The Big Guest Stars of Five-O


Updated on September 22nd, 1997

A Star is Born!

A surprising amount of well-known names graced the Hawaii Five-O series in guest-star roles. Several of these people were relative unknowns at the time, but went on to much bigger things in the '80s and '90s. Below is a partial list of well-known stars of today who once appeared on Five-O. This list is presented in order of episodes, and includes the more well-known series each actor/actress is famous for. By no means is this a complete listing of all Five-O guest stars. If you have any additions for the list, send me mail and they will be immediately added. A *** indicates that an actor has appeared in previous Five-O episodes, and is featured earlier in the list.


EP#	TITLE			ACTOR			HOW FAMOUS
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003	Tiger by the Tail	Sal Mineo		Rebel Without a Cause

004	Samurai			Ricardo Montalban	"Fantasy Island"

005	...And They Painted
	Daises on His Coffin	Gavin McLeod		"The Love Boat"

011	Deathwatch		James Shigeta		"Die Hard"

013	King of the Hill	Yaphet Kotto		"Homicide: Life on 
							 the Street"

014	Up Tight		Ed Flanders		"St. Elsewhere"

016	The Box			Gavin McLeod	 	***	

018	Along Came Joey		Jesse White		Maytag repairman

024	A Thousand Pardons,
	You're Dead		Loretta Swit		"M*A*S*H"

026	Forty Feet High,
	And It Kills!		Will Geer		"The Waltons"

038	Blind Tiger		Marion Ross		"Happy Days"

040	Run, Johnny, Run  	Christopher Walken

043	Cry, Lie		Martin Sheen		many movies,
						 	father of Emilio
							Estevez & Charlie Sheen	

046	Three Dead Cows at      Loretta Swit		***
	Makapuu		 	Ed Flanders		***	
				Dana Elcar		"MacGyver"

052	Time and Memories	Martin Sheen		***

053	The Guarnerius Caper	Ed Flanders		***

059	Over Fifty?  Steal!	Hume Cronyn		"Cocoon" (the movie,
							not the H5O pilot!)

062	The Double Wall		Monte Markham		"Baywatch"
				Sorrell Booke		"The Dukes of Hazzard"

076	3,000 Crooked Miles 
	To Honolulu		Buddy Ebsen		"Barnaby Jones"

077	Two Doves & Mr. Heron	John Ritter		"Three's Company"

077	Two Doves & Mr. Heron	Vic Morrow		"Combat Zone"

079	Air Cargo .. Dial 
	for Murder		Marion Ross		***

081 	The Burning Ice		Jackie Cooper		"Superman"

086	Odd Man In		Hume Cronyn		***

087	Bait Once, Bait Twice	Loretta Swit		***

091	While You're At It,
	Bring in the Moon	Ed Flanders		***

095	Follow the White 
	Brick Road		David Birney	 	many TV movies	

098	Death Wish on 
	Tantalus Montain	Ricardo Montalban	***	

099	You Don't Have to
	Kill to Get Rich,
	But it Helps		William Shatner		"Star Trek"

103 	Chain of Events		Dirk Benedict		"The A-Team"

109	I'm a Family Crook-
	Don't Shoot		Andy Griffith		"Matlock",
							"Andy Griffith Show"

111	Thanks for the 
	Honeymoon		Patty Duke		"Patty Duke"

113	Here Today, Gone
	Tonight			Monte Markham		***

118	Engaged to Be Buried	Erik Estrada		"CHiPs"

127	Tricks are Not Treats	Pat Morita		"The Karate Kid"

137	One Born Every Minute	Ed Flanders		***

142	Mother's Deadly Helper	Casey Kasem		"Casey's Top 40"

148	Steal Now -- Pay Later	Casey Kasem		***

149	Bomb, Bomb, Who's Got
	The Bomb?		Marc Singer		"V"

151	We Hang Our Own		Leslie Nielsen		"The Naked Gun"

151	We Hang Our Own		Bruce Boxleitner	"Babylon 5"

155	Welcome to Our Branch
	Office			Frank Gorshin		"The Great Impostor"

158	Bones of Contention	Vic Tayback		"Alice"

161 	Small Witness, Large
	Crime			Bert Convy		"Win, Lose, or Draw"

162	Ring of Life		Penelope Windust	"V"

169	Murder--Eyes Only	David Birney		***
				Donna Mills		"Knotts Landing"

172	Target--The Lady	Andrew Prine		"V"
                           	Marc Singer		"V"
							(a connection?)
				Susan Dey		"The Partridge Family"

173	Death's Name is Sam	George Takei		"Star Trek"

177	Retire in Sunny
	Hawaii -- Forever!	Helen Hayes		Known as the 'First
							Lady of Theater'.  Also
							James MacArthur's mom!

194	Oldest Profession --
	Latest Price		Ned Beatty		various movies

195	Man on Fire		Pat Hingle		"Batman the Movie"

203	The Bells Toll at Noon	Rich Little		famous comedian

207	Dealer's Choice -
	Blackmail		John Ritter		***

222	Deadly Doubles		Kurt Russell		Tequila Sunrise

229	The Silk Trap		David Birney		***

232	Angel in Blue		Vic Tayback		***

237	A Stranger in 		
	His Grave		Andrew Prine		***

249	The Miracle Man		James Sikking		"Doogie Howser, M.D.",
							"Hill Street Blues"

252	The Meighan Conspiracy	Robert Reed		"The Brady Bunch"

256	The Execution File	Robert Loggia		"Independence Day"

259	The Year of the Horse	Barry Bostwick		"Rocky Horror"
				Victoria Principal	"Dallas"

262	Though the Heavens 
	Fall			Robert Reed		***

272 	For Old Time's Sake	Neva Patterson		"V"

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Thanks to Michelle and Eugen Druta, visitors of this page from Germany,
for adding the following people to our list:

Ep#	Title			Actor/Actress		How famous
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110  	The Child Stealers 	Richard Hatch  		Battlestar Galatica 

163     A Study in Rage     	Richard Hatch		*** 

179  	The Waterfront Steal	Richard Hatch 		***

139  	Death with Father	Peter Strauss  		Rich Man, Poor Man

130     A Bullet for El Diablo  A. Martinez    		Santa Barbara

052  	Time and Memories       Diana Muldaur  		Star Trek

098     Death Wish on Tantalus  Diana Muldaur   	*** 

233     When Does a War End?	Anne Francis   		Many TV-Series

219     Descent of the Torches  Geraldine Page 		many Tv-Movies

044     Most Likely to Murder   Tom Skerritt		Picket Fences

095     Follow the White 	Mark Jenkins		Young Dr. Kildare
	Brick Road	  		

070     The Bomber and Mrs.     Mark Jenkins		***
	Moroney

163     A Study in Rage  	Gretchen Corbett	The Rockford Files

237  	A Stranger in His Grave John Hillerman		Magnum P.I.

143     Killer at Sea           William Devane  	Knots Landing

029     A Bullet for McGarrett  Eric Braeden            Young and the Restless


[The following are thanks to Bill Koenig] -

259	The Year of the Horse	George Lazenby		the 2nd James Bond 

030	Sweet Terror		Theodore Bikel		many TV movies 

192	Nine Dragons		David Tomlinson 	Mary Poppins (father)

278	Woe to Wo Fat		Patricia Crowley	Don't Eat the Daisies


[The following are thanks to "K.C.", who e-mailed me some more additions] -

069	Dear Enemy		Vera Miles		various movies
				Gary Collins		once had a talk show

091	While You're At It,
	Bring in the Moon	Barry Sullivan		many Westerns

097	Death is Company 
	Policy			George Chakiris		West Side Story

142	Mother's Deadly Helper	Anthony Zerbe		many movies

151	We Hang Our Own		Perry King		"Riptide"

155	Welcome to Our Branch
	Office			Cameron Mitchell	"High Chaparral"

185	Loose Ends Get Hit	Henry Darrow		"High Chaparral"

202	Target--A Cop		Gerald McRaney		"Major Dad"
				Donald Stroud		Lots of TV/movies

205	Ready.. Aim..		Edward James Olmos	Stand and Deliver

222	Deadly Doubles		Tim Matheson		The Longest Drive

271	School for Assassins	Gary Lockwood		Lots of TV/movies


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