Shaughnessy
Played by: Tom Clancy
Appearances: The Godsister
Shaughnessy was a cook who was secretly taking potatoes. He planned to use
them to create moonshine for the workers setting up the telephone lines.
Smitty
Played by: Hap Lawrence
Appearances: The Man Inside
Smitty was a joker who loved telling fat jokes to John Bevins. Bevins
eventually made him stop when he said that he had already heard them all.
Stage Driver
Played by: Jack Lilley
Appearances: ????
This happy fellow is often seen transporting the people of Walnut Grove to their
destinations.
Sterling Murdock
Played by: John Hillerman
Appearances: Harriet's Happenings
A relative of Harriet Oleson, Sterling ran the Pen & Plow newspaper. The
paper was criticized by Charles for printing harsh gossip, and it eventually
closed down.
Swaggart
Played by: Dolph Sweet
Appearances: The Godsister
Swaggart would give orders to the men setting up telephone lines, such as Charles Ingalls and
Jonathan Garvey. Though they did not really like each other, Swaggart and Garvey eventually
made peace with each other.
Sylvia Webb
Played by: Olivia Barash
Appearances: Sylvia
Sylvia was a young girl who was raped by a masked man. Her father
became ashamed of her, and forced her to keep it a secret. She soon
fell in love with Albert Ingalls and planned to marry him. However,
the rapist later knocked her off of a ladder. She died later from
the wounds.