Characters in Friends

Alan
-Monica's date in episode 1.3
played by Geoffrey Lower

Aunt Iris
-poker champion who appears in episode 1.18
played by Beverly Garland

Barry aka Mr Potato Head
- Rachel's fiancé, who she leaves at the altar because he looks like Mr Potato Head. He bursts in on Ross and Rachel in episode 1.19 and declares his love for Rachel. He later marries her one time best friend Mindy.
played by Mitchell Whitfield

Ben
- Ross's son with Carol. The name comes from that on the overalls Phoebe found when she, Ross and Susan were locked in a cupboard during the birth. Ben is born in episode 1.23, Chandler and Joey lose him on a bus in episode 2.6 and he says his first word ("hi") in episode 2.20.

Carol Willick
- Ross's first wife who turns out to be a lesbian. She's also a teacher.
played by Anita Barone, then Jane Sibbett

Chip Matthews
-takes Rachel to the prom in a flashback in episode 2.14 and abandons her. In episode 4.2 Monica goes out with him and then dumps him.
played by Dan Gauthier

Doug
- Chandler's Boss

Duncan
-Phoebe's husband, a supposedly gay Canadian. Appears in episode 2.4
played by Steve Zahn

Eddie
-moves in with Chandler in episode 2.17, when Joey gets his own place. Chandler realises he's utterly mad in episode 2.18, but can't get rid of him until 2.19, when Joey comes back.
played by Adam Goldberg

Emily Waltham
-Ross's second wife, (they marry in episode 4.24)
played by Helen Baxendale

Frank Buffay
- Phoebe's father, appears in episode 5.13

Frank Jr.
- Phoebe's half-brother who likes setting fire to things but later asks Phoebe to have his babies, in a manner of speaking. Phoebe meets him in episode 2.21 when returning the dog she ran over.
played by Giovanni Ribisi (who also plays the condom boy in episode 2.6).

Frankie
- Joey's tailor, who gropes Chandler in episode 2.1.
played by Buck Kartalian

Fun Bobby
-The life and soul of the party- that is, until his grandfather dies. (episode 1.10)
played by Vincent Ventresca

Gloria Tribbiani
-Joey's mother, appears in episode 1.13
played by Brenda Vaccaro

Gunther
- runs Central Perk, the coffee house where they all hang out, and is in love with Rachel. But that didn't stop him firing her for being such a bad waitress. He's in virtually every episode featuring Central Perk, which is virtually every episode.
played by James Michael Tyler

Mr Heckles
- lives below Monica and Rachel, annoys them by complaining about noise and being generally mad. When he dies (episode 2.3) he leaves all his possessions to the girls and Chandler worries that he's turning into him.
played by Larry Hankin

Jack Geller
- father of Ross and Monica.
played by Elliott Gould

Janice
-about whom the least said the better. Chandler dumps her in episode 1.5, but she's back in episodes 1.10, 1.14, 2.3. 2.24, 3.1, 3.4, 3.6, 3.7, 3.8, 4.15 and 5.12
played by Maggie Wheeler

Joanna
- Rachel's Boss in part of season 4. and frankly a nutter. Appears in episodes 4.3 and 4.9
played by Alison La Placa

Joey Tribbiani Sr
-Joey's father. Joey finds out he's having an affair in episode 1.13
played by Robert Costanzo

Judy Geller
- mother of Ross and Monica
played by Christina Pickles

Julie
played by Lauren Tom

Leonard Green
-Rachel's father. He's a doctor, and he appears in episode 2.22.
played by Ron Leibman

Marcel
- Ross's monkey, who first appears in episode 1.10 but has to leave when he becomes sexually mature and tries to mate with everything and everyone. Ross finds him again in episode 2.12 when he is in New York filming Outbreak 2. Marcel is also the star of the Monkeyshine beer adverts.

Michael
-has a ruinous date with Rachel in episode 2.7, as she gets very drunk and will only talk about Ross's cat.
played by Arye Gross

Mindy
- Rachel's former best friend, who marries Barry in episode 2.24. After Rachel left Barry at the altar and was living with Monica, she found out that Barry had taken Mindy on their honeymoon. In episode 1.20 Rachel meets Barry again and ends up having sex with him. She thinks Mindy has found out but Mindy only wants Rachel to be her maid of honour. Mindy admits having had an affair with Barry during his engagement to Rachel, then Rachel admits her affair. But Mindy marries him anyway.
played by Jennifer Grey and Jana Marie Hupp.

Nora Tyler Bing
- Chandler's novelist mother who appears in episode 1.11
played by Morgan Fairchild

Paolo
-He speaks little English, and they have nothing in common, but he has a certain animal magnetism that Rachel finds irresistible. Ross hates him because he's in love with Rachel and Paolo's cat jumped on Ross just as he was about to ask her out in episode 1.7. He spends a fair amount of time in Rome. He goes out with Rachel (well I say goes out, they just have sex really) in episodes 1.7-1.12. Rachel goes back with him briefly in episode 2.1 after she finds out Ross is in love with her and realises she's in love with him but it's too late as he's now with Julie.
played by Cosimo Fusco

Paul the Wine Guy
- Dates Monica in episode 1.1 and fools her into sleeping with him
played by John Allen Nelson

Dr Richard Burke
-a friend of Jack Geller and Monica's boyfriend form episodes 2.15-2.24
played by Tom Selleck

Roger
- Phoebe's creepy psychiatrist boyfriend in episode 1.13, who is annoyingly perceptive.
played by Fisher Stevens

Ryan
- Phoebe's submarine officer boyfriend, who shows up on leave in episode 2.23 and gets chickenpox.
played by Charlie Sheen

Sandra Green
Rachel's mother, who tells Rachel she's getting divorced in 2.11.
played by Marlo Thomas

Stephanie
-Phoebe's replacement in Central Perk during episode 2.6. She "knows all the chords".
played by Chrissie Hynde

Susan Bunch
- Carol's lover.
played by Jessica Hecht

Terry
-Works in Central Perk before Gunther takes over. He appears in episodes 1.9, when he won't give Rachel an advance, and 2.6, when he gets Rachel to tell Phoebe that she can't play in Central Perk anymore, and will be replaced by a professional singer (Chrissie Hynde playing Stephanie). Phoebe sings a song about him called 'The Protest Song'
played by Max Wright

Ugly Naked Guy
- Lives across the street from Rachel and Monica's apartment. He never appears, but is a source of constant amusement to everyone, although Rachel's mother doesn't think much of him (episode 2.11). He gets up to all sorts, like getting a thighmaster (episode 1.2), laying kitchen tiles (episode 1.5) and being visited by Ugly Naked Woman (episode 1.9) He's very very still in episode 3.8 so Joey suggests building a giant poking device out of spaghetti to see if he's dead. He's not. But he is angry. Ugly Naked Guy used to be Cute Naked Guy before he put on weight.

Ursula
- Phoebe's twin sister, who is a waitress and appears in episodes 1.16 and 1.17, when she spurns Joey and it's left to Phoebe to sort it out.