Name
John Belushi
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1949-01-24
Deathday
1982-03-05 (33 years old)
Place of Birth
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
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Those who knew iconic funnyman John Candy best share his story, in their own words, throug...
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- 1980 The Blues Brothers as 'Joliet' Jake Blues
- 1979 1941 as Capt. Wild Bill Kelso
- 2018 TVTV: Video Revolutionaries as Self
- 1978 Animal House as John 'Bluto' Blutarski
- 1981 Continental Divide as Ernie Souchak
- 1978 Goin' South as Hector
- 2020 Zappa as Self (archive footage)
- 2008 Frank Zappa: The Broadcast Archives as Self
- 1978 The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash as Ron Decline
- 1981 Neighbors as Earl Keese
- 2006 The American Dream: The Dusty Rhodes Story as Self
- 1973 Lemmings as Various
- 1979 Old Boyfriends as Eric
- 1978 The Blues Brothers Live at Winterland as Joliet Jake Blues
- 1985 The Best of John Belushi as Various Characters
- 1999 Saturday Night Live: Christmas as Self
- 2005 The Blues Brothers: Transposing The Music as Self (archive footage)
- 2005 Saturday Night Live: The Best of John Belushi as Self / Various (archive footage)
- 1981 Steve Martin's Best Show Ever as Zhelezna Postruk
- 2005 Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd as Various Characters (archive footage)
- 1977 The Richard Pryor Special? as Slave Driver / Bartender
- 1993 The Best of the Blues Brothers as Jake Blues (archive footage)
- 2015 Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead as Self - Actor (archive footage)
- 1989 Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary as Self (archive footage)
- 2005 Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live as Self
- 1976 The Beach Boys: It's OK as Cop #2
- 1998 The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers' as Self (archive footage)
- 1998 The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion as Self - Bluto (archive footage)
- 1976 The Beach Boys: It's OK as Cop #2
- 1978 The Things We Did Last Summer as Self
- 2008 Animal House: The Inside Story as Self (archive footage)
- 2020 Belushi as Self (archive footage)
- 2019 Cola Wars as Self (archive footage)
- 2018 Studio 54 as Self (archive footage)
- 2025 Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music as Self (archive footage)
- 2024 Jim Henson Idea Man as Self (archive footage)
- 2025 John Candy: I Like Me as Self - Actor, Saturday Night Live (archive footage)
- 1977 The Richard Pryor Show ( 5 episodes )
- 1975 Saturday Night Live ( 86 episodes ) as Self - Various Characters
- 1975 Saturday Night Live ( 1 episode ) as Self (uncredited)
- 2012 Too Young to Die ( 1 episode ) as Self (archive footage)
- 1975 Saturday Night Live ( 1 episode ) as Self / Various (archive footage)
- 1975 Saturday Night Live ( 1 episode ) as Self / Eleanor of Gaunt (uncredited)
