Rueben's Ramblings

Every year there are guest appearances made on the latest TV shows. Some are just a natural part of the show, filling out the cast in order to depict the stories as outlined by the script while other appearances are special, being made by notable actors or fan favorites.

The following list shows just some of the big guest appearances that were made on a number of TV shows throughout 2010. To simplify matters, the actors’ names appear in alphabetical order followed by the series for which they appeared in parenthesis:

Amy Acker (No Ordinary Family)
Armand Assante (Chuck)
Rene Auberjonois (Warehouse 13)

Michael Badalucco (In Plain Sight)
Carlos Bernard (Burn Notice)
Barry Bostwick (Glee)
Billy Burke (Rizzoli & Isles)
Carol Burnett (Glee)

Richard Chamberlin (Leverage, Chuck and Brothers & Sisters)
Gary Cole (The Closer)

Timothy Dalton (Chuck)
William B. Davis (Human Target)
William Devane (Psych)
Griffin Dunne (White Collar)

Robert England (Chuck and Supernatural)
Oded Fehr (Covert Affairs)
Lou Ferrigno (Chuck)

Ana Gastyer (Chuck)
Robin Givens (Nikita)
Summer Glau (Chuck)
Pam Grier (Smallville)
Jon Gries (Supernatural and Psych)
Michael Gross (Psych)

Angie Harmon (Chuck)
Teri Hatcher (Smallville)
Tricia Helfer (Human Target)
Lance Henrickson (Haven)
Michael Hogan (Smallville)
Peter Horton (Life Unexpected)

Allison Janney (Lost)
Eriq LaSalle (Covert Affairs)
Christopher Lloyd (Chuck)
Dolph Lundgren (Chuck)

Sean Maher (Human Target and Warehouse 13)
Lee Majors (Human Target)
Ralph Macchio (Psych)
Ann-Margret (Army Wives)
Kellie Martin (Drop Dead Diva)
James Marsters (Caprica and Hawaii Five-0)
Chi McBride (Psych)
Sarah McLachlan (Life Unexpected)
Meatloaf (Glee)
Alyssa Milano (Castle)
Judd Nelson (Psych)

Gwyneth Paltrow (Glee)
Sarah Paulson (Grey’s Anatomy)
Luke Perry (Leverage)
Tahmoh Penikett (Human Target)
Bronson Pinchott (Chuck and Hawaii Five-0)
Franke Potente (Psych)
Freddy Prinze, Jr. (Psych)

J. August Richards (Grey’s Anatomy)
Eric Roberts (Chuck)
Gena Rowlands (NCIS)
Susan Ruttan (The Forgotten)

William Sadler (Hawaii Five-0)
Leelee Sobieski (Drop Dead Diva)
Jewel Staite (Warehouse 13)
Sharon Stone (Law & Order: Special Victims Unit)
Gina Torres (The Vampire Diaries)

Lindsay Wagner (Warehouse 13)
Robert Wagner (NCIS)
Carl Weathers (Psych)
Peter Weller (Psych)
Kevin Weisman (The Forgotten)
Wil Wheaton (Eureka and Leverage)
Clarence Williams III (Justified)
Ray Wise (Castle)
Rick Worthy (Medium)

NOTE: A number of the cast members of the perennial classic TV series Twin Peaks made a special appearance on an episode of Psych, which paid homage to the show. Those cast members included Dana Ashbrook, Ray Wise, Robin Lively, Sheryl Lee, Sherilyn Fenn, Catherine Coulter and Lenny Von Dohlen.

What big name stars or fan favorites can be expected to appear in our favorite series in 2011. Well, only the powers that be behind the shows can tell us that and they’ll keep those secrets for as long as they can. Is there a particular actor or actress that you would like to see guest star? And, more importantly, was there a guest star that was featured in your favorite show who wasn’t included above? Please share.