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title: "Francis Griffin: The Griffins | familyguy.co.uk"
canonical: "https://familyguy.co.uk/characters/francis-griffin/"
updatedDate: 2026-09-06
author: Alex Moss
description: "Francis Griffin: Peter's adoptive father. Voiced by Charles Durning. First appeared in Holy Crap."
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# Francis Griffin

Peter's adoptive father. Voiced by Charles Durning.

## Facts

| Fact | Detail |
| --- | --- |
| Household | The Griffins |
| Role | Peter's adoptive father (draft, awaiting review) |
| First appearance | [Holy Crap](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s02e02-holy-crap/) (S02E02, 30 September 1999) |
| Spouse | [Thelma Griffin](https://familyguy.co.uk/characters/thelma-griffin/) |
| Children | [Peter Griffin](https://familyguy.co.uk/characters/peter-griffin/) |
| Wikidata | [Q1003420](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1003420) |

## About

Francis Griffin is Peter Griffin's stepfather, married to Peter's mother, Thelma, which makes him step-grandfather to Meg, Chris and Stewie. Voiced by Charles Durning, he is an 82-year-old Irish American and a devout Catholic. He is grouchy, stubborn and abusive. Lois draws his disapproval because she is not Catholic. He objects to how his stepson's family lives and tries to impose his religious views on them. He first appeared in "Holy Crap". In "Peter's Two Dads" he performs a unicycle act as a clown at Meg's seventeenth birthday party. A drunk Peter falls on him and crushes him, and he later dies in hospital from his injuries. Soon afterwards, during hypnotherapy, Peter recalls a childhood memory of Francis telling him he was not his real father. Francis appears once more as a vision in "Family Goy".

## Credited appearances

Credited in the principal cast or guest list of 5 episodes across 5 seasons. IMDb records up to ten voice credits per episode, so this is a floor, not a full list.

### Season 2

- S02E02 [Holy Crap](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s02e02-holy-crap/) (voiced by Charles Durning)

### Season 3

- S03E09 [Mr. Saturday Knight](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s03e09-mr-saturday-knight/) (voiced by Charles Durning)

### Season 4

- S04E18 [The Father, the Son, and the Holy Fonz](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s04e18-the-father-the-son-and-the-holy-fonz/) (voiced by Charles Durning)

### Season 5

- S05E10 [Peter's Two Dads](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s05e10-peters-two-dads/) (voiced by Charles Durning)

### Season 8

- S08E02 [Family Goy](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s08e02-family-goy/) (voiced by Charles Durning)

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## Provenance

- Source: [Wikipedia: Francis Griffin (Family Guy)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Griffin_(Family_Guy))
- Source: [Wikidata Q1003420](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1003420)
- Source: [Wikipedia: List of Family Guy characters](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Family_Guy_characters)
- Data refreshed: 2026-09-06
- Note: The profile text was written for this site from the sources listed, by Claude in Claude Code on 2026-09-08, awaiting editorial review. Facts only; no dialogue is reproduced. Role lines are curated on this site; voice actor, first appearance and creator come from Wikidata.

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