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John Belushi

Acting

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.

Born: January 24, 1949

Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA

Known For

Poster for Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd
Movie

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd

8.2
Poster for The Beach Boys: It's OK
Movie

The Beach Boys: It's OK

8.0
Poster for Jim Henson Idea Man
Movie

Jim Henson Idea Man

7.8
Poster for Cola Wars
Movie

Cola Wars

7.8
Poster for The Blues Brothers
Movie

The Blues Brothers

7.7
Poster for Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Movie

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

7.6
Poster for Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
Movie

Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary

7.6
Poster for Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live
Movie

Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live

7.6
Poster for Steve Martin's Best Show Ever
Movie

Steve Martin's Best Show Ever

7.5
Poster for Zappa
Movie

Zappa

7.3

Filmography

2025
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

as Self

2024
Jim Henson Idea Man

as Self (archive footage)

2020
Zappa

as Self (archive footage)

2020
Belushi

as Self (archive footage)

2019
Cola Wars

as Self (archive footage)

2018
TVTV: Video Revolutionaries

as Self

2018
Studio 54

as Self (archive footage)

2015
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead

as Self - Actor (archive footage)

2012
Too Young to Die

as Self (archive footage)

2008
Animal House: The Inside Story

as Self (archive footage)

2008
Frank Zappa: The Broadcast Archives

as Self

2006
The American Dream: The Dusty Rhodes Story

as Self

2005
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd

as Various Characters (archive footage)

2005
The Blues Brothers: Transposing The Music

as Self (archive footage)

2005
Saturday Night Live: The Best of John Belushi

as Self / Various (archive footage)

2005
Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live

as Self

1999
Saturday Night Live: Christmas

as Self

1998
The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion

as Self - Bluto (archive footage)

1998
The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers'

as Self (archive footage)

1994
The Best of the Blues Brothers

as Jake Blues (archive footage)

1989
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary

as Self (archive footage)

1985
The Best of John Belushi

as Various Characters

1981
Neighbors

as Earl Keese

1981
Steve Martin's Best Show Ever

as Zhelezna Postruk

1981
Continental Divide

as Ernie Souchak

1980
The Blues Brothers

as 'Joliet' Jake Blues

1979
1941

as Capt. Wild Bill Kelso

1979
Old Boyfriends

as Eric

1978
The Blues Brothers Live at Winterland

as Joliet Jake Blues

1978
The Things We Did Last Summer

as Self

1978
Goin' South

as Hector

1978
Animal House

as John 'Bluto' Blutarski

1978
The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash

as Ron Decline

1977
The Richard Pryor Show
1977
The Richard Pryor Special?

as Slave Driver / Bartender

1976
The Beach Boys: It's OK

as Cop #2

1976
The Beach Boys: It's OK

as Cop #2

1975
Saturday Night Live

as Self - Various Characters

1975
Saturday Night Live

as Self (uncredited)

1975
Saturday Night Live

as Self / Various (archive footage)

1975
Saturday Night Live

as Self / Eleanor of Gaunt (uncredited)

1973
Lemmings

as Various

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