Here are characters not considered friends, allies or villians of Dick Tracy. Sadly many of these people are victims, but happily some move on to live successful lives.
| Name | Active Years | Brief Bio | Last Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buddy Waldorf | 1932 | Buddy was the two year old son of John Waldorf when he was kidnapped by Big Boy. | Alive |
| John H. Waldorf | 1932 | An internation business man and father Buddy Waldorf. John discovered several forged bonds and began Tracy's investigation into Count Gordon. Waldorf was briefly deputized and helped rescue Tracy and Pat Patton escape a trapped lion and then arrest Count Gordon following a shootout. | Alive |
| Professor Groff | 1932 | A scientist known by Tracy, Groff helped identify ink in the Alec Penn case. | Alive |
| Marge Dale | 1932 | Friend of Tess Trueheart, Kenneth Grebb made several attempts to kill Marge so that her father Mr. Dale might be forced to give him her $50,000 life insurance policy. | Alive |
| Mr. Dale | 1932 | Father Marge Dale, Mr. Dale got mixed up with Kenneth Grebb's dope smuggling ring and was blackmailed into providing all his money. | Alive |
| Hank Steele | 1933, 1961 | A blind silver miner from Colorado, Hank Steele was Junior Tracy's real father. | Dead |
| Donnie Gimley | 1933 | A young boy hired by "Confidence" Dolan to push a baby stroller with stolen bonds from one place to another. When Donnie was hit by a car the police recovered the bonds. Donnie and Junior met and recovered together in the hospital. | Alive |
| Joseph White | 1933 | A well off man and Jimmy White's father. His son stole $20,000 in bonds from his house, which were recovered. When he learned his son Jimmy had stolen the bonds Mr. White refused to pay his bail. | Alive |
| Jean Penfield | 1933, 1934 | Wrote stories about the underworld that shook up criminals in the city. | Dead |
| Matt Page | 1934 | Matt Page is the editor of the News Globe newspaper. | Alive |
| Edith Bumpstead | 1934 | Mother of Scotty Bumpstead, Edith would track down and badly injure Larceny Lu and Steve the Tramp after their part in paralyzing her son. | Unknown |
| Mary Steele | 1934, 1935 | Junior Tracy's biological mother. | Alive |
| Chief Yellowpony | 1935 | Indian chief who saw through the scheme of Boris Arson to marry is daughter to avoid the police. Yellowpony and his family were taken hostage and the chief jumped from a moving car to bring Dick Tracy. | Alive |
| Toby Townly | 1935, 1940 | Compassionate former girl of Mark Masters and wife of Kress Kroywen. | Alive |
| Addie Gothorn | 1936 | Hotel murder victim killed by Athnel Jones | Dead |
| Kitty Manlis | 1936 | Lips Manlis's ex-wife, Kitty was enlisted to help find a Lips Manlis when he was captured and drugged by Mimi. | Alive |
| Brighton Spots | 1938 | A wanna-be detective who helped Tracy and Junior track down train robber Jojo Nidle. | Alive |
| "Pop" Gaines | 1939 | Owner a health resort visited by Dick Tracy after a poisoning. Helped Tracy deal with his trouble making son Mickey and the criminals he associated with. | Alive |
| Jade | 1939 | Jewelry salesman who is twice rescued. | Alive |
| Mitzi Gaines | 1939 | Wife of Mickey Gaines, Mitzi found a body that led Tracy to the trail of Whip Chute. | Alive |
| The Bovian Princes | 1939 | Two Bovanian Princes whom Dick Tracy and Junior helped rescue from Whip Chute. | Alive |
| Aunt Margot | 1939 | Edward Nuremoh's aunt with a large inheritance. Margot was killed by Edward, while he framed his brother Karl for the crime. | Dead |
| Karl Nuremoh | 1939 | Edward Nuremoh's brother, Karl was framed for the death of his Aunt Margot by Edward so he could get her inheritance. | Alive |
| Lola Lavir | 1939 | Edward Nuremoh's true love, Lola was accidently killed by Edward when he meant to kill Tess Trueheart. | Dead |
| Binnie Viller | 1939 | Daughter of Stooge Viller, Binnie accidently shot and killed her father, although she believes he was returned to prison. | Alive |
| Kress Kroywen | 1940 | Husband of Toby Townly and son of the mad scientist Mr. Kroywen. | Alive |
| Freez | 1940 | Industrialist and partner of Fred Mason. Freez was shot and killed by Mason. | Dead |
| Mary X / Leona Sunny | 1940 | Amnesia victon found by Dick Tracy who lead Dick Tracy to the body of Freez, the murdered partner of industrialist Fred Mason. Mason tried to kill Mary twice because she had witnessed the murder, the second attempt's blow to the head restored her memory and recalled her name as Leona Sunny and that Fred Mason had shot Freez. Leona became a singer with Rudy Seton's band. | Alive |
| Rudy Seton | 1940 | Good friend of Dick Tracy's who was setup as the killer of Fred Mason until Junky Doolb was revealed to be the real murderer. Rudy Seton has a band that includes Leona Sunny as singer. | Alive |
| Tipp | 1940 | St. Bernard owned by Mamma and Jerome Trohs. After police raid his bank robbery attempt, Jerome Trohs seized bag of money and Tipp to freedom. | Unknown |
| Professor Roloc Bard | 1940, 1986* | Scientist kidnapped by Yogee Yamma to make gas to hypnotize wealthy widows; rescued by Dick Tracy. In a 1986 Dick Tracy story Bard is kidnapped by Flattop Jones and handed over to Pruneface in 1944. This, despite Prunceface dying in 1942. | Alive |
| Mrs. Depool | 1941 | Having grown to hate her husband, Mrs. Depool helped her lunatic son Selbert hide out from the police after he killed his father at a health club. Mrs. Depool was killed in the house after Dick Tracy arrived and the house burned down. | Dead |
| Myrna Depool | 1941 | Granddaughter of the late Mrs. Depool and in the house when Dick Tracy arrived looking for murderer Selbert Depool. | Alive |
| Ginger Ferret | 1941 | Daughter of Constable Ferret killed in a car crash by Trigger Doom. | Alive |
| Lola | 1941 | Secretary/Circus trapeze artist who helped Tracy on the Littleface case. | Alive |
| Bea Thorndike | 1942 | Mother of Debbie Thorndike who twice saved her daughter and Dick Tracy. | Alive |
| Debbie Thorndike | 1942 | A socialite girl secretly married to and blackmailed by Jacques. Owner of the Bird Club. | Alive |
| Sailor Mann | 1942 | Boyfriend of Debbie Thorndike and one of the most ridiculus names there is. | Alive |
| Frizzletop | 1942, 2012 | A one armed army nurse who is on good relations with Dick Tracy. | Alive |
| Arnard | 1942 | A buyer of one of Tiger Lily's products, Arnard snitched to Tracy and was killed by Tiger. | Dead |
| Frizzletop | 1942 | A female war veteran who went undercover for Tracy more than once. | Alive |
| Dr. Rex | 1942 | Doctor who left clues for the Police that led them to Pruneface's hideout. | Alive |
| Johnny Wreath | 1943 | Young boy kidnapped from daycare by his father. | Alive |
| A.B. Hamlet | 1943 | Millionaire meat packer murdered by 88 Keys gang at request of his wife. | Dead |
| George “Pop” Wheaton | 1943, 2013 | Dairy farmer whose farm is a frequenty stop for Tracy case runaways. | Alive |
| Nellie Wheaton | 1943, 2013 | Naive farm girl tricked by 88 Keyes into helping him escape from Dick Tracy in her fathers car. | Alive |
| Mrs. Jenkins | 1944 | Widowed Mother of 10 year old Bud Jenkins, the anti-Junior. | Alive |
| Summer Sisters | 1944 | Twin sisters who got messed up with the Brow's schemes and were eventually killed. | Dead |
| Snowflake Falls | 1944, 1945 | Model used by Shaky in a scheme to extort money from banker; married Vitamin Flintheart. | Unknown |
| Dr. Lunquist | 1944 | Physician who "decided" to treat Shaky's hand after spotting a concealed gun held by a gang member. | Alive |
| Brilliant | 1946, 1948 | A blind genius who works for Diet Smith and is behind a numer of his inventions. | Dead |
| Themesong | 1946, 1987, 2012 | A young girl and street urchin who would sing to strangers, distracting them long enough for pick pockets strike. | Alive |
| Christmas Early | 1946, 1970, 1978, 2011, 2013 | A local radio celebrity, a note from Gargles to Christmas helped Tracy track down the criminal. | Alive |
| Mrs. Themesong | 1946 | Mother of Themesong, a singing street urchin. She was killed by the gangster Gargles. | Dead |
| Brine Douglas | 1946, 1947 | Debtor shot and killed by Influence. His body was thrown off a pier. | Dead |
| Florence Lane | 1946, 1947 | Wealthy heiress who was hypnotized for her cash and then murdered by Influence. | Dead |
| Themesong | 1946, 1947, 1987, 2012 | Former street corner singer who went on to be a pop singer. | Alive |
| Misty Waters | 1947 | Woman who became involved in both the Influence and Hypo cases. | Alive |
| Mel Clark | 1947 | Son of Glance magazine publisher who was murdered by Hypo. | Dead |
| Kiss Andtel | 1947 | Singer once part of Mumbles Quatet, Andtel alerted police to Mumbles criminal operations. | Alive |
| Mr. Clark | 1948 | Publisher of Glance Magazine, father of the deceased Mel Clark. | Alive |
| Mrs. Shoulders | 1948 | Wife and now widow of Shoulders. Was not aware of his past until Tracy caught up with him. | Alive |
| Honey | 1948 | Step daughter of Shoulders who locked herself in his travel case which helped lead Tracy to Shoulder's new home. | Alive |
| Miss Varnish | 1948 | Miss Varnish operated an antique shop where Shoulders would hide out. | Alive |
| Spud | 1948 | A young boy who found a car wtih Beardsly's body in a lake, leading to Shoulders arrest. | Alive |
| Flapsie/Heyyou | 1948 | Former dog of Mrs. Volts, now owned by B.O. Plenty. | Unknown |
| Acres O'Riley | 1948 | Very, very tall cab driver who was conned by Heels Beals. | Alive |
| Flossie Frost | 1948 | Daughter of Big Frost who suffered amnesia and lived with the Plentys for a time. | Alive |
| Mrs. India | 1949 | Woman who's home Sleet tried to use to hide from the cops. | Alive |
| Jim Pistol | 1949 | Health Spa and exercise owner who appeared in P.S. Tone storylines. | Alive |
| Spike Dyke (Smith) | 1949, 1957, 2012 | A zany bandleader, who helped Tracy with Sketch Paree, the Kitten Sisters and Cueball. | Alive |
| Talcum Freely | 1949 | Diaper mogul was killed by Sketch Paree. | Dead |
| Johnny McKitchen | 1949 | Young child hit in a hit and run by Mousey and her father. | Alive |
| Ted Tellum | 1950, 2011, 2013 | A vocal and annoying radio & t.v. station personality. | Alive |
| The Forchunes | 1950 | Couple who were murdered by Mr. Plain for an inheritance. | Dead |
| King Karl | 1951 | Also known as the carwash king. | Dead |
| Mrs. Knox | 1951 | Wife of criminal/socialite Forston Knox who worked for "The King" | Alive |
| Brainard Brown | 1951 | Brother of Crewy Lou who planned to kill himself and her. | Dead |
| Marge | 1951 | A girl who inadvertantly bought a blackmail record from Spinner Record. | Alive |
| Model Jones | 1952 | Junior's first love who struggled with her criminal brother. | Dead |
| Rifle Ruby | 1952 | Rescued Dick Tracy from a North Woods lake after he was shot off his speedboat by Tonsils. | Alive |
| Dr. Von Nucleus | 1953 | A doctor who works with Diet Smith. Among his other skills, Dr. Nucleus is able to cure radioactive poisoning, which he did for Susie Zonn. | Alive |
| Chick Smithly | 1953 | Smithly went undercover for the police force to bring 3-D Magee and Pony down. | Alive |
| George Ozone | 1955 | An old eccentric millionaire and health nut who rescued and took Mumbles in. | Dead |
| Auntie Flattop | 1956 | Flattop's sister who took care of his son (Flattop Junior) after Flattop's death. | Alive |
| Julie Marrlin | 1956 | Long lost sister of Lizz Worthington who ran afoul of Joe Period. | Dead |
| Spec | 1956 | Mute ten year old girl forced to shoot her stepfather. | Alive |
| Inga Yelma | 1957 | A champion skier and former member of the Kitten Sisters. | Unknown |
| Morin Plenty | 1957 | A shoe heal mogul who got into trouble with the Clipso Brothers. | Alive |
| Aunt Bett | 1957 | The aunt of the Clipso Brothers who owned a bee farm they hid out on. | Dead |
| Claude Crystal | 1957 | Husband frozen to death by his wife Elsa for $200,000 from his firm. | Dead |
| Miguel | 1958 | A gamecock manager who was beaten to death by Miss Egghead. | Dead |
| Conchita | 1958 | The daughter of Miguel who suspected her father's murder. | Alive |
| Popsie | 1959 | Daughter of Mary Jones who ran from the Hardley Syndicate with her mother and Headache. | Alive |
| Pop MacDonald | 1959 | Farmer who the Rhodent persuaded to help pull his truck out of a creek. | Dead |
| Fatty MacDonald | 1959 | Daughter of Pop MacDonald who identified Rhodent to the police. | Alive |
| Matty Munkie | 1959 | Former T.V. host who lost his job and got caught up in a plot to kill Lizz. | Alive |
| Auntie Egg | 1962 | An egg collecting farm hand who found the Brush's money. | Alive |
| Dyne O’Matick | 1962 | Lead engineer and inventory of the Space Coupe | Dead |
| Orner Jamison | 1962 | Murdered head of the World Law Enforcement group. | Dead |
| Editor Gomets | 1962 | Bolivian editor who promised to reveal underworld activity on the 52 Gang. | Dead |
| Mr. Greely | 1962 | A time lapse photography hobbiest who photographed the Space Coupe. | Alive |
| Pigskin Parson | 1963 | A football star and Olympic champion who was murdered for his heart. | Dead |
| Mrs. Parson | 1963 | Mother of murder victim "Pigskin" Parson. | Alive |
| The General | 1963 | A 91 year old man who received a new heart from Dr. Olga. | Unknown |
| William Manse | 1964 | Diet Smith's attorney during the Space Era. | Alive |
| Chet Jade | 1964 | A cartoonist of the comic strip, "Sawdust". | Alive |
| Father Jade | 1964 | Emancipated old recluse with a guilt complex. | Dead |
| Governor of Moon Valley | 1964 - 1978 | The Governor fo the Moon People and father of Moon Maid | Unknown |
| Lita Flite | 1964 | An aviatrix who crashed in the Pacific in 1937. | Dead |
| Zelda the Great | 1967 | Circus high diver and love/murder interest of Haf and Haf | Unknown |
| Mr. Cherssin | 1967 | A security official for Circling Bros. Circus. | Alive |
| Kora Steel | 1967 | A blind woman who lived in Haf and Haf's childhood neighborhood. | Alive |
| Laffite | 1967 | An old hound dog owned by the Steel family. | Unknown |
| Nik Kinn | 1968 | An old carriage driver who found a hat that caused all kinds of problems. | Alive |
| Dobbie the Horse | 1968 | Hat wearing carriage horse belonging to Nik Kinn. | Alive |
| Addlay | 1968 | A shyster of an Insurance Adjuster. | Alive |
| Adolph | 1968 | A wig seller who sold Tracy a hair-piece after his head was shaved. | Alive |
| Peanutbutter Bailey | 1972 | 10 year old scientific genius and smart-alec addict to peanut butter sandwiches. | Unknown |
| Stephanie Queen | 1983 | Famous horror author who lived in Mrs. B.B. Eyes former house. | Alive |
| Carl Craven | 1986 | Boyfriend of Quiver Trembly | Alive |
| Walter Strong | 1986 | Duped investor in the Uppward Lee-Mobile Trading company. | Dead |
| Jake Staxx | 1987 | Murdered witness in a case against Flipside Inc. | Dead |
| Garry Doll | 1987 | Co-hosted a radio show with Themesong. | Dead |
| Dr. Polly Phonic | 1987 | A sound expert who works for Diet Smith | Alive |
| A.R. Mann | 1987 | A music producer who worked with Flipside. | Alive |
| Damill | 1990 | Movie director who directed "The Dick Tracy Story" | Alive |
| B.U. Tiffil | 1990 | An actress who quit her part as Tess Trueheart. | Alive |
| Max Emus | 2001 | A movie mogul accidentally killed on a 747 by a poison dart meant for Quentin Smirk. Former husband to Julian Lush and married for three months to Bootsy Bombay. | Dead |
| Bootsy Bombay Emus | 2001 | Former B Movie actress and model, married for three months to Max Emus before his death. | Alive |
| Peaches Flambe | 2001, 2004 | Movie actress turned show girl who twice appeared in Tracy storylines. | Alive |
| Julian Lush | 2001 | Formerly married to Max Emus, divorced after she broke a Pre-Nuptial agreement. | Alive |
| Jana Flug | 2001 | Airline stewardess and accidental murderer of Max Emus. Sister in law and attempted murderer of Quentin Smirk. Arrested and found killed of Manslaughter with a sentence of 10-20 years. | Jailed |
| Monte Bank | 2001 | Bankrolled last three Max Emus pictures, two of which flopped costing him millions. | Alive |
| Reverend Wilde Lee Righteous | 2001 | From the City Council of Churches, the Reverend has some mayoral political connections. Was briefly arrested by Tracy for the murder of the Mistress of Death but released after she was found alive. | Alive |
| Dexter Q Snubb | 2002 | President of the English Loving Union. | Alive |
| Fred Febbish | 2002 | Former employee of Diet Smith and manager of a project to create a Hologram Projector and Miniature TV Camera. Fred was fired for selling secrets to Heartless Mahoney. | Alive |
| Hard Case Harry | 2003 | Jailed for armed robbery at a young age, Harry lived a hard conflicted life. | Dead |
| Mademoiselle Maria | 2003 | A famous fashion designer, was rescued from her falling car by Dick Tracy during a terrible blizzard in 1993, and then again by Hard Case Harry when buried in the snow. Maria maintained written contact with Hard Case after the rescue. Maria operates a shop in town. | Alive |
| Walter Skippy | 2003 | Reporter for Channel 1, Action News with an interesting Chicago link. | Alive |
| Phil Filligree | 2003 | A wealthy socialite worth $200 million dollars, Phil was drugged by his wife and lawyer while at the beach and drowned in the ocean. Phil was a member of many charitable committees. | Dead |
| Mendell Peas | 2004 | Soybean biofuels researcher who was mysteriously killed on his farm. | Dead |
| Maggie Irish | 2004, 2005 | Bonnie Tracy's college roommate their freshman year at City U College. | Alive |
| Rick Toffen | 2005 | Rick Toffen is a hotshot airline pilot who helped Tracy with a plot at the airport. | Alive |
| G. Whizz | 2005 | Former city airport manager who's misdeads led to multiple shutdowns. | Jailed |
| U. Crumb | 2005 | Theatrical agent who has employed actors and showmen likeVitamin Flintheart. | Alive |
| Moonrock | 2005 | Failed stage magician who learned the secrets of hynotism. | Dead |
| Little Rabbit | 2005 | Officer in southwest Tribal Police Force. | Dead |
| Don Quick Oatie | 2005 | An escaped mental patient who thought he was Don Quixote | Alive |
| Wendy Wichel | 1978 - 1987, 2011, 2012, 2013 | A antogonistic reporter often on Tracy's cases. | Alive |
| Baron Von KluMeister | 2007 | An aging ex-East German spy. | Alive |
| Rachel Hennessy | 2007 | Daughter of murdered father J. Tucker Hennessy. | Dead |
| Ms. Lease Leonard | 2007 | A Realtor who works for Eagle Point Realty Inc. | Alive |
| J. Tucker Hennessy | 2007 | Former owner of the Hennessy mansion. | Dead |
| Professor Ethan Noll | 2008, 2009 | A brilliant (and mad) chemist who lived next to the Tracys. | Alive |
| King of Clubs | 2009 | Owner of a collection of casino's that were robbed. | Alive |
| Fee Fi | 2009 | A giant circus performmer at the O'Connell Circus | Alive |
| Della Contessa | 2009 | The fat lady at the O'Connell Circus. | Alive |
| Smally | 2009 | A dwarf who worked at the O'Connell Circus. | Alive |
| Mustasha | 2009 | The bearded lady at the O'Connell Circus. | Alive |
| Cyber the Tiger | 2009 | A fierce tiger at the O'Connell Circus. | Alive |
| Chris Shendo | 2010 | A music instrument repair man and bomb maker. | Alive |
| Ludwig Harmonic | 2010 | A musical protege who sorely vexed his father. | Dead |
| Phillip Harmonic | 2010 | A world famous maestro with a Stradivarius and anger issues. | Alive |
| Sue Doko | 2010 | A secretary who worked for David D'Buckworth. | Alive |
| Barney Dhatkham | 2011, 2012 | Owns Bedrock PC Works and sells Bootleg DVDs on the side. | Alive |
| Earl McCarthy | 2011 | Truck driver for Flakey Biscuits who messed up a delivery. | Dead |
| Pike | 2011 | A movie producer on the Scarlet Sting movie. | Alive |
| Emma Parks | 2011 | A runaway enlisted by Doubleup to play Ponytail in a movie. | Dead |
| Mina | 2011 | Dim-witted nurse and cousin to bomb maker Morning Gloria. | Alive |
| George Decopolus | 2011 | Neighbor to the Plenty's and owner of a greenhouse. | Alive |
| Dr. Meangreen | 2011 | A historian friend of Lee Ebony's who specializes in horror. | Alive |
| Hank O’Hair | 2011 | A cameo from Brenda Starr, works the City Desk in another town. | Alive |
| Vera Alldid | 1970, 1978, 2011 | Ex-husband of Sparkle Plenty. | Alive |
| Spike Smith Jr. | 2012 | Son of Spike Smith (Spike Dyke), the zany band leader. Spike Jr. had his own band. | Alive |
| Crachit | 2012 | Bookkeeper for Cueball in his club. | Alive |
| Patty Cure | 2012 | A publicist who promotes celebrites. | Alive |
| Jerry King | 2012 | A former wrestler and commentator and general good guy. | Alive |
| Mr. Wormsworth | 2012 | The reprehensible president of Whole Sum Bank & Trust. | Alive |
| Hotshot Charlie | 2012 | A cameo character who runs a small aviation service with Wingy Plenty. | Alive |
| Bogart da Roach | 2012 | A bum and street informant for Dick Tracy. | Alive |
| Lisa McGuire | 2012 | A reporter for SBN news who filmed the first Moon Maid returns footage. | Alive |
| Arthur Curry | 2012 | The City Aquarium director, killed by Phishface. | Dead |
| Astor | 2012 | A friend of Honeymoon Tracy's. | Alive |
| Mr. Sweetrose | 2013 | Works for Molemann Mineral company. | Alive |
| Olive (and Popeye) | 2013 | A pair of love-birds who spent time with the Tracy's on a fishing trip. | Alive |
| Coffee | 2014 | Vitamin Flintheart's financial adviser. | Alive |
| 2014 | Vitamin Flintheart's assistant. | Alive | |
| 2014 | On Stage! personality Mary Perkins cameo'd in Dick Tracy this year. | Alive |