John Belushi
Acting • Born 1949-01-24 – Died 1982-03-05
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.
Filmography
43 credits
The Blues Brothers
Movie • 1980
'Joliet' Jake Blues
1941
Movie • 1979
Capt. Wild Bill Kelso
TVTV: Video Revolutionaries
Movie • 2018
Self
Animal House
Movie • 1978
John 'Bluto' Blutarski
Continental Divide
Movie • 1981
Ernie Souchak
Goin' South
Movie • 1978
Hector
Zappa
Movie • 2020
Self (archive footage)
Frank Zappa: The Broadcast Archives
Movie • 2008
Self
The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash
Movie • 1978
Ron Decline
Neighbors
Movie • 1981
Earl Keese
The American Dream: The Dusty Rhodes Story
Movie • 2006
Self
Lemmings
Movie • 1973
Various
Old Boyfriends
Movie • 1979
Eric
The Blues Brothers Live at Winterland
Movie • 1978
Joliet Jake Blues
The Best of John Belushi
Movie • 1985
Various Characters
Saturday Night Live: Christmas
Movie • 1999
Self
The Blues Brothers: Transposing The Music
Movie • 2005
Self (archive footage)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of John Belushi
Movie • 2005
Self / Various (archive footage)
Steve Martin's Best Show Ever
Movie • 1981
Zhelezna Postruk
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd
Movie • 2005
Various Characters (archive footage)
The Richard Pryor Special?
Movie • 1977
Slave Driver / Bartender
The Best of the Blues Brothers
Movie • 1994
Jake Blues (archive footage)
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
Movie • 2015
Self - Actor (archive footage)
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
Movie • 1989
Self (archive footage)
Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live
Movie • 2005
Self
The Beach Boys: It's OK
Movie • 1976
Cop #2
The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers'
Movie • 1998
Self (archive footage)
The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion
Movie • 1998
Self - Bluto (archive footage)
The Beach Boys: It's OK
Movie • 1976
Cop #2
The Things We Did Last Summer
Movie • 1978
Self
Animal House: The Inside Story
Movie • 2008
Self (archive footage)
Belushi
Movie • 2020
Self (archive footage)
Cola Wars
Movie • 2019
Self (archive footage)
Studio 54
Movie • 2018
Self (archive footage)
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Movie • 2025
Self (archive footage)
Jim Henson Idea Man
Movie • 2024
Self (archive footage)
John Candy: I Like Me
Movie • 2025
Self - Actor, Saturday Night Live (archive footage)
The Richard Pryor Show
TV • 1977
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self - Various Characters
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self (uncredited)
Too Young to Die
TV • 2012
Self (archive footage)
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self / Various (archive footage)
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self / Eleanor of Gaunt (uncredited)