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.

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Known For

Saturday Night Live

Self - Various Characters

Saturday Night Live

Self - Cameo (uncredited)

Saturday Night Live

Self / Various (archive footage)

The Blues Brothers

'Joliet' Jake Blues

Animal House

John 'Bluto' Blutarski

Too Young to Die

Self (archive footage)

The Richard Pryor Show

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

Self

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2025	Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music	Self
2020	Zappa	Self (archive footage)
2020	Belushi	Self (archive footage)
2019	Cola Wars	Self [Archival Footage]
2018	TVTV: Video Revolutionaries	Self
2018	Studio 54	Self (archive footage)
2015	Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead	Self - Actor (archive footage)
2008	Frank Zappa: The Broadcast Archives	Self
2008	Animal House: The Inside Story	Self (archive footage)
2006	The American Dream: The Dusty Rhodes Story	Self
2005	The Blues Brothers: Transposing The Music	Self (archive footage)
2005	Saturday Night Live: The Best of John Belushi	Self / Various (archive footage)
2005	Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd	Various Characters (archive footage)
2005	Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live	Self
1999	Saturday Night Live: Christmas	Self
1998	Masters of the Martial Arts Presented by Wesley Snipes	Self (archive footage)
1998	The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers'	Self (archive footage)
1998	The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion	Self - Bluto (archive footage)
1996	The Making of '1941'	Self (archive footage)
1994	The Best of the Blues Brothers	Jake Blues (archive footage)
1989	Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary	Self (archive footage)
1985	The Best of John Belushi	Various Characters
1981	Continental Divide	Ernie Souchak
1981	Neighbors	Earl Keese
1981	Steve Martin's Best Show Ever	Zhelezna Postruk
1980	The Blues Brothers	'Joliet' Jake Blues
1979	1941	Capt. Wild Bill Kelso
1979	Old Boyfriends	Eric
1978	Animal House	John 'Bluto' Blutarski
1978	Goin' South	Hector
1978	The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash	Ron Decline
1978	The Blues Brothers Live at Winterland	Joliet Jake Blues
1978	The Things We Did Last Summer	Self
1977	The Richard Pryor Special?	Slave Driver / Bartender
1976	The Beach Boys: It's OK	Cop #2
1976	The Beach Boys: It's OK	Cop #2
1973	Lemmings	Various

Year	TV Show	Role
2012	Too Young to Die	Self (archive footage)
1977	The Richard Pryor Show
1975	Saturday Night Live	Self - Various Characters
1975	Saturday Night Live	Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1975	Saturday Night Live	Self / Various (archive footage)