Acting
John Belushi
Born 1949-01-24
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Department: 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.
Known For
Prominent works featuring John Belushi
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The Blues Brothers
1980
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Animal House
1978
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Saturday Night Live
1975
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1941
1979
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Goin' South
1978
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Neighbors
1981
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John Candy: I Like Me
2025
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Continental Divide
1981
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The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash
1978
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Studio 54
2018
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (49 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | John Candy: I Like Me | Self - Actor, Saturday Night Live (archive footage) | Movie | 2025 |
 | Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 2025 |
 | An SNL Thanksgiving | (archive footage) | Movie | 2024 |
 | Jim Henson Idea Man | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 2024 |
 | Zappa | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 2020 |
 | Belushi | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 2020 |
 | Cola Wars | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 2019 |
 | TVTV: Video Revolutionaries | Self | Movie | 2018 |
 | Studio 54 | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 2018 |
 | Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead | Self - Actor (archive footage) | Movie | 2015 |
 | Too Young to Die | Self (archive footage) | TV Series | 2012 |
 | Animal House: The Inside Story | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 2008 |
 | Frank Zappa: The Broadcast Archives | Self | Movie | 2008 |
 | The American Dream: The Dusty Rhodes Story | Self | Movie | 2006 |
 | Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd | Various Characters (archive footage) | Movie | 2005 |
 | The Blues Brothers: Transposing The Music | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 2005 |
 | Saturday Night Live: The Best of John Belushi | Self / Various (archive footage) | Movie | 2005 |
 | Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live | Self | Movie | 2005 |
 | Saturday Night Live: Christmas | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 1999 |
 | Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special | (archive footage) | Movie | 1999 |
 | The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion | Self - Bluto (archive footage) | Movie | 1998 |
 | The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers' | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 1998 |
 | The Best of the Blues Brothers | Jake Blues (archive footage) | Movie | 1993 |
 | Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 1989 |
 | The Best of John Belushi | Various Characters | Movie | 1985 |
 | Neighbors | Earl Keese | Movie | 1981 |
 | Steve Martin's Best Show Ever | Zhelezna Postruk | Movie | 1981 |
 | Continental Divide | Ernie Souchak | Movie | 1981 |
 | The Blues Brothers | 'Joliet' Jake Blues | Movie | 1980 |
 | 1941 | Capt. Wild Bill Kelso | Movie | 1979 |
 | Old Boyfriends | Eric | Movie | 1979 |
 | The Blues Brothers Live at Winterland | Joliet Jake Blues | Movie | 1978 |
 | The Things We Did Last Summer | Self | Movie | 1978 |
 | Goin' South | Hector | Movie | 1978 |
 | Animal House | John 'Bluto' Blutarski | Movie | 1978 |
 | The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash | Ron Decline | Movie | 1978 |
 | The Richard Pryor Show | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1977 |
 | The Richard Pryor Special? | Slave Driver / Bartender | Movie | 1977 |
 | The Beach Boys: It's OK | Cop #2 | Movie | 1976 |
 | The Beach Boys: It's OK | Cop #2 | Movie | 1976 |
| The Beach Boys: It's OK | Writer | Movie | 1976 |
| The Beach Boys: It's OK | Writer | Movie | 1976 |
 | Saturday Night Live | Self - Various Characters | TV Series | 1975 |
| Saturday Night Live | Self (uncredited) | TV Series | 1975 |
| Saturday Night Live | Self / Various (archive footage) | TV Series | 1975 |
| Saturday Night Live | Self / Eleanor of Gaunt (uncredited) | TV Series | 1975 |
| Saturday Night Live | Writer | TV Series | 1975 |
 | Lemmings | Various | Movie | 1973 |
| Lemmings | Writer | Movie | 1973 |