"Finishing the Hat" is the series finale of the ABC television series Desperate Housewives, serving as the 23rd and final episode of the show's eighth season.
Multiple former series regulars and guest stars reprised their roles for the last time in the final installment of the series, however, most of them are uncredited.
The following page will detail what I think will be the billing order for each uncredited cast member who physically appeared as their characters if ever they were credited. My basis will be the actor's prominence, what type of credit they received over the course of the show, and other factors such as special annotations.
Hypothetical billing order
editStarring
edit- Teri Hatcher as Susan Delfino
- Felicity Huffman as Lynette Scavo
- Marcia Cross as Bree Van de Kamp
- Eva Longoria as Gabrielle Solis
- Vanessa Williams as Renee Perry
- Ricardo Antonio Chavira as Carlos Solis
- Doug Savant as Tom Scavo
- Charles Mesure as Ben Faulkner
- Madison De La Garza as Juanita Solis
with
editand
editAlso starring
edit- Kathryn Joosten as Karen McCluskey
- Kevin Rahm as Lee McDermott
- Tuc Watkins as Bob Hunter
- Charlie Carver as Porter Scavo
- Mason Vale Cotton as MJ Delfino
Guest starring
edit- Richard Burgi as Karl Mayer (originally uncredited)
- Andrea Bowen as Julie Mayer
- Orson Bean as Roy Bender
- Christine Estabrook as Martha Huber
- Valerie Mahaffey as Alma Hodge (originally uncredited)
- Ellen Geer as Lillian Simms (originally uncredited)
- David Starzyk as Bradley Scott (originally uncredited)
- Kiersten Warren as Nora Huntington (originally uncredited)
- Wes Brown as Dr. Bailey
- Lindsey Kraft as Jennifer
- Patrika Darbo as Jean
- Maria Cominis as Mona Clarke (originally uncredited)
- Nike Doukas as Natalie Klein
- Todd Weeks as Kent
with
edit- Justine Bateman as Ellie Leonard (originally uncredited)
- Lupe Ontiveros as Juanita Solis (originally uncredited)
and
edit- Roselyn Sánchez as Carmen (originally uncredited)
Special guest stars
edit- Scott Bakula as Trip Weston
- Jonathan Cake as Chuck Vance (originally uncredited)
- Roger Bart as George Williams (originally uncredited)
- Emily Bergl as Beth Young (originally uncredited)
with
edit- Steven Culp as Rex Van de Kamp (originally uncredited)
and
editExplanations
editThe starring and also starring cast lists would probably remain the same.
Under guest starring, Burgi and Bowen are former regulars of the show, which is why I believe that they would've been given top priority in the credits.
For the special guest stars, only Bakula and Delany were actually credited as such in the episode. Every uncredited cast member under here has been credited as a special guest star at one point in the series, which is why I think they would've been credited under there if ever.