Still Standing (TV Series) - Guest and Recurring Roles

Guest and Recurring Roles

• Perry (James Patrick Stuart): Linda's husband, a musician who performs in Reno, NV. He intentionally uses a fake English accent which was useful when he first appears on the show as the singer in a Foghat cover band. In Reno he becomes the "Captain" as one half of a Captain and Tennille cover group.
• Marion Fitzsimmons (Kerri Kenney): Fitz's wife. She is considered controlling by Fitz. She is very much portrayed as not on the same page humor wise with Fitz, Bill and Judy, which is one of the factors behind her and Judy not always getting along. In one episode, Kenney also portrays Mary Simms, a volunteer at Tina's school.
• Gene Michaels (Steven Gilborn): Judy and Linda's father. He is an avid collector and connoisseur of model trains.
• Helen Michaels (Janet Carroll seasons 1 and 2; Swoosie Kurtz seasons 3 and 4): Judy and Linda's mother. She favors Judy over Linda. Her character portrayal differs based on the actress; she is more motherly when portrayed by Caroll, but outgoing and fun when portrayed by Kurtz, thus, changing the mentality of the character during the seasons.
• Hakim (Daniel Murillo) Hakim is Brian's good friend who also attends Jefferson High School and is in the Engineering Club with Brian. It is revealed in the episode Still Changing (Season 1, Ep. 19) that Hakim plays oboe in the band and a has runny eye, and after Lauren decides to resume her clarinet playing in the band, salacious gossip soon flies alleging that Hakim would show Lauren the closet where the school band stores its supply of rusty trombones. In the episode Still Parading (Season 2, ep. 17) Hakim lets loose a blood curdling scream when a cat runs across his path as Hakim is using a nail gun. As Brian excitedly explains, "He's horribly allergic!" Hakim also utters a D-bomb and says, "Safety be damned," as he hastily departs on a tandem bicycle, sans helmet, with Donald, one of Brian's other friends. In the episode Still Avoiding Christmas (Season 4, ep. 9) Brian and Hakim were planning on having a "Jam Session," not a musical encounter, but rather a session where they make fruit preservatives. Hakim must cancel the "jam session," as it is revealed that Hakim is related to famous boxer Naseem Hamed a.k.a. Prince Naseem, and must participate in an elaborate ring walk entrance for Prince Naseem where Hakim, dressed in close fitting two piece purple blouse, must carry Prince Naseem on his shoulders and dance to the ring as Prince's song Delerious plays over the arena loud speakers.
• Al Miller (Paul Sorvino): Bill's father, a retired steelworker. When Bill was younger, Al left Bill and his mother (Louise) with little or no money, creating the main dynamic between Bill and Al. Later in the series, when Al is set to get remarried, his fiance reveals that Al is in reality a multi-millionaire who has been lying to Bill for years.
• Louise Miller (Sally Struthers): Bill's manipulative mother who moved to Chicago after her divorce. She manipulates those around her by guilt-tripping them. Her controlling nature with Bill sets her constantly at odds with Judy. On numerous occasions Louise and Judy vie, usually as a result of Judy finally snapping at Louise for her manipulativeness and Louise's subsequent hurt feelings. Many times they fight, to make up and then fight again. She eventually dates and marries Johnny.
• Johnny (Clyde Kusatsu): Louise Miller's new love interest and eventual husband. He is very wealthy, having bought Louise an expensive car. He is Japanese, which is addressed when he first meets Bill and Judy at a Chinese restaurant and Bill mistakes Johnny for a waiter.
• Bonnie (Ashley Tisdale): Brian's girlfriend.
• Becca (Lauren Schaffel): Lauren's best friend. She is also very afraid of Judy. In one episode, Lauren reveals that Becca's parents went to a marriage counselor, but unfortunately the counseling soon lead to group therapy, which soon turned into a cult that partook in perverted sexual acts of group orgies and wife-swapping.
• Ted Halverson (Kevin Nealon): The Millers' religious neighbor. He and his wife tend to be "overachievers" who often compete against Bill and Judy, though often before Bill or Judy know there is a competition. The Halversons also believe that a mother should be at home and not working, as evidenced by numerous allusions to Judy "doing what she can" considering she is a working mother.
• Kathy Halverson (Marin Mazzie): Ted Halverson's equally-religious wife. Kathy is usually the voice of reason, and dampens Ted's competitive nature after he has gone too far.
• Matt Halverson (Shawn Pyfrom): Ted's son and one of Lauren's boyfriends.
• Shelly (Julia Campbell) and Terry (Justine Bateman): The Millers' lesbian neighbors, and mothers of Chris. Adding fuel to Bill's fantasies, Shelly is a flight attendant and Terry is a nurse. On more than one occasion it is shown that Terry finds Judy attractive, prompting Shelly's jealousy.
• Chris (Sean Marquette/Jared Hillman): Lauren's love interest in several episodes; Shelly and Terry's son. He has extraordinary handyman skills which his overprotective mothers rarely allow him to utilise.
• Kyle Polsky (Todd Stashwick): Bill's irresponsible, immature neighbor who has a large collection of toys and is related to the (fictional) famous and wealthy Polsky beer family.
• Carl (David Koechner): Bill's best friend during seasons 1 and 2. Works with Bill at the department store.
• Maxwell "Mack" McDaniel (John Marshall Jones): Bill and Fitz's friend during seasons 2 and 3 (6 episodes). Mack works with Bill and Fitz at the department store.
• Jeff Hackman (Chris Elliott): Also works with Bill. Sometimes called Jeff Hackman "Never-Pay-Ya-Backman".