Jim Belushi
Acting
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.
TV Shows(60)
K9 PD with Jim Belushi
Narrator
2026
A History of the World in Six Glasses
Self
2024
Growing Belushi
Self
2020
Good Girls Revolt
William "Wick" McFadden
2015
Show Me a Hero
Angelo Martinelli
2015
The 7D
Coach Coachy (voice)
2014
TripTank
Guy (voice)
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
2014
Buccaneers & Bones
2010
The Talk
Self
2010
The Defenders
Nick Morelli
2010
Me, Eloise
Bartolome T. Baxter III (voice)
2006
Yin Yang Yo!
The Puffin (voice)
2006
Second City: First Family of Comedy
Self
2006
My Crazy Life
2005
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Self
2005
The Tony Danza Show
Self - Guest
2004
Fatherhood
2004
I'm with Her
Leslie Buren
2003
E!'s 101
Self
2003
Celebrities Uncensored
Self
2003
Real Time with Bill Maher
Self
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
2003
Less than Perfect
Eddie Smirkoff
2002
Ozzy & Drix
Captain Quinine (voice)
2002
What's New, Scooby-Doo?
Asa Buckwald (voice)
2002
The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
Coach Gruber (voice)
2002
George Lopez
The Inspector
2002
According to Jim
Jim
2001
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
Self - Guest
1999
Hercules
Nestor (voice)
1998
Total Security
1997
Cow and Chicken
Butch (voice)
1997
The View
Self
1997
Hey Arnold!
Coach Wittenberg (voice)
1996
Bruno the Kid
1996
Mighty Ducks: The Animated Series
Phil (voice)
1996
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Die Harald Schmidt Show
Self
1995
Dumb and Dumber
Duker (voice)
1995
Pinky and the Brain
Maguire (voice)
1995
Santo Bugito
Baby Face (voice)
1995
Aaahh!!! Real Monsters
Simon the Monster Hunter (voice)
1994
Gargoyles
Fang (voice)
1994
ER
Dan Harris
1994
The Tick
Mr. Fleener (voice)
1994
Duckman
Saul Monella (voice)
1994
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
1993
Wild Palms
Harry Wyckoff
1993
The Larry Sanders Show
Jim Belushi
1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Twin Peaks
Bradley Mitchum
1990
America's Funniest Home Videos
1989
Biography
Self
1987
Faerie Tale Theatre
Mario
1982
Late Night with David Letterman
Self
1982
Working Stiffs
1979
Who's Watching the Kids?
1978
Laverne & Shirley
1976
Saturday Night Live
Self - Various Characters
1975
Movies(118)
Catch the Wind
James
2026
Song Sung Blue
Tom D'Amato
2025
The Chronology of Water
Ken Kesey
2025
Fight Another Day
Duke
2024
Gigi & Nate
Dan Gibson
2022
Belushi
Self (archive footage)
2020
John Wayne Gacy: Defending a Monster
Narrator
2019
Hey Arnold! The Jungle Movie
Coach Wittenberg (voice)
2018
Katie Says Goodbye
Bear
2018
Salvage
2018
Twin Peaks: The Phenomenon
Self
2017
The Number of Completion
Self
2017
Tell It Martin
Self
2017
The Polish Accountant
Self
2017
A Bloody Finger in Your Mouth
Self
2017
Wonder Wheel
Humpty
2017
Sollers Point
Carol
2017
A Change of Heart
Hank
2017
The Hollow Point
Shepard
2016
Undrafted
Jim
2016
The Whole Truth
Boone Lassiter
2016
The Curious Case of the Chicago Cubs
2015
Home Sweet Hell
Les
2015
Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return
The Cowardly Lion (voice)
2014
Stan Lee's Mighty 7
Mr. Cross (voice)
2014
The Secret Lives of Dorks
Bronko
2013
Thunderstruck
Coach Amross
2012
New Year's Eve
Building Super
2011
Cougars, Inc.
Dan Fox
2011
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
(archive footage)
2010
The Ghost Writer
John Maddox
2010
Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King
Glob (voice)
2008
Snow Buddies
Bernie (voice)
2008
Underdog
Dan Unger
2007
Farce of the Penguins
They're all bitches Penguin (voz)
2006
Casper's Scare School
Alder (voice)
2006
The Wild
Benny (voice)
2006
Behind the Smile
Jeffrey Stone (as James Belushi)
2006
Hoodwinked!
The Woodsman (voice)
2005
The Blues Brothers: Transposing The Music
Self
2005
Tugger: The Jeep® 4x4 Who Wanted to Fly
Tugger (voice)
2005
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
Self
2005
DysEnchanted
Doctor
2004
Easy Sex
Elvis (as James Belushi)
2003
Toronto Rocks
Self
2003
ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration
Self
2003
Rugrats: Babies in Toyland
Santa Claus (voice)
2002
A Scooby-Doo! Christmas
Asa Buckwald (voice)
2002
K-9: P.I.
Mike Dooley
2002
One Way Out
Harry Woltz
2002
Snow Dogs
Demon (voice)
2002
Joe Somebody
Chuck Scarett
2001
Into the Valley of Death
Self
2001
Who Killed Atlanta's Children?
Pat Laughlin
2000
Return to Me
Joe Dayton
2000
K-911
Mike Dooley
2000
Arnold Schwarzenegger: Hollywood Hero
Self
1999
The Nuttiest Nutcracker
Reginald (Voice)
1999
Visit Fabulous Las Vegas
Self
1999
Made Men
Bill Manucci
1999
The Florentine
Billy Belasco
1999
Angel's Dance
Rosellini
1999
Justice
Frank Spello
1999
Wag the Dog
Jim Belushi
1997
Babes in Toyland
Gonzargo (voice)
1997
Gang Related
Detective Frank K Divinci
1997
Living in Peril
Oliver Harrison
1997
Mighty Ducks the Movie: The First Face-Off
Phil Palmfeather (voice)
1997
Bad Baby
Dad (voice)
1997
Dog's Best Friend
Skippy (voice)
1997
Gold In The Streets
Mario (as James Belushi)
1997
Retroactive
Frank
1997
Jingle All the Way
Mall Santa
1996
Race the Sun
Frank Machi
1996
Separate Lives
Tom Beckwith
1995
Canadian Bacon
Charles Jackal, NBS Reporter
1995
Destiny Turns on the Radio
Tuerto
1995
Sahara
Sgt. Joe Gunn
1995
The Pebble and the Penguin
Rocko (voice)
1995
The Louie N' Louie Show
Louie
1995
Royce
Shane Royce
1994
Parallel Lives
Nick Dimas
1994
Last Action Hero
James Belushi
1993
Traces of Red
Jack Dobson
1992
Once Upon a Crime
Neil Schwary
1992
Diary of a Hitman
Shandy
1991
Curly Sue
Bill Dancer
1991
Only the Lonely
Salvatore Buonarte (as James Belushi)
1991
Abraxas, Guardian of the Universe
Principal Latimer
1990
Mr. Destiny
Larry Burrows
1990
Masters of Menace
Gypsy
1990
Taking Care of Business
Jimmy Dworski
1990
Wedding Band
Reverend
1990
The Palermo Connection
Carmine Bonavia
1990
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
Self
1989
Homer and Eddie
Homer Lanza
1989
K-9
Mike Dooley
1989
Who's Harry Crumb?
Man on Bus (uncredited)
1989
Red Heat
Art Ridzik
1988
Real Men
Nick Pirandello
1987
The Principal
Rick Latimer
1987
Little Shop of Horrors
Patrick Martin
1986
Jumpin' Jack Flash
Sperry Repairman
1986
About Last Night...
Bernie Litgo
1986
Salvador
Doctor Rock
1986
Mutant Video
Bobby
1986
Birthday Boy
Bobby
1986
The Man with One Red Shoe
Morris
1985
Tab Lloyd: Investigative Reporter
Clayton Pyle
1985
Pinocchio
Mario
1984
The Best Legs in Eighth Grade
Saint Valentine
1984
Sugar or Plain
Bobby
1984
Trading Places
Harvey
1983
Thief
Barry Stratagakis
1981
The Cleansing
Bobby
1980
The Fury
Beach Bum (uncredited)
1978
Karate Ghost
Green Bank