Character Picture Album
A photo album of recurring/important characters and their actors.
John Walton. Married to Olivia. Father of John-Boy, Jason, Mary
Ellen, Erin, Ben, Jim-Bob and Elizabeth. Played by Ralph
Waite.
Olivia Walton. Married to John. Mother of John-Boy, Jason, Mary
Ellen, Erin, Ben, Jim-Bob and Elizabeth. Played by Michael
Learned (-s8 & s10-).
Zebulon Walton. Father of John. Played
by Will Geer (-s6).
Esther Walton. Mother of John. Played
by Ellen Corby (-s8 & s10-).
John-Boy Walton. Eldest child of John and Olivia. Marries Janet
Gilchrist. Played by Richard Thomas, left (-s6 & reunions),
and Robert Wightman, right (s8-s10).
Janet Gilchrist/Walton. Marries John-Boy.
Played by Kate McNeil (reunions).
Jason Walton. Second eldest child of John and Olivia. Marries Toni
Hazelton. Played by Jon Walmsley.
Toni Hazelton/Walton. Marries Jason.
Played by Lisa Harrison (s8, s9 & reunions).
Mary Ellen Walton/Willard/Jones. Eldest daughter of John and Olivia.
Marries Curt Willard and, later, Jonesy. Played by Judy
Norton(-Taylor).
Curt Willard. Marries Mary Ellen. Played
by Tom Bower (s5-s7) (and Scott Hylands, right (s9)).
Jonesy. Later husband of Mary Ellen.
Played by Richard Gilliland (s9 & s10).
Erin Walton/Northridge. Middle daughter of John and Olivia. Marries
Paul Northridge. Played by Mary Elizabeth McDonough.
Paul Northridge. Marries Erin. Played
by Morgan Stevens (s9 & s10).
Ben Walton. Third eldest son of John and Olivia. Marries Cindy Brunson.
Played by Eric Scott.
Cindy Brunson/Walton. Marries Ben. Played
by Leslie Winston (s7-) (and Robin Eisenman, left (s7)).
Jim-Bob Walton. Youngest son of John and Olivia.
Played by David W. Harper.
Elizabeth Walton. Youngest child of John and Olivia.
Played by Kami Cotler.
Cousin Rose Burton/Perkins. Marries Stanley Perkins.
Played by Peggy Rea (s8, s9 & reunions).
Stanley Perkins. Marries Rose Burton.
Played by William Schallert (s8 & s9).
Serena Burton. Grandchild of Rose Burton.
Played by Martha Nix (s8).
Jeffrey Burton. Grandchild of Rose Burton.
Played by Keith Mitchell (aka Keith Coogan) (s8).
Other Important Characters
Ike Godsey. Marries Corabeth Walton.
Played by Joe Conley.
Corabeth Walton/Godsey. Marries Ike Godsey.
Played by Ronnie Claire Edwards (s3-).
Aimee Godsey. Adopted daughter of Ike and Corabeth.
Played by Rachel Longaker, left (s5-s8 & reunions),
and DeAnna Robbins, right (s10).
Miss Mamie Baldwin. Sister of Emily.
Played by Helen Kleeb.
Miss Emily Badwin. Sister of Mamie.
Played by Mary Jackson.
Verdie Grant/Foster. Marries Harley Foster.
Played by Lynn Hamilton (s1, s2, s4-s9 & reunions).
Harley Foster. Marries Verdie Grant.
Played by Hal Williams (s2, s5, s6 & s9).
Josh Foster. Adopted son of Verdie and Harley.
Played by Todd Bridges, left, James Bond III, bottom, and
Jason Moses, right. (s6-s9).
Rev. Mathew Fordwick. Marries Rosemary Hunter.
Played by John Ritter (-s5).
Rosemary Hunter/Fordwick. Marries Mathew Fordwick.
Played by Mariclare Costello (-s5).
Yancy Tucker. Played by Robert Donner
(-s7, s10 & reunions).
Sheriff Ep Bridges. Played by John Crawford
(s1, s2, s4-s6, s8 & s9).
Maude Gormley. Played by Merie Earle
(s1, s2 & s4-s7).
G. W. Haines. Played by David Doremus
(s1, s2 & s4-s6).
Drew Cutler. Played by Tony Becker (s8-).
Recurring Characters Grid
Below is a link to a matrix of the appearances of all recurring characters in the show. (Let
me know if you find any mistakes – email address is below).
Characters are down the side; episodes are across the top (with episode numbers). Each season
is given a different color. Recurring characters where the actor changes are given separate entries.
Characters are in order of first apperance. The header row/column is repeated every so often for
convenience.
Key:
- appears (in new footage).
U - appears (in new footage) but is uncredited.
C - credited but does not appear (in new footage).
WARNING: EXTREMELY LARGE IMAGE! – may not work well on lightweight devices (e.g. phones).
Desktop or laptop is recommended.
