Rank	Actor/Actress	Character	# of Episodes
#01.	Michael Hawkins	Frank Ryan	88
#02.	Kate Mulgrew	Mary Ryan	78
#03.	Faith Catlin	Faith Coleridge	73
#04.	Justin Deas	Bucky Carter	68
#05.	Malcolm Groome	Patrick Ryan	67
#05.	Ilene Kristen	Delia Reid Ryan	67
#07.	Diana van der Vlis	Nell Beaulac	60
#08.	Michael Levin	Jack Fenelli	57
#09.	Bernard Barrow	Johnny Ryan	55
#10.	Nancy Addison	Jillian Coleridge	53
#11.	Helen Gallagher	Maeve Ryan	52
#12.	John Gabriel	Seneca Beaulac	51
#13.	Frank Latimore	Ed Coleridge	45
#14.	Earl Hindman	Bob Reid	38
#15.	Ron Hale	Roger Coleridge	37
#16.	Michael Fairman	Nick Szabo	27
#17.	Hannibal Penney, Jr.	Clem Moultrie	22
#18.	Ty McConnell	Kenneth Castle	19
#19.	Rosalinda Guerra	Ramona Gonzalez	18
#20.	William Kiehl	Marshall Westheimer	9
#20.	Kenneth McMillan	Charlie Ferris	9
#22.	Dan Hedaya	Herbie Towers	8
#23.	Jadrien Steele	Little John Ryan / Baby Frank Ryan	6
#24.	John Perkins	Father McShane	5
#25.	Malachy McCourt	Kevin McGuinness	4
#26.	Gloria Cromwell	Georgia Rothchild	3
#26.	Nolan Ryan	Himself	3
#28.	Roger Grimsby	Himself	2
#28.	Martha Greenhouse	Mrs. Huber	2
#28.	Gloria Irrizary	Mrs. Santos	2
#28.	Sylvia Sidney	Sister Mary Joel	2
#28.	Fat Thomas	Jumbo Marino	2
#33.	Sally Chamberlain	Diana Carter	1