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A list of recurring characters in Walker, Texas Ranger.
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Starring Roles
Trent Malloy
Trenton "Trent" Malloy
Portrayed by: James Wicek
The son of Katie and the late Thunder Malloy, older brother of Tommy, Tyler and Tandi Malloy and a former karate student of Walker's and a private investigator and karate instructor who assists the Rangers on their assignments along with Carlos.
- Accidental Child-Killer Backstory: When Trent was a little boy, he was fighting another kid over a gun and inadvertently pulled the trigger, resulting in that kid's accidental death. Trent would never think about touching a gun ever again following this. While it was an accident, Trent never forgave himself for this.
- Alphabetical Theme Naming: His first name starts with the letter "T", as do his father (Thunder) and siblings (Tommy, Tandi and Tyler).
- Badges and Dog Tags: Before becoming a private investigator, Trent held the rank of a sergeant in the US Army before his honorable discharge following the death of his father.
- Big Brother Instinct: As the eldest of his siblings, Trent watches out for them on a regular basis.
- Dark and Troubled Past: Accidentally killing one of his friends when they were fighting over a gun when he and Carlos were little kids made him think twice about ever touching a gun again, even after enlisting in the army.
- Deceased Parents Are the Best: Trent's father, Thunder Malloy, passed away during a baseball game at his church.
- Desperately Looking for a Purpose in Life: With the experience he has in the Army, later his honorable discharge since his father died, he had been looking for something where he could help people, but abstain from handling a gun. He later opened his detective agency and karate school after a few days of working as a mall security guard.
- Doesn't Like Guns: While Trent was fighting another kid over a gun when he was a little boy, it resulted in that kid's accidental death. As such, Trent wouldn't even think about touching a firearm, even when he enlisted in the army, preferring hand-to-hand combat any day. Since his honorable discharge, he opened a karate school named after his father and became a private investigator instead of following his his father's path and becoming the church's new pastor and joining a law enforcement agency. Unfortunately, this proves to be his undoing in Season 7's "Special Witness" when he is stabbed by a federally-wanted assassin named Donovan Riggs hired by mob boss Morris Foley to prevent him from testifying against him in court, with the only witness to the attack being a Special Olympian he was escorting to running practice. Fortunately, he survives and pulls through in time for Foley's trial, with Walker having arrested Riggs.
- Jury and Witness Tampering: In Season 7's "Special Witness", he suffers this at the hands of Morris Foley when he hires a federally-wanted assassin named Donovan Riggs to either kill or incapacitate him so he cannot testify against him in court, and being that he was the only witness in Foley's trial, if he didn't pull through in time to testify, Alex would have no case to build against him. After Walker arrests Riggs, he is able to pull through in time to testify.
- Private Detective: His profession since his honorable discharge from the army when he returned home to mourn the recent death of his father. He said he wanted to help people, but after an incident he had as a child with guns, he would rather not join any law enforcement agency, where learning how to handle a gun is mandated.
- Promotion to Parent: He oftentimes acts as a second father to his siblings since the death of his father.
- Real Men Love Jesus: He may be the son of the First Christian Church of Dallas's first pastor and religious just like he, but he didn't want to follow in this footstep since his death. He does, however, mix in religious beliefs and hand-to-hand combat by opening his karate school.
Carlos Sandoval
Carlos Sandoval
Portrayed by: Marco Sanchez
Trent Malloy's best friend and an officer for the Dallas Police Department later promoted to detective.
- Disguised in Drag: He did this once during a sting operation during the prologue of "Special Witness", much to his chagrin. The operation worked.
- Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?: He was originally afraid of heights, especially during the beginning of Season 5's "Sons of Thunder" when he, Trivette and Walker were in pursuit of a bank robber who hijacked a hot air balloon with Katie onboard. He eventually conquers his fear when he and Trent save Walker from falling to his death while the three confront the gunman who tried to kill him, and mistakenly shot Trivette.
Other Texas DPS Personnel
Texas Rangers
Hayes Cooper
Bobbie Hunt
Roberta "Bobbie" Hunt
Portrayed by: Tammy Lauren
A former Brookdale, Texas, police officer and now, a rookie Ranger who filled the vacant 99th Ranger position left by Walt Cobb, who was killed in the line of duty during a shootout. Despite all the trauma she dealt with from her ex-husband, Russell Stafford, she was able to eventually get the job.
- Domestic Abuse: She was a victim of this at the hands of Russell. Since his Private Investigation business went out of business, Russell started doing cocaine and drinking alcohol, and then started abusing her and Angela and taking it out on them. After Stafford was sentenced to six years in prison, she had since divorced him, changed her married name back to her maiden name and gained full custody of Angela.
- Extremely Protective Child: Towards her mother, Millie Hunt.
- Mama Bear: She is this to her daughter, Angela Hunt.
- Pursue the Dream Job: Starting off as an officer for the Brookdale Police Department, the premise of "99th Ranger" has her competing against State Trooper Santiago Perez for the vacant Texas Ranger position left behind by Walt Cobb after he was murdered by Lomax and his gang during a shootout. She ultimately gets the job.
Captain Price
Other Law Enforcement
Doug Foster
Doug Foster
Portrayed by: Charles Homet
An FBI Special Agent who assists the Rangers in high-profile cases.
- FBI Agent: His profession; he and the Rangers sometimes call upon each other for assistance.
Sal Ochoa
Sal Ochoa
A detective for the Dallas Police Department.
- Reasonable Authority Figure: Usually pretty hard-nosed when it comes to getting his man, but he is a good detective.
Civilians
Gordon Cahill
Alfre Grimes
Alfre Grimes
Portrayed by: Silvia Moore
Appearing in Season 5's "Texas vs. Cahill" and Season 6's "A Woman's Place", a former inmate who lands a union job as a construction worker, later, the building inspector after she helps Walker, Trivette and Alex expose a scam conducted by her superiors.
- Disappeared Dad: Alfre is a single mother to her daughter, Keesha. In addition, her mother, Florence, isn't so sure about her taking a construction job since her father died in a construction accident.
- Girls Behind Bars: When Alfre makes her first appearance in "Texas vs. Cahill", this is how she and Alex meet: becoming cellmates, both were unjustly imprisoned for crimes they didn't commit and were looking at hard time. Alex was imprisoned for killing her ex-boyfriend, who was the defending attorney in her current trial and was left to deal with a vengeful pack of inmates she prosecuted in years' past, only for Walker, Trivette and Gordon to eventually prove that her current defendant, Lane Tillman, framed her, and Alfre for drugs found in her car that weren't even hers to begin with. After Alex is proven innocent, she decides to return the favor by convincing Gordon to take Alfre's case. They are successful and she is released one episode and season later.
- Let's Get Dangerous!: Though mostly quiet and mousy, she does learn a thing or two of self-defense from Walker and Alex.
- She-Fu: While she and Alex are held on their respective trumped-up charges, the latter ends up dealing with a pack of vengeful female inmates she prosecuted, not even the self-defense lessons Walker taught were enough, until the former intervenes and assists. After Alfre saves her from the inmates, Alex returns the favor by having Gordon take her case. She would make a little use of it while trying to fend off her boss, whom she suspected of running a scam behind the company owner's back.
Roscoe Jones
Roscoe Jones
A former infantryman and chaplain at Fort Hood, the new pastor of the First Christian Church of Dallas since the death of Thunder Malloy and father of Tommy Malloy's best friend, Adam Jones.
- Arch-Enemy: Stan Gorman, the villain of "The Soul of Winter" and the leader of the neo-Nazi organization, the Sons of the Reich. When he and Thunder served as army chaplains at Fort Hood, they knew Gorman during his time there, having once held the rank of a sergeant, but he had a hard time taking orders from a black man, and that black man in question was one of Roscoe's best friends, Gary Crowder, who held the rank of artillery captain. Crowder bumped Gorman down to private and kept him in the stockade for 30 days after he threw a punch. Gorman vowed revenge after the fact, and a week after his dishonorable discharge, he shot Crowder and Roscoe when they went to a late-night movie in San Antonio. Crowder didn't make it, but Roscoe survived and his testimony landed Gorman a life sentence in Huntsville, only for him to be released three months prior to the episode.
- Badass Preacher: To a "T". He has an ex-military background in the U.S. Army, having served as a chaplain at Fort Hood along with Thunder Malloy. He has also displayed this during the events of "The Soul of Winter"; he may be willing to take on Stan Gorman during the final fight, but he'd rather let the Lord do it for him on his judgement day.
- Oh, Crap!: He has this during the events of "The Soul of Winter" when the Rangers find out that he knew Stan Gorman during their time at Fort Hood, to which he deduces that Gorman meant to kill Adam, but killed Rodney Summers by mistake.Trivette: [digging up information on Stan Gorman after Carlos picked up a piece of his literature] Didn't Roscoe say he met Thunder Malloy when they were Army chaplains at Fort Hood?
Walker: Yeah, why?
Trivette: You're never gonna believe this.
[later at the church when the two Rangers, Carlos and Trent apprise Roscoe of the situation]
Roscoe: Stan Gorman?!
Trivette: Leader of the Sons of the Reich.
Trent: What's going on? Do you know him?
Roscoe: Adam! Get up to that school and bring him home right now!
Trent: What?
Roscoe: Don't ask questions, just do it!
Trent: Okay.
Carlos: I'll go with him.
Walker: What's this all about, Roscoe?
Roscoe: Walker, the bullet that killed Rodney Summers was meant for my Adam! - Papa Wolf: During the events of "The Soul of Winter", when a parishioner named Rodney Summers is shot dead by the Sons of the Reich, he later learns Adam was the intended target when the Rangers find out the leader of the organization, Stan Gorman, was behind it. He had to send Adam away to ensure his safety after he and Tommy were nearly kidnapped by Gorman's men before they were rescued at the last minute by Trent and Carlos.
Dr. Susan Lee
Dr. Susan Lee
Portrayed by: Julia Nickson
A geneticist whose son, Davey, is the reincarnation of a former master, Lama Dolgin.
- Damsel in Distress: Not once, not twice, but thrice she has been kidnapped in her many appearances!
- Kidnapped for Experimentation: In Season 6's "Warriors", a gang of supremacists bent on world domination kidnap her, and later, Davey, to use her research and his DNA to create a race of super soldiers.
- Kidnapped Scientist: Three times this has happened!
- Kidnapped While Sleeping: She is kidnapped this way at the start of Season 6's "Warriors".
Katie Malloy
Katie Malloy
Portrayed by: Tess Harper
The widow of the late Thunder Malloy and mother of Trent, Tommy, Tyler and Tandi Malloy who helps run Trent's dojo.
- Damsel in Distress: During the prologue of "Sons of Thunder", she becomes this when a bank robber being pursued by Walker, Trivette and Carlos takes her captive in a hot-air balloon he hijacked, forcing Walker to jump from one balloon to the other to save her.
Tandi Malloy
Tandi Malloy
Portrayed by: Alexandra Artrip
The daughter of Katie and the late Thunder Malloy, younger sister of Trent and Tommy Malloy and twin sister of Tyler Malloy.
- Alphabetical Theme Naming: Her first name starts with the letter "T", as do her father (Thunder) and siblings (Trent, Tommy and Tyler).
Tommy Malloy
Thomas Joseph Malloy
Portrayed by: Shane Meier
The son of Katie and the late Thunder Malloy, younger brother of Trent Malloy and older brother of twins Tyler and Tandi Malloy.
- Alphabetical Theme Naming: His first name starts with the letter "T", as do his father (Thunder) and siblings (Trent, Tandi and Tyler).
- Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass: Tommy's been beaten up several times at school during the events of "Sons of Thunder", but it's not until Trent opens his dojo and teaches him a thing or two about self-defense...
- "Well Done, Son" Guy: Trent is mostly proud of him for standing up for himself with all the constant bullying towards him and Adam. It's not long before he ends up becoming a student at Thunder Karate to put those skills to use.
Tyler Malloy
Tyler "Ty" Malloy
Portrayed by: Josh Witter
The son of Katie and the late Thunder Malloy, younger brother of Trent and Tommy Malloy and twin brother of Tandi Malloy.
- Alphabetical Theme Naming: His first name starts with the letter "T", as do his father (Thunder) and siblings (Trent, Tommy and Tyler).
Josie Martin
Maisie Whitman
Maisie Whitman
A new friend C.D. makes while undercover at the Quiet Rest Nursing Home.
- Chekhov's Gun: In "Forgotten People", the bible Walker and Alex give C.D. when they get him admitted into Quiet Rest, which is outfitted with a transmitter hidden in its binding that will transmit a signal to Walker's pager. If at any time the doctors are about to experiment on him or kill him if they catch him looting the testing room, C.D. has to press "Holy" on the bible and send a signal to alert Walker, upon which he and Trivette will come running. When Head Orderly Derrrick and Fisher catch C.D. and Maisie looting the testing room, C.D. does just that!
- Cloudcuckoolander: Like C.D., she has to maintain the cover of being an Alzheimer's patient at Quiet Rest after her friend, Helen Sawyer, was killed by Monroe's evil experiments, upon which she becomes instrumental in helping the Rangers expose her operation.
- Designated Girl Fight: After taking out Dr. Daniels and Orderly Fisher after she and C.D. are caught looting the testing room, upon which the latter alerts Walker and Trivette they're about to be murdered, she has to fight Dr. Monroe while Walker and Trivette deal with her orderlies and takes her out with one punch!
- Let's Get Dangerous!: She may be elderly, but she knows a thing or two about self-defense.
