List of Little House on the Prairie characters

Table columns:
Name
Seasons
No. ofepisodes
Portrayer
Character summary

Table rows:
cells: Nels Oleson
1–9
147
Richard Bull
Mercantile proprietor; husband and father
cells: Harriet Oleson
1–9
153
Katherine MacGregor
Mercantile proprietor; wife and mother
cells: Nellie Oleson
1–9
104
Alison Arngrim
Oldest child of Nels and Harriet
cells: Willie Oleson
1–9
140
Jonathan Gilbert
Son of Nels and Harriet
cells: Nancy Oleson
8–9
33
Allison Balson
Adopted daughter of Nels and Harriet
cells: Percival Dalton/Isaac Cohen
6–7
11
Steve Tracy
Nellie’s husband
cells: Rachel Brown Oleson
9
2
Sherri Stoner
Willie’s wife
cells: Dr. Hiram Baker
1–9
113
Kevin Hagen
Town physician
cells: Reverend Robert Alden
1–9
76
Dabbs Greer
Church minister
cells: Melinda Foster
1–9
61
Ruth Foster
Post office manager
cells: Isaiah Edwards
1–3, 6, 8–9
52
Victor French
Charles’s best friend
cells: Grace Snider Edwards
1–6
23
Bonnie Bartlett / Corinne Camacho
Wife of Isaiah Edwards
cells: John Sanderson Edwards
2–4
8
Radames Pera
Oldest child of Isaiah & Grace Edwards, adopted after first mother died
cells: Alicia Sanderson Edwards
2–3, 5, 8
19
Kyle Richards
Youngest child of Isaiah & Grace Edwards, adopted after first mother died
cells: Carl Sanderson Edwards
2–4
19
Brian Part
Middle child of Isaiah & Grace Edwards, adopted after first mother died
cells: Matthew Rogers
9
5
Jonathan Hall Kovacs
Young boy that is taken care of by Isaiah Edwards (season 9)
cells: Jonathan Garvey
4–7
51
Merlin Olsen
Farmer; husband and father
cells: Alice Garvey
4–6
33
Hersha Parady
Wife and mother; teacher; dies in fire with Adam Kendall Jr.
cells: Andy Garvey
4–7
43
Patrick Labyorteaux
Son of Jonathan and Alice
cells: Eva Beadle Simms
1–4
45
Charlotte Stewart
School teacher
cells: Adam Simms
4
2
Joshua Bryant
Miss Beadle's husband
cells: Lars Hanson
1–5
41
Karl Swenson
Lumber mill owner; a founder of Walnut Grove
cells: Hester-Sue Terhune
4–9
40
Ketty Lester
Head of the school for the blind
cells: John Carter
9
19
Stan Ivar
Blacksmith; husband and father
cells: Sarah Carter
9
15
Pamela Roylance
Starts a newspaper; wife and mother
cells: Jeb Carter
9
18
Lindsay Kennedy
Older son of John and Sarah
cells: Jason Carter
9
18
David Friedman
Younger son of John and Sarah
cells: Susan Goodspeed
4–7
16
Michelle Downey
Student at the school for the blind
cells: Etta Plum
9
15
Leslie Landon
School teacher
cells: Christy Kennedy
1–2
10
Tracie Savage
Schoolgirl
cells: Sandy Kennedy
1
4
Robert Hoffman
Schoolboy; Christy's brother
cells: Hans Dorfler
1–4, 6
9
Jim Jeter
Resident of Walnut Grove; a stable-owner
cells: Bill Anderson
6–9
6
Sam Edwards
Banker of Walnut Grove
cells: Joe Kagan
4–5, 7
5
Moses Gunn
Aging boxer who retires to farm life in Walnut Grove
cells: Judd Larrabee
4–5
5
Don "Red" Barry
Resident of Walnut Grove
cells: Mrs. Amanda "May" Whipple
1–4
5
Queenie Smith
Resident of Walnut Grove; local seamstress
cells: Mr. Kennedy
1
4
Wayne Heffley
Resident of Walnut Grove; father of Christy and Sandy
cells: Mrs. Kennedy
1–2
3
Eileen Ryan (season 1),Janice Carroll (season 2)
Resident of Walnut Grove; mother of Christy and Sandy
cells: Ebenezer Sprague
2–3
4
Ted Gehring
Banker of Walnut Grove
cells: Houston Lamb
6–7
4
Dub Taylor
Works and lives at the school for the blind in Sleepy Eye
cells: Henry Riley
4–9
15
Dan McBride
recurring role - customer in Nellie's Restaurant arguing
cells: Kezia Horn
4–5
3
Hermione Baddeley
Resident of Walnut Grove and friend of Laura and Albert

Questions about this table:
originalText: who played mrs carter in little house on the prairie
answer: answerTexts: Pamela Roylance