List of Little House on the Prairie characters

This is a list of characters from the Little House on the Prairie television series (1974-1984). Next to the characters name is the actor/actress who played them.

The Ingalls/Wilders/Kendalls

• Charles Ingalls (played by Michael Landon)
• Caroline Ingalls (played by Karen Grassle)
• Laura Ingalls Wilder (played by Melissa Gilbert)
• Mary Ingalls Kendall (played by Melissa Sue Anderson)
• Carrie Ingalls (played by Lindsay and Sidney Greenbush)
• Albert Ingalls (played by Matthew Laborteaux)
• Grace Ingalls (played by Wendi and Brenda Turnbaugh)
• Lansford Ingalls (played by Arthur Hill)
• Frederick Holbrook (played by Barry Sullivan)
• Adam Kendall (played by Linwood Boomer)
• Giles Kendall (played by Philip Abbott)
• Almanzo Wilder (played by Dean Butler)
• Eliza Jane Wilder (played by Lucy Lee Flippin)
• James Cooper Ingalls (played by Jason Bateman)
• Cassandra Cooper Ingalls (played by Missy Francis)
• Rose Wilder (played by Jennifer & Michelle Steffin)
• Jenny Wilder (played by Shannen Doherty)
• Royal Wilder (played by Woody Eney and Nicolas Coster)
• Millie Wilder (plyaed by Aileen Fitzpatrick)

The Olesons/Daltons/Browns

• Nelson "Nels" Oleson (played by Richard Bull)
• Harriet Oleson (played by Katherine MacGregor)
• Nellie Oleson Dalton (played by Alison Arngrim)
• Willie Oleson (played by Jonathan Gilbert)
• Percival Isaac Cohen Dalton (played by Steve Tracy)
• Nancy Oleson (played by Allison Balson)
• Rachel Brown Oleson (played by Sherri Stoner)
• Mr. Brown (played by Jack Ging)
• Annabelle Oleson (played by Harriett Gibson)
• Sterling Murdock (played by John Hillerman)
• Kate Thorvald (played by Anne Archer)
• Peter Lundstrom (played by Michael Sharrett)
• Mr Lundstrom (played by Nehemiah Persoff)
• Benjamin Cohen (played by E M Margolese)
• Edna Cohen (played by Bea Silvern)

The Garveys

• Jonathan Garvey (played by Merlin Olsen)
• Alice Garvey (played by Hersha Parady)
• Andy Garvey (played by Patrick Labyorteaux)

The Carters

• John Carter (played by Stan Ivar)
• Sarah Reed Carter (played by Pamela Roylance)
• Jebidiah "Jeb" Carter (played by Lindsay Kennedy)
• Jason Carter (played by David Friedman)
• Elliot Reed (played by John McLiam)

The Edwards Family

• Isaiah Edwards (played by Victor French)
• Grace ("Widow Snider") Edwards (played by Bonnie Bartlett)
• Julia Sanderson (played by Patricia Neal)
• John Sanderson Edwards (played by Radames Pera)
• Alicia Sanderson Edwards (played by Kyle Richards)
• Carl Sanderson Edwards (played by Brian Part)

The Beadle/Simms Family

• Eva Beadle Simms (played by Charlotte Stewart)
• Adam Simms (played by Joshua Bryant)
• Luke Simms (played by Bob Marsic)

The Town

• Dr. Hiram Baker (played by Kevin Hagen)
• Rev. Robert Alden (played by Dabbs Greer)
• Lars Hanson (played by Karl Swenson)
• Melinda Foster (played by Ruth Foster)
• Hester-Sue Terhune (played by Ketty Lester)
• Joe Kagan (played by Moses Gunn)
• Etta Plumb (played by Leslie Landon)
• Sherwood Montague (played by Robert Casper)

Season 1 Guest Characters

• Christy Kennedy (played by Tracie Savage)
• Olga Nordstrom (played by Kim Richards)
• Willie O'Hara (played by Red Buttons)
• Tinker Jones (played by Chuck McCann)
• Hans Dorfler (played by Jim Jeter)
• Miss Amy Hearn (played by Josephine Hutchinson)
• Jonathan (played by Ernest Borgnine)

Season 2 Guest Characters

• Elizabeth Thurman (played by Mariette Hartley)
• Ebenezer Sprague (played by Ted Gehring )
• Mrs Whipple (played by Queenie Smith)
• Granville Whipple (played by Richard Mulligan)
• Jason (played by Eric Shea)
• Jebediah Mumfort (played by Karl Lukas)

Season 3 Guest Characters

• Wendell Loudy (played by John Ireland)
• Solomon Henry (played by Todd Bridges)
• Anna Gillberg (played by Katy Kurtzman)
• Caleb Hodgekiss (played by Johnny Cash)
• Mattie Hodgekiss (played by June Carter Cash)
• Joseph Spotted Eagle Stokes (played by Caesar Ramirez)
• Seth (played by Willie Aames)
• Jeremy Stokes (played by George Murdock)
• Ginny Clark (played by Rachel Longaker)

Season 4 Guest Characters

• Kezia Horn (played by Hermione Baddeley)
• Dr. Burke (played by Ford Rainey)
• Seth Barton (played by Rob Kenneally)
• Chris Nelson (played by Gil Gerard)
• Jimmy Hill (played by Chris Petersen)

• Samantha Higgins (played by Seeley Ann Thumann)
• Stanley Novack (played by Michael Pataki)
• Beth Novack (played by Collin Wilcox Patton)
• Jed Haney (played by Eddie Quillan)
• Dr. Asa T Logan (played by Burr DeBenning)
• Anna Mears (played by Lenora May)
• Bobby Harris (played by Michael Mullins)

• Nathaniel Mears (played by Donald Moffat)
• Miss Rachel Peal (played by Anita Dangler)
• Caleb Fisher (played by John McLiam)
• Katie Fisher (played by Linda McMillan)
• Ellen Fisher (played by Dee Croxton)
• Ellen Taylor (played by Mia Bendixsen)
• Eloise Taylor (played by Corinne Michaels)
• Cal Taylor (played by James Wainwright)
• Judge Picker (played by Eddie Quillan)

Season 5 Guest Characters

• Mr Standish (played by Leon Charles)
• Susan Goodspeed (played by Michele Downey)
• John Bevins (played by Cliff Emmich)
• Bess Bevins (played by Kate Woodville)
• Amelia Bevins (played by Julie Ann Haddock)
• Toby Noe (played by Ray Bolger)
• Judd Larrabbee (played by Don "Red" Barry)
• Adele Larrabbee (played by Joan Tompkins, wife of Karl Swenson)
• Erich Schiller (played by Ike Eisenmann)
• Otto Schiller (played by King Moody)
• Anna Schiller (played by Lisa Pera)
• Isaac Singerman (played by John Bleifer)
• Aaron Singerman (played by Alvin Kupperman)
• Dylan Whitaker (played by Steve Shaw)
• Leslie Harper (played by Jenny Sullivan)
• Samantha Harper (played by Kyle Richards)
• Bret Harper (played by Charles Ciofi)
• Thomas Harper (played by Bobby Rolofson)

Season 6 Guest Characters

• Russell Harmon (played by William Schallert)
• Anna Craig Alden (played by Iris Korn)
• Tod Dortmunder (played by Timothy Wead)
• Brewster Davenport (played by Malcolm Atterbury)
• Virginia Davenport (played by Susan French)
• Molly Reardon (played by Suzanne Rogers)
• Jeremy Quinn (played by Michael Pataki)

Season 7 Guest Characters

• Harv Miller (played by James Cromwell)
• Irv Hartwig (played by Richard Jaekel)
• Sylvia Webb (played by Olivia Barash)
• Annie Crane (played by Madeline Stowe)
• Houston Lamb (played by Dub Taylor)
• Mr Case (played by Ivan Bonar)
• Jed Cooper (played by EJ Andre)
• Sarah Cooper (played by ME Loree)
• Alvin Cooper (played by George McDaniel)
• Hertzell Lundy (played by Mel Stewart)
• Leslie Barton (played by Suzy Gilstrap)
• Edna Mills (played by Barbara Collentine, wife of Richard Bull)
• Brenda Sue Longworth (played by Tish Raye)
• Kavendish (played by Eddie Quillan)

Season 8 Guest Characters

• Bill Anderson (played by Sam Edwards)
• Sam Terhune (played by J.A. Preston)
• Elmer Miles (played by J.Brennan Smith)
• Rodolfo Gambini (played by Jack Kruschen)
• Ana Rosa Gambini (played by Gloria Manos)
• Marco Gambini (played by Stephen Manley)
• Stefano Gambini (played by Robert Torti)
• Amy Cassidy (played by Martha Nix)
• Michele Pierson (played by Melora Hardin)
• Dr. Caleb Ledoux (played by Don Marshall)
• Mattie Ledoux (played by Marlene Warfield)
• Gideon Hale (played by Peter Billingsley)
• Louisa Beckwith (played by Ruth Silveira)
• Jack Prescott (played by Claude Earl Jones)

Season 9 Guest Characters

• Thomas Stark (played by Robert Loggia)
• Constance Stark (played by Michele Marsh)
• Elizabeth Stark (played by Tammy Lauren)
• Dr. Marvin Haynes (played by Ralph Bellamy)
• Matthew Rogers (played by Jonathan Hall Kovacs)
• Lou Bates(played by Billy Barty)
• Mrs. Bates (played by Susan French)
• Buffalo Bill (played by Eddie Quillan)