John Belushi

Personal Info

Birthday

January 24, 1949

Day of Death

1982-03-05

(33 years old)

Place of Birth

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Also Known As

America's Guest

John Adam Belushi

جان بلوشی

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Belushi, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

The Blues Brothers

Animal House

1941

Neighbors

Goin' South

Continental Divide

The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash

The Beach Boys: It's OK

Filmography

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