Guiding Light cast members

This is a list of actors and actresses who have had roles on the soap opera Guiding Light.

Cast

Final main cast

Actor	Character	Duration
Grant Aleksander	Phillip Spaulding	1982–84, 1986–91, 1996–2004, 2009
Murray Bartlett	Cyrus Foley	2007–09
Robert Bogue	A.C. Mallet	2005–09
Jeff Branson	Shayne Lewis	2008–09
Mandy Bruno	Marina Lewis	2004–09
Crystal Chappell	Olivia Spencer	1999–2009
Jordan Clarke	Dr. Tim Ryan Billy Lewis	1974–76 1983–86, 1989–93, 1996–98, 1999–2009
Bradley Cole	Richard Winslow Jeffrey O'Neill	1999–2002, 2006 2003–09
Daniel Cosgrove	Bill Lewis	2002–05, 2007–09
Bonnie Dennison	Daisy Lemay	2007–09
Justin Deas	Buzz Cooper	1993–2009
Frank Dicopoulos	Frank Cooper	1987–2009
Marj Dusay	Alexandra Spaulding (#2)	1993–97, 1998–99, 2002–2009
Morgan Englund	Dylan Lewis (#1)	1989–95, 1997, 1999, 2002, 2006, 2009
Maureen Garrett	Holly Reade	1976–80, 1988–2006, 2009
Elizabeth Keifer	Blake Marler	1992–2009
Jay Hammer	Fletcher Reade	1984–98, 1999, 2009
Jessica Leccia	Natalia Aitoro	2007–09
Karla Mosley	Christina Boudreau	2008–09
Richard Muenz	Jean-Luc
Robert Newman	Josh Lewis	1981–84, 1986–91, 1993–2009
Michael O'Leary	Dr. Rick Bauer	1983–86, 1987–91, 1995–2009
Tom Pelphrey	Jonathan Randall	2004–09
Ron Raines	Alan Spaulding	1994–2009
Marcy Rylan	Lizzie Spaulding	2006–09
Lawrence Saint-Victor	Remy Boudreau	2006–09
Nancy St. Alban	Michelle Santos	2000–05, 2009
Peter Simon	Ed Bauer	1981–84, 1986–96, 2002–04, 2009
Paul Anthony Stewart	Danny Santos	1998–2005, 2009
Krista Tesreau	Mindy Lewis	1983–89, 2004, 2009
Gina Tognoni	Dinah Marler	2004–09
Caitlin Van Zandt	Ashlee Wolfe	2006–09
Kim Zimmer	Reva O'Neill	1983–90, 1995–2009

Recurring cast

Actor	Character	Duration
George Alvarez	Ray Santos	1999–2009
Nicholas Reese Art	Zach Spaulding	2002–09
Kim Brockington	Dr. Felicia Boudreau	2002–09
Orlagh Cassidy	Doris Wolfe	1999–2009
Beth Chamberlin	Beth Spaulding	1989–91, 1997–2009
Tyra Colar	Leah Bauer	2009
Jeanne Cooper	Cecilia	2009
Carey Cromelin	Wanda Hite	2009
Robert Danza Jr.	Jude Bauer
Olivia Dicopoulos	Maureen Reardon	2009
Arielle Fleischer	Clarissa Marler	2006–09
Peter Francis James	Clayton Boudreau	2003–09
Patrick Gilbert	Robbie Santos	2009
Kathryn Hall	Emma Spaulding	2004–2008
Alexa Kaplan	Sarah Randall	2009
Maeve Kinkead	Vanessa Chamberlain	1980–87, 1989–2000, 2002, 2005–09
Kurt McKinney	Matt Reardon	1994–2000, 2005–09
Narlee Rae	Clarissa Marler	2009
Arielle Renwart	Leah Bauer	2006–09
Gil Rogers	Hawk Shayne	1985-92, 1995–97, 1999, 2002, 2004–06, 2008, 2009
Jennifer Roszell	Eleni Cooper	1995–2002, 2006, 2009
Tina Sloan	Lillian Raines	1983–2009
Stephen Zinnato	Nolan	2001-04
Cally & Brooke Tarleton	Hope Santos	2009
Jacqueline Tsirkin	Emma Spaulding	2008–09
Miles Williams	R.J. Jessup	2004–09

Former cast members

Actor	Character	Duration
Mary Kay Adams	India von Halkein	1984-1987, 1990, 1998-1999, 2002, 2005
Millette Alexander	Sara McIntyre	1968–1983
Terrell Anthony	Rusty Shayne	1986–1989, 1990, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2005, 2006
Kevin Bacon	Tim (TJ) Werner	1980–1981
Scott Bailey	Sandy Foster	2003–2006
Frank Beaty	Brent Lawrence	1995-1996
Gregory Beecroft	Tony Reardon	1981–1985
Nancy Bell	Susan Bates Spaulding	1995-1996
Paulo Benedeti	Jesse Blue	1997–2000
Barbara Berjer	Barbara Thorpe	1971-1981, 1995-1996
David Bishins	Daniel St. John	1990–1992
Tammy Blanchard	Drew Jacobs	1997–2000
Hunt Block	Ben Warren	1997–1999
Matthew Bomer	Ben Reade	2001–2003
Joseph Breen	Will Jeffries	1987-1989
Kimberly J. Brown	Marah Lewis	1993–1998, 2006
Lisa Brown	Nola Chamberlain	1980–1985, 1995–1998, 2009
Ryan Brown	Bill Lewis III	1998–2001
Rebecca Budig	Michelle Bauer	1995–1998
Bryan Buffington	Bill Lewis III	1989–1998
William Bumiller	Sean McCullough	1998-1999
Laura Bell Bundy	Marah Lewis	1999–2001
Gregory Burke	Ben Reade	1989-1996
Warren Burton	Warren Andrews	1983–1987
Nadia Capone	Francesca Vizzini	1991
Jean Carol	Nadine Cooper Lewis	1988–1995, 2003, 2006
Keith Christopher	Wyatt Sanders	1995–1996
Carolyn Ann Clark	Leslie Ann Andrews	1981–1984
Marsha Clark	Hillary Bauer	1978–1984
Bradley Cole	Richard Winslow	1999–2002
Signy Coleman	Annie Dutton (#2)	1998–1999, 2003
Joan Collins	Alexandra Spaulding (#3)	2002
Jennifer Cooke	Morgan Richards Nelson	1981–1983
Suzy Cote	Samantha Marler	1989–1992
Kathleen Cullen	Amanda Spaulding	1979–1983
Amy Cox Ecklund	Abigail Blume Bauer	1995–2000
Barbara Crampton	Mindy Lewis #4	1993–1995
Russell Curry	David Grant #2	1995-1996
Patti D'Arbanville	Selena Davis	1998–2000
Allison Daugherty	Rae Rooney	1989-1990
Ruby Dee	Martha Frazier	1967
Lynn Deerfield	Holly Reade	1970-1976
Michael Dempsey	Alan-Michael Spaulding	2005–2007
Elizabeth Dennehy	Blake Marler	1988–1989
Leslie Denniston	Maeve Stoddard	1985–1988
Kassie DePaiva	Chelsea Reardon	1986–1991
Mark Derwin	A.C. Mallet	1990–1993
Michael Dietz	Alan-Michael Spaulding	1996–1997
Taye Diggs	Adrian "Sugar" Hill	1997
Ellen Dolan	Maureen Bauer #1	1982-1986
Aubrey Dollar	Marina Cooper	2001–2004
Hilary Edson	Eve Guthrie	1992–1995
Beth Ehlers	Harley Cooper	1987–1993, 1997–2008
Jane Elliot	Carrie Marler	1980–1982
Morgan Englund	Dylan Lewis	1989–1995, 1997, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2009
Ethan Erickson	J. Chamberlain	1996–1998
Carl T. Evans	Alan-Michael Spaulding	1987-1990
Judi Evans	Beth Raines #1	1983–1986
Geoffrey C. Ewing	Griffin Williams	1995–1998
Joel Fabiani	Roger Thorpe (temporary replacement)	1992, 1994, 1995
Kristi Ferrell	Roxie Shayne	1984–1988
Calista Flockhart	Elise	1989
Michelle Forbes	Dr. Sonni Carrera-Lewis/Solita Carrera	1987–1989 1988-1989
Nicole Forester	Cassie Winslow (#2)	2005–2008
Paula Garces	Pilar Santos	1999-2001
Maureen Garrett	Holly Reade	1976–1980, 1988–2006, 2009
Brian Gaskill	Dylan Lewis #2	2007–2008
Jennifer Gatti	Dinah Marler #1	1986–1987
Stephanie Gatschet	Tammy Winslow Randall	2002–2007, 2008
Ricky Paull Goldin	Gus Aitoro	2001–2008
James Goodwin	Johnny Bauer	1986-1990
Janet Grey	Eve McFarren	1976–1982
Frank Grillo	Hart Jessup #4	1996–1999
Ann Hamilton	Mindy Lewis #3	1993
Jay Hammer	Fletcher Reade	1984–1998, 1999, 2009
Melissa Hayden	Bridget Lewis	1991–1997, 2009
Aaron Hart	Jude Bauer	2005–2007
Rick Hearst	Alan-Michael Spaulding	1990–1996
Peter Hermann	Michael Burke	1997–1998
Marshall Hilliard	Hart Jessup	1995–1996
Rebecca Hollen	Trish Lewis	1982–1984
Scott Hoxby	Patrick Cutter	1993–1995
Mart Hulswit	Ed Bauer	1969–1981
Crystal Hunt	Lizzie Spaulding	2003–2006
Doug Hutchison	Sebastian Hulce	2004–2005
Fiona Hutchison	Jenna Cooper	1992–1994, 1996–1998, 2006, 2009
Brody Hutzler	Zachary Smith	1996-1997
Vincent Irizarry	Lujack Lavonczek Nick McHenry Spaulding	1983–1986 1991–1996, 1998
Allison Janney	Ginger	1993–1995
Jessica Jimenez	Catalina Santos	2000–2002
James Earl Jones	Dr. Jim Frazier #2	1966
Melina Kanakaredes	Eleni Cooper #1	1991–1995
Lenore Kasdorf	Rita Bauer	1975–1981
Billy Kay	Shayne Lewis	2000–2003
Harley Jane Kozak	Annabelle Reardon	1983–1985
Sophia Landon	Diane Ballard	1977–1981
Sharon Leal	Dahlia Crede	1996–1999
Bethany Joy Lenz	Michelle Santos #3	1998–2000
James Lipton	Dr. Dick Grant	1953
Nia Long	Kat Speakes	1991–1994
David Andrew Macdonald	Edmund Winslow	1999–2005, 2008–2009
Marko Maglich	Johnny "Dub" Taylor	1984–1985 [1]
Kevin Mambo	Marcus Williams	1995–1998
Amelia Marshall	Gilly Speakes	1989–1996
Stephen Martines	Tony Santos	2003–2005
Lauren C. Mayhew	Marah Lewis	1998–1999
MacKenzie Mauzy	Lizzie Spaulding	2000–2002
Lindsey McKeon	Marah Lewis	2001–2004
Rachel Miner	Michelle Bauer	1989–1995
Wendy Moniz	Dinah Marler #3	1995–1999
Kelly Neal	Sid Dickerson	1994–1995
Alexandra Neil	Rose McLaren	1987-1989
Roger Newman	Kenneth Norris	1970-1972, 1973-1975, 1998-1999
Tom Nielsen	Floyd Parker	1980–1985
Christopher Norris	Rebecca Nash	1992
Patrick O'Connell	Neil Everest	1989-1990
Thomas O'Rourke	Justin Marler	1976–1983
Petronia Paley	Vivian Grant	1992-1997
Hayden Panettiere	Lizzie Spaulding	1996–2000
Ellen Parker	Maureen Bauer	1986–1993, 1997, 1999, 2004
Dennis Parlato	Roger Thorpe #2	1997-1998
Ashley Peldon	Marah Lewis	1989–1991
Denise Pence	Katie Parker	1977–1985
Christopher Pennock	Justin Marler	1990–1991
Jeff Phillips	Hart Jessup	1991–1992
Cindy Pickett	Jackie Marler	1976–1980
Christina Pickles	Linell Conway	1970–1972
George Pilgrim	J. Chamberlain	1996
Mark Pinter	Mark Evans Brad Green	1981–1983* 2003–2004
Victoria Platt	Vicky Spaulding	1998-2000
Katell Pleven	Dana Jones	1989-1990
Toby Poser	Amanda Spaulding #2	1995–1998
Susan Pratt	Claire Ramsey	1983-1986, 2000-2002
James Rebhorn	Bradley Raines	1983–1985, 1989
Susan Douglas Rubes	Kathy Grant	1952–1958
Jennifer Roszell	Eleni Cooper	1995–1999, 2001–2002, 2006–2009
Katie Sagona	Tammy Winslow	1997-2002
Saundra Santiago	Carmen Santos	1999-2000, 2001-2003
Sonia Satra	Lucy Cooper	1993–1997
Geoffrey Scott	Billy Lewis	1993–1994
Jocelyn Seagrave	Julie Camaletti	1991–1994
Monti Sharp	David Grant #1	1992–1995
John Wesley Shipp	Kelly Nelson	1980–1984
Kimberley Simms	Mindy Lewis	1989–1992, 1997
Peter Simon	Ed Bauer	1981–1984, 1986–1996, 2002–2004, 2009
Michelle Ray Smith	Ava Peralta	2005–2008, 2009
Jimmy Smits	unknown character	1983
Mira Sorvino	Julie Camaletti (temporary replacement)	1991
Brittany Snow	Susan 'Daisy' Lemay	1998–2001
Leonard Stabb	Hart Jessup	1993
Sherry Stringfield	Blake Marler	1989–1992
William Bell Sullivan	Gary Swanson	1989-1990
Terrell Tilford	David Grant #3	1998-2001
Paige Turco	Dinah Marler	1987–1989
Michael Tylo	Quint Chamberlain	1981–1985, 1996–1997
Richard Van Vleet	Ed Bauer	1984–1986
Jordi Vilasuso	Tony Santos	2000–2003
Jerry verDorn	Ross Marler	1979–2005
Helen Wagner	Trudy Palmer	1952
Christopher Walken	Michael 'Mike' Bauer	1954–1956
Marcy Walker	Tangie Hill	1993–1995
Cynthia Watros	Annie Dutton	1994–1998
Marty West	Shayne Lewis	2003–2004
Michael Wilding Jr.	Jackson Freemont	1985–1987
Billy Dee Williams	Dr. Jim Frazier #1	1966
Michael Woods	Jim Reardon	1983–1985
Laura Wright	Cassie Layne Winslow #1	1997–2005
Ramy Zaza	Jeffrey Morgan	1997-1998
Ian Ziering	Cameron Stewart	1986–1988

Deceased cast members

Actor	Character	Duration	Date of Death
Anthony Addabbo	Jim Lemay	1999-2000	October 18, 2016
Nancy Addison	Kit Vested	1969–1974	June 18, 2002
David Bailey	Alan Spaulding	1979	November 25, 2004
Daniel von Bargen	Joe Morrison	1993	March 1, 2015
Patricia Barry	Sally Gleason	1985-1987	October 11, 2016
Charita Bauer	Bert Bauer	1950–1984 (1950-1952, Radio only; 1952-1956, Radio and Television; 1956-1984, Television only)	February 28, 1985
Charles Baxter	John Brooks	1954-1955	April 9, 1998
Ed Begley	Rev. Dr. Paul Keeler #1	1952	April 28, 1970
Ralph Bell	Brandon Spaulding	1983	August 2, 1998
Paul Benedict	Mr. Pratt	1999	December 1, 2008
Joan Bennett	Herself	1982	December 7, 1990
Barbara Berjer	Barbara Norris #2	1971–1981, 1995-1996	October 20, 2002
Christopher Bernau	Alan Spaulding#1	1977–1984, 1986–1988	June 14, 1989
Zina Bethune	Robin Lang	1958	February 12, 2012
John Boruff	Henry Benedict #2	1962-1966	January 12, 1993
Don Briscoe	Unknown		October 31, 2004
Lydia Bruce	Alexandra Spaulding von Halkein	1984	May 7, 2008
Ed Bryce	Bill Bauer #2	1959-1963, 1965-1969, 1977-1978, 1983, 1986-1999	December 6, 1999
Robert Burr	Professor Blackburn	1986	May 13, 2000
Kay Campbell	Helene Benedict	1957-1964	May 27, 1985
Adolph Ceasar	Zamana	1984	March 6, 1986
Don Chastain	Pharaoh	1989	August 9, 2002
James Coco	Carlo Fontini	1986-1987	February 25, 1987
Whitfield Connor	Mark Holden	1955-1956, 1957-1961,	July 16, 1988
Linda Cook	Brenda Jensen	2003	April 12, 2012
Jeanne Cooper	Wedding Guest	2009	May 8, 2013
Geraldine Court	Jennifer Richards	1982	November 20, 2010
Augusta Dabney	Barbara Norris #1	1970-1971	February 4, 2008
Curt Dawson	Peter Chapman	1977-1980	January 13, 1985
Ruby Dee	Martha Frazier	1967	June 11, 2014
Lynn Deerfield	Holly Norris Bauer #1	1970-1976	November 11, 2011
Ellen Demming	Meta Bauer Banning #2	1953–1974	February 7, 2002
William Duell	Maurice	1999	December 22, 2011
Dana Elcar	District Attorney Andrew Murray	1962	June 6, 2005
Gwyllum Evans	Captain Dan	1986	March 18, 1990
Larry Gates	Harlan "H.B." Lewis	1983–1995	December 12, 1996
Robert Gerringer	Adam Thorpe #1	1970	November 8, 1989
Theo Goetz	Fredrich "Papa" Bauer	(1949-1952 Radio only; 1952-1956, Radio & Television; 1956-1972, Television only)	December 29, 1972
Nicolette Goulet	Dr. Meredith Reade Bauer	1987–1989	April 17, 2008
Ernest Graves	Alex Bowden	1963-1966	June 1, 1983
Margaret Gwenver	Dr. Margaret Sedwick	1982–2007	October 18, 2010
Richard Hamilton	Logan Stafford	1981	December 21, 2004
Timothy John "T.J." Hargrave	Timothy John "T.J." Werner #1	1975-1977	September 11, 2001
Kenneth Harvey	Dr. Emmett Sott #1	1976	June 6, 1979
Ben Hayes	Dr. Joseph "Joe" Werner #1	1966-1967	May 12, 1996
Benjamin Hendrickson	Silas Crocker	1982	July 1, 2006
Michael Higgins	Stanley "Stan" Norris #1	1970	November 5, 2008
Barnard Hughes	Dr. Bruce Banning #2	1961-1966	July 11, 2006
Casey Hutchison	Susan Prescott	1960-1985	March 2, 2015
Graham Jarvis	Charles Eiler	1971-1972	April 16, 2003
Bernard Kates	Ben Scott	1965-1968	February 2, 2010
Mandel Kramer	District Attorney Richard Hanley	1953	January 29, 1989
Paul Larson	Jack Haskell	1966	July 6, 1989
Frank Latimore	Dr. Emmett Scott #2	1976-1979	November 29, 1998
Rita Lloyd	Lucille Wexler	1978–1981	September 6, 2009
Larkin Malloy	Kyle Sampson	1985-1987	September 28, 2016
Joseph Maher	Whitney Foxton	1978	July 17, 1998
Paul McGrath	Henry Benedict #4	1967	April 13, 1978
Barney McFadden	Andrew "Andy" Norris #1	1975; 1996-1999; 2003-2006	March 9, 2006
Beverlee McKinsey	Alexandra Spaulding #1	1984–1992	May 2, 2008
Barbara Meek	Verne Garrison	1992	October 3, 2015
Herbert Nelson	Joe Roberts	1952-1955	July 19, 1990
Roger Newman	Kenneth Norris	1970-1975, 1998-1999	March 4, 2010
Alan North	Jack Bauer	1988	January 19, 2000
Carrie Nye	Carrie Curruthers, Susan Piper	1984, 2003–2006	July 14, 2006
Vince O'Brien	Grove Mason, "Pops" Cooper	1967-1970, 1989-1990; 1995-2009	June 19, 2010
Gerald S. O'Laughlin	Lt. Carl Wyatt	1965	July 31, 2015
Tom O'Rourke	Justin Marler	1982	September 13, 2009
Maureen O'Sullivan	Miss Emma Witherspoon	1984	June 23, 1998
Peter Pagan	Alfredo	1986	June 2, 1999
Robert Pickering	Michael "Mike" Bauer #5	1968	August 15, 1995
Nancy Pinkerton	Helen Kennedy	1985	March 4, 2010
Ed Prentiss	Richard Grant	1953	March 19, 1992
James Pritchett	Man in Emergency Room	late 1980s	March 15, 2011
Lester Rawlins	Henry Benedict #3	1967	March 22, 1988
James Rebhorn	Bradley Raines	1983-1985, 1989	March 21, 2014
Lee Reherman	Ralphie Sullivan	2000	February 29, 2016
Ethel Remey	Elsie Miller Franklin	1956–1957	February 28, 1979
Mel Ruick	Reverend Dr. Keeler	1953	December 24, 1972
Jack Ryland	Lt. Wally Campbell	1969	January 5, 2007
William Roerick	Bruce Banning Henry Chamberlain	1972–1974 1980–1995	November 30, 1995
Nick Santino	Father Soto	2002	January 25, 2012
Marian Seldes	Madame Ava	1998	October 6, 2014
Madeleine Sherwood	Betty Eiler	1971-1972	April 23, 2016
Ted Sorel	Eric Luvonaczek	1991-1992	November 30, 2010
Don Stewart	Mike Bauer	1968–1984, 1997	January 9, 2006
Stefan Schnabel	Dr. Stephen Jackson	1966–1981	March 11, 1999
Eugene Smith	William "Bill" Bauer #3	1964	October 1, 2012
Philip Sterling	George Hayes	1963-1968	November 30, 1998
Mary Stuart	Meta Bauer Banning #3	1996–2002	February 28, 2002
Lyle Sudrow	Bill Bauer #1	1952-1959	May 6, 2006
Elizabeth Swados	Gretel Halsey	1993, 1999	January 5, 2016
Wayne Tippit	Dr. Carl Richards, Alan Spaulding (temporary replacement)	1974, 1982	August 28, 2009
Ron Tomme	Mr McLaren	1989	January 29, 2005
Eugene Troobnick	Stavros Kouperakis	1991–1995	February 19, 2003
Sydney Walker	Dr. Bruce Banning #3	1970-1971	September 30, 1994
Ruth Warrick	Janet Johnson, RN	1953	January 15, 2005
Larry Weber	Clarence Bailey	1982	April 29, 2003
Kate Wilkinson	Viola Stapleton	1976–1981	February 9, 1993
Vince Williams	Hampton Speakes	1989–1996	January 6, 1997
Michael Zaslow	Roger Thorpe	1971–1980, 1989–1997	December 6, 1998
Ed Zimmermann	Dr. Joe Werner #1	1967-1972	July 6, 1972

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References

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