List of Knots Landing characters

Knots Landing is an American prime time television soap opera that aired on CBS from December 27, 1979, to May 13, 1993. The show was created by David Jacobs as a spin-off of Dallas and initially centred around the lives of four married couples living on a cul-de-sac in a fictitious coastal suburb of Los Angeles.
Spanning fourteen years, the show became one of the longest-running primetime dramas on television. In 1997, the cast reunited for a two-part miniseries titled Knots Landing: Back to the Cul-de-Sac.

Overview

;Cast notes

Main

;Kenny Ward
;Ginger Kilman Ward
;Karen Cooper Fairgate MacKenzie
;Laura Murphy Avery Sumner
;William Sidney "Sid" Fairgate
;Richard Avery
;Garrison Arthur "Gary" Ewing
;Valene "Val" Clements Ewing Ewing Gibson Waleska Ewing
;Abby Fairgate Cunningham Ewing Sumner
;Marion Patrick "Mack" MacKenzie
;Lilimae Clements
;Diana Fairgate Roberts
;Ben Gibson
;Greg Sumner
;Joshua Rush
;Ciji Dunne & Cathy Geary Rush
;Jill Bennett
;Paige Matheson
;Olivia Cunningham Dyer
;Michael Fairgate
;Anne Winston Matheson Sumner
;Frank Williams
;Mary-Frances Sumner & Kate Whittaker
;Claudia Sumner Whittaker

Recurring

;Eric Fairgate
;Jason Avery
;Brian Cunningham
;Joe Cooper
;Chip Roberts
;Detective Janet Baines
;Mark St. Claire
;Dr. Mitch Ackerman
;Paul Galveston
;Ruth Sumner Galveston
;Peter Hollister
;Sylvia Lean
;Jean Hackney
;Charles Scott
;Linda Fairgate
;Johnny Rourke
;Pat Williams
;Harold Dyer
;Julie Williams
;Ted Melcher
;Paula Vertosick
;Amanda Michaels
;Virginia "Ginny" Bullock
;Danny Waleska
;Detective Tom Ryan
;Sergeant Levine
;Jason Lochner
;Dick Lochner
;Nick Schillace
;Charlotte Anderson
;Steve Brewer
;Benny Appleman
;Joseph Barringer
;Pierce Lawton
;Vanessa Hunt
;Mary Robeson

Notable guest stars

Karen Allen as Annie Fairgate, Sid's daughter from a previous marriage
Patrick Duffy as Bobby Ewing, Gary's brother from Dallas
Don "Red" Barry as Jeremiah Clements, Val's father and Lilimae's husband, depicted in a flashback
Charlene Tilton as Lucy Ewing, Gary and Val's daughter from Dallas
Larry Hagman as J.R. Ewing, Gary's brother from Dallas
Priscilla Pointer as Beatrice Handleman, mother of Ginger's ex-boyfriend John
Helen Hunt as Betsy, friend of Diana's
Gary Sinise as Lee Maddox, friend of Eric's
Mary Crosby as Kristin Shepard, Gary's sister-in-law from Dallas
Diana Douglas as Dr. Charlotte Kramer
Conchata Farrell as Mrs. Messinger
Jane Elliot as Judy Trent, suffering wife of alcoholic Earl Trent
Carol Bruce as Annette Cunningham, Abby's mother-in-law
Barry Jenner as Jeff Cunningham, Abby's first ex husband, father of Brian and Olivia
Rosemary Prinz as Muriel Warren, the wife of Laura's lover Scooter
Zsa Zsa Gabor as herself
Billy Curtis as himself
Eve McVeagh as Mrs. Green
June Lockhart as Hilda Grant
Jessica Walter as Victoria Hill, Karen's college friend
Millie Perkins as Jane Sumner, Greg's first wife
Albert Salmi as Jonathan Jay Rush, Joshua's father and Lilimae's former lover
Dick Sargent as himself
Judith Barsi as a bratty girl
Red Buttons as Al Baker, Lilimae's love interest
Kristy Swanson as Jody Campbell, Michael's demanding girlfriend
Bibi Besch as Dr. Sarah Gilbert
Gary Oldman as Don Ross
Chris Lemmon as Jeff Cameron
Stuart Whitman as Mr. Willis
Shiri Appleby as Young Mary-Frances Sumner
Ren Hanami as Receptionist
Robin Strasser as Dianne Kirkwood, Karen's producer
Kevin Kilner as Alex Georgi
Pam Grier as Lieutenant Guthrie
Halle Berry as Debbie Porter, Frank's love interest
Marcia Cross as Victoria Broyard, Pierce's ex-girlfriend
David James Elliott as Bill Nolan, Paige's love interest
Mary Lou Retton as herself
Billy Bob Thornton as a timberman
Virginia Capers as Adele Carter