John Belushi
Biography
John Adam Belushi (January 24, 1949 – 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.
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Acting History
2025
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music as Self
2024Jim Henson Idea Man as Self (archive footage)
2020Zappa as Self (archive footage)
2020Belushi as Self (archive footage)
2019Cola Wars as Self (archive footage)
2018TVTV: Video Revolutionaries as Self
2018Studio 54 as Self (archive footage)
2015Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead as Self - Actor (archive footage)
2012Too Young to Die as Self (archive footage)
2008Animal House: The Inside Story as Self (archive footage)
2008Frank Zappa: The Broadcast Archives as Self
2006The American Dream: The Dusty Rhodes Story as Self
2005Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd as Various Characters (archive footage)
2005The Blues Brothers: Transposing The Music as Self (archive footage)
2005Saturday Night Live: The Best of John Belushi as Self / Various (archive footage)
2005Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live as Self
1999Saturday Night Live: Christmas as Self
1998The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion as Self - Bluto (archive footage)
1998The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers' as Self (archive footage)
1994The Best of the Blues Brothers as Jake Blues (archive footage)
1989Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary as Self (archive footage)
1985The Best of John Belushi as Various Characters
1981Neighbors as Earl Keese
1981Steve Martin's Best Show Ever as Zhelezna Postruk
1981Continental Divide as Ernie Souchak
1980The Blues Brothers as 'Joliet' Jake Blues
19791941 as Capt. Wild Bill Kelso
1979Old Boyfriends as Eric
1978The Blues Brothers Live at Winterland as Joliet Jake Blues
1978The Things We Did Last Summer as Self
1978Goin' South as Hector
1978Animal House as John 'Bluto' Blutarski
1978The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash as Ron Decline
1977The Richard Pryor Show
1977The Richard Pryor Special? as Slave Driver / Bartender
1976The Beach Boys: It's OK as Cop #2
1976The Beach Boys: It's OK as Cop #2
1975Saturday Night Live as Self - Various Characters
1975Saturday Night Live as Self (uncredited)
1975Saturday Night Live as Self / Various (archive footage)
1975Saturday Night Live as Self / Eleanor of Gaunt (uncredited)
1973Lemmings as Various