Jim Belushi
Born: 1954-06-15 in Chicago, Illinois, USA
Known For: Acting
Biography
James Adam Belushi (born June 15, 1954) is an American actor, comedian, singer and musician. He is best known for his title role of James "Jim" Orenthal on the American sitcom According to Jim. He is the younger brother of the late comic actor John Belushi. Belushi was born in Chicago to Adam Anastos Belushi, an Albanian from Qytezë, Korçë, and Agnes Demetri (Samaras) Belushi, who was born in Ohio from Greek-Albanian immigrants from Korçë. He was raised in Wheaton, a Chicago suburb, along with his three siblings: Older brother John, older sister Marian, and younger brother Billy. After graduating from Wheaton Central High School, Jim Belushi attended the College of DuPage, and graduated from Southern Illinois University Carbondale with a degree in Speech and Theatre Arts. This page is based on a Wikipedia article written by contributors. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Filmography
2026
- K9 PD with Jim Belushi as Narrator
- Catch the Wind as James
2025
- Song Sung Blue as Tom D'Amato
- The Chronology of Water as Ken Kesey
2024
- A History of the World in Six Glasses as Self
- Fight Another Day as Duke
2022
- Gigi & Nate as Dan Gibson
2020
- Growing Belushi as Self
- Belushi as Self (archive footage)
2019
- John Wayne Gacy: Defending a Monster as Narrator
2018
- Hey Arnold! The Jungle Movie as Coach Wittenberg (voice)
- Katie Says Goodbye as Bear
- Salvage
2017
- Wonder Wheel as Humpty
- Sollers Point as Carol
- The Polish Accountant as Self
- Tell It Martin as Self
- The Number of Completion as Self
- A Bloody Finger in Your Mouth as Self
- A Change of Heart as Hank
- Twin Peaks: The Phenomenon as Self
2016
- The Whole Truth as Boone Lassiter
- The Hollow Point as Shepard
- Undrafted as Jim
2015
- Show Me a Hero as Angelo Martinelli
- Home Sweet Hell as Les
- Good Girls Revolt as William "Wick" McFadden
- The Curious Case of the Chicago Cubs
2014
- Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self - Guest
- The 7D as Coach Coachy (voice)
- TripTank as Guy (voice)
- Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return as The Cowardly Lion (voice)
- Stan Lee's Mighty 7 as Mr. Cross (voice)
2013
- Born In Chicago ... (Executive Producer)
- The Secret Lives of Dorks as Bronko
2012
- Thunderstruck as Coach Amross
2011
- New Year's Eve as Building Super
- Cougars, Inc. as Dan Fox
2010
- The Talk as Self
- The Defenders as Nick Morelli
- The Ghost Writer as John Maddox
- Buccaneers & Bones
- 2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift as (archive footage)
2008
- Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King as Glob (voice)
- Snow Buddies as Bernie (voice)
2007
- Underdog as Dan Unger
2006
- Yin Yang Yo! as The Puffin (voice)
- The Wild as Benny (voice)
- Me, Eloise as Bartolome T. Baxter III (voice)
- Second City: First Family of Comedy as Self
- Casper's Scare School as Alder (voice)
- Farce of the Penguins as They're all bitches Penguin (voice)
- Behind the Smile as Jeffrey Stone (as James Belushi)
2005
- The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson as Self
- Hoodwinked! as The Woodsman (voice)
- Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found as Self
- My Crazy Life
- Tugger: The Jeep® 4x4 Who Wanted to Fly as Tugger (voice)
- The Blues Brothers: Transposing The Music as Self
2004
- The Tony Danza Show as Self - Guest
- Fatherhood
- DysEnchanted as Doctor
- East Meets West: "Red Heat" and the Kings of Carolco as Self (archive)
2003
- Real Time with Bill Maher as Self
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
- I'm with Her as Leslie Buren
- E!'s 101 as Self
- ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration as Self
- Easy Sex as Elvis (as James Belushi)
- Toronto Rocks as Self
- Celebrities Uncensored as Self
2002
- The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius as Coach Gruber (voice)
- What's New, Scooby-Doo? as Asa Buckwald (voice)
- Less than Perfect as Eddie Smirkoff
- George Lopez as The Inspector
- Ozzy & Drix as Captain Quinine (voice)
- Snow Dogs as Demon (voice)
- K-9: P.I. as Mike Dooley
- A Scooby-Doo! Christmas as Asa Buckwald (voice)
- One Way Out as Harry Woltz
- Rugrats: Babies in Toyland as Santa Claus (voice)
2001
- According to Jim as Jim
- Joe Somebody as Chuck Scarett
- Into the Valley of Death as Self
2000
- Return to Me as Joe Dayton
- K-911 as Mike Dooley
- Who Killed Atlanta's Children? as Pat Laughlin
1999
- The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn as Self - Guest
- The Florentine as Billy Belasco
- Angel's Dance as Rosellini
- Justice as Frank Spello
- Made Men as Bill Manucci
- Arnold Schwarzenegger: Hollywood Hero as Self
- The Nuttiest Nutcracker as Reginald (Voice)
- Visit Fabulous Las Vegas as Self
1998
- Hercules as Nestor (voice)
1997
- The View as Self
- Cow and Chicken as Butch (voice)
- Wag the Dog as Jim Belushi
- Total Security
- Gang Related as Detective Frank K Divinci
- Babes in Toyland as Gonzargo (voice)
- Retroactive as Frank
- Mighty Ducks the Movie: The First Face-Off as Phil Palmfeather (voice)
- Gold In The Streets as Mario (as James Belushi)
- Dog's Best Friend as Skippy (voice)
- Living in Peril as Oliver Harrison
- Bad Baby as Dad (voice)
1996
- Hey Arnold! as Coach Wittenberg (voice)
- TFI Friday
- Mighty Ducks: The Animated Series as Phil (voice)
- Jingle All the Way as Mall Santa
- Bruno the Kid
- E! True Hollywood Story
- Race the Sun as Frank Machi
1995
- Die Harald Schmidt Show as Self
- Pinky and the Brain as Maguire (voice)
- Dumb and Dumber as Duker (voice)
- Santo Bugito as Baby Face (voice)
- Sahara as Sgt. Joe Gunn
- Canadian Bacon as Charles Jackal, NBS Reporter
- The Pebble and the Penguin as Rocko (voice)
- Separate Lives as Tom Beckwith
- Destiny Turns on the Radio as Tuerto
- The Louie N' Louie Show as Louie
1994
- ER as Dan Harris
- Gargoyles as Fang (voice)
- Duckman as Saul Monella (voice)
- Aaahh!!! Real Monsters as Simon the Monster Hunter (voice)
- The Tick as Mr. Fleener (voice)
- Parallel Lives as Nick Dimas
- Royce as Shane Royce
1993
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
- Last Action Hero as James Belushi
- Wild Palms as Harry Wyckoff
1992
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
- The Larry Sanders Show as Jim Belushi
- Once Upon a Crime as Neil Schwary
- Traces of Red as Jack Dobson
1991
- Curly Sue as Bill Dancer
- Only the Lonely as Salvatore Buonarte (as James Belushi)
- Diary of a Hitman as Shandy
1990
- Twin Peaks as Bradley Mitchum
- Taking Care of Business as Jimmy Dworski
- Mr. Destiny as Larry Burrows
- Masters of Menace as Gypsy
- The Palermo Connection as Carmine Bonavia
- Abraxas, Guardian of the Universe as Principal Latimer
- Wedding Band as Reverend
1989
- America's Funniest Home Videos
- Who's Harry Crumb? as Man on Bus (uncredited)
- K-9 as Mike Dooley
- Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary as Self
- Homer and Eddie as Homer Lanza
1988
- Red Heat as Art Ridzik
1987
- Biography as Self
- The Principal as Rick Latimer
- Real Men as Nick Pirandello
- Number One with a Bullet ... (Writer)
1986
- Little Shop of Horrors as Patrick Martin
- About Last Night... as Bernie Litgo
- Jumpin' Jack Flash as Sperry Repairman
- Salvador as Doctor Rock
- Birthday Boy as Bobby
- Mutant Video as Bobby
1985
- The Man with One Red Shoe as Morris
- Tab Lloyd: Investigative Reporter as Clayton Pyle
1984
- Pinocchio as Mario
- Sugar or Plain as Bobby
- The Best Legs in Eighth Grade as Saint Valentine
1983
- Trading Places as Harvey
1982
- Late Night with David Letterman as Self
- Faerie Tale Theatre as Mario
1981
- Thief as Barry Stratagakis
1980
- The Cleansing as Bobby
1979
- Working Stiffs as Ernie O'Rourke
1978
- The Fury as Beach Bum (uncredited)
- Who's Watching the Kids?
1976
1975
- Saturday Night Live as Self - Various Characters