John Belushi
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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
Credits
The Blues Brothers (1980)
as 'Joliet' Jake Blues
Animal House (1978)
as John 'Bluto' Blutarski
1941 (1979)
as Capt. Wild Bill Kelso
John Candy: I Like Me (2025)
as Self - Actor, Saturday Night Live (archive footage)
Goin' South (1978)
as Hector
Studio 54 (2018)
as Self (archive footage)
Jim Henson Idea Man (2024)
as Self (archive footage)
Zappa (2020)
as Self (archive footage)
Cola Wars (2019)
as Self (archive footage)
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music (2025)
as Self (archive footage)
Neighbors (1981)
as Earl Keese
Old Boyfriends (1979)
as Eric
The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash (1978)
as Ron Decline
Continental Divide (1981)
as Ernie Souchak
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead (2015)
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary (1989)
as Self (archive footage)
The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers' (1998)
as Self (archive footage)
The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion (1998)
as Self - Bluto (archive footage)
Belushi (2020)
as Self (archive footage)
Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live (2005)
as Self
Lemmings (1973)
as Various
The American Dream: The Dusty Rhodes Story (2006)
as Self
The Best of the Blues Brothers (1993)
as Jake Blues (archive footage)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd (2005)
as Various Characters (archive footage)
TVTV: Video Revolutionaries (2018)
as Self
Animal House: The Inside Story (2008)
as Self (archive footage)
Steve Martin's Best Show Ever (1981)
as Zhelezna Postruk
Saturday Night Live: The Best of John Belushi (2005)
as Self / Various (archive footage)
The Richard Pryor Special? (1977)
as Slave Driver / Bartender
The Best of John Belushi (1985)
as Various Characters
Saturday Night Live: Christmas (1999)
as Self
Frank Zappa: The Broadcast Archives (2008)
as Self
The Things We Did Last Summer (1978)
as Self
The Beach Boys: It's OK (1976)
as Cop #2
The Beach Boys: It's OK (1976)
as Cop #2
The Blues Brothers Live at Winterland (1978)
as Joliet Jake Blues
The Blues Brothers: Transposing The Music (2005)
as Self (archive footage)