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
2025
- Song Sung Blue as Tom D'Amato
- The Chronology of Water as Ken Kesey
2024
- Fight Another Day as Duke
- A History of the World in Six Glasses as Self
2022
- Gigi & Nate as Dan Gibson
2020
- Belushi as Self (archive footage)
- Growing Belushi as Self
2019
- John Wayne Gacy: Defending a Monster as Narrator
2018
- Hey Arnold! The Jungle Movie as Coach Wittenberg (voice)
- Salvage
- Katie Says Goodbye as Bear
2017
- Sollers Point as Carol
- Wonder Wheel as Humpty
- The Polish Accountant as Self
- A Change of Heart as Hank
- The Number of Completion as Self
- Tell It Martin as Self
- Twin Peaks: The Phenomenon as Self
- A Bloody Finger in Your Mouth as Self
2016
- Undrafted as Jim
- The Whole Truth as Boone Lassiter
- The Hollow Point as Shepard
2015
- Show Me a Hero as Angelo Martinelli
- Good Girls Revolt as William "Wick" McFadden
- Home Sweet Hell as Les
- The Curious Case of the Chicago Cubs
2014
- Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- 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
- The Secret Lives of Dorks as Bronko
- Born In Chicago ... (Executive Producer)
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
- 2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift as (archive footage)
- Buccaneers & Bones
2008
- Snow Buddies as Bernie (voice)
- Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King as Glob (voice)
2007
- Underdog as Dan Unger
2006
- The Wild as Benny (voice)
- Yin Yang Yo! as The Puffin (voice)
- 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)
- Me, Eloise as Bartolome T. Baxter III (voice)
- Second City: First Family of Comedy as Self
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
- Tugger: The Jeep® 4x4 Who Wanted to Fly as Tugger (voice)
- My Crazy Life
- The Blues Brothers: Transposing The Music as Self
2004
- The Tony Danza Show as Self - Guest
- DysEnchanted as Doctor
- Fatherhood
2003
- Real Time with Bill Maher as Self
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
- Toronto Rocks as Self
- I'm with Her as Leslie Buren
- E!'s 101 as Self
- Easy Sex as Elvis (as James Belushi)
- 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
- Ozzy & Drix as Captain Quinine (voice)
- George Lopez as The Inspector
- One Way Out as Harry Woltz
- Snow Dogs as Demon (voice)
- K-9: P.I. as Mike Dooley
- Rugrats: Babies in Toyland as Santa Claus (voice)
- A Scooby-Doo! Christmas as Asa Buckwald (voice)
2001
- According to Jim as Jim
- Joe Somebody as Chuck Scarett
- Into the Valley of Death as Self
2000
- K-911 as Mike Dooley
- Return to Me as Joe Dayton
- Who Killed Atlanta's Children? as Pat Laughlin
1999
- Made Men as Bill Manucci
- The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn as Self - Guest
- The Florentine as Billy Belasco
- The Nuttiest Nutcracker as Reginald (Voice)
- Justice as Frank Spello
- Visit Fabulous Las Vegas as Self
- Angel's Dance as Rosellini
- Arnold Schwarzenegger: Hollywood Hero as Self
1998
- Hercules as Nestor (voice)
1997
- The View as Self
- Cow and Chicken
- Retroactive as Frank
- Bad Baby as Dad (voice)
- Gang Related as Detective Frank K Divinci
- Wag the Dog as Jim Belushi
- Dog's Best Friend as Skippy (voice)
- Mighty Ducks the Movie: The First Face-Off as Phil Palmfeather (voice)
- Gold In The Streets as Mario (as James Belushi)
- Babes in Toyland as Gonzargo (voice)
- Total Security
- Living in Peril as Oliver Harrison
1996
- Hey Arnold! as Coach Wittenberg (voice)
- Jingle All the Way as Mall Santa
- Mighty Ducks: The Animated Series as Phil (voice)
- Race the Sun as Frank Machi
- Bruno the Kid
- E! True Hollywood Story
1995
- Die Harald Schmidt Show as Self
- Canadian Bacon as Charles Jackal, NBS Reporter
- Sahara as Sgt. Joe Gunn
- Separate Lives as Tom Beckwith
- The Pebble and the Penguin as Rocko (voice)
- Destiny Turns on the Radio as Tuerto
- Santo Bugito as Baby Face (voice)
- 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)
- Royce as Shane Royce
- The Tick as Mr. Fleener (voice)
- Parallel Lives as Nick Dimas
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
- 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
- Mr. Destiny as Larry Burrows
- The Palermo Connection as Carmine Bonavia
- Wedding Band as Reverend
- Taking Care of Business as Jimmy Dworski
- Abraxas, Guardian of the Universe as Principal Latimer
- Masters of Menace as Gypsy
1989
- America's Funniest Home Videos
- K-9 as Mike Dooley
- Homer and Eddie as Homer Lanza
- Who's Harry Crumb? as Man on Bus (uncredited)
- Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary as Self
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 ... (Screenplay)
1986
- Salvador as Doctor Rock
- Little Shop of Horrors as Patrick Martin
- Birthday Boy as Bobby
- About Last Night... as Bernie Litgo
- Jumpin' Jack Flash as Sperry Repairman
- Mutant Video as Bobby
1985
- The Man with One Red Shoe as Morris
- Tab Lloyd: Investigative Reporter as Clayton Pyle
1984
- Pinocchio as Mario
- 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
1978
- The Fury as Beach Bum (uncredited)
- Who's Watching the Kids?
1976
1975
- Saturday Night Live as Self - Various Characters