Jim Belushi
- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- June 15, 1954 in Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Active Years
- 1975–2026 (52 Years)
- Total Credits
- 190 credits in database
Biography
James Adam Belushi, also known as Jim Belushi or James Belushi, is an American actor, comedian, singer, musician, and producer. He was born in Chicago, Illinois, on June 15, 1954. He is known for his work in television and film, holding 182 known acting credits. He is recognized for his role as James Jim Orenthal on the American sitcom According to Jim. He is the younger brother of the late comic actor John Belushi. Jim Belushi was born to Adam Anastos Belushi and Agnes Demetri Samaras Belushi and grew up with three siblings, including his older brother John, older sister Marian, and younger brother Billy. After attending the College of DuPage, he graduated following his time at Wheaton Central High School.
Career overview
James Adam Belushi, also known as Jim Belushi or James Belushi, is an American actor, comedian, singer, and musician. He was born on June 15, 1954, in Chicago, Illinois. He is best known for his title role of James Jim Orenthal on the American sitcom According to Jim, and he is the younger brother of the late comic actor John Belushi. Belushi was raised in Wheaton, a Chicago suburb, alongside his three siblings: older brother John, older sister Marian, and younger brother Billy. After graduating from Wheaton Central High School, he attended the College of DuPage.
Throughout his career in the entertainment industry, Belushi has established a substantial body of work in acting and producing. His extensive filmography includes 182 known credits in acting on the Movie Database, reflecting his active involvement in both movies and television shows. Over the years, his professional engagements have included various notable associations, such as a reported television reunion with Dan Aykroyd on The Defenders as noted by TV Guide.
As an American actor, comedian, singer, and musician, Belushi continues to be recognized in the entertainment field for his diverse talents and long-standing presence in television and film. His personal background includes his birth to parents Adam Anastos Belushi and Agnes Demetri Samaras Belushi, grounding his upbringing in the Chicago area before launching his professional career.
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Full Filmography
190 titles- Catch the Wind (2026) as James
- K9 PD with Jim Belushi (2026) as Narrator
- K9 PD with Jim Belushi (2026) Creator
- Song Sung Blue (2025) as Tom D'Amato
- The Chronology of Water (2025) as Ken Kesey
- A History of the World in Six Glasses (2024) as Self
- Fight Another Day (2024) as Duke
- Gigi & Nate (2022) as Dan Gibson
- Belushi (2020) as Self (archive footage)
- Growing Belushi (2020) as Self
- John Wayne Gacy: Defending a Monster (2019) as Narrator
- Hey Arnold! The Jungle Movie (2018) as Coach Wittenberg (voice)
- Katie Says Goodbye (2018) as Bear
- Salvage (2018)
- Wonder Wheel (2017) as Humpty
- A Change of Heart (2017) as Hank
- The Polish Accountant (2017) as Self
- Sollers Point (2017) as Carol
- Tell It Martin (2017) as Self
- The Number of Completion (2017) as Self
- A Bloody Finger in Your Mouth (2017) as Self
- Twin Peaks: The Phenomenon (2017) as Self
- The Whole Truth (2016) as Boone Lassiter
- The Hollow Point (2016) as Shepard
- Undrafted (2016) as Jim
- Show Me a Hero (2015) as Angelo Martinelli
- Home Sweet Hell (2015) as Les
- Good Girls Revolt (2015) as William "Wick" McFadden
- The Curious Case of the Chicago Cubs (2015)
- Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014) as Self - Guest
- The 7D (2014) as Coach Coachy (voice)
- TripTank (2014) as Guy (voice)
- Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return (2014) as The Cowardly Lion (voice)
- Stan Lee's Mighty 7 (2014) as Mr. Cross (voice)
- The Secret Lives of Dorks (2013) as Bronko
- Born In Chicago (2013) Executive Producer
- Thunderstruck (2012) as Coach Amross
- New Year's Eve (2011) as Building Super
- Cougars, Inc. (2011) as Dan Fox
- The Talk (2010) as Self
- The Defenders (2010) as Nick Morelli
- The Ghost Writer (2010) as John Maddox
- Buccaneers & Bones (2010)
- 2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift (2010) as (archive footage)
- Snow Buddies (2008) as Bernie (voice)
- Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King (2008) as Glob (voice)
- Underdog (2007) as Dan Unger
- Yin Yang Yo! (2006) as The Puffin (voice)
- The Wild (2006) as Benny (voice)
- Me, Eloise (2006) as Bartolome T. Baxter III (voice)
- Casper's Scare School (2006) as Alder (voice)
- Second City: First Family of Comedy (2006) as Self
- Farce of the Penguins (2006) as They're all bitches Penguin (voice)
- Behind the Smile (2006) as Jeffrey Stone (as James Belushi)
- The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (2005) as Self
- Hoodwinked! (2005) as The Woodsman (voice)
- Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found (2005) as Self
- My Crazy Life (2005)
- The Blues Brothers: Transposing The Music (2005) as Self
- Tugger: The Jeep® 4x4 Who Wanted to Fly (2005) as Tugger (voice)
- The Tony Danza Show (2004) as Self - Guest
- Fatherhood (2004)
- DysEnchanted (2004) as Doctor
- East Meets West: "Red Heat" and the Kings of Carolco (2004) as Self (archive)
- Real Time with Bill Maher (2003) as Self
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) as Self
- I'm with Her (2003) as Leslie Buren
- E!'s 101 (2003) as Self
- ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration (2003) as Self
- Easy Sex (2003) as Elvis (as James Belushi)
- Toronto Rocks (2003) as Self
- Celebrities Uncensored (2003) as Self
- The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (2002) as Coach Gruber (voice)
- What's New, Scooby-Doo? (2002) as Asa Buckwald (voice)
- George Lopez (2002) as The Inspector
- Less than Perfect (2002) as Eddie Smirkoff
- Ozzy & Drix (2002) as Captain Quinine (voice)
- Snow Dogs (2002) as Demon (voice)
- A Scooby-Doo! Christmas (2002) as Asa Buckwald (voice)
- K-9: P.I. (2002) as Mike Dooley
- One Way Out (2002) as Harry Woltz
- Rugrats: Babies in Toyland (2002) as Santa Claus (voice)
- According to Jim (2001) as Jim
- According to Jim (2001) Director
- According to Jim (2001) Producer
- Joe Somebody (2001) as Chuck Scarett
- Into the Valley of Death (2001) as Self
- Return to Me (2000) as Joe Dayton
- K-911 (2000) as Mike Dooley
- Who Killed Atlanta's Children? (2000) as Pat Laughlin
- The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn (1999) as Self - Guest
- Arnold Schwarzenegger: Hollywood Hero (1999) as Self
- The Florentine (1999) as Billy Belasco
- Angel's Dance (1999) as Rosellini
- The Nuttiest Nutcracker (1999) as Reginald (Voice)
- Justice (1999) as Frank Spello
- Made Men (1999) as Bill Manucci
- Visit Fabulous Las Vegas (1999) as Self
- Hercules (1998) as Nestor (voice)
- The View (1997) as Self
- Cow and Chicken (1997) as Butch (voice)
- Total Security (1997)
- Babes in Toyland (1997) as Gonzargo (voice)
- Wag the Dog (1997) as Jim Belushi
- Gang Related (1997) as Detective Frank K Divinci
- Retroactive (1997) as Frank
- Gold In The Streets (1997) as Mario (as James Belushi)
- Living in Peril (1997) as Oliver Harrison
- Dog's Best Friend (1997) as Skippy (voice)
- Mighty Ducks the Movie: The First Face-Off (1997) as Phil Palmfeather (voice)
- Bad Baby (1997) as Dad (voice)
- Hey Arnold! (1996) as Coach Wittenberg (voice)
- Jingle All the Way (1996) as Mall Santa
- Mighty Ducks: The Animated Series (1996) as Phil (voice)
- Bruno the Kid (1996)
- E! True Hollywood Story (1996)
- Race the Sun (1996) as Frank Machi
- Die Harald Schmidt Show (1995) as Self
- Pinky and the Brain (1995) as Maguire (voice)
- Dumb and Dumber (1995) as Duker (voice)
- Dumb and Dumber (1995) as Manager (voice)
- Santo Bugito (1995) as Baby Face (voice)
- Sahara (1995) as Sgt. Joe Gunn
- The Pebble and the Penguin (1995) as Rocko (voice)
- Canadian Bacon (1995) as Charles Jackal, NBS Reporter
- Separate Lives (1995) as Tom Beckwith
- Destiny Turns on the Radio (1995) as Tuerto
- The Louie N' Louie Show (1995) as Louie
- ER (1994) as Dan Harris
- Gargoyles (1994) as Fang (voice)
- Duckman (1994) as Saul Monella (voice)
- Aaahh!!! Real Monsters (1994) as Simon the Monster Hunter (voice)
- The Tick (1994) as Mr. Fleener (voice)
- Parallel Lives (1994) as Nick Dimas
- Royce (1994) as Shane Royce
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993) as Self - Guest
- Last Action Hero (1993) as James Belushi
- Wild Palms (1993) as Harry Wyckoff
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992)
- The Larry Sanders Show (1992) as Jim Belushi
- Once Upon a Crime (1992) as Neil Schwary
- Traces of Red (1992) as Jack Dobson
- Only the Lonely (1991) as Salvatore Buonarte (as James Belushi)
- Curly Sue (1991) as Bill Dancer
- Diary of a Hitman (1991) as Shandy
- Twin Peaks (1990) as Bradley Mitchum
- Taking Care of Business (1990) as Jimmy Dworski
- Mr. Destiny (1990) as Larry Burrows
- The Palermo Connection (1990) as Carmine Bonavia
- Abraxas, Guardian of the Universe (1990) as Principal Latimer
- Masters of Menace (1990) as Gypsy
- Wedding Band (1990) as Reverend
- America's Funniest Home Videos (1989)
- K-9 (1989) as Mike Dooley
- Who's Harry Crumb? (1989) as Man on Bus (uncredited)
- Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary (1989) as Self
- Homer and Eddie (1989) as Homer Lanza
- Red Heat (1988) as Art Ridzik
- Biography (1987) as Self
- Real Men (1987) as Nick Pirandello
- The Principal (1987) as Rick Latimer
- Number One with a Bullet (1987) Writer
- Jumpin' Jack Flash (1986) as Sperry Repairman
- Little Shop of Horrors (1986) as Patrick Martin
- About Last Night... (1986) as Bernie Litgo
- Salvador (1986) as Doctor Rock
- Mutant Video (1986) as Bobby
- Mutant Video (1986) Producer
- Birthday Boy (1986) as Bobby
- Birthday Boy (1986) Writer
- Birthday Boy (1986) Producer
- The Man with One Red Shoe (1985) as Morris
- Tab Lloyd: Investigative Reporter (1985) as Clayton Pyle
- Pinocchio (1984) as Mario
- The Best Legs in Eighth Grade (1984) as Saint Valentine
- Sugar or Plain (1984) as Bobby
- Trading Places (1983) as Harvey
- Late Night with David Letterman (1982) as Self
- Faerie Tale Theatre (1982) as Mario
- Thief (1981) as Barry Stratagakis
- The Cleansing (1980) as Bobby
- Working Stiffs (1979)
- The Fury (1978) as Beach Bum (uncredited)
- Who's Watching the Kids? (1978)
- Laverne & Shirley (1976)
- Saturday Night Live (1975) as Self - Various Characters
- Saturday Night Live (1975) as Self (uncredited)
- Saturday Night Live (1975) Writer
- Green Bank
- Karate Ghost
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Jim Belushi best known for?
Jim Belushi is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Song Sung Blue (2025), The Chronology of Water (2025), Fight Another Day (2024), Hey Arnold! The Jungle Movie (2018).
When and where was Jim Belushi born?
Jim Belushi was born on June 15, 1954 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
How many credits does Jim Belushi have?
Jim Belushi has accumulated over 190 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1975 to 2026.
What is Jim Belushi's background in cinema and television?
James Adam Belushi, also known as Jim Belushi or James Belushi, is an American actor, comedian, singer, musician, and producer. He was born in Chicago, Illinois, on June 15, 1954. He is known for his work in television and film, holding 182 known acting credits. He is recognized for his role as James Jim Orenthal on th...
Jim Belushi by the numbers
Age in their best-rated roles
- Twin Peaks (1990) as Bradley Mitchum — aged about 36
- Ozzy & Drix (2002) as Captain Quinine (voice) — aged about 48
- Gargoyles (1994) as Fang (voice) — aged about 40
- Faerie Tale Theatre (1982) as Mario — aged about 28
- Hey Arnold! (1996) as Coach Wittenberg (voice) — aged about 42
- What's New, Scooby-Doo? (2002) as Asa Buckwald (voice) — aged about 48
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