John Belushi
Known for: Acting
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
Series
Saturday Night Live
Self - Various Characters
1975
Series
Saturday Night Live
Self (uncredited)
1975
Series
Saturday Night Live
Self / Various (archive footage)
1975
Series
Saturday Night Live
Self / Eleanor of Gaunt (uncredited)
1975
Film
The Blues Brothers
'Joliet' Jake Blues
1980
Film
Animal House
John 'Bluto' Blutarski
1978
Film
John Candy: I Like Me
Self - Actor, Saturday Night Live (archive footage)
2025
Film
1941
Capt. Wild Bill Kelso
1979
Film
Jim Henson Idea Man
Self (archive footage)
2024
Series
Too Young to Die
Self (archive footage)
2012
Film
Goin' South
Hector
1978
Series
The Richard Pryor Show
1977
Film
Zappa
Self (archive footage)
2020
Film
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Self (archive footage)
2025
Film
Neighbors
Earl Keese
1981
Film
Studio 54
Self (archive footage)
2018
Film
Cola Wars
Self (archive footage)
2019
Film
Continental Divide
Ernie Souchak
1981
Film
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
Self - Actor (archive footage)
2015
Film
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
Self (archive footage)
1989
Film
Belushi
Self (archive footage)
2020
Film
Saturday Night Live: Christmas
Self
1999
Film
Old Boyfriends
Eric
1979
Film
The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion
Self - Bluto (archive footage)
1998
Film
Steve Martin's Best Show Ever
Zhelezna Postruk
1981
Film
The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash
Ron Decline
1978
Film
Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live
Self
2005
Film
Animal House: The Inside Story
Self (archive footage)
2008
Film
The Richard Pryor Special?
Slave Driver / Bartender
1977
Film
The Best of the Blues Brothers
Jake Blues (archive footage)
1993
Film
The Things We Did Last Summer
Self
1978
Film
The Best of John Belushi
Various Characters
1985
Film
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd
Various Characters (archive footage)
2005
Film
The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers'
Self (archive footage)
1998
Film
The Blues Brothers Live at Winterland
Joliet Jake Blues
1978
Film
TVTV: Video Revolutionaries
Self
2018
Film
The American Dream: The Dusty Rhodes Story
Self
2006
Film
The Beach Boys: It's OK
Cop #2
1976
Film
The Beach Boys: It's OK
Cop #2
1976
Film
The Blues Brothers: Transposing The Music
Self (archive footage)
2005
Film
Saturday Night Live: The Best of John Belushi
Self / Various (archive footage)
2005
Film
Lemmings
Various
1973
Film
Frank Zappa: The Broadcast Archives
Self
2008