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Portrait of John Belushi

Acting

John Belushi

Career

Active from 1973 to 2024, with a break from 2006 to 2023, busiest in 1978 and 1981 with 3 main titles each.

Leading roles
11
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score65/100
Highest rated
Poster for Animal House
Animal House
GoodWatch score79/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 13 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 5.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
John Belushi Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Mystery
    1.7, average 4.0
  • Crime
    1.6, average 3.6
  • Psychological
    3.6, average 5.5
  • Tension
    4.2, average 6.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Satirical 3
  • Slapstick 2
  • Eccentric Characters 2
  • Physical Comedy 2
  • Blues Brothers 2
  • Musical Performance 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

20
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title
An SNL Thanksgiving
An SNL Thanksgiving (2024)

as (archive footage)

2000s

1 title · average score 76
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd (2005)
GoodWatch score 76

as Various Characters (archive footage)

1990s

2 titles · average score 71
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special (1999)
GoodWatch score 72

as (archive footage)

The Best of the Blues Brothers
The Best of the Blues Brothers (1993)
GoodWatch score 70

as Jake Blues (archive footage)

1980s

5 titles · average score 67
The Best of John Belushi
The Best of John Belushi (1985)
GoodWatch score 78

as Various Characters

Neighbors
Neighbors (1981)
GoodWatch score 54

as Earl Keese

Continental Divide
Continental Divide (1981)
GoodWatch score 63

as Ernie Souchak

Steve Martin's Best Show Ever
Steve Martin's Best Show Ever (1981)

as Zhelezna Postruk

The Blues Brothers
The Blues Brothers (1980)
GoodWatch score 74

as 'Joliet' Jake Blues

1970s

11 titles · average score 64
1941
1941 (1979)
GoodWatch score 45

as Capt. Wild Bill Kelso

Old Boyfriends
Old Boyfriends (1979)
GoodWatch score 55

as Eric

Animal House
Animal House (1978)
GoodWatch score 79

as John 'Bluto' Blutarski

Goin' South
Goin' South (1978)
GoodWatch score 60

as Hector

The Blues Brothers Live at Winterland
The Blues Brothers Live at Winterland (1978)

as Joliet Jake Blues

The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash
The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash (1978)
GoodWatch score 83

as Ron Decline

The Richard Pryor Show
The Richard Pryor Show (1977)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show

The Richard Pryor Special?
The Richard Pryor Special? (1977)

as Slave Driver / Bartender

The Beach Boys: It's OK
The Beach Boys: It's OK (1976)

as Cop #2

The Beach Boys: It's OK
The Beach Boys: It's OK (1976)

as Cop #2

Lemmings
Lemmings (1973)
GoodWatch score 60

as Various