Full Cast — 227 (1985–1990)

Marla Gibbs

Mary Jenkins

Hal Williams

Lester Jenkins

Alaina Reed Hall

Rose Lee Holloway

Jackée Harry

Sandra Clark

Regina King

Brenda Jenkins

Helen Martin

Pearl Shay

Curtis Baldwin

Calvin Dobbs

Barry Sobel

Dylan McMillan

Countess Vaughn

Alexandria DeWitt

Paul Winfield

Julian C. Barlow

Stoney Jackson

Travis Filmore

Lynn Hamilton

Emma Johnson

Kevin Peter Hall

Kia Goodwin

Whitman Mayo

Lionel Mark Smith

George Kirby

Ron Glass

Flip Wilson

Beah Richards

Alfonso Arau

Rick Hurst

Ron Richardson

Lee Weaver

Jim Doughan

Arthur Burghardt