Acting

John Belushi

Born 1949-01-24 · Chicago, Illinois, USA

Died 1982-03-05

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.

Credits

Newest first

John Candy: I Like Me
as Self - Actor, Saturday Night Live (archive footage)
2025
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
as Self (archive footage)
2025
An SNL Thanksgiving
as (archive footage)
2024
Jim Henson Idea Man
as Self (archive footage)
2024
Zappa
as Self (archive footage)
2020
Belushi
as Self (archive footage)
2020
Cola Wars
as Self (archive footage)
2019
TVTV: Video Revolutionaries
as Self
2018
Studio 54
as Self (archive footage)
2018
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
2015
Too Young to Die
as Self (archive footage)
2012
Animal House: The Inside Story
as Self (archive footage)
2008
Frank Zappa: The Broadcast Archives
as Self
2008
The American Dream: The Dusty Rhodes Story
as Self
2006
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
2005
Saturday Night Live: Christmas
as Self (archive footage)
1999
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
as (archive footage)
1999
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)
1998
The Best of the Blues Brothers
as Jake Blues (archive footage)
1993
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
as Self (archive footage)
1989
The Best of John Belushi
as Various Characters
1985
Neighbors
as Earl Keese
1981
Steve Martin's Best Show Ever
as Zhelezna Postruk
1981
Continental Divide
as Ernie Souchak
1981
The Blues Brothers
as 'Joliet' Jake Blues
1980
1941
as Capt. Wild Bill Kelso
1979
Old Boyfriends
as Eric
1979
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
1978
The Richard Pryor Show
1977
The Richard Pryor Special?
as Slave Driver / Bartender
1977
The Beach Boys: It's OK
as Cop #2
1976
The Beach Boys: It's OK
as Cop #2
1976
The Beach Boys: It's OK
Writer
1976
The Beach Boys: It's OK
Writer
1976
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)
1975
Saturday Night Live
Writer
1975
Lemmings
as Various
1973
Lemmings
Writer
1973