Cast of Little House on the Prairie: Season 2

The cast of Little House on the Prairie remained consistent going into season two, keeping the core Ingalls family and town favorites exactly as we loved them. While the main credits didn’t shift for the 1975 run, the show quietly handed a breakout role to a tiny, nine-year-old actress who would eventually rule reality TV decades later. Long before she was navigating the high-stakes drama of Bravo, a pint-sized Kyle Richards, the OG Real Housewife of Beverly Hills, stole hearts as the sweet, orphan Alicia Sanderson Edwards.

Cast of Little House on the Prairie Season 2

Season 2 originally aired from September 1975 to May 1976. It follows the Ingalls family facing financial issues that force Charles to work multiple jobs while the entire family pitches in, alongside community milestones and frontier challenges in Walnut Grove. The cast was true to form. Shirts off, PaSplainin’ and fake fiddling from Michael Landon, comic relief from Katherine MacGregor, Melissa Gilbert using her outdoor voice more often than not, and, I’m sorry to say, more Old Dan Tucker.

Also see:

Cast of Little House on the Prairie Season 1

Main Cast of Little House on the Prairie: Season 2

All episodes:

• Michael Landon: Charles “Pa” Ingalls
• Karen Grassle: Caroline “Ma” Ingalls
• Melissa Gilbert: Laura Ingalls
• Melissa Sue Anderson: Mary Ingalls
• Rachel Lindsay Greenbush: Carrie Ingalls
• Sydney Greenbush: Carrie Ingalls

In enough episodes to be considered main cast:

Not in every episode, but they should be!

• Alison Arngrim: Nellie Oleson
  • The Richest Man in Walnut Grove
  • Four Eyes
  • Ebenezer Sprague
  • Haunted House
  • The Spring Dance
  • The Campout
  • The Gift
  • The Talking Machine
  • The Pride of Walnut Grove
  • Troublemaker
  • Soldier’s Return
• Richard Bull: Nels Oleson
  • The Richest Man in Walnut Grove
  • Ebenezer Sprague
  • In the Big Inning
  • Haunted House
  • The Spring Dance
  • Remember Me Parts 1 & 2
  • The Campout
  • The Gift
  • The Talking Machine
  • Troublemaker
  • Centennial
  • Soldier’s Return
• Jonathan Gilbert: Willie Oleson
  • The Richest Man in Walnut Grove
  • Four Eyes
  • Ebenezer Sprague
  • Haunted House
  • The Spring Dance
  • The Campout
  • The Talking Machine
  • Troublemaker
  • For My Lady
  • Soldier’s Return
• Dabbs Greer: Reverend Alden
  • The Richest Man in Walnut Grove
  • In the Big Inning
  • Remember Me Parts 1 & 2
  • The Gift
  • A Matter of Faith
  • Centennial
  • Soldier’s Return
  • Going Home
• Katherine MacGregor: Harriet Oleson
  • The Richest Man in Walnut Grove
  • Four Eyes
  • In the Big Inning
  • Haunted House
  • The Spring Dance
  • Remember Me Parts 1 & 2
  • The Campout
  • The Gift
  • The Talking Machine
  • The Pride of Walnut Grove
  • Troublemaker
  • For My Lady
  • Centennial
  • Soldier’s Return
  • Going Home
• Charlotte Stewart: Eva Beadle
  • The Richest Man in Walnut Grove
  • Four Eyes
  • In the Big Inning
  • The Spring Dance
  • Remember Me Parts 1 & 2
  • The Campout
  • The Gift
  • The Talking Machine
  • The Pride of Walnut Grove
  • Troublemaker
  • Centennial
• Karl Swenson: Lars Hanson
  • The Richest Man in Walnut Grove
  • Ebenezer Sprague
  • In the Big Inning
  • Remember Me Parts 1 & 2
  • The Gift
  • The Pride of Walnut Grove
  • Troublemaker
  • For My Lady
  • Centennial
  • Going Home

Recurring roles

You might not see them as often as some of the others, but they were asked back to the cast of Little House on the Prairie, and they’re still on the payroll.

• Bonnie Bartlett: Grace Snider
  • In the Big Inning
  • The Spring Dance
  • Remember Me Parts 1 & 2
  • His Father’s Son
  • The Runaway Caboose
  • The Long Road Home
  • Centennial
  • Going Home
• Ted Gehrig: Ebenezer Sprague
  • Ebenezer Sprague
  • At the End of the Rainbow
  • For My Lady
• Kevin Hagen: Dr. Baker
  • In the Big Inning
  • The Spring Dance
  • Remember Me Parts 1 & 2
  • The Gift
  • His Father’s Son
  • A Matter of Faith
  • Soldier’s Return
• Brian Part: Karl Sanderson Edwards
  • Remember Me Parts 1 & 2
  • His Father’s Son
  • The Runaway Caboose
  • The Long Road Home
  • Going Home
• Radames Pera: John Sanderson Edwards
  • Remember Me Parts 1 & 2
  • His Father’s Son
  • The Long Road Home
  • Centennial
  • Going Home
• Kyle Richards: Alicia Sanderson Edwards
  • Remember Me Parts 1 & 2
  • His Father’s Son
  • The Long Road Home
  • Going Home
• Tracie Savage: Christy Kennedy
  • The Richest Man in Walnut Grove
  • Four Eyes
• Victor French: Isaiah Edwards
  • In the Big Inning
  • The Spring Dance
  • Remember Me Parts 1 & 2
  • His Father’s Son
  • The Runaway Caboose
  • The Long Road Home
  • Centennial
  • Going Home
• Ruth Foster: Mrs. Foster
  • Ebenezer Sprague
  • The Gift
  • A Matter of Faith
  • Soldier’s Return

Little House on the Prairie Season 2: Guest Stars

The cast of Little House on the Prairie wasn’t just made up of regulars. Guest stars are an important part of this series, and it’s still a lot of fun to look back today to see which now very famous face or which old school Hollywood icon was a Little House on the Prairie guest star. Behold: The Little House on the Prairie Season 2 guest stars:

• John Alderson: Turnbull in A Matter of Faith
• John Anderson: Amos Pike in Haunted House
• E.J. Andre: Amos Thomas in His Father’s Son and Matthew Simms in Going Home
• Parley Baer: J. W. Diamond
• Richard Basehart: Hannibal Applewood
• Theodore Bikel: Yuli Pyatakov in Centennial
• Larry J. Blake: Asa Dunn in The Runaway Caboose
• James Chandler: Hotchkiss in The Runaway Caboose
• Paul Briar: Kelly in The Runaway Caboose
• Ann Gee Byrd: Mrs. Hobson in The Gift
• David Byrd: Faubus in The Gift
• Janice Caroll: Mrs. Kennedy in Ebenezer Sprague
• Don Collier: Schultze in The Runaway Caboose
• Richard Collier: Burnside in For My Lady
• Ed Crick: Mr. Taylor
• June Dayton: Mrs. Mumfort in In the Big Inning
• Alan Decker: Toby Cullers
• Robert Doyle: Homer in The Long Road Home
• Mossie Drier: Junior Barrett in A Matter of Faith
• Ike Eisenmann: Viktor Pyatokov in Centennial
• Frank Ferguson: Calder in The Long Road Home
• Michael Fiore: Bertie in The Gift
• George Furth: Hannibal Godfrey in The Talking Machine
• Larry Golden: Bodeen in The Long Road Home
• Louis Gossett, Jr: Henry Hill in The Long Road Home
• Peter Haas: Amos Thoms in His Father’s Son
• Mariette Hartley: Elizabeth Thurmond in For My Lady
• Eddie Hice: Roy Collins in Soldier’s Return
• Beth Howland: Clerk in The Pride of Walnut Grove
• John Howard: Hiram Potter in The Pride of Walnut Grove
• Cooper Huckabee: Herman Stone in Troublemaker
• Richard Jaekel: Murphy in The Long Road Home
• Arch Johnson: Shell in The Runaway Caboose
• Morgan Jones: Brad Cullers in A Matter of Faith
• James Killmond: Johnny in Ebenezer Sprague
• Sean Kelly: Sven Jacobson in Troublemaker
• Gracia Lee: Mrs. Bell in The Pride of Walnut Grove
• Karl Lucas: Jebediah Mumfort in In the Big Inning
• Lisa Lyon: Lilly Baldwin in Haunted House
• Sean McClory: Sandy Nelson in The Runaway Caboose
• Jack McCulloch: George Jackson in Troublemaker
• John Mitchum: Sam Benson in Long Road Home
• Richard Mulligan: Granville Whipple in Soldier’s Return
• Patricia Neal: Julia Sanderson in Remember Me Parts 1 & 2
• Karen Nicoletti: Jane in Haunted House
• Clay O’Brien: Harry Henderson in The Spring Dance
• Kelly Jean Peters: Vera Collins in Soldier’s Return
• Bill Quinn: James Frazer in Long Road Home
• Ford Rainey: Dr. Burke in Four Eyes
• Brian Richards: John Stacey in Four Eyes
• Skip Riley: Jim Fox in The Runaway Caboose
• Neil “Bing” Russell: Len Coty in His Father’s Son
• William Schallert: Snell in Centennial
• Eric Shea: Jason in The Talking Machine
• Shane Sinutko: Jonah in At the End of the Rainbow
• Queenie Smith: Miss Amanda May Whipple in The Richest Man in Walnut Grove and Soldier’s Return
• K.T. Stevens: Mrs. Culler in A Matter of Faith
• Kelly Thordson: Baker Makay in Richest Man in Walnut Grove and Centennial
• Kenneth Tobey: Barrett in A Matter of Faith
• Lurene Tuttle: Agnes Molson in The Gift and Anna Simms in Going Home
• Gregory Walcott: Slick McBurney in In the Big Inning
• Michael James Wixted: Soldier’s Return
• Steffan Zacharious: Jamie Dent in Haunted House

Extras

• Peggy Drier: Monitor #2 in The Pride of Walnut Grove
• Bob Hoy: Fireman in Runaway Caboose
• Sunshine Parker: Freight Man in Ebenezer Sprague
• Doris Martin: Monitor #1 in The Pride of Walnut Grove
• Rick Segall: Small Boy in The Pride of Walnut Grove

Uncredited Roles

Let’s give them their due:

• Mindy Dow: Mary O’Donnell in The Pride of Walnut Grove
• Clay Greenbush: School Kid in The Spring Dance, The Talking Machine, and Troublemaker
• Jack Lilley: Townsman in The Spring Dance
• Cindy Moore: Tall Schoolgirl in Four Eyes, The Campout, The Talking Machine, The Pride of Walnut Grove, and Troublemaker
• Carl Pitti: Townsman in The Spring Dance