Family Guy guest stars

588 actors have guest-starred in Family Guy across 457 episodes and 24 seasons. The most-credited is John Viener, Announcer, Additional Voices, TV Announcer in 123 episodes. 247 of them have also guest-starred in five or more of the other shows in this catalogue.

Who came back most

Family Guy guest actors by episode count
Actor	Character	Eps
John Viener	Announcer, Additional Voices, TV Announcer	123
Adam West	Mayor Adam West, Grand Moff Tarkin, Ace Merrill	101
Rachael MacFarlane	Additional Voices, Miss Tammy, Olivia Fuller	100
Kevin Michael Richardson	Jerome, Cleveland Brown Jr., Additional Voices	65
Gary Cole	Principal Shepherd, Mike Brady, Billy's Father	62
Ralph Garman	Additional Voices, Gene Shalit, Ted Turner	58
Lori Alan	Diane Simmons, CoCo, Imperial Reporter	56
Danny Smith	Additional Voices, Ernie the Giant Chicken, Announcer	55
Josh Robert Thompson	Additional Voices, Morgan Freeman, Christoph Waltz	44
Damien Fahey	Additional Voices, Corey, Airplane	42
Alec Sulkin	Jesus Christ, Additional Voices, Announcer #2	41
Steve Callaghan	Student #3, Audience Member #3, Wedding Guest #3	41
Phil LaMarr	Ollie Williams, Judge, "N-Word" Jim	34
Travis Bowe	Additional Voices, Cocky Jogger, Boat Instructor	32
Fred Tatasciore	Additional Voices, Chevy Chase, Arnold Palmer	27
Sanaa Lathan	Donna Tubbs-Brown, Fangirl	26
Mike Desilets	Additional Voices, Bully, Crow	25
Carrie Fisher	Angela, Mon Mothma	24
Carlos Alazraqui	Mr. Jonathan Weed, Additional Voices, Brian's Cuban Accent	22
Chris Cox	George W. Bush, Ross Fishman, Additional Voices	22
Mark Hentemann	Opie, Additional Voices, Army Reception	20
Sam Elliott	Mayor Wild West, Sam Elliott	20
H. Jon Benjamin	Carl, Bob Belcher, Yoda	19
Jay Pharoah	Additional Voices, Brick Baker, Kanye West	18
Mae Whitman	Woman, Additional Voices, Annaleigh Quagmire	17

Family Guy guest stars by season

Guest actors per season of Family Guy
Season	Guests	Who
Season 1	12	Lori Alan, Carlos Alazraqui, Frank Welker, Alex Rocco, Bobby Slayton, Butch Hartman, Dick Van Patten, Erik Estrada, Fred Tatasciore, Joey Slotnick, John O'Hurley, Phil LaMarr
Season 2	38	Lori Alan, Adam West, Carlos Alazraqui, Danny Smith, Nicole Sullivan, Candice Bergen, Debra Wilson, Faith Ford, Jay Mohr, Phil LaMarr, Rachael MacFarlane, Victoria Principal and 26 more
Season 3	61	Lori Alan, Adam West, Danny Smith, Ralph Garman, Gary Cole, Phil LaMarr, Adam Carolla, Carlos Alazraqui, Chris Cox, Rachael MacFarlane, D.D. Howard, David Berry and 49 more
Season 4	82	Adam West, John Viener, Lori Alan, Ralph Garman, Chris Sheridan, Danny Smith, Phil LaMarr, Mark Hentemann, Nicole Sullivan, Adam Carolla, Alec Sulkin, Alexandra Breckenridge and 70 more
Season 5	39	Adam West, Lori Alan, Drew Barrymore, Alec Sulkin, Carrie Fisher, Dave Boat, Rachael MacFarlane, Phil LaMarr, Phyllis Diller, Adam Carolla, Anne-Michelle Seiler, Bill Engvall and 27 more
Season 6	36	Adam West, Lori Alan, Phil LaMarr, Jeff Bergman, John Viener, Lisa Wilhoit, Alec Sulkin, Amanda Bynes, Beverly D'Angelo, Brendyn Bell, Bruce Lanoil, Bryan Cranston and 24 more
Season 7	77	Adam West, John Viener, Alec Sulkin, Danny Smith, Lori Alan, Max Burkholder, Chris Cox, Alexandra Breckenridge, Camille Guaty, H. Jon Benjamin, James Burkholder, Kirker Butler and 65 more
Season 8	67	Adam West, John Viener, Nana Visitor, Lori Alan, Phil LaMarr, Kevin Michael Richardson, Mae Whitman, Max Burkholder, Aimee Garcia, Alec Sulkin, Alexandra Breckenridge, Allison Janney and 55 more
Season 9	55	Adam West, John Viener, Alec Sulkin, Carrie Fisher, Gary Cole, Patrick Stewart, Drew Barrymore, H. Jon Benjamin, Nana Visitor, Colin Ford, James Burkholder, Lisa Wilhoit and 43 more
Season 10	54	Adam West, John Viener, Max Burkholder, Alexandra Breckenridge, Cate Blanchett, Colin Ford, Jonathan Morgan Heit, Judy Greer, Patrick Stewart, Rachael MacFarlane, Ralph Garman, Scott Grimes and 42 more
Season 11	67	John Viener, Adam West, Danny Smith, Alec Sulkin, Alexandra Breckenridge, Chris Cox, H. Jon Benjamin, Jonathan Morgan Heit, Phil LaMarr, Rachael MacFarlane, Alan Bennett, Anne Murray and 55 more
Season 12	38	Adam West, Carrie Fisher, Kevin Michael Richardson, Marlee Matlin, Scott Grimes, Gary Cole, Jonathan Morgan Heit, Patrick Stewart, Rachael MacFarlane, Tony Sirico, Adam Carolla, Adam Levine and 26 more
Season 13	37	Adam West, John Viener, H. Jon Benjamin, Kevin Michael Richardson, Connie Britton, Emily Osment, Gary Cole, Jonathan Morgan Heit, Mae Whitman, Robert Wu, Alec Sulkin, Allison Janney and 25 more
Season 14	31	Kevin Michael Richardson, Adam West, Cary Elwes, Chris Cox, Fred Tatasciore, Rachael MacFarlane, Alec Sulkin, Alexandra Breckenridge, Carl Reiner, Danny Smith, Ed O'Neill, Gary Cole and 19 more
Season 15	65	Fred Tatasciore, Gary Cole, Rachael MacFarlane, Ursula Taherian, Alec Sulkin, Kevin Michael Richardson, Carrie Fisher, Chris Cox, Colin Ford, Emily Osment, John Viener, Josh Robert Thompson and 53 more
Season 16	57	Kevin Michael Richardson, Adam West, Fred Tatasciore, Rachael MacFarlane, Steve Callaghan, John Viener, Phil LaMarr, Chris Cox, Chris Diamantopoulos, Danny Smith, Gary Cole, Iwan Rheon and 45 more
Season 17	54	Rachael MacFarlane, Gary Cole, John Viener, Josh Robert Thompson, Damien Fahey, Sanaa Lathan, Kevin Michael Richardson, Mae Whitman, Steve Callaghan, Bryan Cranston, Casey Wilson, Dee Bradley Baker and 42 more
Season 18	61	Rachael MacFarlane, Gary Cole, Kevin Michael Richardson, Chris Parnell, John Viener, Bryan Cranston, Dee Bradley Baker, Lucas Grabeel, Allison Munn, Damien Fahey, Dan Castellaneta, Josh Robert Thompson and 49 more
Season 19	54	Rachael MacFarlane, Kevin Michael Richardson, John Viener, Gary Cole, Josh Robert Thompson, Chris Parnell, Damien Fahey, Danny Smith, Liam McIntyre, Nolan North, Patrick Stump, Carlos Alazraqui and 42 more
Season 20	34	Rachael MacFarlane, Sam Elliott, Chris Parnell, John Viener, Chris Cox, Danny Smith, Gary Cole, Issac Ryan Brown, Matthew Yang King, Peter Macon, Amari McCoy, Carlos Alazraqui and 22 more
Season 21	22	Damien Fahey, Gary Cole, Mario Lopez, Rachael MacFarlane, Sam Elliott, Amir Talai, Chris Parnell, Chris Regan, Danny Smith, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Gerald McRaney, Gilbert Gottfried and 10 more
Season 22	66	Rachael MacFarlane, John Viener, Josh Robert Thompson, Damien Fahey, Travis Bowe, Mike Desilets, Ralph Garman, Steve Callaghan, Danny Smith, Jay Pharoah, Alec Sulkin, Kevin Michael Richardson and 54 more
Season 23	66	Rachael MacFarlane, John Viener, Damien Fahey, Ralph Garman, Steve Callaghan, Gary Cole, Travis Bowe, Josh Robert Thompson, Mike Desilets, Kevin Michael Richardson, Toks Olagundoye, Danny Smith and 54 more
Season 24	48	John Viener, Rachael MacFarlane, Travis Bowe, Steve Callaghan, Josh Robert Thompson, Sam Elliott, Allison Munn, Damien Fahey, Danny Smith, Gary Cole, Mike Desilets, Ralph Garman and 36 more

Guest stars you know from somewhere else

The hardest-working character actors in this show's guest cast, ranked by how many other shows in this catalogue they have also guest-starred in. Not the most famous names, the most prolific ones.

Family Guy guest stars who appear in other shows
Actor	In Family Guy	Other shows
John de Lancie	Man	29
Gary Cole	Principal Shepherd, Mike Brady, Billy's Father	28
Stephen Root	Priest, Professor O'Callaghan	27
Jane Lynch	Dotty Campbell	26
Pat Crawford Brown	The Sanka Girls	26
Jim Meskimen	Ron Howard	25
Don Swayze	Voice	24
Dan Castellaneta	Homer Simpson	23
Omid Abtahi	Faisal, Mahmoud	23
J.P. Manoux	Jon Cryer	23
Danny Trejo	Danny Trejo	22
Patton Oswalt	Bear Show Manager, Curator, Remy	21
Kathleen Wilhoite	Sam	21
Richard Kind	Harold Goldfarb, Teddy Bear	20
Fred Willard	Dave Campell	20

Played more than one character

Family Guy actors credited under several characters
Actor	Characters	Eps
Rachael MacFarlane	Additional Voices, Miss Tammy, Olivia Fuller	100
John Viener	Announcer, Additional Voices, TV Announcer	123
Steve Callaghan	Student #3, Audience Member #3, Wedding Guest #3	41
Ralph Garman	Additional Voices, Gene Shalit, Ted Turner	58
Danny Smith	Additional Voices, Ernie the Giant Chicken, Announcer	55
Kevin Michael Richardson	Jerome, Cleveland Brown Jr., Additional Voices	65
Josh Robert Thompson	Additional Voices, Morgan Freeman, Christoph Waltz	44
Alec Sulkin	Jesus Christ, Additional Voices, Announcer #2	41
Fred Tatasciore	Additional Voices, Chevy Chase, Arnold Palmer	27
Chris Cox	George W. Bush, Ross Fishman, Additional Voices	22

Shares a cast with

Family Guy and The Simpsons — 89 shared actors
Family Guy and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation — 67 shared actors
Family Guy and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit — 61 shared actors
ER — 46 shared actors
Grey's Anatomy — 45 shared actors
NCIS — 42 shared actors
Frasier — 37 shared actors
Bob's Burgers — 36 shared actors

Cast data from TVmaze, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.