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)
Dan Ellerbee (played by James Jarnagin)
Pete Ellerbee (played by William Traylor)

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)
Mortimer Carstairs (played by Patrick Collins)
Miss Mason (played by Elizabeth Hoffman)

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)