13 Stars Who Appeared on ‘Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman,’ Now 30 Years Old
Jane Seymour has said that she agreed to star in Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman after discovering that her ex-husband had left her $9 million in debt. That inauspicious start aside, the CBS show’s legions of fans are, undoubtedly, glad she signed on the dotted line!
But Seymour, who played a Boston physician making a new start in the Old West, isn’t the only boldface name in Dr. Quinn’s credits. With the 1993 Western drama turning 30 years old on January 1, we’re rounding up other stars who appeared on the show, if only in an unnamed role.
June Carter and Johnny Cash
The late country-music power couple was married on screen, too, recurring on Dr. Quinn as the sheriff Kid Cole and the nun Sister Ruth.
Kristin Davis
This star of Sex and the City and And Just Like That… guest-starred as Carey McGee in the Season 3 episode “Thanksgiving.”
Diane Ladd
This actress of Alice and Chesapeake Shores fame played midwife Charlotte Cooper in two episodes of Dr. Quinn.
Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Before Inception and even before 3rd Rock From the Sun, Gordon-Levitt played Zack Lawson, son of Hank (William Shockley), in the first-season episode “The Secret.”
Willie Nelson
After he’d made a name for himself as the country singer behind songs like “On the Road Again,” Nelson appeared in two episodes of Dr. Quinn as U.S. Marshall Elias Burch.
Kenny Rogers
Speaking of country stars, this late “Islands in the Stream” singer portrayed photographer Daniel Watkins in the show’s Season 1 episode “Portraits.”
Richard Roundtree
This actor of Shaft and Family Reunion fame guest-starred in Season 6’s “The Fight,” playing boxing champion “Barracuda” Jim Barnes.
John Schneider
Before his days on Smallville and The Haves and Have Nots, Schneider appeared as miner-turned-sheriff Daniel Simon in more than a dozen episodes of Dr. Quinn.
Taylor Sheridan
In his acting career, the prolific creator behind Yellowstone and Tulsa King played Corporal Winters in the Season 6 installment “A Matter of Conscience.”
Joseph Sikora
Now leading the cast of Power Book IV: Force, Sikora played a guard in the Season 1 episode “The Prisoner.”
Steven Williams
This actor from 21 Jump Street and The X-Files played a captain in the double-length Season 3 episode “The Washington Affair.”
Trisha Yearwood
The Grammy-winning singer of “How Do I Live” and other country hits appeared as a choir director in Season 3’s “A First Christmas.”
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