List of The Cosby Show Characters - Notable Guest Stars

Notable Guest Stars

  • Debbie Allen as Emma ("If the Dress Fits, Wear It", season 5)
  • Tichina Arnold as Delores ("Theo's Women", season 5)
  • Angela Bassett as Mrs. Mitchell ("Mr. Quiet", season 1), and Paula ("Bookworm", season 4)
  • Norman Beaton as Carleton ("There's Still No Joy in Mudville" season 7)
  • Art Blakey as drummer ("Play It Again, Russell," season 2)
  • U.S. Senator Bill Bradley as Cliff's teammate #1 ("The Boys of Winter", season 5)
  • Sônia Braga as Anna Maria Westlake ("Mrs. Westlake" and "An Early Spring", season 2)
  • Valerie Brisco-Hooks as herself ("Off to the Races", season 2)
  • Roscoe Lee Browne as Dr. Foster ("Shakespeare", season 4)
  • Red Buttons as Jake, owner of Jake's Appliances ("Cliff and Jake", season 7)
  • Naomi Campbell as Julia ("The Birth" and "Cyranoise de Bergington", season 5)
  • Betty Carter as Amanda Woods ("How Do You Get to Carnegie Hall", season 5)
  • Robert Culp as Scott Kelly ("Bald and Beautiful", season 3)
  • Sammy Davis, Jr. as Ray Palomino ("No Way, Baby", season 5)
  • Dave DeBusschere as Cliff's teammate #2 ("The Boys of Winter", season 5)
  • Plácido Domingo as Alberto Santiago ("Birthday Blues", season 5)
  • Teresa Edwards as Opponent #2 ("The Boys of Winter", season 5)
  • Terry Farrell as Nicki Phillips ("The Younger Woman," season 1)
  • Al Freeman, Jr. as Ernie Scott ("Back to the Track, Jack", season 1)
  • Minnie Gentry as Gramtee ("The Storyteller", season 6)
  • Dizzy Gillespie as Mr. Hampton ("Play It Again Vanessa", season 1)
  • Erica Gimpel as Jennifer ("Waterworks", season 4)
  • Robin Givens as Susanne ("Theo and the Older Woman", season 2)
  • Pam Grier as Samantha ("Planning Parenthood", season 3)
  • Moses Gunn as Joe Kendall ("Grampy and NuNu Visit the Huxtables", season 6)
  • Walt Hazzard as Cliff's teammate #3 ("The Boys of Winter", season 5)
  • Lena Horne as herself ("Cliff's Birthday", season 1)
  • Iman as Mrs. Montgomery ("Theo and the Joint", season 1)
  • Danny Kaye as Dr. Burns ("The Dentist", season 2), in one of his last TV appearances
  • Alicia Keys as Maria ("Slumber Party", season 1)
  • B.B. King as Riley Jackson ("Not Everybody Loves the Blues", season 6)
  • LaChanze as Sylvia ("The Prom", season 4)
  • Audrey Landers as Cookie Bennett ("Cliff and Jake", season 7)
  • Sheldon Leonard as Dr. Wexler ("Physician of the Year," season 1)
  • Nancy Lieberman as Opponent #1 ("The Boys of Winter", season 5)
  • Miriam Makeba as herself ("Olivia Comes Out of the Closet", season 8)
  • Gates McFadden ("Cliff's 50th Birthday," season 3)
  • S. Epatha Merkerson as Book Club Member 5 ("Bookworm", season 4)
  • Melba Moore as Patricia Abbott ("Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star", season 4)
  • Rita Moreno as Mrs. Granger ("You Only Hurt the One You Love", season 3)
  • Lou Myers as Mr. Davis ("You Only Hurt the One You Love", & "Andalusian Flu", season 3)
  • Tony Orlando as Tony Castillo ("Mr. Quiet", season 1)
  • Tito Puente as timbal player ("Play It Again, Russell", season 2)
  • Christopher Plummer as Professor Jonathan Lawrence ("Shakespeare", season 4)
  • Patricia Richardson as Mrs. Schrader ("Calling Doctor Huxtable", season 3)
  • John Ritter as Ray Evans ("Total Control", season 7)
  • Frank Robinson as Frank Potter ("There's Still No Joy in Mudville", season 7)
  • Victoria Rowell as Paula Kendall ("Cliff's Wet Adventure", season 6)
  • Howard "Sandman" Sims as himself ("Mr. Sandman", season 6)
  • Special Ed as J.T. Freeze ("Warning: A Double-Lit Candle Can Cause a Meltdown", season 8)
  • Arnold Stang ("No Way, Baby," season 5)
  • Bern Nadette Stanis as Carolyn Thompson ("Adventures in Babysitting", season 7)
  • Elaine Stritch as Mrs. McGee ("Shall We Dance?", "Cliff la Dolce", & "Mr. Sandman", season 6)
  • Dub Taylor as Slim Claxton ("The Drum Major," season 4)
  • Leslie Uggams as Kris Temple ("The Return of the Clairettes", season 7)
  • Blair Underwood as Denise's boyfriend (uncredited) ("Jitterbug Break", season 1), and Mark ("Theo and the Older Woman", season 2)
  • Mario Van Peebles as Garvin ("Clair's Sister", season 2)
  • Jim Valvano as John Velarde ("The Getaway", season 8)
  • Dick Vitale as Dan Vicente ("The Getaway", season 8)
  • Malinda Williams as Althea Logan ("Calling Doctor Huxtable", season 3) and Shana ("Denise Kendall: Singles Counselor", season 6)
  • Nancy Wilson as Lorraine Kendall ("Grampy and NuNu Visit the Huxtables", season 6)
  • Stevie Wonder as himself ("A Touch of Wonder", season 2)
  • Amy Yasbeck as Alicia Evans ("Total Control", season 7)

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