<Table> <Tr> <Th> Name </Th> <Th> Seasons </Th> <Th> No. of episodes </Th> <Th> Portrayer </Th> <Th> Character summary </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Nels Oleson </Td> <Td> 1 -- 9 </Td> <Td> 147 </Td> <Td> Richard Bull </Td> <Td> Mercantile proprietor ; husband and father </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Harriet Oleson </Td> <Td> 1 -- 9 </Td> <Td> 153 </Td> <Td> Katherine MacGregor </Td> <Td> Mercantile proprietor ; wife and mother </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Nellie Oleson </Td> <Td> 1 -- 9 </Td> <Td> 104 </Td> <Td> Alison Arngrim </Td> <Td> Oldest child of Nels and Harriet </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Willie Oleson </Td> <Td> 1 -- 9 </Td> <Td> 140 </Td> <Td> Jonathan Gilbert </Td> <Td> Son of Nels and Harriet </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Nancy Oleson </Td> <Td> 8 -- 9 </Td> <Td> 33 </Td> <Td> Allison Balson </Td> <Td> Adopted daughter of Nels and Harriet </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Percival Dalton / Isaac Cohen </Td> <Td> 6 -- 7 </Td> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> Steve Tracy </Td> <Td> Nellie 's husband </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Rachel Brown Oleson </Td> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Sherri Stoner </Td> <Td> Willie 's wife </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Dr. Hiram Baker </Td> <Td> 1 -- 9 </Td> <Td> 113 </Td> <Td> Kevin Hagen </Td> <Td> Town physician </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Reverend Robert Alden </Td> <Td> 1 -- 9 </Td> <Td> 76 </Td> <Td> Dabbs Greer </Td> <Td> Church minister </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Melinda Foster </Td> <Td> 1 -- 9 </Td> <Td> 61 </Td> <Td> Ruth Foster </Td> <Td> Post office manager </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Isaiah Edwards </Td> <Td> 1 -- 3 , 6 , 8 -- 9 </Td> <Td> 52 </Td> <Td> Victor French </Td> <Td> Charles 's best friend </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Grace Snider Edwards </Td> <Td> 1 -- 6 </Td> <Td> 23 </Td> <Td> Bonnie Bartlett / Corinne Camacho </Td> <Td> Wife of Isaiah Edwards </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> John Sanderson Edwards </Td> <Td> 2 -- 4 </Td> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> Radames Pera </Td> <Td> Oldest child of Isaiah & Grace Edwards , adopted after first mother died </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Alicia Sanderson Edwards </Td> <Td> 2 -- 3 , 5 , 8 </Td> <Td> 19 </Td> <Td> Kyle Richards </Td> <Td> Youngest child of Isaiah & Grace Edwards , adopted after first mother died </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Carl Sanderson Edwards </Td> <Td> 2 -- 4 </Td> <Td> 19 </Td> <Td> Brian Part </Td> <Td> Middle child of Isaiah & Grace Edwards , adopted after first mother died </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Matthew Rogers </Td> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> Jonathan Hall Kovacs </Td> <Td> Young boy that is taken care of by Isaiah Edwards ( season 9 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jonathan Garvey </Td> <Td> 4 -- 7 </Td> <Td> 51 </Td> <Td> Merlin Olsen </Td> <Td> Farmer ; husband and father </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Alice Garvey </Td> <Td> 4 -- 6 </Td> <Td> 33 </Td> <Td> Hersha Parady </Td> <Td> Wife and mother ; teacher ; dies in fire with Adam Kendall Jr . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Andy Garvey </Td> <Td> 4 -- 7 </Td> <Td> 43 </Td> <Td> Patrick Labyorteaux </Td> <Td> Son of Jonathan and Alice </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Eva Beadle Simms </Td> <Td> 1 -- 4 </Td> <Td> 45 </Td> <Td> Charlotte Stewart </Td> <Td> School teacher </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Adam Simms </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Joshua Bryant </Td> <Td> Miss Beadle 's husband </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lars Hanson </Td> <Td> 1 -- 5 </Td> <Td> 41 </Td> <Td> Karl Swenson </Td> <Td> Lumber mill owner ; a founder of Walnut Grove </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Hester - Sue Terhune </Td> <Td> 4 -- 9 </Td> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> Ketty Lester </Td> <Td> Head of the school for the blind </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> John Carter </Td> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> 19 </Td> <Td> Stan Ivar </Td> <Td> Blacksmith ; husband and father </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sarah Carter </Td> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> 15 </Td> <Td> Pamela Roylance </Td> <Td> Starts a newspaper ; wife and mother </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jeb Carter </Td> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> Lindsay Kennedy </Td> <Td> Older son of John and Sarah </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jason Carter </Td> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> David Friedman </Td> <Td> Younger son of John and Sarah </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Susan Goodspeed </Td> <Td> 4 -- 7 </Td> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> Michelle Downey </Td> <Td> Student at the school for the blind </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Etta Plum </Td> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> 15 </Td> <Td> Leslie Landon </Td> <Td> School teacher </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Christy Kennedy </Td> <Td> 1 -- 2
<Table> <Tr> <Th> Name </Th> <Th> Seasons </Th> <Th> No. of episodes </Th> <Th> Portrayer </Th> <Th> Character summary </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Nels Oleson </Td> <Td> 1 -- 9 </Td> <Td> 147 </Td> <Td> Richard Bull </Td> <Td> Mercantile proprietor ; husband and father </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Harriet Oleson </Td> <Td> 1 -- 9 </Td> <Td> 153 </Td> <Td> Katherine MacGregor </Td> <Td> Mercantile proprietor ; wife and mother </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Nellie Oleson </Td> <Td> 1 -- 9 </Td> <Td> 104 </Td> <Td> Alison Arngrim </Td> <Td> Oldest child of Nels and Harriet </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Willie Oleson </Td> <Td> 1 -- 9 </Td> <Td> 140 </Td> <Td> Jonathan Gilbert </Td> <Td> Son of Nels and Harriet </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Nancy Oleson </Td> <Td> 8 -- 9 </Td> <Td> 33 </Td> <Td> Allison Balson </Td> <Td> Adopted daughter of Nels and Harriet </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Percival Dalton / Isaac Cohen </Td> <Td> 6 -- 7 </Td> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> Steve Tracy </Td> <Td> Nellie 's husband </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Rachel Brown Oleson </Td> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Sherri Stoner </Td> <Td> Willie 's wife </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Dr. Hiram Baker </Td> <Td> 1 -- 9 </Td> <Td> 113 </Td> <Td> Kevin Hagen </Td> <Td> Town physician </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Reverend Robert Alden </Td> <Td> 1 -- 9 </Td> <Td> 76 </Td> <Td> Dabbs Greer </Td> <Td> Church minister </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Melinda Foster </Td> <Td> 1 -- 9 </Td> <Td> 61 </Td> <Td> Ruth Foster </Td> <Td> Post office manager </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Isaiah Edwards </Td> <Td> 1 -- 3 , 6 , 8 -- 9 </Td> <Td> 52 </Td> <Td> Victor French </Td> <Td> Charles 's best friend </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Grace Snider Edwards </Td> <Td> 1 -- 6 </Td> <Td> 23 </Td> <Td> Bonnie Bartlett / Corinne Camacho </Td> <Td> Wife of Isaiah Edwards </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> John Sanderson Edwards </Td> <Td> 2 -- 4 </Td> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> Radames Pera </Td> <Td> Oldest child of Isaiah & Grace Edwards , adopted after first mother died </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Alicia Sanderson Edwards </Td> <Td> 2 -- 3 , 5 , 8 </Td> <Td> 19 </Td> <Td> Kyle Richards </Td> <Td> Youngest child of Isaiah & Grace Edwards , adopted after first mother died </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Carl Sanderson Edwards </Td> <Td> 2 -- 4 </Td> <Td> 19 </Td> <Td> Brian Part </Td> <Td> Middle child of Isaiah & Grace Edwards , adopted after first mother died </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Matthew Rogers </Td> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> Jonathan Hall Kovacs </Td> <Td> Young boy that is taken care of by Isaiah Edwards ( season 9 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jonathan Garvey </Td> <Td> 4 -- 7 </Td> <Td> 51 </Td> <Td> Merlin Olsen </Td> <Td> Farmer ; husband and father </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Alice Garvey </Td> <Td> 4 -- 6 </Td> <Td> 33 </Td> <Td> Hersha Parady </Td> <Td> Wife and mother ; teacher ; dies in fire with Adam Kendall Jr . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Andy Garvey </Td> <Td> 4 -- 7 </Td> <Td> 43 </Td> <Td> Patrick Labyorteaux </Td> <Td> Son of Jonathan and Alice </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Eva Beadle Simms </Td> <Td> 1 -- 4 </Td> <Td> 45 </Td> <Td> Charlotte Stewart </Td> <Td> School teacher </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Adam Simms </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Joshua Bryant </Td> <Td> Miss Beadle 's husband </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lars Hanson </Td> <Td> 1 -- 5 </Td> <Td> 41 </Td> <Td> Karl Swenson </Td> <Td> Lumber mill owner ; a founder of Walnut Grove </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Hester - Sue Terhune </Td> <Td> 4 -- 9 </Td> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> Ketty Lester </Td> <Td> Head of the school for the blind </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> John Carter </Td> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> 19 </Td> <Td> Stan Ivar </Td> <Td> Blacksmith ; husband and father </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sarah Carter </Td> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> 15 </Td> <Td> Pamela Roylance </Td> <Td> Starts a newspaper ; wife and mother </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jeb Carter </Td> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> Lindsay Kennedy </Td> <Td> Older son of John and Sarah </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jason Carter </Td> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> David Friedman </Td> <Td> Younger son of John and Sarah </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Susan Goodspeed </Td> <Td> 4 -- 7 </Td> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> Michelle Downey </Td> <Td> Student at the school for the blind </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Etta Plum </Td> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> 15 </Td> <Td> Leslie Landon </Td> <Td> School teacher </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Christy Kennedy </Td> <Td> 1 -- 2
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Pamela Roylance
Pamela Roylance