Acting
Jim Belushi
Born 1954-06-15
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Department: Acting
Biography
James Adam Belushi (born June 15, 1954) is an American actor, comedian, singer and musician. He is best known for his title role of James "Jim" Orenthal on the American sitcom According to Jim. He is the younger brother of the late comic actor John Belushi. Belushi was born in Chicago to Adam Anastos Belushi, an Albanian from Qytezë, Korçë, and Agnes Demetri (Samaras) Belushi, who was born in Ohio from Greek-Albanian immigrants from Korçë. He was raised in Wheaton, a Chicago suburb, along with his three siblings: Older brother John, older sister Marian, and younger brother Billy. After graduating from Wheaton Central High School, Jim Belushi attended the College of DuPage, and graduated from Southern Illinois University Carbondale with a degree in Speech and Theatre Arts. This page is based on a Wikipedia article written by contributors. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Known For
Prominent works featuring Jim Belushi
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Trading Places
1983
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Twin Peaks
1990
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Last Action Hero
1993
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Jingle All the Way
1996
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The Ghost Writer
2010
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New Year's Eve
2011
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Hoodwinked!
2005
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Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
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Saturday Night Live
1975
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Little Shop of Horrors
1986
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (191 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Catch the Wind | James | Movie | 2026 |
 | K9 PD with Jim Belushi | Narrator | TV Series | 2026 |
| K9 PD with Jim Belushi | Creator | TV Series | 2026 |
 | Song Sung Blue | Tom D'Amato | Movie | 2025 |
 | The Chronology of Water | Ken Kesey | Movie | 2025 |
 | Fight Another Day | Duke | Movie | 2024 |
 | A History of the World in Six Glasses | Self | TV Series | 2024 |
 | Gigi & Nate | Dan Gibson | Movie | 2022 |
 | Growing Belushi | Self | TV Series | 2020 |
 | Belushi | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 2020 |
 | John Wayne Gacy: Defending a Monster | Narrator | Movie | 2019 |
 | Hey Arnold! The Jungle Movie | Coach Wittenberg (voice) | Movie | 2018 |
 | Katie Says Goodbye | Bear | Movie | 2018 |
| Salvage | Duke | Movie | 2018 | |
 | Twin Peaks: The Phenomenon | Self | Movie | 2017 |
 | Tell It Martin | Self | Movie | 2017 |
 | The Polish Accountant | Self | Movie | 2017 |
 | The Number of Completion | Self | Movie | 2017 |
 | A Bloody Finger in Your Mouth | Self | Movie | 2017 |
 | Wonder Wheel | Humpty | Movie | 2017 |
 | Sollers Point | Carol | Movie | 2017 |
 | A Change of Heart | Hank | Movie | 2017 |
 | The Hollow Point | Shepard | Movie | 2016 |
 | Undrafted | Jim | Movie | 2016 |
 | The Whole Truth | Boone Lassiter | Movie | 2016 |
 | Good Girls Revolt | William "Wick" McFadden | TV Series | 2015 |
| The Curious Case of the Chicago Cubs | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2015 | |
 | Show Me a Hero | Angelo Martinelli | TV Series | 2015 |
 | Home Sweet Hell | Les | Movie | 2015 |
 | The 7D | Coach Coachy (voice) | TV Series | 2014 |
 | Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return | The Cowardly Lion (voice) | Movie | 2014 |
 | TripTank | Guy (voice) | TV Series | 2014 |
 | Late Night with Seth Meyers | Self - Guest | TV Series | 2014 |
 | Stan Lee's Mighty 7 | Mr. Cross (voice) | Movie | 2014 |
 | The Secret Lives of Dorks | Bronko | Movie | 2013 |
 | Born In Chicago | Executive Producer | Movie | 2013 |
 | Thunderstruck | Coach Amross | Movie | 2012 |
 | New Year's Eve | Building Super | Movie | 2011 |
 | Cougars, Inc. | Dan Fox | Movie | 2011 |
 | Buccaneers & Bones | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2010 |
 | The Talk | Self | TV Series | 2010 |
 | The Defenders | Nick Morelli | TV Series | 2010 |
 | 2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift | (archive footage) | Movie | 2010 |
 | The Ghost Writer | John Maddox | Movie | 2010 |
 | Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King | Glob (voice) | Movie | 2008 |
 | Snow Buddies | Bernie (voice) | Movie | 2008 |
 | Underdog | Dan Unger | Movie | 2007 |
 | Farce of the Penguins | They're All Bitches Penguin (voice) | Movie | 2006 |
 | Casper's Scare School | Alder (voice) | Movie | 2006 |
 | Me, Eloise | Bartolome T. Baxter III (voice) | TV Series | 2006 |
 | Yin Yang Yo! | The Puffin (voice) | TV Series | 2006 |
 | Second City: First Family of Comedy | Self | TV Series | 2006 |
 | The Wild | Benny (voice) | Movie | 2006 |
 | Behind the Smile | Jeffrey Stone (as James Belushi) | Movie | 2006 |
 | Hoodwinked! | The Woodsman (voice) | Movie | 2005 |
 | The Blues Brothers: Transposing The Music | Self | Movie | 2005 |
 | Tugger: The Jeep® 4x4 Who Wanted to Fly | Tugger (voice) | Movie | 2005 |
 | Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found | Self | Movie | 2005 |
| My Crazy Life | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2005 | |
 | The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson | Self | TV Series | 2005 |
| The Tony Danza Show | Self - Guest | TV Series | 2004 | |
 | East Meets West: "Red Heat" and the Kings of Carolco | Self (archive) | Movie | 2004 |
 | Fatherhood | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2004 |
 | DysEnchanted | Doctor | Movie | 2004 |
 | Easy Sex | Elvis (as James Belushi) | Movie | 2003 |
 | I'm with Her | Leslie Buren | TV Series | 2003 |
 | Toronto Rocks | Self | Movie | 2003 |
| E!'s 101 | Self | TV Series | 2003 | |
 | Celebrities Uncensored | Self | TV Series | 2003 |
 | ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration | Self | Movie | 2003 |
 | Real Time with Bill Maher | Self | TV Series | 2003 |
 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Self | TV Series | 2003 |
 | Rugrats: Babies in Toyland | Santa Claus (voice) | Movie | 2002 |
 | A Scooby-Doo! Christmas | Asa Buckwald (voice) | Movie | 2002 |
 | Less than Perfect | Eddie Smirkoff | TV Series | 2002 |
 | Ozzy & Drix | Captain Quinine (voice) | TV Series | 2002 |
 | What's New, Scooby-Doo? | Asa Buckwald (voice) | TV Series | 2002 |
 | K-9: P.I. | Mike Dooley | Movie | 2002 |
 | The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius | Coach Gruber (voice) | TV Series | 2002 |
 | George Lopez | The Inspector | TV Series | 2002 |
 | One Way Out | Harry Woltz | Movie | 2002 |
 | Snow Dogs | Demon (voice) | Movie | 2002 |
 | Joe Somebody | Chuck Scarett | Movie | 2001 |
 | According to Jim | Jim | TV Series | 2001 |
| According to Jim | Director | TV Series | 2001 |
| According to Jim | Producer | TV Series | 2001 |
| Into the Valley of Death | Self | Movie | 2001 | |
 | Who Killed Atlanta's Children? | Pat Laughlin | Movie | 2000 |
 | Return to Me | Joe Dayton | Movie | 2000 |
 | K-911 | Mike Dooley | Movie | 2000 |
| Arnold Schwarzenegger: Hollywood Hero | Self | Movie | 1999 | |
 | The Nuttiest Nutcracker | Reginald (Voice) | Movie | 1999 |
 | Visit Fabulous Las Vegas | Self | Movie | 1999 |
 | Made Men | Bill Manucci | Movie | 1999 |
 | The Florentine | Billy Belasco | Movie | 1999 |
 | The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn | Self - Guest | TV Series | 1999 |
 | Angel's Dance | Rosellini | Movie | 1999 |
 | Justice | Frank Spello | Movie | 1999 |
 | Hercules | Nestor (voice) | TV Series | 1998 |
 | Wag the Dog | Jim Belushi | Movie | 1997 |
 | Babes in Toyland | Gonzargo (voice) | Movie | 1997 |
 | Gang Related | Detective Frank K Divinci | Movie | 1997 |
 | Total Security | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1997 |
 | Cow and Chicken | Butch (voice) | TV Series | 1997 |
 | The View | Self | TV Series | 1997 |
 | Living in Peril | Oliver Harrison | Movie | 1997 |
 | Mighty Ducks the Movie: The First Face-Off | Phil Palmfeather (voice) | Movie | 1997 |
 | Bad Baby | Dad (voice) | Movie | 1997 |
 | Dog's Best Friend | Skippy (voice) | Movie | 1997 |
 | Gold In The Streets | Mario (as James Belushi) | Movie | 1997 |
 | Retroactive | Frank | Movie | 1997 |
 | Jingle All the Way | Mall Santa | Movie | 1996 |
 | Hey Arnold! | Coach Wittenberg (voice) | TV Series | 1996 |
 | Bruno the Kid | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1996 |
 | Mighty Ducks: The Animated Series | Phil (voice) | TV Series | 1996 |
 | E! True Hollywood Story | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1996 |
 | Race the Sun | Frank Machi | Movie | 1996 |
 | TFI Friday | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1996 |
 | Die Harald Schmidt Show | Self | TV Series | 1995 |
 | Dumb and Dumber | Duker (voice) | TV Series | 1995 |
| Dumb and Dumber | Manager (voice) | TV Series | 1995 |
 | Pinky and the Brain | Maguire (voice) | TV Series | 1995 |
 | Separate Lives | Tom Beckwith | Movie | 1995 |
 | Canadian Bacon | Charles Jackal, NBS Reporter | Movie | 1995 |
 | Destiny Turns on the Radio | Tuerto | Movie | 1995 |
 | Sahara | Sgt. Joe Gunn | Movie | 1995 |
 | The Pebble and the Penguin | Rocko (voice) | Movie | 1995 |
 | The Louie N' Louie Show | Louie | Movie | 1995 |
 | Santo Bugito | Baby Face (voice) | TV Series | 1995 |
 | Aaahh!!! Real Monsters | Simon the Monster Hunter (voice) | TV Series | 1994 |
 | Gargoyles | Fang (voice) | TV Series | 1994 |
 | ER | Dan Harris | TV Series | 1994 |
 | The Tick | Mr. Fleener (voice) | TV Series | 1994 |
 | Royce | Shane Royce | Movie | 1994 |
 | Parallel Lives | Nick Dimas | Movie | 1994 |
 | Duckman | Saul Monella (voice) | TV Series | 1994 |
 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Self - Guest | TV Series | 1993 |
 | Last Action Hero | James Belushi | Movie | 1993 |
 | Wild Palms | Harry Wyckoff | TV Series | 1993 |
 | Traces of Red | Jack Dobson | Movie | 1992 |
 | The Larry Sanders Show | Jim Belushi | TV Series | 1992 |
 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1992 |
 | Once Upon a Crime | Neil Schwary | Movie | 1992 |
 | Diary of a Hitman | Shandy | Movie | 1991 |
 | Curly Sue | Bill Dancer | Movie | 1991 |
 | Only the Lonely | Salvatore Buonarte (as James Belushi) | Movie | 1991 |
 | Abraxas, Guardian of the Universe | Principal Latimer | Movie | 1990 |
 | Mr. Destiny | Larry Burrows | Movie | 1990 |
 | Masters of Menace | Gypsy | Movie | 1990 |
 | Taking Care of Business | Jimmy Dworski | Movie | 1990 |
 | Twin Peaks | Bradley Mitchum | TV Series | 1990 |
 | Wedding Band | Reverend | Movie | 1990 |
 | The Palermo Connection | Carmine Bonavia | Movie | 1990 |
 | America's Funniest Home Videos | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1989 |
 | Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary | Self | Movie | 1989 |
 | Homer and Eddie | Homer Lanza | Movie | 1989 |
 | K-9 | Mike Dooley | Movie | 1989 |
 | Who's Harry Crumb? | Man on Bus (uncredited) | Movie | 1989 |
 | Red Heat | Art Ridzik | Movie | 1988 |
 | Real Men | Nick Pirandello | Movie | 1987 |
 | The Principal | Rick Latimer | Movie | 1987 |
 | Biography | Self | TV Series | 1987 |
 | Number One with a Bullet | Writer | Movie | 1987 |
 | Little Shop of Horrors | Patrick Martin | Movie | 1986 |
 | Jumpin' Jack Flash | Sperry Repairman | Movie | 1986 |
 | About Last Night... | Bernie Litgo | Movie | 1986 |
 | Salvador | Doctor Rock | Movie | 1986 |
 | Mutant Video | Bobby | Movie | 1986 |
| Mutant Video | Producer | Movie | 1986 |
 | Birthday Boy | Bobby | Movie | 1986 |
| Birthday Boy | Writer | Movie | 1986 |
| Birthday Boy | Producer | Movie | 1986 |
 | The Man with One Red Shoe | Morris | Movie | 1985 |
 | Tab Lloyd: Investigative Reporter | Clayton Pyle | Movie | 1985 |
 | Pinocchio | Mario | Movie | 1984 |
 | The Best Legs in Eighth Grade | Saint Valentine | Movie | 1984 |
| Sugar or Plain | Bobby | Movie | 1984 | |
 | Trading Places | Harvey | Movie | 1983 |
 | Faerie Tale Theatre | Mario | TV Series | 1982 |
 | Late Night with David Letterman | Self | TV Series | 1982 |
 | Thief | Barry Stratagakis | Movie | 1981 |
| The Cleansing | Bobby | Movie | 1980 | |
 | Working Stiffs | Ernie O'Rourke | TV Series | 1979 |
| Who's Watching the Kids? | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1978 | |
 | The Fury | Beach Bum (uncredited) | Movie | 1978 |
 | Laverne & Shirley | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1976 |
 | Saturday Night Live | Self - Various Characters | TV Series | 1975 |
| Saturday Night Live | Self (uncredited) | TV Series | 1975 |
| Saturday Night Live | Writer | TV Series | 1975 |
| Karate Ghost | Self / Appearance | Movie | — | |
 | Green Bank | Self / Appearance | Movie | — |