About Diff'rent Strokes
- Released on November 03, 1978
The series stars Gary Coleman and Todd Bridges as Arnold and Willis Jackson, two African American boys from Harlem who are taken in by a rich white Park Avenue businessman named Phillip Drummond and his daughter Kimberly, for whom their deceased mother previously worked. During the first season and first half of the second season, Charlotte Rae also starred as the Drummonds' housekeeper, Mrs. Garrett.
Main Cast of Diff'rent Strokes
Conrad Bain plays Phillip Drummond (189 episodes)
Gary Coleman plays Arnold Jackson (189 episodes)
Todd Bridges plays Willis Jackson (189 episodes)
Dana Plato plays Kimberly Drummond (147 episodes)
Secondary Cast of Diff'rent Strokes
Danny Cooksey plays Sam McKinney (43 episodes)
Mary Jo Catlett plays Pearl Gallagher (67 episodes)
Dixie Carter plays Maggie McKinney (25 episodes)
Charlotte Rae plays Edna Garrett (50 episodes)
Mary Ann Mobley
Dorothy Hamill
Jayne Kennedy
Jack Riley plays Mr. Crocker (5 episodes)
Ellen Travolta
Terry Kiser
Royce D. Applegate
Arthur Burghardt
Carl M. Craig
McLean Stevenson
Dana Kimmell
LaWanda Page
Ray Bolger
Michael Sharrett plays Henry (1 episode)
John Brandon
Irene Tedrow
Brad Kesten
Nancy Davis Reagan
Philip Charles MacKenzie
Ed Jones
Wendy Fulton
Gordon Jump
Howard Morton
Shavar Ross plays Dudley Ramsey (43 episodes)
Rosalind Chao plays Miss Chung (6 episodes)
John McCook
Shari Belafonte
Whitman Mayo
Nedra Volz plays Adelaide Brubaker (23 episodes)
Ernie Sabella
William Pierson
Vonetta McGee
Kari Michaelsen
Chuck McCann
Troy Slaten
Billy Jayne
Meeno Peluce
Marla Pennington
Hervé Villechaize plays Hervé Villechaize (1 episode)
Michael Tucci
Frank De Vol
Meadowlark Lemon
Dick O'Neill
Keone Young
Macon McCalman
John Hancock
Dick Sargent
Dody Goodman plays Sophia Drummond (5 episodes)
Rachel Jacobs
David Mendenhall
Jon Caliri
Candice Azzara
Fran Bennett
Veronica Redd
George Memmoli
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Ronne Troup
John Astin
Moosie Drier
Joanna Gleason
Edward Andrews
James A. Watson, Jr
Robert Rockwell
John McIntire
Anne-Marie Johnson
Greg Mullavey
Clarence Gilyard Jr. plays The Student (1 episode) , Frank Simpson (1 episode)
David Coburn
Janet Jackson plays Charlene DuPrey (8 episodes)
Le Tari
Kim Richards
Peter Vidmar plays Self (1 episode)
James Reynolds
Jason Hervey plays Charlie (8 episodes)
Philip Sterling
Robert Jayne
Molly Ringwald plays Molly Parker (2 episodes)
Michael Durrell
Toy Newkirk
Krista Errickson
Mindy Cohn plays Natalie Green (2 episodes)
Felice Schachter plays Nancy Olson (1 episode)
Kim Fields plays Dorothy 'Tootie' Ramsey (6 episodes)
Peter Hobbs plays Mr. Robinson (1 episode)
Julie Anne Haddock
Julie Piekarski plays Sue Ann Weaver (1 episode)
Lisa Whelchel plays Blair Warner (2 episodes)
Jack O'Leary plays Mr. Kruger (1 episode)
Mitch Gaylord plays Self (1 episode)
Julia Parton
Betty Kean plays Sally Winkle (1 episode)
Robert Vega plays Mr. Lopez (1 episode)
Rana Ford plays Nurse / Nurse #2 (2 episodes)
Tim Daggett plays Self (1 episode)
Scott Johnson plays Self (1 episode)
Jim Hartung plays Self (1 episode)
Bart Conner plays Self (1 episode)
Steven Mond plays Robbie Jason (22 episodes)
Crew of Diff'rent Strokes
Writing
Directing
Production
- Danny Cooksey
- Mary Jo Catlett
- Dixie Carter
- Charlotte Rae
- Mary Ann Mobley
- Dorothy Hamill
- Jayne Kennedy
- Jack Riley
- Ellen Travolta
- Terry Kiser
- David Hasselhoff
- Royce D. Applegate
- Arthur Burghardt
- Carl M. Craig
- Andrew Dice Clay
- Tammy Townsend
- Lawrence Monoson
- McLean Stevenson
- Dana Kimmell
- LaWanda Page
- Joel Brooks
- William Daniels
- Elinor Donahue
- Ray Bolger
- Michael Sharrett
- John Brandon
- Irene Tedrow
- Brad Kesten
- Nancy Davis Reagan
- Philip Charles MacKenzie
- Ed Jones
- Wendy Fulton
- Gordon Jump
- Tom Rosqui
- Clarence Clemons
- Howard Morton
- Shavar Ross
- Dabney Coleman
- Rosalind Chao
- James Cromwell
- John McCook
- Shari Belafonte
- Whitman Mayo
- Nedra Volz
- Ernie Sabella
- William Pierson
- Vonetta McGee
- Kari Michaelsen
- Chuck McCann
- Troy Slaten
- Billy Jayne
- Meeno Peluce
- Brian Robbins
- Marla Pennington
- Hervé Villechaize
- Michael Tucci
- Melora Hardin
- Frank De Vol
- Meadowlark Lemon
- Lee Weaver
- Dick O'Neill
- Keone Young
- Audrey Meadows
- Jami Gertz
- Arye Gross
- Macon McCalman
- John Hancock
- Dick Sargent
- Dody Goodman
- Rachel Jacobs
- David Mendenhall
- Ernie Hudson
- Jon Caliri
- Sal Lopez
- Candice Azzara
- Fran Bennett
- Veronica Redd
- George Memmoli
- Mr. T
- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
- Ronne Troup
- John Astin
- Moosie Drier
- Robin Givens
- Joanna Gleason
- Edward Andrews
- Martin Ferrero
- James A. Watson, Jr
- Robert Rockwell
- John McIntire
- Forest Whitaker
- Anne-Marie Johnson
- Greg Mullavey
- Clarence Gilyard Jr.
- David Coburn
- Janet Jackson
- Le Tari
- Kim Richards
- Peter Vidmar
- James Reynolds
- Jason Hervey
- Philip Sterling
- Robert Jayne
- Molly Ringwald
- Michael Durrell
- Toy Newkirk
- Krista Errickson
- Mindy Cohn
- Felice Schachter
- Kim Fields
- Peter Hobbs
- Julie Anne Haddock
- Julie Piekarski
- Lisa Whelchel
- Jack O'Leary
- Mitch Gaylord
- Julia Parton
- Betty Kean
- Robert Vega
- Rana Ford
- Tim Daggett
- Scott Johnson
- Jim Hartung
- Bart Conner
- Steven Mond