Jim Belushi

Jim Belushi

Known for
Acting
Born
June 15, 1954 (age 72)
Birthplace
Chicago, Illinois, USA

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.

Known For

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Filmography

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Karate Ghost

Karate Ghost

Movie

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Green Bank poster

Green Bank

Movie

2026
Catch the Wind poster

Catch the Wind

Movie · as James

2026
K9 PD with Jim Belushi poster

K9 PD with Jim Belushi

TV · as Narrator · 20 eps

2025
The Chronology of Water poster

The Chronology of Water

Movie · as Ken Kesey

2025
Song Sung Blue poster

Song Sung Blue

Movie · as Tom D'Amato

2024
Fight Another Day poster

Fight Another Day

Movie · as Duke

2024
A History of the World in Six Glasses poster

A History of the World in Six Glasses

TV · as Self · 6 eps

2022
Gigi & Nate poster

Gigi & Nate

Movie · as Dan Gibson

2020
Belushi poster

Belushi

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2020
Growing Belushi poster

Growing Belushi

TV · as Self · 12 eps

2019
John Wayne Gacy: Defending a Monster poster

John Wayne Gacy: Defending a Monster

Movie · as Narrator

2018
Salvage

Salvage

Movie · as Duke

2018
Katie Says Goodbye poster

Katie Says Goodbye

Movie · as Bear

2018
Hey Arnold! The Jungle Movie poster

Hey Arnold! The Jungle Movie

Movie · as Coach Wittenberg (voice)

2017
Wonder Wheel poster

Wonder Wheel

Movie · as Humpty

2017
Sollers Point poster

Sollers Point

Movie · as Carol

2017
A Change of Heart poster

A Change of Heart

Movie · as Hank

2017
The Polish Accountant poster

The Polish Accountant

Movie · as Self

2017
The Number of Completion poster

The Number of Completion

Movie · as Self

2017
Tell It Martin poster

Tell It Martin

Movie · as Self

2017
A Bloody Finger in Your Mouth poster

A Bloody Finger in Your Mouth

Movie · as Self

2016
The Whole Truth poster

The Whole Truth

Movie · as Boone Lassiter

2016
Undrafted poster

Undrafted

Movie · as Jim

2016
The Hollow Point poster

The Hollow Point

Movie · as Shepard

2015
Home Sweet Hell poster

Home Sweet Hell

Movie · as Les

2015
The Curious Case of the Chicago Cubs

The Curious Case of the Chicago Cubs

Movie

2015
Good Girls Revolt poster

Good Girls Revolt

TV · as William "Wick" McFadden · 4 eps

2015
Show Me a Hero poster

Show Me a Hero

TV · as Angelo Martinelli · 6 eps

2014
Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return poster

Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return

Movie · as The Cowardly Lion (voice)

2014
Stan Lee's Mighty 7 poster

Stan Lee's Mighty 7

Movie · as Mr. Cross (voice)

2014
The 7D poster

The 7D

TV · as Coach Coachy (voice) · 1 ep

2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers poster

Late Night with Seth Meyers

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2014
TripTank poster

TripTank

TV · as Guy (voice) · 1 ep

2013
The Secret Lives of Dorks poster

The Secret Lives of Dorks

Movie · as Bronko

2012
Thunderstruck poster

Thunderstruck

Movie · as Coach Amross

2011
Cougars, Inc. poster

Cougars, Inc.

Movie · as Dan Fox

2011
New Year's Eve poster

New Year's Eve

Movie · as Building Super

2010
The Ghost Writer poster

The Ghost Writer

Movie · as John Maddox

2010
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift poster

2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift

Movie · as (archive footage)

2010
The Defenders poster

The Defenders

TV · as Nick Morelli · 18 eps

2010
Buccaneers & Bones poster

Buccaneers & Bones

TV · 21 eps

2010
The Talk poster

The Talk

TV · as Self · 2 eps

2008
Snow Buddies poster

Snow Buddies

Movie · as Bernie (voice)

2008
Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King poster

Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King

Movie · as Glob (voice)

2007
Underdog poster

Underdog

Movie · as Dan Unger

2006
Farce of the Penguins poster

Farce of the Penguins

Movie · as They're All Bitches Penguin (voice)

2006
The Wild poster

The Wild

Movie · as Benny (voice)

2006
Casper's Scare School poster

Casper's Scare School

Movie · as Alder (voice)

2006
Behind the Smile poster

Behind the Smile

Movie · as Jeffrey Stone (as James Belushi)

2006
Second City: First Family of Comedy poster

Second City: First Family of Comedy

TV · as Self · 3 eps

2006
Yin Yang Yo! poster

Yin Yang Yo!

TV · as The Puffin (voice) · 71 eps

2006
Me, Eloise poster

Me, Eloise

TV · as Bartolome T. Baxter III (voice) · 2 eps

2005
Hoodwinked! poster

Hoodwinked!

Movie · as The Woodsman (voice)

2005
The Blues Brothers: Transposing The Music poster

The Blues Brothers: Transposing The Music

Movie · as Self

2005
Tugger: The Jeep® 4x4 Who Wanted to Fly poster

Tugger: The Jeep® 4x4 Who Wanted to Fly

Movie · as Tugger (voice)

2005
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found poster

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

Movie · as Self

2005
My Crazy Life

My Crazy Life

TV · 1 ep

2005
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson poster

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2004
DysEnchanted poster

DysEnchanted

Movie · as Doctor

2004
East Meets West: "Red Heat" and the Kings of Carolco poster

East Meets West: "Red Heat" and the Kings of Carolco

Movie · as Self (archive)

2004
The Tony Danza Show

The Tony Danza Show

TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps

2004
Fatherhood poster

Fatherhood

TV · 26 eps

2003
Toronto Rocks poster

Toronto Rocks

Movie · as Self

2003
Easy Sex poster

Easy Sex

Movie · as Elvis (as James Belushi)

2003
ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration poster

ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration

Movie · as Self

2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live! poster

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

TV · as Self · 4 eps

2003
I'm with Her poster

I'm with Her

TV · as Leslie Buren · 1 ep

2003
Celebrities Uncensored poster

Celebrities Uncensored

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2003
E!'s 101

E!'s 101

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2003
Real Time with Bill Maher poster

Real Time with Bill Maher

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2002
K-9: P.I. poster

K-9: P.I.

Movie · as Mike Dooley

2002
One Way Out poster

One Way Out

Movie · as Harry Woltz

2002
Rugrats: Babies in Toyland poster

Rugrats: Babies in Toyland

Movie · as Santa Claus (voice)

2002
Snow Dogs poster

Snow Dogs

Movie · as Demon (voice)

2002
A Scooby-Doo! Christmas poster

A Scooby-Doo! Christmas

Movie · as Asa Buckwald (voice)

2002
The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius poster

The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius

TV · as Coach Gruber (voice) · 3 eps

2002
George Lopez poster

George Lopez

TV · as The Inspector · 1 ep

2002
Ozzy & Drix poster

Ozzy & Drix

TV · as Captain Quinine (voice) · 1 ep

2002
What's New, Scooby-Doo? poster

What's New, Scooby-Doo?

TV · as Asa Buckwald (voice) · 1 ep

2002
Less than Perfect poster

Less than Perfect

TV · as Eddie Smirkoff · 1 ep

2001
Joe Somebody poster

Joe Somebody

Movie · as Chuck Scarett

2001
Into the Valley of Death

Into the Valley of Death

Movie · as Self

2001
According to Jim poster

According to Jim

TV · as Jim · 182 eps

2000
Return to Me poster

Return to Me

Movie · as Joe Dayton

2000
K-911 poster

K-911

Movie · as Mike Dooley

2000
Who Killed Atlanta's Children? poster

Who Killed Atlanta's Children?

Movie · as Pat Laughlin

1999
Made Men poster

Made Men

Movie · as Bill Manucci

1999
Angel's Dance poster

Angel's Dance

Movie · as Rosellini

1999
Arnold Schwarzenegger: Hollywood Hero poster

Arnold Schwarzenegger: Hollywood Hero

Movie · as Self

1999
The Florentine poster

The Florentine

Movie · as Billy Belasco

1999
Visit Fabulous Las Vegas poster

Visit Fabulous Las Vegas

Movie · as Self

1999
The Nuttiest Nutcracker poster

The Nuttiest Nutcracker

Movie · as Reginald (Voice)

1999
Justice poster

Justice

Movie · as Frank Spello

1999
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn poster

The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn

TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps

1998
Hercules poster

Hercules

TV · as Nestor (voice) · 1 ep

1997
Retroactive poster

Retroactive

Movie · as Frank

1997
Gang Related poster

Gang Related

Movie · as Detective Frank K Divinci

1997
Living in Peril poster

Living in Peril

Movie · as Oliver Harrison

1997
Babes in Toyland poster

Babes in Toyland

Movie · as Gonzargo (voice)

1997
Dog's Best Friend poster

Dog's Best Friend

Movie · as Skippy (voice)

1997
Gold In The Streets poster

Gold In The Streets

Movie · as Mario (as James Belushi)

1997
Mighty Ducks the Movie: The First Face-Off poster

Mighty Ducks the Movie: The First Face-Off

Movie · as Phil Palmfeather (voice)

1997
Wag the Dog poster

Wag the Dog

Movie · as Jim Belushi

1997
Bad Baby poster

Bad Baby

Movie · as Dad (voice)

1997
The View poster

The View

TV · as Self · 4 eps

1997
Total Security poster

Total Security

TV · 13 eps

1997
Cow and Chicken poster

Cow and Chicken

TV · as Butch (voice) · 1 ep

1996
Race the Sun poster

Race the Sun

Movie · as Frank Machi

1996
Jingle All the Way poster

Jingle All the Way

Movie · as Mall Santa

1996
Mighty Ducks: The Animated Series poster

Mighty Ducks: The Animated Series

TV · as Phil (voice) · 26 eps

1996
E! True Hollywood Story poster

E! True Hollywood Story

TV · 1 ep

1996
Hey Arnold! poster

Hey Arnold!

TV · as Coach Wittenberg (voice) · 3 eps

1996
Bruno the Kid poster

Bruno the Kid

TV · 1 ep

1996
TFI Friday poster

TFI Friday

TV · 1 ep

1995
Canadian Bacon poster

Canadian Bacon

Movie · as Charles Jackal, NBS Reporter

1995
Sahara poster

Sahara

Movie · as Sgt. Joe Gunn

1995
Destiny Turns on the Radio poster

Destiny Turns on the Radio

Movie · as Tuerto

1995
The Louie N' Louie Show poster

The Louie N' Louie Show

Movie · as Louie

1995
The Pebble and the Penguin poster

The Pebble and the Penguin

Movie · as Rocko (voice)

1995
Separate Lives poster

Separate Lives

Movie · as Tom Beckwith

1995
Die Harald Schmidt Show poster

Die Harald Schmidt Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1995
Santo Bugito poster

Santo Bugito

TV · as Baby Face (voice) · 1 ep

1995
Dumb and Dumber poster

Dumb and Dumber

TV · as Duker (voice), Manager (voice) · 1 ep

1995
Pinky and the Brain poster

Pinky and the Brain

TV · as Maguire (voice) · 1 ep

1994
Royce poster

Royce

Movie · as Shane Royce

1994
Parallel Lives poster

Parallel Lives

Movie · as Nick Dimas

1994
Gargoyles poster

Gargoyles

TV · as Fang (voice) · 3 eps

1994
Aaahh!!! Real Monsters poster

Aaahh!!! Real Monsters

TV · as Simon the Monster Hunter (voice) · 102 eps

1994
The Tick poster

The Tick

TV · as Mr. Fleener (voice) · 1 ep

1994
ER poster

ER

TV · as Dan Harris · 1 ep

1994
Duckman poster

Duckman

TV · as Saul Monella (voice) · 1 ep

1994
Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego? poster

Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego?

TV · as Paul Revere (voice) · 2 eps

1993
Last Action Hero poster

Last Action Hero

Movie · as James Belushi

1993
Wild Palms poster

Wild Palms

TV · as Harry Wyckoff · 5 eps

1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien poster

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

1992
Once Upon a Crime poster

Once Upon a Crime

Movie · as Neil Schwary

1992
Traces of Red poster

Traces of Red

Movie · as Jack Dobson

1992
The Larry Sanders Show poster

The Larry Sanders Show

TV · as Jim Belushi · 2 eps

1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno poster

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

TV · 1 ep

1991
Only the Lonely poster

Only the Lonely

Movie · as Salvatore Buonarte (as James Belushi)

1991
Curly Sue poster

Curly Sue

Movie · as Bill Dancer

1991
Diary of a Hitman poster

Diary of a Hitman

Movie · as Shandy

1991
Rugrats poster

Rugrats

TV · as Santa Claus (voice) · 1 ep

1990
Mr. Destiny poster

Mr. Destiny

Movie · as Larry Burrows

1990
Taking Care of Business poster

Taking Care of Business

Movie · as Jimmy Dworski

1990
Abraxas, Guardian of the Universe poster

Abraxas, Guardian of the Universe

Movie · as Principal Latimer

1990
Masters of Menace poster

Masters of Menace

Movie · as Gypsy

1990
The Palermo Connection poster

The Palermo Connection

Movie · as Carmine Bonavia

1990
Wedding Band poster

Wedding Band

Movie · as Reverend

1990
Twin Peaks poster

Twin Peaks

TV · as Bradley Mitchum · 6 eps

1989
K-9 poster

K-9

Movie · as Mike Dooley

1989
Homer and Eddie poster

Homer and Eddie

Movie · as Homer Lanza

1989
Who's Harry Crumb? poster

Who's Harry Crumb?

Movie · as Man on Bus (uncredited)

1989
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary poster

Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary

Movie · as Self

1989
America's Funniest Home Videos poster

America's Funniest Home Videos

TV · 1 ep

1988
Red Heat poster

Red Heat

Movie · as Art Ridzik

1987
The Principal poster

The Principal

Movie · as Rick Latimer

1987
Real Men poster

Real Men

Movie · as Nick Pirandello

1987
Biography poster

Biography

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1986
Jumpin' Jack Flash poster

Jumpin' Jack Flash

Movie · as Sperry Repairman

1986
Salvador poster

Salvador

Movie · as Doctor Rock

1986
About Last Night... poster

About Last Night...

Movie · as Bernie Litgo

1986
Birthday Boy poster

Birthday Boy

Movie · as Bobby

1986
Mutant Video poster

Mutant Video

Movie · as Bobby

1986
Little Shop of Horrors poster

Little Shop of Horrors

Movie · as Patrick Martin

1985
The Man with One Red Shoe poster

The Man with One Red Shoe

Movie · as Morris

1985
Tab Lloyd: Investigative Reporter poster

Tab Lloyd: Investigative Reporter

Movie · as Clayton Pyle

1984
The Best Legs in Eighth Grade poster

The Best Legs in Eighth Grade

Movie · as Saint Valentine

1984
Pinocchio poster

Pinocchio

Movie · as Mario

1984
Sugar or Plain

Sugar or Plain

Movie · as Bobby

1983
Trading Places poster

Trading Places

Movie · as Harvey

1982
Faerie Tale Theatre poster

Faerie Tale Theatre

TV · as Mario · 1 ep

1982
Late Night with David Letterman poster

Late Night with David Letterman

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1981
Thief poster

Thief

Movie · as Barry Stratagakis

1980
The Cleansing

The Cleansing

Movie · as Bobby

1979
Working Stiffs poster

Working Stiffs

TV · as Ernie O'Rourke · 9 eps

1978
The Fury poster

The Fury

Movie · as Beach Bum (uncredited)

1978
Who's Watching the Kids?

Who's Watching the Kids?

TV · 16 eps

1976
Laverne & Shirley poster

Laverne & Shirley

TV · 1 ep

1975
Saturday Night Live poster

Saturday Night Live

TV · as Self - Various Characters, Self (uncredited) · 36 eps