Notable Guests

This is the master index of all noteworthy guest appearances, including guest hosts and guest panelists whose appearances have been broken out into their own pages.  This list includes celebrities identified as special guests, other noteworthy names who appeared on the show, and even cameo appearances. 

Jayne and Faye's panel appearances after their stint as regulars are listed here, as are Betsy's panel appearances before becoming a regular.

An H after the episode number indicates host.
A P after the episode number indicates panelist.
An asterisk* indicates that the individual didn't actually appear on the show, but was associated with it in some other way.

A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M  N  O  P  Q  R  S  T  U  V  W  Y  Z

A

Edie Adams: 197P, 446, 575, 604, 657
Felix Adler (Circus): 81
Brian Aherne: 55
Anna Maria Alberghetti: 422
Eddie Albert: 56
Alan Alda: 72-3
Buzz Aldrin (Astronaut): 72-37
Joseph Alfidi (Pianist): 210
Louise Allbritton: 1P, 2P
Dayton Allen: 541
Fred Allen: 131
Marty Allen: 482, 72-19
Steve Allen: 6H, 77H, 94, 140, 166, 168P, 196, 372, 418P, 419P, 423P, 501, 515
Woody Allen: 557, 603, 678
Fran Allison: 157P
June Allyson: 429
Kirk Alyn: 72-6
Amarillo Slim: 72-7
Don Ameche: 68, 207, 244, 469P
Joe Amlong (Olympics): 597
Morey Amsterdam: 109, 435, 482P, 516P, 526, 556, 602
Gilbert M "Broncho Billy" Anderson: 287
Judith Anderson: 182
Paul Anderson (Olympics): 164, 523
Wendy Anderson (Governor): 72-4
Dana Andrews: 288, 307*, 367
Pier Angeli: 195
Paul Anka: 278, 493, 670
Eve Arden: 448
Henry Armstrong (Boxing): 637
Louis Armstrong: 283, 629
Desi Arnaz: 173
Edward Arnold: 64, 101
Cliff Arquette: 297, 436
Fred Astaire: 130
Charles Atlas: 171
Micha Auer: 8
Jean-Pierre Aumont: 151, 371

B

Lauren Bacall: 403, 529P
Jim Backus: 245P, 679
Pearl Bailey: 673
"Big John" Baker (Football): 624
Bernt Balchen (Aviator): 626
Lucille Ball: 173P, 239, 420, 597, 661
Bill Ballantine (Circus): 320, 559
Kaye Ballard: 592. 72-13
Jean Balukas (Billiards): 655
Tallulah Bankhead: 403
Roger Bannister (Runner): 83*
Bob Barker: 72-12
Carmen Basilio (Boxing): 254
Orson Bean: 1P, 2P, 589, 590P, 640
Brace Beemer: 327, 551
Ed Begley: 564
Ralph Bellamy: 73, 136H, 222
William Bendix: 181, 306, 307*, 404, 440
Joan Bennett: 32, 54P-68P, 103, 231, 269P 274*, 327P 340, 449
Jack Benny: 511
Joan Benny: 511P
Patricia Benoit: 84
Gertrude Berg: 89
Edgar Bergen: 437
Polly Bergen: 69P-82P, 213P, 395
Milton Berle: 475, 72-7
Pete Best (Musician): 561
Beulah Witch: 157
Vivian Blaine: 333P
Janet Blair: 193
Fred Blesse (Aviator): 30
Ray Bloch: 121
Jesse Block: 159
Lorraine Bloy: 596P
Ben Blue: 248
Ray Bolger: 282, 459, 503
Pat Boone: 276, 313, 364, 465*
Richard Boone: 268
Victor Borge: 391, 434, 495, 570, 581, 668
Ernest Borgnine: 171
Catherine "Katie" Boyle: 128P
Eddie Bracken: 14P-19P
Rossano Brazzi: 665
Craig Breedlove (Auto Racing): 535
Walter Brennan: 227, 342, 414*
Maurice Brenner: 179
Lloyd Bridges: 376, 566
Joe E Brown: 38, 172, 218, 262
Timmy Brown (Football): 580
Debbie Bryant (Miss America): 627
Yul Brynner: 274*
Edgar Buchanan: 639
Horst Buchholz: 521
Billie Burke: 78
Carol Burnett: 371P, 401, 413P, 414P, 430P, 442P, 465*, 488, 500, 517, 615, 634
George Burns: 72-18
Dick Button (Olympics): 105
Red Buttons: 36, 346, 72-10
Ruth Buzzi: 72-34

C

Leon Cadore (Baseball): 155
John Cage (Composer): 374
John Cale (Musician): 535
Corinne Calvet: 15
Godfrey Cambridge: 181
Dolph Camilli (Baseball): 608
Doug Camilli (Baseball): 608
Judy Canova: 202
Eddie Cantor: 238
Jack Cardini (TV Chef): 21
Kitty Carlisle: 17P-27P, 50P, 153P, 155P, 158P, 589, 590P, 640
Hoagy Carmichael: 272 
Art Carney: 71, 131P, 292, 559, 632*
Jack Carson: 74
Johnny Carson: 322P, 323P, 348, 349P, 372P, 394, 396P, 416P, 420P, 421P, 431P, 432P
Ken Carson: 33
Jack Carter: 72-22
Peggy Cass: 311P, 313P, 460, 530, 589, 590P, 640
Roy Castle: 529
Joan Caulfield: 165
Bennett Cerf: 307*, 452
Christopher Cerf: 307
Wilt Chamberlain (Basketball): 476, 642
Carol Channing: 509, 510P, 550, 578, 599P, 618P
Joie Chitwood (Auto Racing): 608
Linda Christian: 18
Milbourne Christopher (Magician): 355, 537, 574
Sarah Churchill: 137
Dane Clark: 67
Dick Clark: 278P
Rosemary Clooney: 516P, 551P
Ty Cobb (Baseball): 155
Charles Coburn: 34, 98, 336
Imogene Coca: 343
Mickey Cochrane (Baseball): 143
Jerry Coleman (Baseball) 255
Dorothy Collins: 466P
Bud Collyer: 208, 414*, 589, 667
Jerry Colonna: 256
Shirl Conway: 593
Jackie Cooper: 59, 186, 286P, 291, 314
Melville Cooper: 1P-14P
Charles Correll: 527*
Lou Costello: 241
Tom Courtney (Olympics): 215
Wally Cox: 84, 385, 421, 562
Billy "Crash" Craddock: 384
Jeanne Crain: 82, 332
Broderick Crawford: 163, 256
Joan Crawford: 456, 527
John Creasey (Author): 591
Walter Cronkite: 663
Bob Crosby: 299
The Crosby Boys: 443
Xavier Cugat: 37
Ann Cullen (Bill's Wife): 175P, 288, 395, 429, 436
Bill Cullen (As Host): 245H
Bob Cummings: 76, 220, 323
Tony Curtis: 289, 72-35*
Patricia Cutts: 212P, 215P

Johnny Carson

D

Arlene Dahl: 66, 228P, 264P, 293, 664
Salvador Dali: 514
John Daly: 637, 675
Vic Damone: 400, 523
Rodney Dangerfield: 76-2
Denise Darcel: 54
Bobby Darin: 555
Linda Darnell: 160
Charles Darrow (Monopoly): 158
Vince D'Autorio (Olympics): 275
John Davidson: 72-37
Ann B Davis: 286
Bette Davis: 516*, 561, 596
Dennis Day: 259, 297
Doris Day: 335*
Laraine Day: 3, 5P, 8P-13P, 34P, 35P, 46P, 83P-86P, 88P-91P, 94P-97P, 99P-102P, 138P, 149P , 151P, 154P, 195P, 229, 280, 398
Ruby Dee: 548P
Don DeFore: 611
Gloria DeHaven: 61, 120
Olivia de Havilland: 291, 377, 565, 596
Michel de la Vega (Magician): 463, 470, 472, 546
Milton DeLugg: 146
Dom DeLuise: 72-9
Jack Dempsey (Boxing): 95, 189
Dieter Dengler (POW): 674
Steve DePass: 412, 413, 506
Andy Devine: 126, 239P
Phyllis Diller: 550P, 636, 637P
Dolly Dimples (Circus): 205
John Dingell (Congressman): 224
Troy Donahue: 545
Brian Donlevy: 46, 178
Diana Dors: 258
Melvyn Douglas: 16
Hugh Downs: 507
Howard Duff: 217
Dr. Benjamin Duggar (Scientist): 31
Jimmy Durante: 187
Leo Durocher (Baseball): 35, 85, 102
Richard Dwyer (Ice Skating): 72-25

E

Eddie Eagan (Olympics): 105
Buddy Edelen (Olympics): 571
Gertrude Ederle (Swimming): 189
Cass Elliot: 72-23
Dorothy Ellington: 313P
Mischa Elman: 109
Joan Embery: 72-2
Faye Emerson: 216, 413, 444P, 485P, 512P, 513P
Stu Erwin: 70
Robert Evans: 311
Chad Everett: 72-39
Tom Ewell: 467

F

Nanette Fabray: 261
Douglas Fairbanks Jr: 211, 260, 279, 477
Peter Falk: 619
Annie Fargé: 410
Philo Farnsworth (Inventor): 242
Herbie Faye: 179
Ferrante & Teicher (Pianists): 248
Jose Ferrer: 549
Bobby Fischer (Chess): 278
Eddie Fisher: 43
Ham Fisher (Cartoonist): 12
Barry Fitzgerald: 19
Rhonda Fleming: 453
Nina Foch: 14P, 15P, 16P
Frank Fontaine: 632*
Joan Fontaine: 530
Doug Ford (Golf): 152
Phil Ford: 643
Whitey Ford (Baseball): 353
Benjamin Foulois (Aviator): 543
Jimmie Foxx (Baseball): 131
AJ Foyt (Auto Racing): 436
Arlene Francis: 307*, 405, 452, 486, 577, 612, 652
Connie Francis: 576
William Frawley: 605
Betty Furness: 185P, 186P, 198P, 262P, 274*

G

Martin Gabel: 307*
Peter Gabel: 307
Eva Gabor: 2, 363, 412
Zsa Zsa Gabor: 27, 374
Zoe Gail: 312P, 323P
Joe Garagiola: 646
Reginald Gardiner: 159, 254
Ava Gardner: 80*
James Garner: 473, 538
Dave Garroway: 123, 167
John Gary: 660
Ben Gazzara: 353
Terry Gibbs (Musician): 651
Toni Gilman: 176P 
Hermione Gingold: 347, 366, 508
Jackie Gleason: 125
John Glenn (Aviator): 244, 474*
George Gobel: 132, 221, 447, 515P
Arthur Godfrey: 277H, 315, 491, 504, 551, 569*, 618, 636P, 637P, 654, 656
Peter Goldmark (LP Records): 6
Bill Goodwin: 43H-46H
Mark Goodson: 100, 191, 296, 317
Gorgeous George: 346
Margaret Gorman (First Miss America): 6
Eydie Gorme: 318P, 606
Frank Gorshin: 633, 72-33
Maurice Gosfield: 179
Robert Goulet: 525, 582, 653
Peter Gowland (Photographer): 72-1
Farley Granger: 177, 265
Barra Grant (Bess' Daughter): 433, 395
Kathryn Grant: 314P
Kenneth J Gray (Congressman): 665
Kathryn Grayson: 331P
Rocky Graziano (Boxing): 75, 195, 223, 322, 349
Keith Green: 605
Joel Grey: 72-31
Merv Griffin: 433, 478P, 481P, 533P
Andy Griffith: 237, 319, 326, 428, 494
Emile Griffith (Boxing): 428
Abie Grossfeld (Olympics): 573
Muriel Grossfeld (Olympics): 573
Fred Gwynne: 617

Eydie Gorme

I

Burl Ives: 206

M

Jeanette MacDonald: 47
Gisele MacKenzie: 407
Fred MacMurray: 58, 359
Gordon MacRae: 287, 537
Sheila MacRae: 649
Bill Macy: 72-28
Sal Maglie (Baseball): 102
George Maharis: 626
Jayne Mansfield: 517*
Mickey Mantle (Baseball): 14
Hal March: 161, 219H, 236H, 247H-250H, 251, 548
Barbara Marciano (Mrs. Rocky Marciano, Boxing): 29
Rose Marie: 671
The Marlowe Brothers (Musicians): 669
Catherine Marshall (Author): 129
E.G. Marshall: 560, 648
Herbert Marshall: 225
Jim Marshall (Football): 581
Barney Martin: 279
Dean Martin: 274*
Gene Marvin (Mentalist): 72-26
Chico Marx: 80, 149
Groucho Marx: 352, 541
Harpo Marx: 80*, 226*, 431
Donald Francis Mason (Aviator): 187
James Mason: 203
Lon Masterson (Magician): 240, 489, 531
Bob Mathias (Olympics): 534
Hans Mauch (Inventor): 641
Elsa Maxwell: 17, 271, 365
Marilyn Maxwell: 212, 249, 473P
Bill Mazeroski (Baseball): 405
Chuck McCann: 437, 575
Joel McCrea: 274*, 360
Bob McGrath: 677
Spanky McFarland: 343
Chuck McKinley (Tennis): 555
Marian McKnight: 203P
Don McNeill: 108, 147H-152H, 169H, 188H, 197H-200H, 333
Audrey Meadows: 61P, 86, 108P, 140, 152P, 174P, 259P, 260P, 261P, 263P, 408
Jayne Meadows (As Panelist): 317, 325, 326, 347, 412, 429, 515, 517, 597, 601, 617, 638, 642. 643
Jayne Meadows (As Guest): 321, 338, 362, 418, 450, 613, 680
Anne Meara: 72-38
Lauritz Melchior: 117
Bill Melendez (Animator): 72-21
Allan Melvin: 179
Adolphe Menjou: 113, 234
Burgess Meredith: 30, 386
Ethel Merman: 625
Dick Merrill (Aviator): 654
Dina Merrill: 677
Robert Merrill: 124, 146, 571, 584, 672
Driftin' Johnny Miller: 197
Mitch Miller: 109, 354, 414*
Billy Mills (Olympics): 597
Martin Milner: 72-20
Sal Mineo: 318
Liza Minnelli: 609
Edgar Mitchell (Astronaut): 76-2
Thomas Mitchell: 79
Vince Mondi: 322
Vaughn Monroe: 83P
Ricardo Montalban: 247
Garry Moore: 655
Victor Moore: 129
Agnes Moorehead: 194
Morgan the Dog: 92
Dr Mason Morfit (Garry's Brother): 196P
Nell Morfit (Garry's Wife): 1, 100
Eve Morgan (Henry's Mother): 63, 338, 465
Henry Morgan (As Host): 246, 256, 269, 270, 286, 289, 447, 469, 478, 487, 504, 513, 532, 533, 621
Chester Morris: 20, 96
Greg Morris: 72-11
Robert Morse: 635
Gary Morton: 597P
Willie Mosconi (Billiards): 471
Stirling Moss (Auto Racing): 583
Alan Mowbray: 91
Patrice Muncel: 275, 416
Audie Murphy: 152
Arthur Murray: 457
Don Murray: 424
Jan Murray: 23, 289P, 72-32
Michael Myerberg (Broadway Producer): 190

Margaret O'Brien

Q

Carmel Quinn: 277, 366P

R

Paco Rabanne (Fashion Designer): 643
George Raft: 60
Dennis Ralston (Tennis): 555
Tony Randall: 253, 393, 539, 614
The Amazing Randi: 407*, 591
Jeannette Rankin (Congresswoman): 309
Basil Rathbone: 26, 176
Gregory Ratoff: 99, 175
Aldo Ray: 62
Martha Raye: 226*, 27​0, 325, 457
Ronald Reagan: 156, 419
Bert Rechichar (Football): 664
Lynn Redgrave: 681
Donna Reed: 315P
Robert Reed: 72-35
Charles Nelson Reilly: 72-14, 76-3
Carl Reiner: 114, 245P, 246P, 249P, 256P, 269P, 270P
Lee Remick: 639P
Michael Rennie: 471
Debbie Reynolds: 162, 425
Buddy Rich: 76-1
Roy "Wrong Way" Riegels (Football): 267
Cyril Ritchard: 169
Thelma Ritter: 127
Joan Rivers: 72-2
Cliff Robertson: 524, 676, 72-21
Oscar Robertson (Basketball): 278
Jackie Robinson (Baseball): 218
Ginger Rogers: 345, 474
Roy Rogers: 305, 462
Cesar Romero: 52, 188
Mickey Rooney: 232, 255, 303, 569
Charlie Root (Baseball): 255
Maxie Rosenbloom (Boxing): 25, 95P
Barney Ross (Boxing): 534
Steve Rossi: 482
Harry Ruby (Songwriter): 636
Marie Runick (Betsy's Mother): 395
Jane Russell: 441
Ann Rutherford: 51P
Frank Ryan (Football): 611

Ronald Reagan

U

Peter Ustinov: 409

W

Nancy Walker: 382
Jack Walsh (Circus Strongman): 203
Jersey Joe Walcott (Boxing): 315
Ray Walston: 580
Jack Warhop (Baseball): 83
Earl Warren: 4
David Wayne: 199, 327, 504P, 600
Charley Weaver: 297, 436
Fritz Weaver: 610
Lawrence Welk: 243
Orson Welles: 205, 209
Betty White: 295P, 297P, 298P, 304P
Paul Whiteman: 122
Cornel Wilde: 281
Lones Wigger (Olympics): 597
Hoyt Wilhelm (Baseball): 102
Esther Williams: 324P
Tom Williams (Hockey): 635
Meredith Willson: 316, 518
Marie Wilson: 300
Paul Winchell: 53, 153, 72-24
Charles Winninger: 112
Jonathan Winters: 402, 423, 481, 554
Shelley Winters: 651
Monty Woolley: 28
Jo Anne Worley: 72-5
Gretchen Wyler: 421P, 484P, 513P, 645
Mrs. Wyler: 110P
Jane Wyman: 387
Ed Wynn: 233
Keenan Wynn: 133, 294, 415
Dana Wynter: 320

Betty White

Y

Sol Yaged (Musician): 651
Shirley Yamaguchi: 145
Cy Young (Baseball): 131
Loretta Young: 274*, 527*
Robert Young: 210, 451

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