Editing Taxi (TV series) (section)

===Recurring===

* Jeff Bennett (J. Alan Thomas), Sunshine Cab's assistant dispatcher, he shares the "cage" with Louie but rarely speaks or interacts with the other characters. A quiet African-American man with an afro, Jeff appears throughout the show's run, initially as a bit part player and/or background performer. As the series progressed, Jeff gradually became more of a featured supporting player; his evolution culminated in a storyline in the season 5 episode "Crime and Punishment", in which Louie falsely accuses Jeff of stealing car parts from the company and selling them on the black market—a crime which Louie himself committed. Thomas appeared as himself in the 1999 film ''[[Man on the Moon (film)|Man on the Moon]]''.<ref name="google">{{cite book|title=John Willis' Screen World|author1=Willis, J.|author2=Monush, B.|date=2000|volume=51|publisher=Applause Books|isbn=9781557834317|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ab0zAQAAIAAJ|access-date=2014-11-15}}</ref>
* Tommy Jeffries (T.J. Castronova), the bartender and waiter at Mario's, the restaurant where the group often hangs out. Tommy is pretty friendly with the whole gang, taking an interest in their personal lives.
* Joe Reiger ([[Jack Gilford]]) (1979–1981), Alex's father, from whom he is estranged. In his first appearance, he suffers a heart attack and Alex is convinced by his sister Charlotte ([[Joan Hackett]]) to visit him in the hospital. Alex and Joe had not spoken in 30 years, and Alex mistakes another patient for Joe.
* Zena Sherman ([[Rhea Perlman]]) (1979–1982). She has a romantic relationship with Louie (played by Perlman's real-life husband DeVito), but marries someone else after they break up.
* Greta Gravas ([[Susan Kellermann]]) (1979–1982), Latka's mother. She has a short fling with Alex, which causes friction with Latka.
* Phyllis Bornstein-Consuelos ([[Louise Lasser]]) (1980–1982), Alex's ex-wife, with whom he had a daughter. Phyllis became fed up with his lack of ambition and remarried, but they remain strongly attracted to each other. She once goes out on a date with Louie, just to irritate Alex.
* Cathy ([[Talia Balsam]]) (1978–1980), Phyllis and Alex's daughter. In the first episode of the series, Alex finds out that Cathy, who was a baby when he and Phyllis divorced, is making a stopover in Miami on her way to attend college in Portugal. He drives to Miami to meet her for the first time since then. In a later episode, he attends Cathy's wedding.
* Brian Sims (Marc Anthony Danza). In his first appearance, Tony fights a former boxing champ whose best days are behind him. He becomes troubled when he realizes that the champ is dedicating the fight to wheelchair user Brian (played by Danza's real-life son<ref name="Picou-20220813">{{cite web |last1=Picou |first1=Sabrina |title=Tony Danza's Kids: Everything To Know About 'Who's The Boss?' Star's 4 Children |url=https://hollywoodlife.com/feature/tony-danza-kids-4816909/ |website=[[Hollywood Life]] |access-date=March 20, 2023 |date=August 13, 2022 |archive-date=March 20, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230320002352/https://hollywoodlife.com/feature/tony-danza-kids-4816909/ |url-status=live }}</ref>). In a next-season episode, Tony seeks to adopt him.