John Belushi
Born in Chicago, Illinois, USA — Jan 24 1949• Died Mar 05 1982
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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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John Belushi's Credits
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The Blues Brothers
'Joliet' Jake Blues
1941
Capt. Wild Bill Kelso
Too Young to Die
Self (archive footage)
Animal House
John 'Bluto' Blutarski
John Candy: I Like Me
Self - Actor, Saturday Night Live (archive footage)
Jim Henson Idea Man
Self (archive footage)
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Self (archive footage)
Neighbors
Earl Keese
Belushi
Self (archive footage)
Zappa
Self (archive footage)
Goin' South
Hector
Old Boyfriends
Eric
The Richard Pryor Show
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
Self (archive footage)
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
Self - Actor (archive footage)
Continental Divide
Ernie Souchak
Studio 54
Self (archive footage)
Cola Wars
Self (archive footage)
The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion
Self - Bluto (archive footage)
Animal House: The Inside Story
Self (archive footage)
The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash
Ron Decline
The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers'
Self (archive footage)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd
Various Characters (archive footage)
The Richard Pryor Special?
Slave Driver / Bartender
Steve Martin's Best Show Ever
Zhelezna Postruk
TVTV: Video Revolutionaries
Self
The Best of John Belushi
Various Characters
The Best of the Blues Brothers
Jake Blues (archive footage)
Saturday Night Live: Christmas
Self
Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live
Self
The Beach Boys: It's OK
Cop #2
The Blues Brothers: Transposing The Music
Self (archive footage)
The Things We Did Last Summer
Self
The Beach Boys: It's OK
Cop #2
The American Dream: The Dusty Rhodes Story
Self
The Blues Brothers Live at Winterland
Joliet Jake Blues
Lemmings
Various
Saturday Night Live: The Best of John Belushi
Self / Various (archive footage)
Frank Zappa: The Broadcast Archives
Self