John Belushi (1949–1982)

Actor | Writer | Music Department

John Belushi was born in Chicago, Illinois, USA, on January 24, 1949, to Agnes Demetri (Samaras) ...

Born: January 24, 1949
Died: March 5, 1982 (age 33)

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Filmography

Known For

Saturday Night Live Various / Self / Samurai Futaba / Larry Farber / Bee / Fred Silverman / Henry Kissinger / Joe Cocker / Steve Bushakis / Pete / Jake Blues / Kuldroth / Lowell Brock / Truman Capote / Waiter / Adolfo / Al Hirt / Alan / Anthony Q / Bert Lance / Bodyguard / Bud Anderson / Bugs / Caller / Captain Kirk / Captain Ned / Carl / Cesar Romero / Charlie Morgan / Dennis Timplitt / Dino De Laurentiis / Don Vito Corleone / Dr. Haskell Lack / Ed Ames / Eleanor of Gaunt / Elizabeth Taylor / Elvis Presley / Franklin Roosevelt / Fredrick Leeuwenhoek / George Wallace / Grave robber / Guest / Hermann Goering / Husband / Jawaharlal Nehru / Jeff Widette / Joe / Joe Mel, Jr / John The Tanner / Joliet Jake Blues / Jovan Shegula / Judah / Judge / Kevin / Killer Bee / King / Leonid Brezhnev / Lopez / Lou Grant / Lt. Testosterone / Ludwig von Beethoven / Marlon Brando / Martin Gresner / Matt Cooper / Matt Hooper / Member / Michael Mykonos / Morton Kamen / Mr. Bernstein / Mr. Klein / Mr. Kromer / Mr. Williams / Napoleon / Pablo / Patient / Paul Rutherford / Paul Sunberg / Richard Daley / Rico / Roach / Robert Blake / Roy Orbison / Rudy Schutz / Sam Peckinpah / Sanjay Gandhi / Scott Shuman / Sheila Ellington / Slezeball / Socrates / Spokesperson / Steve Parrish / Student / Sun Myung Moon / The Beaver / Tip O'Neil / Tom Burke / Tony Delightful / Uncle Krabosh / Vasiliy Alekseyev / Visitor / Vito Corleone / White Scottie / William Shatner / Windowpane Watson / actor / announcer / contestant / cowboy / judge / victim (1975-1981)
National Lampoon's Animal House John Blutarsky (1978)
The Blues Brothers Joliet Jake Blues (1980)
Known For

1941 Capt. Wild Bill Kelso (1979)
Soundtrack

The United States of Insanity (2021)
Animal House of Blues: 33.3 Special Edition (2018)
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead (2015)
Mike & Mike (2014)
Animal House of Blues: How a Community Helped Create a Hollywood Blockbuster or Two (2012)
Stealing Time (2009)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd (2005)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of John Belushi (2005)
Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live (2005)
Saturday Night Live Christmas (1999)
Locker vom Hocker (1987)
Saturday Night Live (1975-1979)
National Lampoon's Animal House (1978)
Soundtrack

National Lampoon Television Show: Lemmings Dead in Concert (1973)
Actor

Neighbors Earl Keese (1981)
Continental Divide Ernie Souchak (1981)
The Blues Brothers Joliet Jake Blues (1980)
1941 Capt. Wild Bill Kelso (1979)
Saturday Night Live Various (1975-1979)
Old Boyfriends Eric (1979)
Things We Did Last Summer Jake Blues (1978)
Goin' South Deputy Hector (1978)
National Lampoon's Animal House John Blutarsky (1978)
The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash Ron Decline (1978)
The Beach Boys: It's OK Cop #2 (1976)
Tarzoon: Shame of the Jungle Craig Baker (1975)
Actor

National Lampoon Television Show: Lemmings Dead in Concert Various (1973)
Writer

The Best of Dan Aykroyd (1986)
The Best of John Belushi (1985)
Saturday Night Live (1976-1977)
The Beach Boys: It's OK (1976)
Writer

National Lampoon Television Show: Lemmings Dead in Concert (1973)
Archive footage

Morning Express with Robin Meade (2022)
Superstar (2021)
The Story of Late Night (2021)
Belushi (2020)
The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart (2020)
Entertainment Tonight (2015-2020)
A Saturday Night Live Christmas Special (2019)
The Movies That Made Us (2019)
Le fantastique Mr Murray (2019)
Cola Wars (2019)
Hollywood Tragedy (2019)
The Best of Hollywood (2018)
20/20 (2018)
Love, Gilda (2018)
Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind (2018)
Studio 54 (2018)
Rock Legends (2017)
Celebrity Page (2017)
Spielberg (2017)
Les Chroniques du Mea (2017)
The Andrew Klavan Show (2017)
John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs (2017)
Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives (2017)
The History of Comedy (2017)
Autopsy: The Last Hours of (2017)
A Saturday Night Live Christmas Special (2016)
Robert Klein Still Can't Stop His Leg (2016)
Tu cara me suena - Argentina (2015)
The Seventies (2015)
Le Fossoyeur de Films (2015)
Saturday Night Live: 40th Anniversary Special (2015)
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead (2015)
Welcome to the Basement (2014)
Saturday Night Live: Christmas Special (2014)
Saturday Night Live: Thanksgiving Special (2014)
Inside Edition (2014)
The Factor (2014)
Video Games AWESOME! (2014)
SNL Sports Spectacular (2014)
Saturday Night Live: Thanksgiving (2013)
Too Young to Die (2012)
America's Book of Secrets (2012)
Special Collector's Edition (2011)
Saturday Night Live Backstage (2011)
These Amazing Shadows (2011)
Biography (1996-2010)
Saturday Night Live Presents: Sports All-Stars (2010)
SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas (2009)
The Tragic Side of Comedy (2009)
What If...? (2009)
Saturday Night Live: Just Shorts (2009)
Saturday Night Live Sports Extra '09 (2009)
Animal House: The Inside Story (2008)
Final 24 (2006)
Video on Trial (2006)
Life of Pryor: The Richard Pryor Story (2006)
The American Dream: The Dusty Rhodes Story (2006)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Commercial Parodies (2005)
Ban the Sadist Videos! (2005)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Gilda Radner (2005)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd (2005)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of John Belushi (2005)
The Blues Brothers: Remembering John (2005)
The Blues Brothers: Transposing the Music (2005)
Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream (2005)
Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live (2005)
Saturday Night Live: Presidential Bash 2004 (2004)
101 Most Unforgettable SNL Moments (2004)
Drake & Josh (2004)
'Duel': A Conversation with Director Steven Spielberg (2004)
Sex at 24 Frames Per Second (2003)
101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment (2003)
Saturday Night Live Christmas 2002 (2002)
The Trials of Henry Kissinger (2002)
Modern Marvels (2002)
SNL Remembers John Belushi (2002)
Saturday Night Live: Game Show Parodies (2000)
Saturday Night Live Christmas (1999)
SNL: 25 Years of Music (1999)
Saturday Night Live 25 (1999)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Steve Martin (1998)
The Yearbook: An 'Animal House' Reunion (1998)
The Stories Behind the Making of 'the Blues Brothers' (1998)
Masters of the Martial Arts Presented by Wesley Snipes (1998)
E! True Hollywood Story (1998)
Joe Cocker: Have a Little Faith (1996)
The Making of '1941' (1996)
Best of Schiller's Reel (1994)
The Best of the Blues Brothers (1993)
The Best of Saturday Night Live: Candice Bergen (1993)
Saturday Night Live Goes Commercial (1991)
When the Applause Died (1990)
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary (1989)
The Best of Chevy Chase (1987)
The Best of Dan Aykroyd (1986)
The Best of John Belushi (1985)
Archive footage

Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter (1982)
Saturday Night Live (1979)
Music Department

National Lampoon Television Show: Lemmings Dead in Concert (1973)

Videos

Awards

Did You Know

Trivia

His good friend Dan Aykroyd used to refer to the green ghost Slimer from Ghostbusters (1984) as "the ghost of John Belushi", based on the similar party animal personality.

Quotes

I give so much pleasure to so many people. Why can I not get some pleasure for myself?

Trademark

In his trademark comic rantings, he would include a long, detailed explanation of something he was trying to support or confirm, and then broke into a shouting "Buuuut nnnnnOOOOOO!", continuing to rant into the negative.