by Jim Armstrong, Suzanne Traub-Metlay and Jean Reese
The characters are listed in approximate order of appearance in the series. The description for each character indicates the character's role on the show and/or how the character was introduced into the plot.
Additions, corrections, suggestions, comments welcome!
Key:
x indicates this was one of the original characters
* means the actor was not on contract, typically a brief
or recurring guest role.
| Character | Actor(s)/Actress(es) | Description |
| xC.C. Capwell | Lloyd Bochner Peter Mark Richman Paul Burke Charles Bateman Jed Allan | Santa Barbara's wealthy and famous oil tycoon |
| xMason Capwell | Lane Davies Terry Lester Gordon Thomson | son of C.C. and Pamela |
| xEden Capwell Castillo | Marcy Walker | daughter of C.C. and Sophia |
| xKelly Capwell | Robin Wright Kimberly McArthur Carrington Garland Eileen Davidson | daughter of C.C. and Sophia |
| xTed Capwell | Todd McKee Michael Brainard | son of C.C. and Sophia |
| xBrandon Capwell | Scott Curtis Brian Autenrieth David Zebulon Brandon Call Justin Gocke | adopted son of Gina; biological son of Channing Jr. and Santana |
| xRuben Andrade | Ismael Carlo | Capwell gardener |
| xRosa Andrade | Margarita Cordova | Capwell cook |
| xSantana Andrade | Ava Lazar Margaret Michaels Gina Gallego Wanda DeJesus | daughter of Ruben and Rosa |
| xDanny Andrade | Rupert Ravens | son of Ruben and Rosa |
| xMinx Lockridge | Dame Judith Anderson Janis Paige | Lockridge family matriarch |
| xLionel Lockridge | Nicolas Coster | son of Minx |
| xAugusta Lockridge | Louise Sorel | wife of Lionel |
| xWarren Lockrige | John Allen Nelson Scott Jenkins Jack Wagner | son of Augusta |
| xLaken Lockridge | Julie Ronnie Susan Marie Snyder Shell Danielson | daughter of Lionel and Augusta |
| xJoe Perkins | Dane Witherspoon Mark Arnold | jailed for Channing's murder; married Kelly |
| xJade Perkins | Melissa Brennan Reeves | Joe's sister |
| xJohn Perkins | Robert Allen Browne | father of Joe, Jade, and Amy |
| xMarisa Perkins | Valorie Armstrong | mother of Joe, Jade, and Amy |
| xCruz Castillo | A Martinez | police inspector |
| xPeter Flint | Steven Meadows | The Carnation Killer; ex-boyfriend of Kelly |
| *Channing Capwell, Jr. | Robert Wilson | in flashbacks of his murder; he was raised as son of C.C. and Sophia |
| *Phillip | Ian Abercrombie | Capwell butler; handed Channing the note in 1979 |
| *Lindsay Smith | Joel Bailey | Channing's gay lover |
| Sally Taylor | Maylo McCaslin | Kelly's roommate; waitress at La Mesa; high-school friend of Joe's |
| *Ginger Jones | Paula Kelly | pimp that Peter worked for |
| *Peaches Delight | Virginia Mayo | Ted, Danny, Laken, Jade met her in Hollywood |
| *Mr. Bottoms | Henry Gibson | uptight teacher at Lyman Prep |
| Sophia Capwell | Rosemary Forsyth Judith McConnell | on-again, off-again wife of C.C. |
| Marcello Armonti | Wolf Muser | stepson of Sophia |
| Gina Timmons | Linda Gibboney Robin Mattson | wife of C.C., Keith, Mason, and Lionel |
| *Summer Blake | Jonna Leigh Stack | sister of Gina |
| Veronica Gayley | Andrea Howard | Peter's secretary; Carnation Killer victim |
| *Hank Judson | Victor Bevine | sold drugs to Gina |
| *Marcia | Marcie Barkin | gave drug to Gina in the clinic |
| Maggie Gillis | Suzanne Marshall | police officer who worked for Cruz |
| *Ben Gillis | Maggie's husband who became disabled while working for Capwell Enterprises | |
| Brick Wallace | Richard Eden | was switched at birth with Channing |
| Amy Perkins Wallace | Kerry Sherman | husband of Brick |
| *Johnny Wallace | Brian Wooding | son of Amy |
| *Glenn Wallace | Jack Carter | Brick's father |
| *Katie Wallace | Dena Dietrich | Brick's mother |
| *Dr. Ramirez | Alejandro Rey | delivered Santanta's baby (Brandon) in Acapulco in 1979 |
| *Jeffrey Osborn | himself | cameo: sang at Kelly & Joe's wedding |
| *Mary Hart | herself | cameo: interviewed Jeffrey Osborn |
| *minister | Richard Kuss | at Kelly & Joe's wedding |
| *Jeff Barber | Bob McLean | Amy thought he was the father of her son |
| *Parker Simonson | Alan McRae | story of Amy's child |
| *Dr. Renfro | Jordan Charney | Amy's doctor who helped kidnap Johnny |
| *Jackie Parks | Martina Deignan | friend of Amy |
| *Larry Parks | Ted Le Plat | Jackie's husband |
| Julia Wainwright | Nancy Lee Grahn | sister of Augusta |
| J. Stanfield "Jack" Lee | Joel Crothers | lawyer |
| *Jerry Cooper | Joel Crothers | lookalike cousin of Jack Lee |
| *Ingrid | Marcy Hanson | Jack Lee's secretary |
| *courier | Martine Beswick | Jack Lee storyline |
| *King of New Stailand | Duncan Ross | was supposed to turn over the throne to Amy's baby |
| *Princess Celeste | Susan Feldon | Princess of New Stailand |
| Elizabeth Peale | Lauren Chase | painter who helped Lionel forge paintings |
| *David Hasselhoff | himself | cameo: at pay phone |
| Frank Armsted | Ronnie Schell | Augusta's milkman; helped Lionel when she was blind |
| *Mort Zimmerman | Lee Murray | Lionel went to work to his shop, selling beds |
| Sgt. Clifford T. Monroe | Joe Lambie | attended police academy with Cruz and investigated the Carnation Killer murders |
| *Nell Carter | Nell Carter | her diamond necklace was stolen at the Capwell Hotel |
| *Angel Ramirez | Bernard White | drug dealer, friend of Cruz and Gina |
| *Ramon Fonseca/Ramirez | Gerardo Mejia Randy Vasquez | Angel Ramirez's brother who changed his name to get into the police department |
| *Frank | Frank Avila | cop who worked for Cruz |
| *maitre'd | Mark Flynn | maitre'd of the Orient Express |
| *bartender | David Correia | bartender at the Capwell Hotel |
| *Dr. Biddles | Martin Cassidy | |
| Nick Hartley | David Haskell | photographer, boyfriend of Kelly |
| Christy DuVall | Tricia Cast | friend of Jade and Ted |
| Mrs. Theda Bassett | Grace Zabriskie | mother of Christy |
| Steve Bassett | Ashby Adams | step-brother of Christy; assistant district attorney |
| Mary DuVall McCormick | Harley Kozak | sister of Christy |
| *Felicia Dalton | Phylicia Ayers-Allen | assistant DA in Steve Bassett death |
| Pearl Bradford | Robert Thaler | waiter at Buzz's Place; friend and business partner of Cruz |
| Hayley Benson Capwell | Stacey Edwards | niece of Gina |
| Kirk Cranston | Joseph Bottoms Robert Newman | son of Jack Lee; ex-husband of Eden |
| *Buzz | Phillip Kako | owner of Buzz' Place, later Johnny's |
| *district attorney | Michael Cavanaugh | D.A. before Keith |
| Dylan Hartley | Page Mosely | brother of Nick |
| Sam Williams | Ty Henderson | Dylan's business partner |
| *Hiram Clagett | Will Hare | |
| Janice Harrison | Kathy Shower | Dylan's girlfriend; ex-wife of Mark |
| *Carlo Alvarez | Joseph Mascolo | mobster who pursues Dylan for the map of a gold mine in Africa |
| Mark McCormick | Jon Lindstrom | doctor and husband of Mary |
| Lily Light/Blake | Lynn Clark Paula Irvine | daughter of Gina |
| Courtney Capwell | Julia Campbell | C.C.'s niece |
| Madeline Capwell Laurent | Terry Davis | C.C.'s niece |
| David Laurent | Brian Matthews | husband of Madeline |
| *Sheila Carlyle | Terri Treas | David Laurent's friend |
| *judge | Jack Heller | judge for David Laurent's trial |
| *Joseph | Andrew Masset | Augusta's lover |
| *Grant Capwell | John Considine | C.C.'s brother |
| *"God" | Brian Frons | Mason's near death experience |
| *Mrs. Cobb | Olive Dunbar | Samantha's nanny |
| *Carlos | Corey Rand | Mexican policeman |
| *Kris Kringle | Chuck McCann | reunited Mason and Julia on Christmas |
| *Malcolm | Michael Lee Gogin | one of Santa's elves |
| *Dr. Mills | Terrence McNally | |
| *1st nurse | Nancy Friday | |
| *doctor | Scott Stevenson | doctor when Kirk had his heart transplant |
| *moving man | Tony Miller | |
| *detective | E. Brian Dean | |
| *Investigator Reynolds | Joe Restivo | |
| *Clyde | Ford Rainey | |
| *1st thug | Dick Durock | |
| *2nd thug | Paul Linke | |
| *trucker | Jim Boeke | |
| *secretary | Joan Roberts | |
| *Joe | Bruce Glover | |
| *minister | Ron Ulstad | |
| Keith Timmons | Justin Deas Robin Strand John Novak | district attorney; married Gina |
| Justin Moore | Larry Poindexter | Kelly's saxophone-playing neighbor |
| Mother Isabel | Priscilla Morrill | nun at Mary's convent |
| Jane Wilson | Jane Sibbett | a.k.a. "Roxanne", harrassed Ted at the radio station |
| *Garth | David Oliver | at the radio station |
| Dr. Rawlings | Ben Piazza | ran the mental hospital where Kelly stayed |
| Alice Jackson | Marie-Alise Recasner | Kelly's roommate in the mental hospital |
| *Owen | was in mental hospital with Kelly and Alice | |
| Gus Jackson | David Fonteno | Alice's father |
| Caroline Wilson | Lenore Kasdorf | mother of Alice and Jane; married Lionel |
| Brian Bradford | Kyle Secor | Pearl's brother |
| *Cybill Jordan | Michelle NiCastro | Brian's friend |
| Paul Whitney | Stoney Jackson | police officer; boyfriend of Alice |
| Jeffrey Conrad | Ross Kettle | son of Pamela; married Kelly |
| Carmen(cita) Castillo | Marisol Rodriguez | sister of Cruz |
| Jake Morton | Rick Edwards | worked at the Capwell stables; fell in love with Hayley |
| *Will Morton | Jake's father | |
| Dr. Alex Nikolas | Michael Durrell | Pamela's lover; step-father of Elena |
| Adam "Cain" Garver | Scott Jaeck | mountain man who kidnapped Eden |
| *Caleb Garver | Bo Starr | Cain's brother |
| Victoria Lane | Kristin Meadows | mother of Chip; married Mason |
| *Walter Pittlane | Vince McKewin | prisoner who was forced by Kirk to switch identities so Kirk could escape from prison |
| *Martin Ellis | John Wesley Shipp | Victoria's boyfriend |
| *lifeguard | Clayton Norcross | in flashbacks, called when Katie Timmons was drowning |
| *Dr. Noah | Robert King | |
| Elena Nikolas | Sherilyn Wolter | a.k.a. Eleanor Norris;daughter of C.C. and Pamela |
| Pamela Capwell Conrad | Shirley Anne Field Marj Dusay | ex-wife of C.C.; mother of Mason, Jeffrey, and Elena |
| T.J. Daniels | Chip Mayer | part-owner of The Lair; dated Sophia and Kelly |
| *Olivia | Melinda O. Fee | TJ's lover |
| *Buffy McIntire | Renee Props | well-to-do friend of TJ |
| *Ed Thompson | Burr DeBenning | hired by Sophia; blew up Pamela's oil rig |
| *Carlo | Joey Aresco | helped TJ bet on horses so TJ could win back the money he stole from Sophia |
| *Mr. Fowler | Gino Conforti | jeweler who got fake jewels for Keith so Keith could borrow some real ones for his and Gina's wedding |
| *Willy | Tony Acierto | American Indian working for Elena who kidnapped Mason and held him hostage in the desert |
| *Carlos Lopez | E.J. Castillo | |
| *Wilbur | Thomas Albert Clay | |
| *Brooke Simpson | Jennifer Karr | sold Cruz and Eden their second beach house |
| *Irene | secretary in DA's office | |
| *Dr. Merrick | doctor who delivered Julia's baby | |
| *Gage | Mickey Jones | |
| *1st biker | Dan Bradley | |
| *2nd biker | Kerry Rossall | |
| *Captain Barlow | Mark Silvertsen | |
| *Flynn | Bob Telford | |
| *Madeline Porter | Lauren Sterling | nurse hired by TJ to watch Jeffrey |
| *Carla | Rachel Longaker | |
| Dr. Scott Clark | Vincent Irizarry | attended to and dated Gina when she was blind; later dated Heather |
| Paul Marshall | Mark Schneider | kidnapper for illegal adoption agency |
| *Jason Jacobson | Tom O'Rourke | Tori's lawyer in the divorce from Mason |
| *Lily Murakami | Tamlyn Tomita | woman Cruz and Eden contacted after they found a piece of paper in Elena's room after her death |
| *waitress | Betty White | cameo: waitress at Orient Express |
| Mel Stock | Mark Hutter | Tori's agent who got her hooked on drugs |
| *Celia Robbins | Nina Arvesen | Brick's partner in police academy |
| *Chip Castillo | Danielle Kolod Bryce Wooley Evan Wooley Brandon Farmer | son of Cruz and Victoria |
| *Samantha Wainwright | Danielle Marie Dierkes Erin Moore Caitlin Moore | daughter of Julia and Mason |
| *Samantha Wainwright | Lisa Gressett | as 18-year-old in Julia's dream |
| *guard | Patricio Contreras, a.k.a. Alejandro | guard at San Sebastian prison |
| *Sly | M.K. Harris | prisoner at San Sebastian |
| *Dr. Chen | France Nuyen | Doctor at San Sebastian prison, helps Cruz escape |
| *warden | Marco Lopez | warden of San Sebastian |
| *Tony | Frank Roman | prisoner at San Sebastian |
| *Marilyn McCoo | herself | cameo: Cruz and Eden's engagement party |
| *Billy Davis, Jr. | himself | cameo: Cruz and Eden's engagement party |
| Ben Clark | James Luisi | Scott's father |
| Ben Clark | John Lavachielli | in Scott's dream |
| *Hal Clark | brother of Ben, killed by Pamela | |
| Mother Clark | Melanie Jones | in Scott's dream |
| Margot Collins | Eva LaRue | waitress at The Lair |
| *Darlene | Mary Watson | Capwell maid and friend of Margot |
| *Blister | Michaelangelo Kowalski | drunk driver who killed Hayley |
| *manager | Fred Holliday | manager at Capwell Hotel |
| Rita Grant | Loanne Bishop | surrogate mother that Julia defended |
| *judge | John Carter | judge in Rita's custody case |
| Andrea Bedford | Ally Walker | Cain's girlfriend |
| *Nurse Kathleen McDougall | Deanna Robbins | "The Fox"; killed Andrea's father |
| *Harry | Tony Cummings | worked with Cruz as agent |
| *Richard Matthews | J.A. Preston | Cruz's old boss as agent |
| *Daniel Espinoza | George Chakiris | The Fox tried to kill |
| Major Philip Hamilton | Warren Burton | Cain's superior in the Vietnam war |
| Ming Li | Tamlyn Tomita | pretended to be Cain's daughter |
| *Kai | Brian Tochi | servant of the Major |
| *Raymond | Hector Mercado | hired by Major Hamilton to beat up Cain |
| *Jasmine | Julie Ow | girl who looked like Soo Li brought to Cain by Major Hamilton |
| *lawyer | Ralph Meyering Jr. | lawyer of Major Hamilton |
| *Illiana | Michelle NiCastro | torch singer who dated Jeffrey |
| Michael Donnelly | Frank Runyeon | priest and police officer |
| Dr. Heather Donnelly | Jane Rogers | psychiatrist and Michael's sister |
| Dr. Arthur Donnelly | Jon Cypher | father of Heather and Michael |
| *Doris | Hope Alexander-Willis | Heather's teacher at Lamaze |
| *Judge Winthrop | Diana Hale | judge in baby custody case of Heather's baby |
| *Jed | Nathan Purdee | carpenter at Scott's and Heather's house |
| *Frazier Price | Mark Tymchyshyn | Heather's lawyer in the baby custody case |
| *Jeff Nugent | Jeff Allin | policeman from Boston who warns Michael about Leo Mitchell |
| *Leo Mitchell | Anthony DeLongis | criminal from Boston whose brother was shot by Michael Donnelly |
| *Miguel Marzuez | Santos Morales | witness of Leo Mitchell murder |
| *Rauol Mendez | Josh Cruze | called as witness in Leo Mitchell case |
| *Officer Bill Johnson | Charles Nelson | Cruz's right hand man on the police force |
| Sister Sarah | Phyllis Frelich | deaf nun at Father Michael's church |
| *Sister Agatha | Deborah Pollack | nun who shot Mark McCormick |
| *bishop | Ronan O'Casey | Father Michael's bishop |
| *Dr. Willoughby | Jack Bannon | man who kidnapped and hunted Cruz on his private island |
| *Sylvia Willoughby | Judith Hawking | Dr. Willoughby's daughter |
| *Roger "Dodger" Ellroi | Stephen Lee | at Scott's reunion |
| *Michael Feinstein | himself | cameo: piano player who sang for CC and Sophia |
| *Monroe | Christopher Babers | kid at community center that Michael Donnelly helps |
| *Harry Yamada | James Hong | kid at community center that Michael Donnelly helps |
| *Sam Hastings | F.J. O'Neill | man from the state attorney general's office who investigated Keith |
| *Brent Livingston | Robert Schenkkan | Eden's boss at KSB |
| Dr. Zack Kelton | Leigh McCloskey | Eden's doctor; "the video rapist" |
| *Wendy | Patrie Allen | nurse who was raped by Zack |
| *Dr. Diane Bentley | Maria Mayenzet | doctor who was raped by Zack |
| *Amado | Dante Basco | gang member interviewed by Eden |
| *Critter | Ray Oriel | another gang member, friend of Amado |
| *Jack | Warren Burton | bum questioned in rape cases |
| *Claire Kelton | Anne E. Curry | Zack's sister |
| *Adriana Castillo | Jaclyn Kostakes Katherine Kostakes Paulina Rothe Sophie Rothe Chase Sanders | daughter of Cruz and Eden |
| *Catherine Thoreau | Barbara Sohmers | Adriana's nanny after the baby was stolen by Zack |
| *Claude Benoit | Paul Verdier | policeman in Paris who helps Cruz with the search for Adriana |
| *Dr. Gustave Santal | Pierre Paul Jalbert | plastic surgeon who removed Adriana's birthmark |
| *Carrie | Robin Skye | Sonny Sprockett's lover in Las Vegas |
| *Alex | Steven Greenstein | Carrie's boyfriend |
| *Mickey | Bart Braverman | robbed Sonny in poker |
| *Elliot Larsen | Clint Allen | boy who had AIDS |
| *Frank Larsen | Don Matheson | Elliot's father |
| *Pops | Harvey Vernon | owned Pop's cafe, where C.C. and Sophia tried to catch the rapist |
| *sheriff | Dennis Fimple | arrested Julia and Cruz while they were looking for Mason |
| *woman | Tuesday Knight | robbed Julia and Michael in the desert |
| Bunny Tagliatti | Joe Marinelli | Gina's cross-dressing friend |
| *Uncle Mario Tagliatti | Oliver Clark | Bunny's uncle |
| *Lyle de Franco | Abe Vigoda | hitman who tried to kill Sonny |
| *Vanessa DeFranco | Denise Gentile | Bunny was to marry her; a.k.a. Vance |
| *Guido DeFranco | Peter Licassi | cousin of Vanessa |
| *Pino DeFranco | Michael Siegel | cousin of Vanessa |
| *Father Luigi DeFranco | cousin of Vanessa, tries to marry Bunny and Vanessa, but Bunny refuses | |
| *priest | Bruce Vilanch | hippie priest who marries Gina and Sonny |
| *Vincent "Vinnie" DeMaggio | Gene LeBrock | date for Vanessa, helps expose Gina as a fake singer |
| *Cassie Phillips | Mendy Lee | singer for Gina |
| *agent | Rip Torn | was interested in Gina's singing |
| *Judge Hardy | Dean Goodman | judge in Julia's extradition hearing about the Bunny murder |
| *Garnette | Jill Larson | woman in cell with Julia |
| *Anisa | Kala Savage | Brandon's girlfriend |
| *Dr. Joyce Brothers | herself | cameo: in one of Gina's dreams |
| *Pat Sajak | himself | cameo: Gina on "Wheel of Fortune" |
| *Vanna White | herself | cameo: Gina on "Wheel of Fortune" |
| *FBI man | Hugh Karraker | investigated Keith |
| *police chief | Hank Garrett | |
| *police interpreter | Bob Steinberg | |
| Lydia Saunders | Jeanna Michaels | journalist who dated C.C. |
| Lt. Vic Boswell | Tom Wright Wendell J. Grayson Russell Curry | worked with Cruz on the police force |
| Saundra Mills | Miranda Wilson | psychic hired by Cruz to find Adriana |
| *Dr. Sean Morrissey | Richard Gates Steve Carlson | doctor who worked with Saundra on her psychic abilities |
| *Wanda Barkowski | Kelly Ann Conn | Ted's film buff girlfriend |
| *Jack Dante | Joseph Cali | everybody's favorite private investigator |
| *policeman | William Raulerson | arrests Gina after she broke into Julia's house to steal the memos about CC's oil rig case |
| Celeste DiNapoli | Signy Coleman | ex-hooker; Scott's high school sweetheart |
| Lisa DiNapoli | Tawny Kitaen Tea Leoni | Celeste's sister; took Mason to Alcholics Anonymous |
| Emily DiNapoli Hughes | Julie Condra | Celeste's sister; married Greg |
| *Frank DiNapoli | T.J. Castronovo | father of Celeste, Lisa, and Emily |
| *policeman | Edward Beimfohr | arrests Celeste at Johnny's |
| *Rachel | Wendy MacDonald | hooker in cell with Celeste |
| *Bobby Littlejohn | Joe Restivo | Celeste's pimp |
| *Chelsea | Jessica Puscas | orphan girl who lives in Father Michael's orphanage and gets to be adopted by ex-classmates of Scott and Celeste |
| *woman | Michelle Phillips | rich robbery victim |
| Megan Richardson | Meg Bennett | C.C. biographer; mother of Greg |
| Greg Hughes | Paul Johannson | son of C.C. and Megan; married Emily |
| *Todd | Brad Loughlin | Greg's roommate in New Hampshire |
| *Jim | Martin Grey | helicopter pilot who flew Eden and Cruz to the hospital for Adrianna's birth |
| Ethan Asher | Leigh McCloskey | district attorney |
| Laura Asher | Christopher Norris | Ethan's wife; high school principal |
| *Missy Fortino | Christi Allen | girl at Laura Asher's school |
| *Miss Burrell | Virginia Paris | teacher at Laura's school |
| *Bone Peterson | Brittain Frye | surfer, student at Laura's school |
| *Thruster | Charles Wahlheim | surfer, kid at Laura's school |
| *Tomas | Rawley Valverde | kid at Laura's school |
| *Jamie Ortega | Gregg Thomsen | kid at Laura's school who beats her up |
| *Judge Caldwell/Superintendent Wade | Earl Boen | superintendent at Laura's school |
| Ric Castillo | Peter Love | brother of Cruz |
| *Hollis Castillo | Elizabeth Storm | wife of Ric; died in Paris |
| Rafael Castillo | Henry Darrow Castulo Guerra | father of Cruz |
| Carmen Castillo | Carmen Zapata Karmin Murcelo | mother of Cruz |
| *Isabella Castillo | Devon Pierce | niece of Ric and Cruz, works in hotel in Acapulco and is babysitter for Chip and Adriana while Cruz and Eden search for Rafael Castillo |
| *Dr. Mephisto | Harry Blackstone | aka Adam Green; kidnapped Rafael Castillo |
| *Sarita Figueroa | Marlise Richards | architect of Dr. Mephisto's magic castle |
| *hotel manager | Harold Canon-Lopez | in Acapulco |
| *Inspector Alvarez | Tony Perez | policeman in Acapulco who tries to make Ric and Eden leave the country when they want to search for Cruz and Rafael |
| *Johnny Navarro | Barney McFadden | sells stolen goods, buys diamonds from Ric |
| Robert Barr | Roscoe Born | led a hostile takeover of Capwell Enterprises |
| *Renfield | Sue Budgen | Robert's secretary |
| *R.J. Bentson | Al Ruscio | owner of Capwell stock who hides in the mountains; Barr tries to get stocks from him to take over Capwell enterprises, but Bentson sells the stock to Eden |
| *reporter | Laura Campbell | at Barr takeover press conference |
| *reporter | Stan Wojno, Jr. | at Barr takeover press conference |
| *Dr. Anderson | Elinor Donahue | Eden's psychiatrist when Eden is having flashbacks concerning drowning and Robert Barr |
| *first mate | Gunnar Peterson | first mate on Robert Barr's yacht |
| *fisherman | Ernie Fuentes | fisherman at Las Sirenas |
| *Luisa | Lliana Odalys | woman at Las Sirenas, she remembers Eden as La Rubia |
| *woman | Colleen Dion | Robert's one night stand |
| Craig Hunt | John Callahan | worked for Robert and later C.C. |
| Anthony Tonell | Mitchell Ryan | mobster who directed Robert; married Augusta |
| *Arthur Newton | John DeMita | Las Vegas policeman bribed by Anthony Tonell to arrest Julia for murdering Bunny |
| *Brian Jeffries | Korey Mall | lawyer working for Julia while Mason is investigating Tonell |
| Sasha Schmidt | Michelle NiCastro | Mason's mistress |
| *Sidney Schmidt | Eileen Barnett | sister of Sasha |
| *Gladys Biddleworth | Zelda Rubinstein | ghost psychic |
| *commissioner | John Ingle | member of law association that suspended Mason and Julia from practicing |
| *Sydney Laskin | Rip Taylor | |
| *Tony Molina | John Russell | |
| *Briana a.k.a. Woman in Black | Mitzi Hoag | Eden's guardian angel when she was in a coma |
| *Brian | John Cardone | Sydney and Gladys's stage assistant |
| *Shamar | Ned Romero | indian who gave Cruz the talisman |
| *Pasha Omar Mustafa Kamal | Raymond Genadry | kidnapped Cruz for talisman |
| *Shaila | Alisha Das | Pasha's babe |
| *Sheik Idi Ben Adir | Ivan Saric | Pasha's rival |
| *Cassim | Greg Albanese | Pasha's servant |
| *Omar man | Albert Pugliese | |
| *Guardian Angel Paddy | Iggy Wolfington | angel who showed Cruz how the world would be without Cruz |
| *Greta MacAdams | Elizabeth Maclellan | ex-nun was girlfriend of Michael |
| Mack Blake | Steve Bond | Gina's brother |
| Phyllis Blake | Stella Stevens | Gina's mother |
| *Yvonne Bartelo | Bobbie Bresee | gave Mack Blake a Porsche and then accused him of stealing it |
| *Candace Durrell | Kimberlin Brown | woman involved with Mack |
| *Howie Raynor | John David Conte | owner of Howie's diner where Gina and Phyllis worked |
| *Ilsa | Faith Minton | tried to frame Mack for stealing jewels from people at the fitness center |
| Nikki Alvarez | Constance Marie | police officer and girlfriend of Michael |
| *Marcos Llamera | John Vargas Leo Garcia | ex-boyfriend of Nikki and ice dealer |
| *Travis Bucknell | Tony Fields | his suicide attempt was prevented by Cruz and Nikki; worked for Tonell at the stables |
| Amado Gonzales | Rawley Valverde | brother of Nikki Alvarez |
| *Jane Kingsley | Crystal Chappell | classmate of Eden died of ice overdose |
| *Carter Sindon | Nicholas Walker | |
| Jerry Calhoun | John Sanderford | friend of Mason's; killer of Raoul Mondragon |
| *Raoul Mondragon | Richard Romero | used to work on Capwell yacht and was murdered by Jerry Calhoun |
| *captain | George Ball | captain of the Capwell yacht the night Raoul's murder is solved |
| Derek Griffin | James Healy | one of the "brotherhood" orphans; blamed Mason for Cassie's "death" |
| Steven Slade | Richard Hatch John O'Hurley | movie producer; one of the "brotherhood" orphans |
| *Shannon Pressman | Lori Hallier | Ethan's nurse/lover |
| *Annie DeGeralamo | Sharonlee McLean | Laura's zany roommate |
| *Dr. Kranzler | Hank Brandt | Laura's psychiatrist |
| *lounge manager | Phil Rubenstein | hires demented Bunny as lounge singer |
| *Alfred Wright | William Glover | Derek's manservant |
| *Sister Allegra | Barbara Tarbuck | director of the SB orphanage |
| *Buck Wiltsie | Kevin Michaels | orphan Cruz and Eden considered adopting; got trapped in burning Lockridge mansion |
| *Hallie Wiltsie | Ashley Blair Sterling | orphan, sister of Buck |
| *Hank Fisk | Allen Williams | fireman who saved orphans Buck and Hallie in the Lockridge mansion fire |
| *young Mason | Leonardo DiCaprio | flashbacks in cave with Cassie |
| *young Derek | Jeremy Jackson | flashbacks as 11-year old orphan |
| *Richie Kenzoh | Cameron Barnum | friend of Laken's; framed Amado for burglary |
| *Danielle Steele | Kimberlin Brown | |
| *Lani | Angela Harry | librarian who led Cruz to Kirk Cranston |
| *Sarita | Marcia Christie Lorelle Mayne | Capwell maid |
| *Blackie Simpson | Gary Hudson | Gina stole something from him |
| *Delwyn Stritch | Ed Coupee | |
| *Mr. Barkoviat | Robert Sicular | |
| *C. Paris | Wanda Wescott | |
| *Harve Jenneret | David Knagen | |
| *Dr. Jamie Lawrence | Bonnie Burroughs | police's shrink, helped Cruz |
| *Novack | Richard Green | |
| *Cy Agnew | Joe Santos | |
| Tawny Richards | Julie St. Claire | Ric's girlfriend who turned out to be his half-sister |
| Harland Richards | Allan Miller | blew up the Blue Skies office; Ric's father |
| Gretchen Richards | Jenny Lester-McKeon Rosalind Allen | Harland's wife, had an affair with Mack |
| Quinn Armitage | Roscoe Born | Robert's twin brother |
| Flame Beaufort | Roberta Bizeau Marguerite Hickey | a.k.a. Debra London, Quinn's partner in crime |
| *Roy Beaufort | Dean Howell | Flame's cousin, crooked sheriff |
| *Rima Beaufort | Marie Christine Doucet | Roy's mute sister |
| *Mabel "Ma Mere" Beaufort | Rutanya Alda Patricia Wilson | Roy and Rima's mother |
| *Officer Higgins | Garth Williams | Roy's lieutenant |
| *Conrad | Edward Edwards | at the El Diablo mine |
| *Aristides | Daniel Faraldo | at the El Diablo mine |
| *Helena | Alexa Hamilton | at the El Diablo mine |
| *Eli | Jimmie F. Skaggs | at the El Diablo mine |
| *Arturo | Bart Braverman | at the El Diablo mine |
| *Boots | Nick Benedict | chased Keith & Gina through Disney World |
| Cassandra Benedict Lockridge | Karen Moncrieff | Minx's long lost daughter she had given up to the orphanage |
| *Roger Wainwright | William Schallert Russell Johnson Jeff Corey | Augusta & Julia's father |
| *Father Merlin | Christopher Thomas | nasty priest Michael argues with |
| *Sister Lillian | Mariclare Costello | helped Michael find Minx's daughter |
| Dash Nichols | Timothy Gibbs | doctor and environmentalist whom Julia worked with in the Blue Skies Brigade |
| *Maureen Troutman | Kim Valentine | worked with Dash at the Blue Skies Brigade |
| *Edward Nichols | Linden Chiles | father of Dash |
| *Belinda Bradley | Janis Lee | Dash's lawyer |
| *Judge Paul Avery | ||
| *Denise Foxworthy | Victoria Mallory | Julia's psychiatrist |
| *Lila Santos | Quincy Davis | rape victim who went on TV with Eden and Julia to tell her story |
| *Maxwell Hammer | Robert Manden | friend of Minx |
| *Rona | Luana Anders | Minx's fortune teller |
| *A. Bartlett Congdon | Brian Backer | assistant to Keith |
| *Tonja | Paula Trickey | at the Windsurfer Beach Bar |
| *waitress | Kimber Sissons | at the Windsurfer Beach Bar |
| *Tony | Scott Roberts | Windsurfer Beach Bar Manager |
| *Richard Sedgewick | Chard Hayward | the singer who died kissing Kelly |
| *Renata Sedgewick | Deborah Adair | wife of Richard |
| *Helmut Dieter | Mark Margolis | German arms dealer whom Flame fried |
| *Officer O'Hara | Richard Lavin | |
| *Melanie | Jennifer Hale | |
| *Drew Peterson | Sandy Simpson | worked with Cruz on the German arms case |
| *Lars Stedwell | Kevin Sorbo | chauffeur hired by Sophia to distract Gina from CC |
| *Sal the Squid | Martin Veseli | |
| *young Eden | Vicki Wauchope | flashbacks of when she overheard Sophia and Lionel talking about their affair |
| *young Sophia | Debbie Baker | in Eden's flashbacks |
| *young Lionel | Robert Coburn | in Eden's flashbacks |
| *Andre Wolfe | Kai Wulff | jewel thief with Eden/Lisa |
| *lifeguard | James A. Fitzpatrick | saves Eden when she tries to drown herself in the ocean |
| *Officer Jerry | Jerry Penacoli | policeman |
| *sperm donors | Rich Little | cameo: ideal sperm donors in Gina's fantasies |
| *Mr. Marx | Oliver Muirhead | hired Gina at the Santa Barbara Sperm Bank |
| *Dr. Grant Jameson | John S. Ragin | longtime Capwell doctor who tried to kill Santana |
| *Louise | Siobhan E. McCafferty | patient in psych ward with Santana |
| *nurse | Joyce Meadows | nurse in psych ward with Santana |
| Katrina Rukyer | Maria Ellingsen | came over from Germany to live with the Capwells |
| *chauffeur | Stephen J. Cannell | cameo: Eden's chauffeur when she left Santa Barbara after shooting Sophia |
| Suzanne Collier | Terri Garber | Eden's friend whose identity she took |
| *Lindsay Cunningham | Dennis Parlato | famous painter who briefly fell in love with Suzanne |
| David Raymond | John Beck | judge and lawyer |
| Angela Raymond | Nina Arvesen | David's wife |
| *Marilyn Cassidy | Kathleen Kinmont | Angela's sister who was killed in a car crash |
| *Skaggs | Phil Shipko | crooked lawyer from the mob that is sent to defend Craig |
| *Lance | Clark Jarrett | Warren's reunion band |
| *Hurley | Robert Parucha | Warren's reunion band |
| *Mr. Hahn | George Lee Cheong | Chinese man who tries to murder Cruz |
| *cab driver | John C. Russell | |
| *George Driscoll | J. Michael Flynn | from the State Attorney's Office |
| *kid on beach | James Lunsford | offers Mason alcohol |
| *Dr. Reston | John Mansfield | |
| *Lt. Evans | Ernest Harden, Jr. | policeman with SB police department |
| *Channing Capwell III | Paige/Lindsay Gankema | Gina's son from stealing C.C.'s sperm |
| *Jim Sanford | Alan Feinstein | Warren's lawyer |
| *Nathaniel Marley | Jack Bannon | Warren's prosecutor |
| *Ray Minotta | Kenny Johnson | Las Vegas friend of Lilly |
| *Dreyfuss | Peter Dennis | Mason & Julia's unperturbable butler at Ballymoor |
| *Bitty | Stacy Sullivan | Mason & Julia's cook who couldn't |
| *Mrs. Sturm | Marianne Muellerleile | Mason & Julia's housekeeper |
| *Antonio Ronovich | Daniel Greene | Mason & Julia's house guardian |
| *waitress | Jennifer Aquino | |
| *delivery boy | Peter R.J. Deyell | |
| Jodie DeWitt Walker | Kim Zimmer | police officer and former lover of Cruz |
| Reese Walker | Forry Smith | Jodie's husband |
| Sawyer Walker | Eric Close | son of Jodie and Reese |
| *Elaine Barnowsky | Ria Pavia | Lilly's friend at college |
| Rafe Castillo | Robert Fontaine Jr. | Rafael's son from an affair |
| Lisa Fenimore Castillo | Bridgette Wilson | Rafe's girlfriend |
| *Emilio Vargas | Albert Garcia | Rafe murdered him |
| *Tawny | wife of Vargas; had affair with Rafe | |
| B.J. Walker Lockridge | Sydney Penny | Jodie's daughter from her affair with Cruz |
| Frank Goodman | Nicholas Walker | molested B.J. as a child |
| *Rich Landers | Lonnie Quinn | friend of Lisa's |
| Ken Mathis | Mark McCoy | married Sophia for her money |
| Andi Klein | Krista Tesreau | Ken's mistress |
| Dr. Micah DeAngelis | Thaao Penghlis | a.k.a. Marcus Disgraziai; father of Aurora |
| Aurora DeAngelis | Christina Brascia | Micah's daughter; Sawyer's girlfriend |
| *Abigail Beckwithe | Nan Martin | Aurora's grandmother who hated Micah |
| Dr. Skyler Gates | Stephen Nichols | B.J.'s psychiatrist |
| Connor McCabe | Charles Grant | police officer who fell in love with Kelly |
| *Ramon De La Vega | Hector Mercado | abused his wife and threatened Jodie |
| *Connie | Ramon's wife | |
| *man | Jim Pirri | Italian man Aurora and Sawyer met in Boston |
| *Terry Holloway | Florence Griffith Joyner | photographer |
| *Ben Arnold | Mitchell Laurance Matthew Laurance | B.J.'s prosecutor |
| *Countess Carla Rinaldi | Manuela Metrix Campanero | |
| *Henry Hayworth | Tom Henschel | fashion designer at Armonti, argues with Gina |
| *Chuck Jefferies | Chuck Walling | |
| *bartender | Charles Barkley | cameo: as bartender at the Oasis |
| *Darren Daulton | himself | cameo when Sawyer & Aurora were in Philadelphia |
| *Giovanni DeAngelis | Enrico Mutti | Micah's son; priest |
| *Gracie Lee Lively | Suzanne Ventulett | pregnant teen that Mason and Julia took in |