Editing Murder, She Wrote (section)

===Occasional cast===
* [[Hallie Todd]] as Rhoda Markowitz (6 episodes, 1990–1991), Dennis Stanton's assistant. Todd had previously appeared as another character in the season 6 episode "Class Act".
* [[Ken Swofford]] as Lt. Perry Catalano (6 episodes, 1990–1991). Swofford also appeared in four previous episodes and one later episode as various characters.
* [[James Sloyan]] as Robert Butler (5 episodes, 1990–1991). Sloyan had previously appeared as different characters in the season 3 episode "Corned Beef and Carnage" and the season 4 episode "The Body Politic".
* [[Wayne Rogers]] as Charlie Garrett (5 episodes, 1993–1995), a disreputable private investigator who usually gets into trouble and needs Jessica's help. Charlie's character was the replacement for Harry McGraw after Jerry Orbach's departure. 
* [[Leonard Lightfoot]] as Detective Henderson (5 episodes, 1993–1994).
* [[Debbie Zipp]] as Donna Mayberry Fletcher (5 episodes, 1988–1990), Grady's girlfriend and later wife. Zipp had previously played another character in the season 3 episode "The Days Dwindle Down". Zipp and Horton are married in real life, and have been since prior to the show.
* [[Claude Akins]] as Ethan Cragg (4 episodes, 1984), Jessica's fisherman friend. Ethan is replaced by Seth as Jessica's friend from Season 2 onwards.
* [[Madlyn Rhue]] as Jean O'Neil (4 episodes, 1993–1996), Cabot Cove's disabled librarian. Rhue had previously appeared as another character in the season 6 episode "Seal of the Confessional".
* [[John Astin]] as Harry Pierce (3 episodes, 1984–1985), a local real estate agent. In his final appearance, Pierce briefly becomes Sheriff when Amos Tupper retires but turns out to be unsuitable for the job when he commits murder. Astin had previously appeared in the season 1 episode "Hooray for Homicide", and later appeared in the season 11 episode "Film Flam", portraying different characters.
* [[Genie Francis]] as Victoria Brandon Griffin (3 episodes, 1984, 1986, 1990), Jessica's niece. Other than Grady Fletcher, she is the only one of Jessica's many nieces and nephews to appear more than once. Victoria's husband, hapless actor Howard Griffin ([[Jeff Conaway]]), also featured in two of the episodes.
* [[Ruth Roman]] as Loretta Speigel (3 episodes, 1987–1989), Cabot Cove's lovelorn hairdresser and an inveterate gossip.
* [[Kathryn Grayson]] as Ideal Molloy (3 episodes, 1987–1989), one of the regulars at Loretta's beauty parlour.
* [[Gloria DeHaven]] as Phyllis Grant (3 episodes, 1987–1989), one of the regulars at Loretta's beauty parlour.
* [[Bruce Gray]] as Ted Hartley (3 episodes, 1991–1994). Gray had previously appeared as different characters in two other episodes.
* [[Gregory Sierra]] as Lt. Gabriel Caceras (3 episodes, 1993–1995). Sierra had previously appeared as various characters in three other episodes.
* [[Paddi Edwards]] as Lois Hoey (2 episodes, 1984), a resident of Cabot Cove and member of its PTA, and a friend of Jessica's. Appears in the Pilot and another episode of Season 1.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Paley Center - Murder She Wrote, The Murder of Sherlock Holmes, Pilot Episode Cast and Other Info |url=https://www.paleycenter.org/collection/item/?q=cbs&p=225&item=T:11201 |access-date=2023-01-09 |website=www.paleycenter.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-10-07 |title=The Denizens of Cabot Cove |url=https://murdershewroteshewrote.com/finding-cabot-cove/the-denizens-of-cabot-cove/ |access-date=2023-01-09 |website=Murder, She Wrote, She Wrote |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2019-03-29 |title=Murder, She Wrote Recurring Characters |url=https://murdershewatched.com/murder-she-wrote/murder-she-wrote-recurring-characters/ |access-date=2023-01-09 |website=Murder, She Watched |language=en}}</ref>
*Many actors and actresses also appeared in many episodes playing various characters, sometimes a different character in each one. These include [[Rosanna Huffman]], who portrayed a member of the PTA in the Pilot episode and various others across all the seasons, appearing in 7 episodes overall; [[Tricia O'Neil]] who appeared in the Pilot and 5 episodes overall; and [[Barbara Babcock]], who portrayed different characters in 5 episodes. There are several other examples including veteran character actor [[Steve Forrest (actor)|Steve Forrest]] famous for ''[[S.W.A.T. (1975 TV series)|S.W.A.T.]]'' and a memorable appearance on ''[[Dallas (TV series)|Dallas]]''.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Barbara Babcock - Rotten Tomatoes |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/barbara_babcock |access-date=2023-01-09 |website=www.rottentomatoes.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Rosanna Huffman - Rotten Tomatoes |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/rosanna_huffman |access-date=2023-01-09 |website=www.rottentomatoes.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Tricia O'Neil - Rotten Tomatoes |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/tricia_oneil |access-date=2023-01-09 |website=www.rottentomatoes.com |language=en}}</ref>