The following is a list of cast members and characters appearing on the ABC (seasons 1–6) and Fox (season 7–9) sitcom Last Man Standing.
Notable guest stars
Several notable guest stars have appeared throughout the series, including appearances made by cast members of Tim Allen's previous series, Home Improvement.
- Paul F. Tompkins as Chester McAllister, a phony child-proofing expert
- Cassandra Peterson as Elvira
- Nick Jonas as Ryan Vogelson in his first appearance
- Tony Hawk as himself
- Jamie-Lynn Sigler as Gabriella Alzate, one of Ed's five daughters, who like Mike, has a degree in marketing.
- Andrew Daly as Mr. Peckem, a corrupt city inspector
- Kim Kardashian as herself
- Tony Stewart as himself
- Mike Rowe as Jimmy Baxter, Mike's younger brother who worked for their father Bud's construction company and seems to resent Mike for leaving the family business
- Frankie Muniz as Richard, a young banker and Kristin's former high school classmate who has an unresolved crush on her
- Melanie Paxson as Liz, Vanessa's friend on the board of school volunteers
- Richard Karn as Bill McKendree, an architect who has a work history with Outdoor Man; Karn portrayed Al Borland, co-worker and friend to Tim Allen's character on Home Improvement
- Si Robertson as Uncle Ray
- Willie Robertson as Brody (along with Uncle Ray, Mike's "two best customers")
- Michael Gross as Mr. Hardin (a.k.a. "Hard-Ass"), a high school math teacher who holds unobtainable standards for his students, including Eve
- Patricia Richardson as Helen Potts, the Baxters' widowed neighbor; Richardson portrayed Jill Taylor, the wife of Tim Allen's character in Home Improvement
- Jere Burns as Victor Vogelson, Ryan's estranged Canadian father, a compulsive liar and philanderer
- Blake Clark as Clark, the owner of a club in which Eve performed; Clark also played Harry Turner, owner of the hardware store on Home Improvement
- Robin Roberts as Teresa, a Persian Gulf War veteran who owns a collection of model tanks that Mike covets
- Reba McEntire as Billie Cassidy, Mike's former girlfriend and renowned mountain climber
- Brad Leland as Wayne Sizemore, a deranged conspiracy theorist and winner of the "Meet Outdoor Man" contest (#125)
- Joey Luthman as Nigel, bandmate of Eve Baxter and Cammy Harris, in season 5 episode 16 titled "Eve's Band"
- Terry Bradshaw as himself
- Melissa Peterman as Celia "CeCe" Powers, a maniacal sales rep for an Outdoor Man supplier, who tries to take over Mandy's clothing business; she later goes on a date with Joe Leonard
- Jeff Dunham as himself
- Bill Engvall as the Reverend