John Belushi
Acting
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Acting Credits
Biography
John Adam Belushi (January 24, 1949 β March 5, 1982) was an American comedian, actor, and musician best known as one of the original cast members of the NBC sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live and for his roles in the films National Lampoon's Animal House and The Blues Brothers. He was the older brother of Jim Belushi.
Known For
Saturday Night Live
Self - Various Characters
Saturday Night Live
Self (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
Self / Various (archive footage)
Saturday Night Live
Self / Eleanor of Gaunt (uncredited)
The Blues Brothers
'Joliet' Jake Blues
Animal House
John 'Bluto' Blutarski
John Candy: I Like Me
Self - Actor, Saturday Night Live (archive footage)
Jim Henson Idea Man
Self (archive footage)
Filmography
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025
as Self (archive footage)
John Candy: I Like Me
2025
as Self - Actor, Saturday Night Live (archive footage)
Jim Henson Idea Man
2024
as Self (archive footage)
An SNL Thanksgiving
2024
as (archive footage)
Zappa
2020
as Self (archive footage)
Belushi
2020
as Self (archive footage)
Cola Wars
2019
as Self (archive footage)
TVTV: Video Revolutionaries
2018
as Self
Studio 54
2018
as Self (archive footage)
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
2015
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Too Young to Die
2012
as Self (archive footage)
Frank Zappa: The Broadcast Archives
2008
as Self
Animal House: The Inside Story
2008
as Self (archive footage)
The American Dream: The Dusty Rhodes Story
2006
as Self
The Blues Brothers: Transposing The Music
2005
as Self (archive footage)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of John Belushi
2005
as Self / Various (archive footage)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd
2005
as Various Characters (archive footage)
Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live
2005
as Self
Saturday Night Live: Christmas
1999
as Self (archive footage)
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
1999
as (archive footage)
The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers'
1998
as Self (archive footage)
The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion
1998
as Self - Bluto (archive footage)
The Best of the Blues Brothers
1993
as Jake Blues (archive footage)
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
1989
as Self (archive footage)
The Best of John Belushi
1985
as Various Characters
Continental Divide
1981
as Ernie Souchak
Neighbors
1981
as Earl Keese
Steve Martin's Best Show Ever
1981
as Zhelezna Postruk
The Blues Brothers
1980
as 'Joliet' Jake Blues
1941
1979
as Capt. Wild Bill Kelso
Old Boyfriends
1979
as Eric
Animal House
1978
as John 'Bluto' Blutarski
Goin' South
1978
as Hector
The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash
1978
as Ron Decline
The Blues Brothers Live at Winterland
1978
as Joliet Jake Blues
The Things We Did Last Summer
1978
as Self
The Richard Pryor Special?
1977
as Slave Driver / Bartender
The Richard Pryor Show
1977
The Beach Boys: It's OK
1976
as Cop #2
The Beach Boys: It's OK
1976
as Cop #2
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Various Characters
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self / Various (archive footage)
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self / Eleanor of Gaunt (uncredited)
Lemmings
1973
as Various