page_title: Good Times
section_title: Notable guest stars
hierarchical_section_title: Good Times / Cast and characters / Notable guest stars
caption_attribution_description: Photo from the television program Good Times. Pictured are Ja'net DuBois (Wilona) and her boyfrield played by J.A. Preston.
context_page_description: Good Times is an American sitcom television series that aired for six seasons on CBS, from February 8, 1974, to August 1, 1979. Created by Eric Monte and Mike Evans and developed by executive producer Norman Lear, it was television's first African American two-parent family sitcom. Good Times is a spin-off of Maude, which itself is a spin-off of All in the Family.
context_section_description: Debbie Allen as J.J.'s heroin-addicted fiancée, Diana Buchanan in "J.J.'s Fiancee (Parts 1 & 2)" (season 3)
  Matthew "Stymie" Beard (former Our Gang child actor) in five episodes, including four appearances as James' friend Monty
  Sorrell Booke as Mr. Galbraith, J.J.'s boss at the ad agency (season 5, episode 17)
  Albert Reed Jr. as Alderman Fred C. Davis also played cousin Oscar in Season 2 episode Sometimes There's No Bottom in the Bottle
  Roscoe Lee Browne as a shady televangelist Reverend Sam "the Happiness Man", who befriended James in the military (season 1, episode 4)
  Tony Burton as Aide in the Episode: "Evans Versus Davis" (Season 4, Episode 6)
  T. K. Carter as J.J.'s friend "Head" (part of the "Awesome Foursome", later the "Gleesome Threesome", the "Gruesome Twosome" and the "Lonesome Onesome," as stated in the episode "The New Car"
  Rosalind Cash as Thelma's teacher, Jessica Bishop, who becomes romantically involved with a much younger J.J. (season 4, episode 3)
  William Christopher as The Army Doctor in the episode “The Enlistment” (season 2, episode 22)
  Judith Cohen as herself in the episode "The Judy Cohen Story" (season 4, episode 12)
  Gary Coleman as Gary, a sharp-tongued classmate of Penny's in two season five episodes
  Conchata Ferrell as Miss Johnson, Willona's supervisor at her short-lived second job as security in a department store (season 5, episode 6)
  Kim Fields (real-life daughter of Chip Fields) as Penny's friend, Kim, who has a tendency to add the suffix "-ness" to emphasize her anxiety such as "hopelessnessness" (2 season 6 episodes)
  Carl Franklin as Larry, Thelma's fiancé', ultimately breaking up when Larry is offered a job on the West Coast and Thelma is not ready to accompany him (2 episodes)
  Alice Ghostley as Ms. Dobbs, a social worker who is working on Penny being adopted by Willona (3 episodes)
  Ron Glass as Michael's elementary school principal (2.4); also made an appearance as a blind encyclopedia salesman who tries to swindle the Evans family (2.8)
  Louis Gossett Jr., in season two as Thelma's older boyfriend (Florida and James object to their relationship because of the age difference) (2.6); also appears as Uncle Wilbert (Florida's brother), who comes from Detroit to look in on the family while James is away (3.8)
  Robert Guillaume as Fishbone the wino in the episode "Requiem for a Wino" (season 5, episode 11)
  Phillip Baker Hall as Motel Owner in the episode "J.J.'s Fiancee (Part 2)" (season 3, episode 18)
  Shirley Hemphill as "Roz", the dimwitted sister of Edna, who was being tutored by Thelma (season 4, episode 10)
  Gordon Jump as Mr. Rogers, the head of security at Willona's short-lived second job as security in a department store (season 5, episode 6)
  Paula Kelly as Dr. Kelly in the episode "Where Have All The Doctors Gone" (season 6, episode 17)
  Jay Leno as "Young Man" in the season three's "J.J. in Trouble", which was one of the first times that the subject of "VD" (STD) was addressed on a primetime series
  Richard Libertini as Painter #1 in the episode “Love Has A Spot On His Lung: Part 2 (season 4, episode 24).
  Calvin Lockhart as Florida's cousin Raymond, who earned his riches by betting on horses (season 6, episode 23)
  Don Marshall as FBI Agent Lloyd in the episode " The Investigation" (season 3, episode 20).
  Paul Mooney as "The Second Guy" in the episode "J.J. and T.C." (season 6)
  Debbi Morgan as Samantha, a date of J.J.'s (3.23); and as Ellen (4.18)
  J. A. Preston as Walter Ingles in the episode "Wilona's Dilemma" (season 3, episode 10)
  Charlotte Rae as a hiring manager for a sales job that Florida stole from James (season 2, episode 14)
  Sheryl Lee Ralph as Vanessa in the episode "J.J. and The Plumber's Helper" (season 6, episode 9)
  Bubba Smith as Claude, a bodyguard/thug working for Marion "Sweet Daddy" Williams (4 season 6 episodes)
  Thalmus Rasulala as Ernie Harris, a childhood friend of James with a gambling problem (season 3, episode 20)
  Philip Michael Thomas as Eddie, Thelma's college-age boyfriend (season 1, episode 6)
  Adam Wade as successful businessman Frank Mason, Willona's boyfr
caption: J. A. Preston as Walter Ingles, friend of Willona Woods
  (Ja'net Dubois) (1976)
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