Complete Episode Rankings: 1965-2013

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Rank. Actor (Character) # of Episodes
1. Deidre Hall (Marlena Evans-4131/Samantha Evans-3/Hattie Adams-2) 4131
2. Drake Hogestyn (John Black) 3709
3. Kristian Alfonso (Hope Brady-3462/Gina VonAmberg-164) 3575
4. Peter Reckell (Bo Brady) 3491
5. Frances Reid (Alice Horton) 3315
6. Alison Sweeney (Sami Brady-3271/Young Colleen Brady-24) 3274
7. John Clarke (Mickey Horton) 3083
8. Macdonald Carey (Tom Horton) 2953
9. Susan Seaforth Hayes (Julie Williams) 2682
10. Suzanne Rogers (Maggie Horton Kiriakis) 2570
11. Melissa Reeves (Jennifer Horton) 2411
12. James Reynolds (Abe Carver) 2377
13. John Aniston (Victor Kiriakis) 2321
14. Lauren Koslow (Kate Roberts) 2031
15. Bill Hayes (Doug Williams-2015/Byron Carmichael-6) 2020
16. Bryan Dattilo (Lucas Horton) 1967
17. Arianne Zucker (Nicole Walker) 1866
18. Joseph Mascolo (Stefano DiMera) 1757
19. Edward Mallory (Bill Horton) 1740
20. Joseph Gallison (Neil Curtis) 1687
Honorable Mention (for two separate/non-dual roles): Josh Taylor (Roman Brady-1449/Chris Kositchek-1020) 2469

Character Totals: 1965-2013:

Rank. Character (Actors) # of Episodes
1. Marlena Evans (Deidre Hall) 4131
2. Bo Brady (Peter Reckell-3491/Robert Kelker-Kelly-595) 4086
3. Hope Williams (Kristian Alfonso-3553/Natasha Ryan-159/Tammy Taylor-45/Kristina Osterhout-22/Kimberly Joy Weber-6) 3785
4. John Black (Drake Hogestyn-3709/Robert Poynton-19/Glen Vincent-3) 3731
5. Sami Brady (Alison Sweeney-3271/Christina Wagoner-54/Ashleigh Sterling-24/Lauren Ann Bundy-10/Jessica Davis-5/Tiffany Palma-4/Ronit Aranoff-1) 3369
6. Alice Horton (Frances Reid) 3315
7. Mickey Horton (John Clarke-3083/John Ingle-78/Kevin Dobson-15/Richard Voigts-3) 3179
8. Tom Horton (Macdonald Carey) 2953
9. Julie Williams (Susan Seaforth Hayes-2682/Charla Doherty-119/Cathy Ferrar-41/Kathy Dunn-28) 2870
10. Jennifer Horton (Melissa Reeves-2411/Stephanie Cameron-325/Maren Stephenson-33/Jennifer Petersen-18) 2787
11. Maggie Horton (Suzanne Rogers) 2570
12. Abe Carver (James Reynolds) 2377
13. Roman Brady (Josh Taylor-1449/Wayne Northrop-918) 2367
14. Victor Kiriakis (John Aniston) 2321
15. Kate Roberts (Lauren Koslow-2031/Deborah Adair-241) 2272
16. Laura Horton (Susan Flannery-1155/Jaime Lyn Bauer-516/Rosemary Forsyth-357/Susan Oliver-90/Floy Dean-13) 2131
17. Mike Horton (Roark Critchlow-665//Wesley Eure-628/Michael T. Weiss-503/Paul Coufos-93/John Amour-65/Alan Decker-55/Stuart Lee-37/Wade Holdsworth-32/Dick DeCoit-12/Kyle Puerner-12/Bobby Eilbacher-7/Craig Bond-3/Eddie Rayden-5/Brian Andrews-2) 2119
18. Doug Williams (Bill Hayes) 2015
19. Lucas Horton (Bryan Dattilo) 1967
20. Jack Deveraux (Matthew Ashford-1345/Mark Valley-354/Steve Wilder-96/James Acheson-43/Joseph Adams-33) 1870