‘Burn Notice’ Ended 10 Years Ago: 12 Famous Faces Who Guest Starred
After countless explosions, shootouts, car chases, and tubs of yogurt, the spy drama Burn Notice went out with a bang — multiple bangs, rather — 10 years ago.
In that finale, which aired on September 12, 2013, one character sacrificed herself in a blast of C-4, while two others faked their own deaths-via-bombing. Yep, we’re not giving away major spoilers here, in case you want to stream all seven seasons of the USA Network show on Hulu or Freevee, where it’s currently available.
If so, you’ll see how ex-CIA operative Michael Westen (Jeffrey Donovan) figured out who burned him with the help of IRA fighter Fiona (Gabrielle Anwar), former Navy SEAL Sam (Bruce Campbell), and chain-smoking mom Maddie (Sharon Gless).
You’ll also see the TV stars below, all of whom guest-starred on Burn Notice in various roles. (Villainous roles, more often than not.)
Moon Bloodgood
The Falling Skies and Code Black star played Michelle Paxson, a Miami Police detective on Michael’s case, in Season 3.
Chad L. Coleman
Between his roles on The Wire and The Walking Dead, Coleman (second from right) guest starred as CIA operative Brady Pressman in the Season 6 episode “Desperate Times.”
Garret Dillahunt
Recently seen starring on Fear the Walking Dead and Sprung, Dillahunt recurred on Burn Notice as rogue Management assassin Simon Escher.
Tricia Helfer
This Battlestar Galactica alum portrayed ruthless Management handler Carla Baxter throughout Burn Notice’s second season.
Lucy Lawless
In the first-season installment “False Flag,” this Xena: Warrior Princess star — another Cylon from Battlestar, coincidentally — portrayed assassin Evelyn.
Debi Mazar
John C. McGinley
Following his starring role on Scrubs, McGinley recurred as Tom Card, Michael’s former CIA mentor, in Burn Notice’s sixth season.
Patton Oswalt
In a trio of sixth-season episodes, this alum of The King of Queens and narrator of The Goldbergs guest starred as smuggler Calvin Schmidt.
Robert Patrick
This actor of The X-Files and Peacemaker fame played CEO and “merchant of death” John Barrett in a two-episode fourth-season arc.
Grant Show
Show, an alum of Melrose Place and the Dynasty reboot, guest starred as CIA operative Max, an ally of Michael’s, at the start of Season 5.
Richard Schiff
This star of The West Wing and The Good Doctor guest starred in the two-part Season 1 finale, “Loose Ends,” as Phillip Cowan, the Management member Michael blames for his burn notice.
Robert Wisdom
After starring in The Wire and Prison Break, Wisdom popped up in eight Burn Notice episodes, in the role of mysterious Management member Vaughn Anderson.
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Lol, I get the call outs were TV series based but come on, gotta give props to Patrick as the legendary T-1000 from Terminator 2!
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The guys that played Simon and Vaughn also played Law and Order SVU Garett dillahunt played child predator in Hardwired while Robert Wisdom played a father and a minster in episode Hell
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Burt Reynolds, Michael Irvin, Richard Kind. It was common to see established actors in guest roles. I thought that spoke well of the show.
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