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John Belushi

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderMale
Born / DiedJan 24, 1949 (Died at 33)
Zodiac Sign♒Aquarius
Place of BirthChicago, Illinois, USA
Career Span1973 – 1982
Known Credits42 Titles
Official Links
IMDbWWikidata
ActingPopularity Score 1.9

John Belushi

Also known as:America's GuestJohn Adam Belushiجان بلوشی
Total Works

42

39 movies • 3 shows

Avg Rating

6.7 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#2

TMDB star index

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.

Signature Roles & Milestones

The Blues Brothers
7.7
The Blues Brothers
1980•movie
as 'Joliet' Jake Blues
Animal House
6.9
Animal House
1978•movie
as John 'Bluto' Blutarski
Saturday Night Live
6.9
Saturday Night Live
1975•series
as Self - Various Characters
Continental Divide
6.1
Continental Divide
1981•movie
as Ernie Souchak

Photos & Headshots5

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 42 titles featuring John Belushi

The Blues Brothers
7.7
The Blues Brothers
1980•movie

as 'Joliet' Jake Blues

Animal House
6.9
Animal House
1978•movie

as John 'Bluto' Blutarski

1941
5.8
1941
1979•movie

as Capt. Wild Bill Kelso

Saturday Night Live
6.9
86 eps
Saturday Night Live
1975•series

as Self - Various Characters

Goin' South
5.8
Goin' South
1978•movie

as Hector

Neighbors
5.6
Neighbors
1981•movie

as Earl Keese

Continental Divide
6.1
Continental Divide
1981•movie

as Ernie Souchak

John Candy: I Like Me
7.9

as Self - Actor, Saturday Night Live (archive footage)

The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash
6.8

as Ron Decline

Studio 54
6.5
Studio 54
2018•movie

as Self (archive footage)

Zappa
7.2
Zappa
2020•movie

as Self (archive footage)

Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
6.7

as Self - Actor (archive footage)

Jim Henson Idea Man
7.8

as Self (archive footage)

Belushi
7.0
Belushi
2020•movie

as Self (archive footage)

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
7.7

as Self (archive footage)

Old Boyfriends
5.1
Old Boyfriends
1979•movie

as Eric

Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
6.9

as (archive footage)

The Richard Pryor Show
6.4
5 eps
Saturday Night Live: The Best of John Belushi
6.8

as Self / Various (archive footage)

Cola Wars
7.7
Cola Wars
2019•movie

as Self (archive footage)

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd
8.1

as Various Characters (archive footage)

Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live
7.8

as Self

Too Young to Die
7.2
1 eps
Too Young to Die
2012•series

as Self (archive footage)

Lemmings
5.9
Lemmings
1973•movie

as Various

The Best of the Blues Brothers
6.4

as Jake Blues (archive footage)

The Richard Pryor Special?
7.2

as Slave Driver / Bartender

Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
7.8

as Self (archive footage)

The Blues Brothers Live at Winterland
6.4

as Joliet Jake Blues

Steve Martin's Best Show Ever
7.6

as Zhelezna Postruk

The American Dream: The Dusty Rhodes Story
5.0

as Self

Saturday Night Live: Christmas
5.6

as Self (archive footage)

The Things We Did Last Summer
4.8

as Self

The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion
7.3

as Self - Bluto (archive footage)

Animal House: The Inside Story
4.0

as Self (archive footage)

The Best of John Belushi
7.5

as Various Characters

The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers'
6.5

as Self (archive footage)

TVTV: Video Revolutionaries
8.0

as Self

The Beach Boys: It's OK
8.0

as Cop #2

The Beach Boys: It's OK
1.0

as Cop #2

Frank Zappa: The Broadcast Archives

as Self

The Blues Brothers: Transposing The Music

as Self (archive footage)

An SNL Thanksgiving

as (archive footage)