Jim Belushi

ActorProducerDirectorWriter Jun 15 (age 71) Chicago, Illinois, USA 1975–2026 (51 year career)

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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 …

Known For

Film

Trading Places

Harvey

Film

The Ghost Writer

John Maddox

Film

Last Action Hero

James Belushi

Film

Little Shop of Horrors

Patrick Martin

Film

Jingle All the Way

Mall Santa

Film

Thief

Barry Stratagakis

Film

Wag the Dog

Jim Belushi

Film

Hoodwinked!

The Woodsman (voice)

Filmography

Acting (177)

Movies (117)

Song Sung Blue

2025

as Tom D'Amato

7.4

The Chronology of Water

as Ken Kesey

Fight Another Day

as Duke

Gigi & Nate

as Dan Gibson

Belushi

as Self (archive footage)

7.0

John Wayne Gacy: Defending a Monster

2019

as Narrator

7.0

Hey Arnold! The Jungle Movie

2018

as Coach Wittenberg (voice)

Salvage

Katie Says Goodbye

as Bear

Wonder Wheel

as Humpty

A Change of Heart

as Hank

Sollers Point

as Carol

Twin Peaks: The Phenomenon

2017

as Self

The Polish Accountant

2017

as Self

6.0

A Bloody Finger in Your Mouth

2017

as Self

6.0

The Number of Completion

as Self

Tell It Martin

as Self

The Whole Truth

as Boone Lassiter

Undrafted

as Jim

The Hollow Point

as Shepard

Home Sweet Hell

as Les

The Curious Case of the Chicago Cubs

2015

Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return

2014

as The Cowardly Lion (voice)

6.3

Stan Lee's Mighty 7

2014

as Mr. Cross (voice)

5.7

The Secret Lives of Dorks

as Bronko

Thunderstruck

as Coach Amross

New Year's Eve

as Building Super

Cougars, Inc.

as Dan Fox

The Ghost Writer

as John Maddox

2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift

as (archive footage)

Snow Buddies

as Bernie (voice)

Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King

as Glob (voice)

Underdog

as Dan Unger

The Wild

as Benny (voice)

Casper's Scare School

2006

as Alder (voice)

4.9

Farce of the Penguins

2006

as They're all bitches Penguin (voz)

4.1

Behind the Smile

2006

as Jeffrey Stone (as James Belushi)

1.0

Hoodwinked!

2005

as The Woodsman (voice)

6.3

The Blues Brothers: Transposing The Music

2005

as Self

Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found

2005

as Self

Tugger: The Jeep® 4x4 Who Wanted to Fly

as Tugger (voice)

DysEnchanted

as Doctor

Toronto Rocks

as Self

Easy Sex

as Elvis (as James Belushi)

5.2

ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration

2003

as Self

One Way Out

as Harry Woltz

Snow Dogs

as Demon (voice)

K-9: P.I.

as Mike Dooley

A Scooby-Doo! Christmas

2002

as Asa Buckwald (voice)

8.3

Rugrats: Babies in Toyland

2002

as Santa Claus (voice)

6.0

Joe Somebody

2001

as Chuck Scarett

5.7

Into the Valley of Death

2001

as Self

Return to Me

2000

as Joe Dayton

6.6

Who Killed Atlanta's Children?

as Pat Laughlin

K-911

as Mike Dooley

The Florentine

as Billy Belasco

Made Men

as Bill Manucci

Angel's Dance

as Rosellini

The Nuttiest Nutcracker

as Reginald (Voice)

Justice

as Frank Spello

Arnold Schwarzenegger: Hollywood Hero

1999

as Self

Visit Fabulous Las Vegas

1999

as Self

Wag the Dog

as Jim Belushi

Living in Peril

as Oliver Harrison

Gang Related

as Detective Frank K Divinci

Bad Baby

as Dad (voice)

Babes in Toyland

as Gonzargo (voice)

Retroactive

as Frank

Dog's Best Friend

as Skippy (voice)

Mighty Ducks the Movie: The First Face-Off

1997

as Phil Palmfeather (voice)

6.7

Gold In The Streets

1997

as Mario (as James Belushi)

Jingle All the Way

as Mall Santa

Race the Sun

as Frank Machi

Sahara

as Sgt. Joe Gunn

The Pebble and the Penguin

1995

as Rocko (voice)

5.2

Canadian Bacon

1995

as Charles Jackal, NBS Reporter

5.8

The Louie N' Louie Show

1995

as Louie

Separate Lives

1995

as Tom Beckwith

4.7

Destiny Turns on the Radio

as Tuerto

Royce

as Shane Royce

Parallel Lives

as Nick Dimas

Last Action Hero

as James Belushi

Once Upon a Crime

as Neil Schwary

Traces of Red

as Jack Dobson

Curly Sue

as Bill Dancer

Only the Lonely

as Salvatore Buonarte (as James Belushi)

6.1

Diary of a Hitman

1991

as Shandy

5.1

Taking Care of Business

as Jimmy Dworski

Mr. Destiny

as Larry Burrows

The Palermo Connection

1990

as Carmine Bonavia

6.2

Abraxas, Guardian of the Universe

as Principal Latimer

Masters of Menace

as Gypsy

Wedding Band

as Reverend

K-9

as Mike Dooley

Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary

1989

as Self

7.6

Who's Harry Crumb?

1989

as Man on Bus (uncredited)

Homer and Eddie

as Homer Lanza

Red Heat

as Art Ridzik

Real Men

as Nick Pirandello

The Principal

as Rick Latimer

Little Shop of Horrors

as Patrick Martin

About Last Night...

as Bernie Litgo

Salvador

as Doctor Rock

Jumpin' Jack Flash

as Sperry Repairman

Birthday Boy

as Bobby

Mutant Video

as Bobby

The Man with One Red Shoe

1985

as Morris

5.7

Tab Lloyd: Investigative Reporter

1985

as Clayton Pyle

Pinocchio

1984

as Mario

4.8

The Best Legs in Eighth Grade

1984

as Saint Valentine

5.3

Sugar or Plain

1984

as Bobby

Trading Places

as Harvey

Thief

as Barry Stratagakis

The Cleansing

as Bobby

The Fury

1978

as Beach Bum (uncredited)

6.3

Karate Ghost

Catch the Wind

as James

Television (60)

K9 PD with Jim Belushi

2026

as Narrator

A History of the World in Six Glasses

as Self

Growing Belushi

as Self

Good Girls Revolt

as William "Wick" McFadden

6.9

Show Me a Hero

2015

as Angelo Martinelli

7.0

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014

as Self

5.2

The 7D

2014

as Coach Coachy (voice)

TripTank

as Guy (voice)

The Talk

as Self

The Defenders

as Nick Morelli

Buccaneers & Bones

Yin Yang Yo!

as The Puffin (voice)

7.6

Me, Eloise

2006

as Bartolome T. Baxter III (voice)

10.0

Second City: First Family of Comedy

2006

as Self

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

as Self

My Crazy Life

The Tony Danza Show

as Self - Guest

Fatherhood

Real Time with Bill Maher

as Self

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self

E!'s 101

as Self

I'm with Her

2003

as Leslie Buren

6.6

Celebrities Uncensored

2003

as Self

4.0

The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius

2002

as Coach Gruber (voice)

7.4

What's New, Scooby-Doo?

2002

as Asa Buckwald (voice)

George Lopez

as The Inspector

Less than Perfect

as Eddie Smirkoff

Ozzy & Drix

as Captain Quinine (voice)

8.0

According to Jim

2001

as Jim

6.6

The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn

as Self - Guest

Hercules

as Nestor (voice)

The View

as Self

Cow and Chicken

Total Security

Hey Arnold!

as Coach Wittenberg (voice)

8.0

Mighty Ducks: The Animated Series

as Phil (voice)

Bruno the Kid

E! True Hollywood Story

1996

8.1

Die Harald Schmidt Show

as Self

Dumb and Dumber

as Duker (voice)

Santo Bugito

as Baby Face (voice)

as Dan Harris

Gargoyles

as Fang (voice)

Duckman

as Saul Monella (voice)

7.1

Aaahh!!! Real Monsters

1994

as Simon the Monster Hunter (voice)

7.8

The Tick

1994

as Mr. Fleener (voice)

7.4

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

as Self - Guest

Wild Palms

as Harry Wyckoff

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

1992

5.4

The Larry Sanders Show

as Jim Belushi

Twin Peaks

as Bradley Mitchum

America's Funniest Home Videos

Biography

as Self

Late Night with David Letterman

as Self

Faerie Tale Theatre

as Mario

Working Stiffs

Who's Watching the Kids?

Laverne & Shirley

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Various Characters

7.0

Saturday Night Live

1975

7.0

Crew (8)

Movies (5)

Born In Chicago

2013

Executive Producer

8.0

Number One with a Bullet

Writer

Birthday Boy

Producer

Birthday Boy

Writer

Mutant Video

Producer

Television (3)

According to Jim

Director

According to Jim

Producer

Saturday Night Live

Writer