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