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1941 (1979) -- Hysterical Californians prepare for a Japanese invasion in the days after Pearl Harbor.
"Saturday Night Live" (1975): Season 3: Episode 13 -- A bittersweet portrait of John as an old man
"Saturday Night Live" (1975): Season 34: Episode 7 -- A backstage visit with Sen. John and Cindy McCain
Animal House (1978) -- At a 1962 College, Dean Vernon Wormer is determined to expel the Delta House Fraternity, but those roughhousers have other plans for him.
"Saturday Night Live" (1975): Season 1: Episode 9 -- Tastes terrific!
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Overview

Date of Birth:
24 January 1949, Chicago, Illinois, USA more
Date of Death:
5 March 1982, Hollywood, California, USA more
Mini Biography:
The son of an Albanian immigrant restaurant owner, Adam Belushi, and his... more
Trivia:
The part of Dr. Peter Venkman in Ghost Busters (1984) was originally written... more
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Up 25% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.
Awards:
Won Primetime Emmy. Another 1 win & 4 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(56 articles)
How Robin Williams dodged death and returned to the stage
 (From The Guardian - Film News. 21 November 2009, 4:07 PM, PST)
Joe Flaherty on the Glory Days of Second City TV—and Why Old People Aren't Funny
 (From Vanity Fair. 16 November 2009, 12:35 PM, PST)
Alternate Names:
Jake | Kevin Scott

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Actor, Writer, Soundtrack, Music Department, Thanks, Self, Archive Footage
Actor:
  1. Neighbors (1981) .... Earl Keese
    ... aka Neighbours (Australia)
  2. Steve Martin's Best Show Ever (1981) (TV) .... Zhelezna Postruk
  3. Continental Divide (1981) .... Ernie Souchak
  4. The Blues Brothers (1980) (as Jake) .... 'Joliet' Jake Blues

  5. 1941 (1979) .... Capt. Wild Bill Kelso
  6. "Saturday Night Live" .... Various / ... (85 episodes, 1975-1979)
    ... aka NBC's Saturday Night (USA: complete title)
    ... aka SNL (USA: informal title)
    ... aka SNL 25 (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka Saturday Night (USA: first season title)
    ... aka Saturday Night Live '80 (USA: sixth season title)
    ... aka Saturday Night Live 15 (USA: fifteenth season title)
    ... aka Saturday Night Live 20 (USA: twentieth season title)
    ... aka Saturday Night Live 25 (USA: twentiefifth season title)
        - Buck Henry/Bette Midler (1979) TV episode .... Various
        - Maureen Stapleton/Linda Ronstadt/Phoebe Snow (1979) TV episode .... Various
        - Michael Palin/James Taylor (1979) TV episode .... Various
        - Milton Berle/Ornette Coleman (1979) TV episode .... Various
        - Margot Kidder/The Chieftains (1979) TV episode .... Various
          (80 more)
  7. Old Boyfriends (1979) .... Eric Katz
  8. Grateful Dead: The Closing of Winterland (1978) (TV) .... Jake Blues
  9. Things We Did Last Summer (1978) (TV) .... Jake Blues
    ... aka Saturday Night Live: Things We Did Last Summer (Australia)
  10. Goin' South (1978) .... Deputy Hector
  11. Animal House (1978) .... John Blutarsky
    ... aka National Lampoon's Animal House (USA: complete title)
  12. The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash (1978) (TV) .... Ron Decline, The most feared promoter in the world
    ... aka All You Need Is Cash (USA)
  13. The Richard Pryor Special? (1977) (TV) .... Slave Driver/Bartender
  14. The Beach Boys: It's OK (1976) (TV) .... Cop #2
  15. Tarzoon, la honte de la jungle (1975) (voice: English version) .... Craig Baker
    ... aka Jungle Burger (UK)
    ... aka La honte de la jungle (France)
    ... aka Shame of the Jungle (USA)
    ... aka Tarzoon: Shame of the Jungle (USA)
  16. Lemmings (1973) (V) .... Various
    ... aka National Lampoon Lemmings (USA: video box title)
    ... aka National Lampoon's Lemmings (USA: complete title)
Writer:
  1. The Best of Dan Aykroyd (1986) (V) (writer)
  2. The Best of John Belushi (1985) (V) (writer)

  3. "Saturday Night Live" (23 episodes, 1976-1977)
    ... aka NBC's Saturday Night (USA: complete title)
    ... aka SNL (USA: informal title)
    ... aka SNL 25 (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka Saturday Night (USA: first season title)
    ... aka Saturday Night Live '80 (USA: sixth season title)
    ... aka Saturday Night Live 15 (USA: fifteenth season title)
    ... aka Saturday Night Live 20 (USA: twentieth season title)
    ... aka Saturday Night Live 25 (USA: twentiefifth season title)
        - Buck Henry/Jennifer Warnes/Kenny Vance (1977) TV episode (writer)
        - Shelley Duvall/Joan Armatrading (1977) TV episode (writer)
        - Eric Idle/Neil Innes (1977) TV episode (writer)
        - Elliot Gould/Kate & Anna McGarrigle/Roslyn Kind (1977) TV episode (writer)
        - Julian Bond/Tom Waits, Brick (1977) TV episode (writer)
          (18 more)
  4. The Beach Boys: It's OK (1976) (TV) (writer)
  5. Lemmings (1973) (V) (writer)
    ... aka National Lampoon Lemmings (USA: video box title)
    ... aka National Lampoon's Lemmings (USA: complete title)
Soundtrack:
  1. Saturday Night Live Christmas (1999) (V) (performer: "Winter Wonderland" (uncredited))
    ... aka Saturday Night Live Christmas Past (USA: alternative title)

  2. "Saturday Night Live" (12 episodes, 1975-1979)
    ... aka NBC's Saturday Night (USA: complete title)
    ... aka SNL (USA: informal title)
    ... aka SNL 25 (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka Saturday Night (USA: first season title)
    ... aka Saturday Night Live '80 (USA: sixth season title)
    ... aka Saturday Night Live 15 (USA: fifteenth season title)
    ... aka Saturday Night Live 20 (USA: twentieth season title)
    ... aka Saturday Night Live 25 (USA: twentiefifth season title)
        - Milton Berle/Ornette Coleman (1979) TV episode (performer: "Texaco Star Theater" (uncredited), "Bend over, Chuck Berry" (uncredited))
        - Buck Henry/Leon Redbone (1977) TV episode (performer: "Rickey Rat" (uncredited))
        - Ray Charles (1977) TV episode (performer: "What'd I Say", "I Can't Stop loving You")
        - Steve Martin/Jackson Browne (1977) TV episode (performer: "Oh, Pretty Woman")
        - Elliot Gould/Kate & Anna McGarrigle/Roslyn Kind (1977) TV episode (performer: "The Castration Walk")
          (7 more)
  3. Animal House (1978) (performer: "Money")
    ... aka National Lampoon's Animal House (USA: complete title)
  4. Lemmings (1973) (V) (writer: "Lonely at the Bottom", "Megadeath") (performer: "Lonely at the Bottom", "Megadeath")
    ... aka National Lampoon Lemmings (USA: video box title)
    ... aka National Lampoon's Lemmings (USA: complete title)
Music Department:
  1. Lemmings (1973) (V) (musician)
    ... aka National Lampoon Lemmings (USA: video box title)
    ... aka National Lampoon's Lemmings (USA: complete title)
Thanks:
  1. "Final 24" (in memory of) (1 episode, 2006)
        - John Belushi (2006) TV episode (in memory of)

  2. Blues Brothers 2000 (1998) (acknowledgment: for)
Self:
  1. The Best of Gilda Radner (1989) (V) .... Himself/Various Characters
  2. The Beach Boys: An American Band (1985) (uncredited) .... Police Officer #2
  3. "Saturday Night Live" .... Himself / ... (3 episodes, 1977-1981)
    ... aka NBC's Saturday Night (USA: complete title)
    ... aka SNL (USA: informal title)
    ... aka SNL 25 (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka Saturday Night (USA: first season title)
    ... aka Saturday Night Live '80 (USA: sixth season title)
    ... aka Saturday Night Live 15 (USA: fifteenth season title)
    ... aka Saturday Night Live 20 (USA: twentieth season title)
    ... aka Saturday Night Live 25 (USA: twentiefifth season title)
        - Donald Pleasance/Fear (1981) TV episode (uncredited) .... Himself
        - Paul Simon, James Taylor & David Sanborn (1980) TV episode (uncredited) .... Himself/Eleanor
        - Ralph Nader/George Benson (1977) TV episode (voice) .... Himself

  4. "America Alive!" .... Himself (1 episode, 1978)
        - Episode dated 17 August 1978 (1978) TV episode .... Himself
Archive Footage:
  1. Saturday Night Live: Just Shorts (2009) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself
  2. "Video on Trial"
        - Episode #2.8 (2006) TV episode .... Himself
  3. Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd (2005) (V) (uncredited) .... Various Characters
  4. Saturday Night Live: The Best of Gilda Radner (2005) (V) (uncredited) .... Various Characters
  5. Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live (2005) (TV) .... Himself
  6. Saturday Night Live: The Best of John Belushi (2005) (TV) .... Himself/Various
  7. Saturday Night Live: The Best of Commercial Parodies (2005) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself
  8. Saturday Night Live: Presidential Bash 2004 (2004) (TV) (uncredited) .... Tom Burke
  9. 101 Most Unforgettable SNL Moments (2004) (TV) .... Himself
  10. "Drake & Josh"
        - Blues Brothers (2004) TV episode (uncredited) .... 'Joliet' Jake Blues
  11. 'Duel': A Conversation with Director Steven Spielberg (2004) (V) .... Capt. Wild Bill Kelso - in "1941".
  12. Sex at 24 Frames Per Second (2003) (V) .... Himself
  13. 101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment (2003) (TV) .... Himself
  14. Saturday Night Live Christmas 2002 (2002) (TV) (uncredited) .... Santa
  15. The Trials of Henry Kissinger (2002) (uncredited) .... Henry Kissinger
  16. SNL Remembers John Belushi (2002) (TV) .... Himself
  17. Saturday Night Live: Game Show Parodies (2000) (TV) (uncredited) .... Joe Mel Jr.
  18. SNL: 25 Years of Music (1999) (TV) .... Various
  19. Saturday Night Live 25 (1999) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself/Various
  20. Saturday Night Live Christmas (1999) (V) .... Himself/YMCA Santa
  21. Saturday Night Live: The Best of Steve Martin (1998) (TV) (uncredited) .... Hunchback
  22. The Yearbook: An 'Animal House' Reunion (1998) (V) .... Himself
  23. The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers' (1998) (V) .... Himself
  24. "E! True Hollywood Story"
        - John Belushi (1998) TV episode .... Himself
  25. The Making of '1941' (1996) (V) .... Himself
  26. Joe Cocker: Have a Little Faith (1996) (V) .... Himself
  27. Best of Schiller's Reel (1994) (V) .... Himself
  28. The Best of the Blues Brothers (1993) (V) .... Jake Blues
  29. Saturday Night Live Goes Commercial (1991) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself
  30. When the Applause Died (1990) (V) .... Himself
  31. Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary (1989) (TV) .... Himself
  32. The Best of Chevy Chase (1987) (V) .... Himself
  33. The Best of Dan Aykroyd (1986) (V) .... Himself/Various Characters
  34. The Best of John Belushi (1985) (V) .... Himself/Joliet Jake Blues/Various Characters
  35. "Saturday Night Live"
        - Richard Benjamin/Rickie Lee Jones (1979) TV episode .... Himself

Additional Details

Other Works:
His final filmed performance was a comedic death scene for the comedy series _"Police Squad!" (1982)_ (av). When he died soon after filming it, the producers chose not to air the sequence out of respect. Before "Police Squad!" was released on DVD a search was made for that footage so it could be put on the DVD as an extra, but it could not be found and is now presumed lost. more
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