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John Belushi
John Belushi

John Belushi

Acting•Born January 24, 1949•Died March 5, 1982 (age 33)•Chicago, Illinois, USA

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.

Known For

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

1975•TV Series•
6.9
Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

1975•TV Series•
6.9
Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

1975•TV Series•
6.9
Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

1975•TV Series•
6.9
The Blues Brothers

The Blues Brothers

1980•Movie•
7.7
Animal House

Animal House

1978•Movie•
7.0
1941

1941

1979•Movie•
5.8
Too Young to Die

Too Young to Die

2012•TV Series•
7.2

Filmography

2025
John Candy: I Like Me

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

Movie
2025
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
2024
Jim Henson Idea Man

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
2020
Zappa

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
2020
Belushi

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
2019
Cola Wars

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
2018
TVTV: Video Revolutionaries

as Self

Movie
2018
Studio 54

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
2015
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead

as Self - Actor (archive footage)

Movie
2012
Too Young to Die

as Self (archive footage)

TV
2008
Animal House: The Inside Story

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
2008
Frank Zappa: The Broadcast Archives

as Self

Movie
2006
The American Dream: The Dusty Rhodes Story

as Self

Movie
2005
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd

as Various Characters (archive footage)

Movie
2005
The Blues Brothers: Transposing The Music

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
2005
Saturday Night Live: The Best of John Belushi

as Self / Various (archive footage)

Movie
2005
Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live

as Self

Movie
1999
Saturday Night Live: Christmas

as Self

Movie
1998
The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion

as Self - Bluto (archive footage)

Movie
1998
The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers'

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
1993
The Best of the Blues Brothers

as Jake Blues (archive footage)

Movie
1989
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
1985
The Best of John Belushi

as Various Characters

Movie
1981
Neighbors

as Earl Keese

Movie
1981
Steve Martin's Best Show Ever

as Zhelezna Postruk

Movie
1981
Continental Divide

as Ernie Souchak

Movie
1980
The Blues Brothers

as 'Joliet' Jake Blues

Movie
1979
1941

as Capt. Wild Bill Kelso

Movie
1979
Old Boyfriends

as Eric

Movie
1978
The Blues Brothers Live at Winterland

as Joliet Jake Blues

Movie
1978
The Things We Did Last Summer

as Self

Movie
1978
Goin' South

as Hector

Movie
1978
Animal House

as John 'Bluto' Blutarski

Movie
1978
The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash

as Ron Decline

Movie
1977
The Richard Pryor Show
TV
1977
The Richard Pryor Special?

as Slave Driver / Bartender

Movie
1976
The Beach Boys: It's OK

as Cop #2

Movie
1976
The Beach Boys: It's OK

as Cop #2

Movie
1975
Saturday Night Live

as Self - Various Characters

TV
1975
Saturday Night Live

as Self (uncredited)

TV
1975
Saturday Night Live

as Self / Various (archive footage)

TV
1975
Saturday Night Live

as Self / Eleanor of Gaunt (uncredited)

TV
1973
Lemmings

as Various

Movie

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayJanuary 24, 1949
Day of DeathMarch 5, 1982
Place of BirthChicago, Illinois, USA
Popularity1.1