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.

Known For

Saturday Night Live

The Blues Brothers

Animal House

1941

Too Young to Die

All Movies (37)

John Candy: I Like Me2025 · as Self - Actor, Saturday Night Live (archive footage)
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music2025 · as Self (archive footage)
Jim Henson Idea Man2024 · as Self (archive footage)
Zappa2020 · as Self (archive footage)
Belushi2020 · as Self (archive footage)
Cola Wars2019 · as Self (archive footage)
TVTV: Video Revolutionaries2018 · as Self
Studio 542018 · as Self (archive footage)
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead2015 · as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Animal House: The Inside Story2008 · as Self (archive footage)
Frank Zappa: The Broadcast Archives2008 · as Self
The American Dream: The Dusty Rhodes Story2006 · as Self
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd2005 · as Various Characters (archive footage)
The Blues Brothers: Transposing The Music2005 · as Self (archive footage)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of John Belushi2005 · as Self / Various (archive footage)
Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live2005 · as Self
Saturday Night Live: Christmas1999 · as Self
The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion1998 · as Self - Bluto (archive footage)
The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers'1998 · as Self (archive footage)
The Best of the Blues Brothers1993 · as Jake Blues (archive footage)
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary1989 · as Self (archive footage)
The Best of John Belushi1985 · as Various Characters
Neighbors1981 · as Earl Keese
Steve Martin's Best Show Ever1981 · as Zhelezna Postruk
Continental Divide1981 · as Ernie Souchak
The Blues Brothers1980 · as 'Joliet' Jake Blues
19411979 · as Capt. Wild Bill Kelso
Old Boyfriends1979 · as Eric
The Blues Brothers Live at Winterland1978 · as Joliet Jake Blues
The Things We Did Last Summer1978 · as Self
Goin' South1978 · as Hector
Animal House1978 · as John 'Bluto' Blutarski
The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash1978 · as Ron Decline
The Richard Pryor Special?1977 · as Slave Driver / Bartender
The Beach Boys: It's OK1976 · as Cop #2
The Beach Boys: It's OK1976 · as Cop #2
Lemmings1973 · as Various

All TV Shows (6)

Too Young to Die2012 · as Self (archive footage)
The Richard Pryor Show1977
Saturday Night Live1975 · as Self - Various Characters
Saturday Night Live1975 · as Self (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live1975 · as Self / Various (archive footage)
Saturday Night Live1975 · as Self / Eleanor of Gaunt (uncredited)