List of Guiding Light cast members explained

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

Originally a radio drama series, by the early 1980s, Guiding Light was CBS's main contender challenging ABC's dominance of the daytime television soap opera ratings.^[1]

Major characters and cast members over the years have included Roger Thorpe (Michael Zaslow); Nola Reardon (Lisa Brown); Reva Shayne (Kim Zimmer); and Beth Raines (Beth Chamberlin).

Cast members

Actor	Character	Duration
	India von Halkein	1984–87, 1990, 1998–99, 2002, 2005
	Rob Layne	2000
	Jim LeMay	1999–2000
	Kit Vested	1969–74
		1982–84, 1986–91, 1996–2004, 2009
	Sara McIntyre	1968–83
		1999–2009
Terrell Anthony	Rusty Shayne	1986–90, 1996–2000, 2002, 2005–06
	Zach Spaulding	2002–09
	TJ Werner	1980–81
	Alan Spaulding	1979
	Sandy Foster	2003–06
Hayley Barr	Harley Cooper	1999, 2001–02
	Sally Gleason	1983–87
	Cyrus Foley	2007–09
Frank Beaty	Brent Lawrence	1995–96
	Tony Reardon	1981–85
Nancy Bell	Susan Bates Spaulding	1995–96
Paulo Benedeti	Jesse Blue	1997–2000
	Mrs. Matson	1965-66
	Barbara Norris Thorpe	1971–81, 1995–96
Christopher Bernau	Alan Spaulding	1977–84, 1986–88
Richard Biggs	Clayton Boudreux	2001–02
David Bishins	Daniel St. John	1990–92
	Drew Jacobs	1997–2000
	Ben Warren	1997–2000
	A.C. Mallet	2005–09
John Bolger		1985–86
	Ben Reade	2001–03
BethAnn Bonner	Natasha	2009
John Boruff	Henry Benedict	1962–66
	Alan Spaulding	2004
		2008–09
	Will Jeffries	1987–89
Kim Brockington	Felicia Boudreau	2002–09
		1993–98, 2006
	Nola Chamberlain	1980–85, 1995–98, 2009
Ryan Brown	Bill Lewis III	1998–2001
Lydia Bruce	Alexandra Spaulding	1984
Mandy Bruno		2004–09
	Michelle Bauer	1995–98
Bryan Buffington	Bill Lewis III	1989–98
William Bumiller	Sean McCullough	1998–99
		1999–2001
Gregory Burke	Ben Reade	1989–96
	Warren Andrews	1983–87
Nadia Capone	Francesca Vizzini	1991
	Nadine Cooper Lewis	1988–95, 2003, 2006
James Carroll	A.C. Mallet	1991–92
		1999–2009
		1989–91, 1997–2009
		1999–2009
	Wyatt Sanders	1995–96
Carolyn Ann Clark	Lesley Ann Monroe	1981–84
	Hillary Bauer	1978–84
Jordan Clarke	Tim Ryan	1974–76
Jordan Clarke	Billy Lewis	1983–86, 1989–93, 1996–2009
Tyra Colar	Leah Bauer	2008–09
	Richard Winslow	1999–2003
	Jeffrey O'Neill	2003–09
Signy Coleman	Annie Dutton	1998–99, 2003
Signy Coleman	Teri DeMarco	1999
		2002
Zach Conroy	James Spaulding	2009
	Morgan Richards	1981–83
	Cecilia	2009
	Bill Lewis	2002–05, 2007–09
Suzy Cote	Samantha Marler	1989–92
Amy Cox Ecklund	Abigail Blume Bauer	1995–2000
	Mindy Lewis	1993–95
Carey Cromelin	Wanda Hite	2009
Veronica Cruz	Gabriella Lopez	1994–95
Kathleen Cullen	Amanda Spaulding	1979–83, 1987
	David Grant	1995–96
Augusta Dabney	Barbara Norris	1970
Robert Danza Jr.	Jude Bauer	2007–08
	Selena Davis	1998–2000
Allison Daugherty	Rae Rooney	1989–90
	Buzz Cooper	1993–2009
	Martha Frazier	1967
Lynn Deerfield	Holly Reade	1970–76
Michael Dempsey		2005–07
	Blake Marler	1988–89
	Daisy Lemay	2007–09
Leslie Denniston	Maeve Stoddard	1985–88
	Chelsea Reardon	1986–91
	A.C. Mallet	1990–93
	Frank Cooper	1987–2009
	Maureen Reardon	2009
		1996–97
	Adrian "Sugar" Hill	1997
Colleen Dion-Scotti	Ramona Hendon	2003
Mark Dobies	Noah Chase	2000–01
	Maureen Bauer	1982–86
		2001–04
	Peggy	1986
		1993–99, 2002–09
	Eve Guthrie	1992–95
	Harley Cooper	1987–93, 1997–2008
	Carrie Todd Marler	1981–82
Morgan Englund	Dylan Lewis	1989–95, 1997, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2009
	J. Chamberlain	1996–98
Carl T. Evans		1987–90
		1983–86
Scott Evans	Trey	2008
Geoffrey C. Ewing	Griffin Williams	1995–98
	Roger Thorpe	1991–92, 1994–95
Kristi Ferrell	Roxie Shayne	1984–88
Arielle Fleischer	Clarissa Marler	2006–08
	Elise	1989
	Sonni Carrera	1987–89
	Solita Carrera	1988–89
		2005–08
	Clayton Boudreau	2003–09
	Pilar Santos	1999–2001
	Holly Lindsey Reade	1976–80, 1988–2006, 2009
	Dylan Lewis	2007–08
Jennifer Gatti		1986–87
	Tammy Winslow Randall	2002–08
Jeff Gendelman	Matt Weiss	1990–91
	Ed Bauer	1966–69, 1997–98
Thomas Gibson	Peter Latham	1987
Patrick Gilbert	Robbie Santos	2009
	Gus Aitoro	2001–08
	Johnny Bauer	1986–90
	Meredith Reade	1987–89
	Helen Tynan	1982
	Jory Andros	1992–94
	Eve McFarren	1976–82
	Hart Jessup	1996–99
Kathryn Hall	Emma Spaulding	2004–07
Ann Hamilton		1993
	Fletcher Reade	1984–99, 2009
Kate Harrington	Marion Conway	1971–72
Aaron Hart	Jude Bauer	2005–07
	Bridget Reardon Lewis	1991–97, 2009
	Leslie Jackson Bauer	1971
		1990–96
	Michael Burke	1997–98
Marshall Hilliard	Hart Jessup	1995–96
Elizabeth Hobgood	Mary Murto	2000–01
Rebecca Hollen	Trish Lewis	1981–85, 1997, 2002
	Judge Frances Collier	1988-93
Patrick Horgan	Neil Blake	1981-82
David S. Howard	Dutch Blazer	1986
Roger Howarth	Jory Andros	1992
Scott Hoxby	Patrick Cutter	1993–95
	Anne Benedict Fletcher	1962
Mart Hulswit	Ed Bauer	1969–81
		2003–06
	Sebastian Hulce	2004–05
Fiona Hutchison	Tanya	1985
Fiona Hutchison	Jenna Bradshaw	1992–94, 1996–98, 2006, 2009
	Zachary Smith	1996–97
	Brandon "Lujack" Luvonaczek	1983–85, 1989
	Nick McHenry Spaulding	1991–96, 1998
	Ginger	1993–95
Jessica Jimenez	Catalina Quesada	2000–02
	Jim Frazier	1966
	Eleni Cooper	1991–95
Alexa Kaplan	Sarah Randall	2006–09
		1975–81
	Shayne Lewis	2000–03
		1992–2009
	Vanessa Chamberlain	1980–87, 1989–2000, 2002, 2005–09
	Annabelle Sims Reardon	1983–85
Nina Landey	Cassie Lawrence	1995–96
	Macaulay West	1993
Sophia Landon	Diane Ballard	1977–81
Lisby Larson	Calla Matthews	1985–86
	Bess Lowell	1993–94
	Bea Reardon	1981-90
	Dahlia Crede	1996–99
Christian LeBlanc	Wedding guest	2009
		2007–09
Bethany Joy Lenz	Teenage Dolly	1998
Bethany Joy Lenz	Michelle Bauer Santos	1998–2000
Mark Lewis	Kurt Corday	1985–86
	Dick Grant	1953
	Kat Speakes	1991–94
Robert LuPone	District Attorney	1989
Robert LuPone	Leo Flynn	1990–97
David Andrew Macdonald	Edmund Winslow	1999–2005, 2008–09
	Agatha Dobson	1984
Rebecca Mader	Tony's Mystery Woman	2003
Marko Maglich	Johnny "Dub" Taylor	1984–85
Larkin Malloy	Kyle Sampson	1984–87
	Marcus Williams	1995–98
	Pauly Hardman	1994
	Gilly Grant	1989–96
	Tony Santos	2003–05
Robin Mattson	Hope Bauer	1976–77
	Marah Lewis	1998–99
		2000–02
	Landlord	1989
	Vinnie Morrison	1993
Sean McDermott	Hart Jessup	1993
	Marah Lewis	2001–04
	Matt Reardon	1994–2000, 2005–09
Beverlee McKinsey	Alexandra Spaulding	1984–92
	Grady	1993
	Rob Layne	1998
	Michelle Bauer	1989–95
		1995–99
Burke Moses	Briggs	1986
		2008–09
Kelly Neal	Sid Dickerson	1994–95
	Rose McLaren	1987–89
Eric Nelsen	Kevin Ross Marler	2006
		1981–84, 1986–91, 1993–2009
	Kenneth Norris	1970–75, 1998–99
Tom Nielsen	Floyd Parker	1980–85
	Rebecca Nash	1992
Patrick O'Connell	Neil Everest	1989–90
	Rick Bauer	1983–91, 1995–2009
Thomas O'Rourke	Justin Marler	1976–83
Michael Palance	Kevin Stanton	1986–88
Petronia Paley	Vivian Grant	1992–99
		1996–2000
	Maureen Bauer	1986–93, 1997, 1999, 2004
		1997–98
	Marah Lewis	1989–91
	Jonathan Randall	2004–09
	Katie Parker	1977–85
Christopher Pennock	Justin Marler	1990–91
Mary Peterson	Nell Cleary	1995–96
	Hart Jessup	1991–92
	Jackie Marler	1976–80
	Linell Conway	1970–72
George Pilgrim	J. Chamberlain	1996
		1988–89
	Mark Evans	1981–83
	Brad Green	2003–04
	Vicky Spaulding	1998–2001
Katell Pleven	Dana Jones	1989–90
Toby Poser	Amanda Spaulding	1995–98
	Claire Ramsey	1983–86, 2000–02
Juliet Pritner	Suzanne Deveraux	1991–92
	Keymar	1999
Narlee Rae	Clarissa Marler	2008–09
		1994–2009
Wes Ramsey	Sam Spencer	2000–04, 2008
Heather Rattray	Wendy	1988
	Bradley Raines	1983–85, 1989
Arielle Renwart	Leah Bauer	2006–09
Gil Rogers	Hawk Shayne	1985–92, 1995–97, 1999, 2002, 2004–06, 2008–09
Jennifer Roszell	Eleni Cooper	1995–2002, 2006, 2009
	Kathy Grant	1952–58
		2006–09
Katie Sagona		1997–2002
		2006–09
	Carmen Santos	1999–2003
	Lucy Cooper Spaulding	1993–97
Sam Schacht	Brody	1984
	Dr. Stephen Jackson	1965-1981
	Billy Lewis	1993–94
	Julie Camaletti	1991–94
Drew Seeley	Andrew	2000
Monti Sharp	David Grant	1992–95
	Kelly Nelson	1980–84
	Mindy Lewis	1989–92, 1997
		1981–84, 1986–96, 2002–04, 2009
	Lillian Raines	1983–2009
		2005–09
	unknown character	1983
	Susan 'Daisy' Lemay	1998–2001
	Max Nickerson	1999
	Julie Camaletti	1992
Gillian Spencer	Robin Lang	1964–67
	Jessie Matthews	1985–87
Leonard Stabb	Hart Jessup	1993
	Michelle Santos	2000–05, 2009
Laura Stepp	Cassie Layne Winslow	2001
	Mike Bauer	1968–1984, 1997
	Danny Santos	1998–2005, 2009
	Blake Marler	1989–92
Anna Stuart	Vanessa Chamberlain	1981
William Bell Sullivan	Gary Swanson	1989–90
	Hope Santos	2009
	Quint Chamberlain	1996
		1983–89, 2002, 2004, 2009
	Simon Hall	1985–87
	David Grant	1998–2001
		2004–09
Jacqueline Tsirkin	Emma Spaulding	2008–09
		1987–89
	Quint Chamberlain	1981–85, 1996–97
		2006–09
Jerry verDorn	Ross Marler	1979–2005
	Todd MacKenzie	1982
	Hoss	1994
	Morgan Richards	1980–81
	Tony Santos	2000–03
Richard Van Vleet		1984–86
	Trudy Palmer	1952
	Mike Bauer	1954–56
	Tangie Hill	1993–95
Tonja Walker	Marie Green	2003–04
	Himself	2008
		1994–98
	Max Nickerson	1999–2001
	Himself	2008
Marty West		2003–04
	William Reynolds	1986-92
	Sam Kershaw	1999
Michael Wilding Jr.	Jackson Freemont	1985–87
	Jim Frazier	1966
Darnell Williams	Griggs	2007
Karen Williams	Vicky Spaulding	1998
Miles Williams	R.J. Jessup	2004–09
	Hampton Speakes	1989–96
Sherilyn Wolter	George	1993
Michael Woods	Jim Reardon	1983–85
	Kevin Dawson	1992–98
		1997–2005
Ramy Zada	Jeffrey Morgan	1997–98
Michael Zaslow	Roger Thorpe	1971–80, 1989–97
	Cameron Stewart	1986–88
Stephen Zinnato	Nolan	2001–04
		1983–90, 1995–2009
	Dolly Shayne	1998
Jessica Zutterman	Alan-Michael Spaulding	1981–83

Notes and References

News: Waldman . A. J. . 2007 . 'GI' through the Years . 2024-11-23 . Television Week . EBSCOhost.