John Belushi

Acting • 1949-01-24 • Chicago, Illinois, USA

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

7.7

The Blues Brothers

1980

6.9

Animal House

1978

5.8

1941

1979

5.6

Neighbors

1981

6.1

Continental Divide

1981

5.8

Goin' South

1978

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Filmography

2025
John Candy: I Like MeFilm
Self - Actor, Saturday Night Live (archive footage)
★ 7.9
2025
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL MusicFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 7.6
2024
Jim Henson Idea ManFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 7.8
2024
An SNL ThanksgivingFilm
(archive footage)
2020
ZappaFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 7.2
2020
BelushiFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 7.0
2019
Cola WarsFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 7.7
2018
Studio 54Film
Self (archive footage)
★ 6.5
2018
TVTV: Video RevolutionariesFilm
Self
★ 8.0
2015
Drunk Stoned Brilliant DeadFilm
Self - Actor (archive footage)
★ 6.7
2012
Too Young to DieTV
Self (archive footage) • 1 episodes
★ 7.2
2008
Animal House: The Inside StoryFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 4.0
2008
Frank Zappa: The Broadcast ArchivesFilm
Self
2006
The American Dream: The Dusty Rhodes StoryFilm
Self
★ 5.0
2005
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan AykroydFilm
Various Characters (archive footage)
★ 8.1
2005
Saturday Night Live: The Best of John BelushiFilm
Self / Various (archive footage)
★ 6.8
2005
Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night LiveFilm
Self
★ 7.8
2005
The Blues Brothers: Transposing The MusicFilm
Self (archive footage)
1999
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary SpecialFilm
(archive footage)
★ 6.9
1999
Saturday Night Live: ChristmasFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 5.6
1998
The Yearbook: An Animal House ReunionFilm
Self - Bluto (archive footage)
★ 7.3
1998
The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers'Film
Self (archive footage)
★ 6.5
1993
The Best of the Blues BrothersFilm
Jake Blues (archive footage)
★ 5.8
1989
Saturday Night Live: 15th AnniversaryFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 7.8
1985
The Best of John BelushiFilm
Various Characters
★ 7.5
1981
NeighborsFilm
Earl Keese
★ 5.6
1981
Continental DivideFilm
Ernie Souchak
★ 6.1
1981
Steve Martin's Best Show EverFilm
Zhelezna Postruk
★ 7.6
1980
The Blues BrothersFilm
'Joliet' Jake Blues
★ 7.7
1979
1941Film
Capt. Wild Bill Kelso
★ 5.8
1979
Old BoyfriendsFilm
Eric
★ 5.1
1978
Animal HouseFilm
John 'Bluto' Blutarski
★ 6.9
1978
Goin' SouthFilm
Hector
★ 5.8
1978
The Rutles: All You Need Is CashFilm
Ron Decline
★ 6.8
1978
The Blues Brothers Live at WinterlandFilm
Joliet Jake Blues
★ 6.4
1978
The Things We Did Last SummerFilm
Self
★ 4.8
1977
The Richard Pryor ShowTV
★ 6.4
1977
The Richard Pryor Special?Film
Slave Driver / Bartender
★ 7.2
1976
The Beach Boys: It's OKFilm
Cop #2
★ 8.0
1976
The Beach Boys: It's OKFilm
Cop #2
★ 1.0
1975
Saturday Night LiveTV
Self - Various Characters • 86 episodes
★ 6.9
1975
Saturday Night LiveTV
Self (uncredited) • 1 episodes
★ 6.9
1975
Saturday Night LiveTV
Self / Various (archive footage) • 1 episodes
★ 6.9
1975
Saturday Night LiveTV
Self / Eleanor of Gaunt (uncredited) • 1 episodes
★ 6.9
1973
LemmingsFilm
Various
★ 5.9