tom Welling as Clark Kent and Bizarro on Smallville
• Jaleel White as Steven Urkel, Myrtle Urkel, and Stefan Urquelle in Family Matters
• Robin Williams as Mork and himself in Mork & Mindy, episode Mork Meets Robin Williams (Season 3, 1981)
• Aloma Wright as Nurse Laverene Roberts and Nurse Shirley in Scrubs

Y

• Jeff Yagher as Gary Pitkin and Elvis Presley in The Twilight Zone, (1985-1989 revival version) - episode "The Once and Future King" (Season 2, 1986)

Z

• Kim Zimmer as Reva Shayne and Reva's clone in Guiding Light

See Also

• List of television programs where one character was played by multiple actors