Family Guy is an American adult animated sitcom created by Seth MacFarlane for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series centers on the Griffins, a family consisting of parents Peter and Lois; their children Meg, Chris, and Stewie; and their anthropomorphic pet dog Brian. The show is set in the fictional city of Quahog, Rhode Island, and exhibits much of its humor in the form of cutaway gags that often lampoon American culture. Along with its core voice actors, episodes make frequent use of guest stars.
Guest stars who have lent their voices to the show come from a wide range of occupations including musicians, actors, athletes, politicians and more. Some have only made a single appearance, while others, like James Woods, have gone on to become recurring fan favorites. [1] Over the years, the show has become notable for featuring stars reprising their famous roles in animated form. In the episode "Lois Comes Out of Her Shell", for example, Johnny Depp reprised his iconic role as Edward Scissorhands. [2] On the other hand, episodes have also given guests the opportunity to play caricatures of themselves, like "Not All Dogs Go to Heaven" which featured the main cast of Star Trek: The Next Generation , including Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, Brent Spiner, LeVar Burton, Gates McFadden, Michael Dorn, Wil Wheaton, Marina Sirtis, and even Denise Crosby (season 1 as Tasha Yar), playing themselves headed to a Star Trek convention. [3] [4]
Name | Role(s) | Episode |
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Erik Estrada † | Ponch | "I Never Met the Dead Man" Episode 2 |
Frank Welker | Fred Jones | |
John O'Hurley | Cult leader | "Chitty Chitty Death Bang" Episode 3 |
Waylon Jennings | Himself | |
Alex Rocco | Soccer parent | "Mind Over Murder" Episode 4 |
Leslie Uggams | Herself | |
Michelle Kwan | Herself | "A Hero Sits Next Door" Episode 5 |
Bobby Slayton | Leonard Cornfeathers | "The Son Also Draws" Episode 6 |
Mary Scheer | Ann Landers Mary Mother | "Brian: Portrait of a Dog" Episode 7 |
Dick Van Patten | Tom Bradford |
†Uncredited
*Live-action role†Uncredited
WThis would be Waylon Jennings' final television series role. [7]
*Live-action role#Archive footage†Uncredited
CThis would be Carol Channing's final film/television role. [8]
*Live-action role#Archive footage†Uncredited
GThis would be Gore Vidal's final television role. [9]
DAppearance in a deleted scene only#Archive footage*Live-action role
*Live-action role#Archive footage
BTaking place prior to her coming out as trans and undergoing gender reassignment surgery, Caitlyn was considered to be playing herself, as she was known then as Bruce Jenner.
RThis would be Roy Scheider's final film/television role. [12]
*Live-action role#Archive footage
WWThis marked William Woodson's final film/television role. [13]
*Live-action role#Archive footage
*Live-action role#Archive footage
*Live-action role#Archive footage
Name | Role(s) | Episode |
---|---|---|
Jon Daly | Javier Bardem | "Pilling Them Softly" Episode 1 |
Sanaa Lathan | Donna Tubbs-Brown | |
Cary Elwes | Charles Dickens | "Papa Has a Rollin' Son" Episode 2 |
Ed O'Neill | Bud Swanson | |
John Mellencamp | Himself | "Peternormal Activity" Episode 4 |
Emily Osment | Hiker Girl in Movie | |
Kate McKinnon | Karen Griffin | "Peter's Sister" Episode 6 |
Belita Moreno | Rosario Vargas | |
Joe Buck | Himself | "Brokeback Swanson" Episode 8 |
Margaret Cho | Hee-Sun | "Candy, Quahog Marshmallow" Episode 10 |
Carrie Fisher | Angela | |
Sung Kang | Soap opera actor | |
Ashton Kutcher * | Himself | |
C.S. Lee | Soap opera actor | |
Chad L. Coleman | African gunman | "Scammed Yankees" Episode 12 |
Neil deGrasse Tyson | Himself | |
Martha MacIsaac | Patty | |
Christina Milian | Esther | |
Tia Carrere | Hawaiian woman | "An App a Day" Episode 13 |
Kate McKinnon | Philippa | |
Carl Reiner | Old man | |
Jon Daly | Oliver Platt | "Underage Peter" Episode 14 |
Cary Elwes | Edison's assistant | |
Julie Hagerty | Carol West | |
Jay Leno | Mayor Jay Leno | |
Glenn Close | Herself | "A Lot Going on Upstairs" Episode 15 |
Breckin Meyer | S&M guy | |
Mary Kay Place | Farting lady | "The Heartbreak Dog" Episode 16 |
Katharine Ross | Mrs. Abbott | |
Paget Brewster | Gretchen Mercer | "Take A Letter" Episode 17 |
Ken Marino | Dallas Portland | "The New Adventures of Old Tom" Episode 18 |
Simon Cowell | Himself | "Run, Chris, Run" Episode 19 |
Liam Payne | Himself | |
Louis Tomlinson | Himself | |
Barkhad Abdi | Abduwali Muse | "Road to India" Episode 20 |
Rob Huebel | Business meeting leader | |
Anil Kapoor | Himself | |
Russell Peters | Padma's father | |
Sheetal Sheth | Padma Tapeworm |
*Live-action role
Name | Role(s) | Episode |
---|---|---|
Nicole Byer | Airport security worker | "The Boys in the Band" Episode 1 |
Jenna Lamia | Mrs. Wong | |
Nolan North | The Turtlenecks | |
Amy Schumer | Crew leader | |
Tony Sirico | Vinny | |
Kyle Chandler | Coach Doyle | "Bookie of the Year" Episode 2 |
Frank Sinatra Jr. F | Himself | |
Kelen Coleman | Woman #3 Hooker #2 | "American Gigg-olo" Episode 3 |
Gary Newman | Himself | "Inside Family Guy" Episode 4 |
David Tennant | The Doctor | |
Dana Walden | Herself | |
James Woods | Himself | |
Mark-Paul Gosselaar | Zack Morris | "Chris Has Got a Date, Date, Date, Date, Date" Episode 5 |
Sean Penn | Himself | "Hot Shots" Episode 6 |
Heléne Yorke | Waitress | "High School English" Episode 7 |
Carrie Fisher | Angela | "Carter and Tricia" Episode 8 |
David Lynch | Himself | "How the Griffin Stole Christmas" Episode 9 |
Kate McKinnon | Farmer's date | |
Ty Simpkins | Little Drummer Boy | |
Stephen Curry | Himself | "Passenger Fatty-Seven" Episode 10 |
Sanaa Lathan | Donna Tubbs-Brown | |
Chris Gronkowski | Themselves | "Gronkowsbees" Episode 11 |
Dan Gronkowski | ||
Glenn Gronkowski | ||
Rob Gronkowski | ||
Flea | Himself | "Peter's Def Jam" Episode 12 |
Marlee Matlin | Stella | |
Carrot Top | Himself | "The Finer Strings" Episode 13 |
Colin Ford | Football player | |
Martha MacIsaac | Patty | |
Kiff VandenHeuvel | Sheriff Woody | |
Ed Westwick | Football player Wedding officiant | |
Robert Wu | Mr. Washee-Washee | |
Christina Pickles | Queen Elizabeth II | "The Dating Game" Episode 14 |
Heléne Yorke | Sandra | |
Nat Faxon | Coach Herrera | "Cop and a Half-Wit" Episode 15 |
Ana Ortiz | Maid | |
Heléne Yorke | Schwarzenegger's Target Date | |
Neil Brown Jr. | Athlete with money | "Saturated Fat Guy" Episode 16 |
Martha MacIsaac | Patty | |
Christina Milian | Esther | |
Wade Boggs | Himself | "Peter's Lost Youth" Episode 17 |
Lenny Clarke | Fantasy baseball coach | |
Carrie Fisher | Angela | |
Carl Reiner | Fantasy baseball coach | |
Colin Ford | Kid | "The Peter Principal" Episode 18 |
Jermaine Fowler | Kid | |
Anders Holm | Superintendent | |
Shawn Michael Howard | New Orleans band | |
Martha MacIsaac | Patty | |
Christina Milian | Esther | |
Wendy Schaal | Secretary | |
Kiernan Shipka | Meg's Bully/Singing cheerleader | |
Lisa Wilhoit | Connie D'Amico | |
Daniele Gaither | Traffic violations officer | "Dearly Deported" Episode 19 |
Aimee Garcia | Isabella | |
Portia de Rossi | Bonnie Swanson's prank call voice | "A House Full of Peters" Episode 20 |
Sanaa Lathan | Donna Tubbs-Brown | |
Olesya Rulin | Russian Meg Griffin |
FThis marked Frank Sinatra Jr.'s final film/television role. [19]
Name | Role(s) | Episode |
---|---|---|
Asa Akira * | Herself | "Emmy-Winning Episode" Episode 1 |
Julie Bowen | Herself | |
Ty Burrell * | Himself | |
Frances Callier | Shonda Rhimes | |
Louis C.K. | Himself | |
Jonathan Kite | Alec Baldwin | |
Bill Maher | Himself | |
Miriam Margolyes | Maggie Smith's right eyeball | |
Ryan O'Neal * # | Tim Madden | |
Christina Pickles | Maggie Smith's left eyeball | |
Sofía Vergara | Herself | |
Chris Diamantopoulos | Stryker Foxx | "Foxx in the Men House" Episode 2 |
Ignacio Serricchio † | Jonathan Goldsmith | |
Kathleen Turner | Peter Griffin | |
Chris Diamantopoulos | Fievel Mousekewitz | "Nanny Goats" Episode 3 |
Sanaa Lathan | Donna Tubbs-Brown | |
Ryan Reynolds | Himself | "Follow the Money" Episode 4 |
Carrie Fisher | Angela | "Three Directors" Episode 5 |
Kristen Bell | Martha | "Petey IV" Episode 7 |
Jeff Probst | Himself | |
Iwan Rheon | George Harrison John Lennon Ring announcer | |
Carrie Fisher C | Angela | "Don't Be a Dickens at Christmas" Episode 9 |
Norm MacDonald | Himself | |
David Mazouz | Peter's co-worker | |
Jay Pharaoh | Kanye Canes | |
Don Swayze | Patrick Swayze | |
Amanda Seyfried | Ellie | "Boy (Dog) Meets Girl (Dog)" Episode 10 |
Dikembe Mutombo | Himself | "Dog Bites Bear" Episode 11 |
Danny Trejo * | Himself | |
Ian McKellen | Dr. Cecil Pritchfield | "Send in Stewie, Please" Episode 12 |
Tom Ellis | Oscar Wilde | "V is for Mystery" Episode 13 |
Tom Hollander | Distinguished man #2 | |
Eric Dane | Himself | "Veteran Guy" Episode 14 |
Kenny Loggins | Himself | |
Tom Cochrane * # † | Himself | "The Woof of Wall Street" Episode 15 |
Esther Ku | Secretary | |
Sanaa Lathan | Donna Tubbs-Brown | "'Family Guy' Through the Years" Episode 16 |
Chris Diamantopoulos | Parker Stanton | "HTTPete" Episode 18 |
Ignacio Serricchio | Pitbull | "The Unkindest Cut" Episode 19 |
Pej Vahdat † | Middle Eastern co-pilot |
*Live-action role#Archive footage†Uncredited
CThis would be Carrie Fisher's final television appearance, following her death in 2016. [20]
Name | Role(s) | Episode |
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Sanaa Lathan | Fangirl | "Married with Cancer" Episode 1 |
Jay Pharaoh | Kanye West | |
Casey Wilson | Jess | |
Jess | "Dead Dog Walking" Episode 2 | |
Eva Bella | Kid | "Pal Stewie" Episode 3 |
Aries Spears | Eddie Murphy | |
Gilbert Gottfried | Dog whistle | "Big Trouble in Little Quahog" Episode 4 |
Kyrie Irving | Vernon the Waterbear | |
Patrick Stewart | Patrick the Waterbear | |
Aries Spears | Shaquille O'Neal | "Regarding Carter" Episode 5 |
Kimberly Brooks | Black sitcom mom | "Stand by Meg" Episode 6 |
Scott Grimes | Kevin Swanson | |
Tara Lipinski | Herself | "The Griffin Winter Games" Episode 7 |
Ross Marquand | Garth Brooks | |
Jim Meskimen | Ron Howard | |
Christine Baranski | Newport heiress | "Con Heiress" Episode 8 |
Sanaa Lathan | Donna Tubbs-Brown | |
Christina Pickles | Newport heiress | |
Wendy Schaal | Newport heiress | |
Bryan Cranston | Bert | "Pawtucket Pete" Episode 9 |
Billy Eichner | Himself | |
Andrew Kishino | Goose | |
Sanaa Lathan | Fangirl | |
Niecy Nash | Sheila | |
Tara Strong | Fangirl | |
Ross Marquand | George H. W. Bush Johnny Depp | "Trump Guy" Episode 11 |
Charlet Chung | Brittany hologram | "Bri, Robot" Episode 12 |
Bryan Cranston | Bert | "Trans-Fat" Episode 13 |
Niecy Nash | Sheila | |
Maurice LaMarche † | Conan O'Brien | |
Bryan Cranston | Bert | "Family Guy Lite" Episode 14 |
Sanaa Lathan | Donna Tubbs-Brown | |
Ross Marquand | Slinky | |
Niecy Nash | Sheila | |
Mandy Moore | Courtney | "No Giggity, No Doubt" Episode 15 |
Casey Wilson | Gymnastics team mom | |
Chris Parnell | Priest | "You Can't Handle the Booth" Episode 16 |
Sarah Paulson | Herself Marcia Clark Costumed woman | |
Judy Greer | Luna Bar lover Middle-aged woman | "Island Adventure" Episode 17 |
Chris Parnell | Doug | |
Christine Lakin | Joyce Kinney Quagmire's Date | "Throw It Away" Episode 18 |
Sanaa Lathan | Donna Tubbs-Brown Backup singer | |
Sam Elliott | Himself | "Girl, Internetted" Episode 19 |
Denis Leary | Car mechanic | |
Julie Hagerty | Carol Pewterschmidt | "Adam West High" Episode 20 |
†Uncredited
Name | Role(s) | Episode |
---|---|---|
Bryan Cranston | Bert | "Yacht Rocky" Episode 1 |
Lucas Grabeel | Chad | |
Sanaa Lathan | Donna Tubbs-Brown | |
Kenny Loggins | Himself | |
Niecy Nash | Sheila | |
Alan Parsons | Himself | |
Nick Viall | Himself | |
Carlos Alazraqui | Chef | "Bri-Da" Episode 2 |
Eugene Byrd | Ups Deliveryman | |
Bryan Cranston | Bert | |
Scott Grimes | Kevin Swanson | |
Robert Herjavec | Himself | |
Bryan Cranston | Bert | "Disney's The Reboot" Episode 4 |
Judy Greer | Herself | |
Martha MacIsaac | Patty | |
Emily Osment | Ruth Cochamer | |
Gary Newman | Himself | |
Chris Parnell | Smarmy J. Tiestraightener III | |
Dana Walden | Herself | |
Daisy Fuentes | Herself | "Peter & Lois' Wedding" Episode 6 |
Mike Judge | Beavis and Butt-Head | |
Carlos Alazraqui | Warden | "Shanksgiving" Episode 8 |
Hank Azaria | Police Superintendent Chalmers | |
Nat Faxon | Neo-Nazi | |
Danny Trejo | Clint Beltran | |
Jimmy Connors | Himself | "Christmas is Coming" Episode 9 |
Chris Parnell | Subway Manager | |
Lisa Wilhoit | Connie D'Amico | "Connie's Celica" Episode 10 |
Christopher Meloni | George Townshend | "Short Cuts" Episode 11 |
Dan Castellaneta | Homer Simpson | "The Movement" Episode 14 |
Jerry Lambert | Man Congratulating Peter | |
Kevin Nealon | Himself | |
Khary Payton | King Baseball Player | |
Alex Pettyfer | Troy | |
Brett Gelman | Escape Room Guy | "Baby Stewie" Episode 15 |
Judy Greer | Bozo's Client Sylvester Stallone's Assistant | |
Robert Wu | Korean General | |
Bryan Cranston | Bert Judge | "Start Me Up" Episode 16 |
Martha MacIsaac | Airport Announcer | |
Ross Marquand | Indiana Jones Jesse Eisenberg | |
Khary Payton | Abusive Father | |
Dan Castellaneta | Homer Simpson | "Coma Guy" Episode 17 |
Alfred Molina | Panamanian Man | |
Carlos Alazraqui | Chief Justice John Roberts | "Better Off Meg" Episode 18 |
Lucas Grabeel | Student | |
Ali Hillis | Meg's Friend | |
Esther Ku | Meg's Friend | |
Kristen Li | Funeral Girl #1 | |
Chris Parnell | Priest Father Raccoon | |
Stephanie Beatriz | Hostess | "Holly Bibble" Episode 19 |
Edie McClurg | Herself as Grace | |
Liam McIntyre | Wombat | |
Chris Parnell | Highway Man | |
Allison Munn | Suits Actress Accused Witch Autograph Seeker | "Movin' In (Principal Shepherd's Song)" Episode 20 |
Chris Parnell | Doug | |
Ignacio Serricchio | Lawnmower Guy |
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