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John Belushi

Actor

John Belushi

Born January 24, 1949 in Chicago, Illinois, USADied March 5, 198212 films

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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The best way into John Belushi's work
The Blues Brothers posterFirst watchThe Blues Brothers19807.7as 'Joliet' Jake BluesJake Blues, just released from prison, puts his old band back together to save the Catholic home where he and his brother Elwood were raised.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Animal House poster6.9Animal House19781941 poster5.819411979The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash poster6.8The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash1978Goin' South poster5.8Goin' South1978Continental Divide poster6.1Continental Divide1981Neighbors poster5.6Neighbors1981

Filmography

12 films as actor
  1. 1985The Best of John BelushiVarious Characters
  2. 1981NeighborsEarl Keese
  3. 1981Continental DivideErnie Souchak
  4. 1980The Blues Brothers'Joliet' Jake Blues
  5. 19791941Capt. Wild Bill Kelso
  6. 1979Old BoyfriendsEric
  7. 1978Goin' SouthHector
  8. 1978Animal HouseJohn 'Bluto' Blutarski
  9. 1978The Rutles: All You Need Is CashRon Decline
  10. 1977The Richard Pryor Special?Slave Driver / Bartender
  11. 1976The Beach Boys: It's OKCop #2
  12. 1973LemmingsVarious