Season 2 Guest Stars


Click on the episode name to see a list of guest stars from that episode. The dates next to the episode name are that episode's original airdate.

September 14, 1998: The Real World
September 21, 1998 -- They Eat Horses, Don't They?
September 28, 1998 -- Fools Night Out
October 19, 1998 -- It's My Party
October 26, 1998 -- Story of Love
November 2, 1998 -- Worlds Without Love
November 9, 1998 -- Happy Trails
November 16, 1998 -- Just Looking
November 23, 1998 -- You Never Can Tell
December 14, 1998 -- Making Spirits Bright
January 11, 1999 -- In Dreams
January 18, 1999 -- Love Unlimited
February 8, 1999 -- Angels and Blimps
February 15, 1999 -- Pyramids on the Nile
February 22, 1999 -- Sideshow
March 1, 1999 -- Sex, Lies and Politics
April 5, 1999 -- Civil War
April 19, 1999 -- Those Lips, That Hand
April 26, 1999 -- Let's Dance
May 3, 1999 -- Only the Lonely
May 10, 1999 -- The Green Monster
May 17, 1999 -- Love's Illusions
May 24, 1999 -- I Know Him By Heart

"The Real World"

Richard Lee Jackson as Jason Tresham
Jackson's brother is Jonathan Jackson, who used to play Lucky on "General Hospital." You may remember Richard Lee Jackson from his time as "Ryan" on "Saved by the Bell: The New Class."

Caitlin Dulany as Laura Jewell

Susan Krebs as Judge Kensington

Tracey Ullman as Dr. Tracy Clark
Tracey first appeared in two episodes last season.

Julie Sanford as the juror

Mark Ankeny as the foreman

Renee Goldsberry, Vatrena King, and Sy Smith as the Ikettes

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"They Eat Horses, Don't They?"

Wayne Newton as Harold Wick
Newton played the radio shock-jock.

David Ogden Steirs as Judge Andrew Peters
Fans of Steirs know that he can be seen occasionally on "Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place," however he is most famous for appearing on "M*A*S*H."

Lucy Liu as Ling Woo

Mark Metcalf as Walden (Wick's attorney)
This is Metcalf's second appearance on "Ally McBeal."

Albert Hall as judge in horse meat case

Tim Thomerson as Mr. Daley
Thomerson played the man suing the restaurant owner for serving horse meat.

Stuart Pankin as Mr. Handy
Pankin played the owner of the restaurant that served horse meat.

James Sutorius as Daley's lawyer

J. Karen Thomas as Karen Martin-Gray

Marty Levy as TV announcer

David E. Willis as Michael

Mijanou van der Woude as the reporter

Paul Hayes as the foreman

Renee Goldsberry, Vatrena King, and Sy Smith as the Ikettes

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"Fools Night Out"

Peter MacNicol (Director)

Jennifer Holliday as Lisa Knowles
Last season, Holliday sang "Short People" in the episode "Boy to the World." She received a Tony award in 1982 for her performance in "Dreamgirls."

Lucy Liu as Ling Woo
This will be Liu's second appearance on the show. She has now been signed on as a regular cast member.

Harrison Page as Mark Newman

Lydia Look as Leigh Woo

Gerry Becker as Attorney Stone

Kayren Ann Butler as Jody Silverman

Steve Cohen and Eric Cohen as the Dancing Twins

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"It's My Party"

John Ritter as George Madison

Shawn Michael Howard as Ben
Howard has appeared in three episodes of "The Practice" as Warren Cruickshank.

Albert Hall as Judge Seymore Walsh
Hall has played this judge in several episodes of "The Practice," and he appeared in last season's finale of "Ally McBeal."

Lee Wilkof as Nixon
Wilkof played the attorney for Ms. Hollings. He appeared in two episodes of "Ally McBeal" last season.

Claudette Nevins as Ms. Hollings
Nevins worked with David E. Kelley previously when she appeared as a guest star on "Picket Fences."

Terry L. Rose as the guard

Lawrence McNeal III as the bailiff

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"Story of Love"

John Ritter as George Madison

Natasha Gregson Wagner as Hannah Puck

Josh Evans returns as Oren Koolie, the 10-year old attorney from last season's "The Playing Field."

Kristin Dattilo as Laura Payne

Latanya Richardson as Attorney Yvette Rose

Eric Christmas as Judge Snipp

Ken Colquitt as the police officer

Terry L. Rose and Roderick Bascom as the guards

Harvey J. Alperin as the foreman

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"Worlds Without Love"

Dyan Cannon returns as Whipper Cone

Jessica Harper as Sister Helen

Richard T. Jones as Matt Griffin

Kellie Waymire as Chrissa

Lee Wilkof as Attorney Nixon

Shea Farrell as Priest
Last season in "The Playing Field," Farrell played Mr. Tyler.

Vatrena King, Sy Smith and Cynthia Calhoun as the Ikettes
Cynthia Calhoun has her own website.

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"Happy Trails"

Phil Leeds as Judge "Let me see your teeth" Boyle
This episode marks Leeds' last appearance. He passed away in August. His scenes were originally part of the first episode of this season, which was taped in early August.

Dyan Cannon as Judge Whipper Cone

Rob Schneider as Fitzy

Jennifer Holliday as Lisa Knowles

Melanie Chartoff as Joanne Poole

John Fleck as Attorney Spicer

Louis Giambalvo as Harold Jordan

Alex Shen as the waiter

Robert Blanche as the officer

Vatrena King, Sy Smith and Cynthia Calhoun as the Ikettes
Cynthia Calhoun has her own website.

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"Just Looking"

Justin Theroux as Raymond Brown (opposing counsel)

Christine Ebersole as Marie Stokes

Tony Plana as Judge Figueroa

Eric Scott Woods as Jack Clooney

Brad Grunberg as Emcee

Reese Selley as male stripper witness

Twni Graf as Jennifer

Vatrena King, Sy Smith and Cynthia Calhoun as the Ikettes
Cynthia Calhoun has her own website.

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"You Never Can Tell"

Adam Nimoy (Director)
Nimoy is the son of Leonard Nimoy.

Larry Brandenburg as Judge Raynsford Hopkins
In the pilot, Brandenburg played the judge on the Man Made magazine case. Most recently, he played Stan Grossman in "Fargo." He has worked with Gil Bellows before -- they were both in "Shawshank Redemption." He has also played a judge on David E. Kelley's "The Practice."

Shawn Michael Howard as Ben
Shawn first appeared in the episode "It's My Party."

Murray Rubin as Seymore

Neil Giuntoli as Ralph Witton

Bob Glouberman as Wally

Michael Reilly Burke as Mr. Wells

Michael DiMaggio as Sean

Michael Davenport as Dr. Herbert

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"Making Spirits Bright"

Peter MacNicol (Director)

Mark Linn-Baker as Sheldon Maxwell

Richard T. Jones as Matt Griffin
This is Jones' second appearance on "Ally McBeal." He previously appeared this season in the episode "Worlds Without Love."

Dyan Cannon as Whipper Cone

Lara Flynn Boyle as Helen Gamble
Boyle plays A.D.A. Helen Gamble on "The Practice," David Kelley's other current show which is also based in Boston.

Lee Wilkof as Attorney Nixon

John de Lancie as Jackson Poile
De Lancie is best known to many for his roles as Eugene on "Days of Our Lives," and Q on "Star Trek."

Amy Castle as "young Ally"

Renee Goldsberry, Melanie Taylor, Terron Brooks and Travis Payne as the go-go dancers

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"In Dreams"

Jesse L. Martin returns as Dr. Greg Butters
Martin was in last season's "Theme of Life" and "The Playing Field."

Dyan Cannon as Judge Whipper Cone

Eileen Ryan as Bria
Ryan is the mother of actors Sean and Chris Penn, and musician Michael Penn.

James Greene as Father McNamara

Joel Polis as Attorney Woodson
Polis was in a 1997 TV movie called "The Sleepwalker Killing." He appeared as a guest star on "Picket Fences" in a 1993 episode.

Sam Anderson as Mark Harrison
Anderson, like Polis (also in this episode) was also in "The Sleepwalker Killing." He has also appeared in an episode of "Picket Fences."

Carla Bennett as the nurse

Vatrena King, Sy Smith and Cynthia Calhoun as the Ikettes
Cynthia Calhoun has her own website.

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"Love Unlimited"

Bruce Willis as Dr. Nickle

Jesse L. Martin as Dr. Greg Butters
Martin was in last season's "Theme of Life" and "The Playing Field." He returned in the most recent episode, "In Dreams."

Lisa Thornhill as Kimberly

Caroline Aaron as Laura

Francesca P. Roberts as Judge Harris

Vyto Ruginis as Goodman

Joel Brooks as Dr. Hubbell

Christopher John Fields as Goodman's attorney

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"Angels and Blimps"

Jesse L. Martin as Dr. Greg Butters

Haley Joel Osment as Eric Stall

Mary Mara as Julie Stall

Patrick Pankhurst as Dr. Stewart

Keith MacKechnie as Attorney Gale

Randy Oglesby as Harvey Kent

Talia Balsam as Sheila Kent

Gary Graham as Rodney Wilcox

H. Richard Greene as Dr. Burns

Fred Sanders as Judge Stewart

Elliott Goldwag as the foreman

Renee Goldsberry, Vatrena King and Melanie Taylor as backup singers

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"Pyramids on the Nile"

Jesse L. Martin as Dr. Greg Butters

Anna Nicole Smith as Myra Jacobs

Lauren Bowles as Callie

Peter Birkenhead as Steve

Conor O'Farrell as Jordan

Paul Perri as Jamison

Albert Hall as Judge Seymore Walsh

Kenneth Kimmins as Mr. Forsley

Larry Brandenburg as Judge Raynsford Hopkins

Bruce Nozick as Cobb Company attorney

J. Karen Thomas

Jack Patterson as the foreman

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"Sideshow"

Tracey Ullman as Dr. Tracy Clark

Jesse L. Martin as Dr. Greg Butters

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"Sex, Lies and Politics"

Jesse L. Martin as Dr. Greg Butters

Jennifer Holliday as Lisa Knowles

Harrison Page as Mark Newman

Zach Grenier as Benson

Linda Gehringer as Shirley
Ms. Gehringer has been a guest star on "Ally McBeal" before. She played Attorney General Janet Reno. She's also been a guest star on David Kelley's "The Practice" and "Picket Fences."

Albert Hall as Judge Seymore Walsh

Peter White as Senator Watkins

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"Civil War"

Jesse L. Martin as Dr. Greg Butters

Maria Pitillo as Paula Hunt
Pitillo was recently seen on the big screen in "Godzilla," and on the small screen in "House Rules."

Carmen Argenziano as Harry Wah

Anson Mount as Kevin Wah

Gibby Brand as Judge McKough

Kurt Fuller as Bernard Marsh

Robert Costanzo as George Chisholm

Nelson Mashita as the foreperson

Cissy Wellman as secretary

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"Those Lips, That Hand"

Barry White as himself

Dr. Joyce Brothers as herself

Dyan Cannon as Judge Whipper Cone

Tony Shaloub as Shepley

Jody Wood as Officer Joseph Kent

Brad Blaisdell as Coroner Alfonso Moreno

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"Let's Dance"

Rosie O'Donnell as Dr. Hooper

Dyan Cannon as Judge Whipper Cone

Latanya Richardson as Attny. Rose

Kate McNeil as Marianne Harper

David Dukes as Johnson Biblico

Wendy Worthington as Margaret Camaro

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"Only the Lonely"

Jesse L. Martin as Dr. Greg Butters

Jennifer Rhodes as Gladys

Mary McDonough as Gloria

Debra Christofferson as plaintiff in bathing suit case

Michael Gross as defendant in bathing suit case

Gabrielle Ford as Martha

Ashley Gardner as Casey

Bruce McCarty as Goodman

Holland Taylor as woman in infomercial

Peter Tomarken as reporter

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"The Green Monster"

Antonio Sabato Jr. as Kevin Wyatt

Jesse L. Martin as Dr. Greg Butters

Enya Flack as Kimba

Sara Botsford as Attorney Post

Denis Arndt as Michael Mannix

Christine Estabrook as Mrs. Mannix

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"Love's Illusions"

Amy Castle as Ally at 8

Jill Noel as Ally at 15

Robert Picardo as Barry

Barbara Alyn Woods as Kelly

Anne-Marie Johnson as Barry's attorney

Albert Hall as Judge Walsh

Wendy Worthington as Margaret Camaro

Al Green as himself

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"I Know Him By Heart"

Wendy Worthington as Margaret Camaro

Michael Badalucco as guy on date with Ally
Michael plays Jimmy Berluti on "The Practice."

Gerry Becker as Attorney Stone

Al Green as himself

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