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