Portrait of Jim Belushi

Acting

Jim Belushi

Career

Active from 1975 to 2026, busiest in 1997 with 8 main titles.

Leading roles
59
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score51/100
Highest rated
Poster for Thief
Thief
GoodWatch score77/100

Characters

15

The characters Jim Belushi played, best-known titles first.

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 113 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Jim Belushi Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Historical
    0.9, average 2.5
  • Melancholy
    3.5, average 4.7
  • Psychological
    4.5, average 5.5
  • Pathos
    4.3, average 5.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 8
  • Coming-of-Age 4
  • Gritty Realism 4
  • Feel-Good 4
  • CGI Animation 4
  • Crime Thriller 4
  • Family-Friendly 4
  • Mystery 4
  • Psychological Thriller 4
  • Fast-Paced 4
  • Lighthearted 4
  • Moral Ambiguity 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

147
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

6 titles · average score 63
K9 PD with Jim Belushi
K9 PD with Jim Belushi (2026)

TV show · as Narrator

Catch the Wind
Catch the Wind (2026)

as James

The Chronology of Water
The Chronology of Water (2025)
GoodWatch score 75

as Ken Kesey

Song Sung Blue
Song Sung Blue (2025)
GoodWatch score 72

as Tom D'Amato

Fight Another Day
Fight Another Day (2024)
GoodWatch score 53

as Duke

Gigi & Nate
Gigi & Nate (2022)
GoodWatch score 54

as Dan Gibson

2010s

26 titles · average score 54
Katie Says Goodbye
Katie Says Goodbye (2018)
GoodWatch score 59

as Bear

Wonder Wheel
Wonder Wheel (2017)
GoodWatch score 48

as Humpty

Sollers Point
Sollers Point (2017)
GoodWatch score 59

as Carol

The Whole Truth
The Whole Truth (2016)
GoodWatch score 47

as Boone Lassiter

The Hollow Point
The Hollow Point (2016)
GoodWatch score 45

as Shepard

Home Sweet Hell
Home Sweet Hell (2015)
GoodWatch score 30

as Les

Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return
Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return (2014)
GoodWatch score 37

as The Cowardly Lion (voice)

Stan Lee's Mighty 7
Stan Lee's Mighty 7 (2014)
GoodWatch score 51

as Mr. Cross (voice)

Thunderstruck
Thunderstruck (2012)
GoodWatch score 41

as Coach Amross

Cougars, Inc.
Cougars, Inc. (2011)
GoodWatch score 41

as Dan Fox

The Defenders
The Defenders (2010)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show · as Nick Morelli

2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift (2010)
GoodWatch score 69

as (archive footage)

2000s

31 titles · average score 57
Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King
Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King (2008)
GoodWatch score 66

as Glob (voice)

Underdog
Underdog (2007)
GoodWatch score 37

as Dan Unger

The Wild
The Wild (2006)
GoodWatch score 40

as Benny (voice)

Casper's Scare School
Casper's Scare School (2006)
GoodWatch score 51

as Alder (voice)

Hoodwinked!
Hoodwinked! (2005)
GoodWatch score 55

as The Woodsman (voice)

Tugger: The Jeep® 4x4 Who Wanted to Fly
Tugger: The Jeep® 4x4 Who Wanted to Fly (2005)

as Tugger (voice)

K-9: P.I.
K-9: P.I. (2002)
GoodWatch score 25

as Mike Dooley

According to Jim
According to Jim (2001)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show · as Jim

Joe Somebody
Joe Somebody (2001)
GoodWatch score 40

as Chuck Scarett

K-911
K-911 (2000)
GoodWatch score 35

as Mike Dooley

Return to Me
Return to Me (2000)
GoodWatch score 65

as Joe Dayton

Who Killed Atlanta's Children?
Who Killed Atlanta's Children? (2000)
GoodWatch score 60

as Pat Laughlin

1990s

57 titles · average score 55
Gang Related
Gang Related (1997)
GoodWatch score 50

as Detective Frank K Divinci

Retroactive
Retroactive (1997)
GoodWatch score 57

as Frank

Mighty Ducks the Movie: The First Face-Off
Mighty Ducks the Movie: The First Face-Off (1997)
GoodWatch score 64

as Phil Palmfeather (voice)

The Pebble and the Penguin
The Pebble and the Penguin (1995)
GoodWatch score 41

as Rocko (voice)

Sahara
Sahara (1995)
GoodWatch score 64

as Sgt. Joe Gunn

Aaahh!!! Real Monsters
Aaahh!!! Real Monsters (1994)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show · as Simon the Monster Hunter (voice)

Wild Palms
Wild Palms (1993)
GoodWatch score 44

TV show · as Harry Wyckoff

Once Upon a Crime
Once Upon a Crime (1992)
GoodWatch score 36

as Neil Schwary

Traces of Red
Traces of Red (1992)
GoodWatch score 39

as Jack Dobson

Curly Sue
Curly Sue (1991)
GoodWatch score 35

as Bill Dancer

Taking Care of Business
Taking Care of Business (1990)
GoodWatch score 42

as Jimmy Dworski

Mr. Destiny
Mr. Destiny (1990)
GoodWatch score 48

as Larry Burrows

1980s

23 titles · average score 57
K-9
K-9 (1989)
GoodWatch score 48

as Mike Dooley

Homer and Eddie
Homer and Eddie (1989)
GoodWatch score 25

as Homer Lanza

America's Funniest Home Videos
America's Funniest Home Videos (1989)
GoodWatch score 48

TV show

Red Heat
Red Heat (1988)
GoodWatch score 61

as Art Ridzik

The Principal
The Principal (1987)
GoodWatch score 44

as Rick Latimer

Real Men
Real Men (1987)
GoodWatch score 47

as Nick Pirandello

Number One with a Bullet
Number One with a Bullet (1987)
GoodWatch score 41

Writer

About Last Night...
About Last Night... (1986)
GoodWatch score 64

as Bernie Litgo

Salvador
Salvador (1986)
GoodWatch score 77

as Doctor Rock

The Man with One Red Shoe
The Man with One Red Shoe (1985)
GoodWatch score 44

as Morris

Trading Places
Trading Places (1983)
GoodWatch score 71

as Harvey

Thief
Thief (1981)
GoodWatch score 77

as Barry Stratagakis

1970s

4 titles · average score 68
Working Stiffs
Working Stiffs (1979)

TV show · as Ernie O'Rourke

Who's Watching the Kids?
Who's Watching the Kids? (1978)

TV show

The Fury
The Fury (1978)
GoodWatch score 66

as Beach Bum (uncredited)

Laverne & Shirley
Laverne & Shirley (1976)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show