Jim Belushi

June 15, 1954 (age 72) Chicago, Illinois, USA

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.

His titles like Trading Places, Red Heat, and K-9 - his biggest roles first.
Last updated: August 16, 2026

Watched: 0/99

Weighted avg: 6.00 /10

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1

Trading Places

1983June 1983 by John Landis

Minor role as Harvey

Minor role as Harvey

6.83 Good+
2

2

Red Heat

1988June 1988 by Walter Hill

Starring as Art Ridzik

Starring as Art Ridzik

5.75 Okay+
3

3

K-9

1989April 1989 by Rod Daniel

Lead role as Mike Dooley

Lead role as Mike Dooley

5.70 Okay+
4

4

Jingle All the Way

1996November 1996 by Brian Levant

Supporting as Mall Santa

Supporting as Mall Santa

5.58 Okay
5

5

Hoodwinked!

2005December 2005 by Cory Edwards

Supporting as The Woodsman (voice)

Supporting as The Woodsman (voice)

5.84 Okay+
6

6

The Wild

2006April 2006 by Steve Williams

Starring as Benny (voice)

Starring as Benny (voice)

5.07 Okay--
7

7

Wonder Wheel

2017December 2017 by Woody Allen

Starring as Humpty

Starring as Humpty

5.91 Okay++
8

8

Last Action Hero

1993June 1993 by John McTiernan

Minor role as James Belushi

Minor role as James Belushi

6.02 Okay++
9

9

The Ghost Writer

2010February 2010 by Roman Polanski

Minor role as John Maddox

Minor role as John Maddox

6.38 Good-
10

10

Curly Sue

1991October 1991 by John Hughes

Lead role as Bill Dancer

Lead role as Bill Dancer

5.90 Okay++
11

11

The Whole Truth

2016March 2016 by Courtney Hunt

Supporting as Boone Lassiter

Supporting as Boone Lassiter

6.10 Okay++
12

12

Little Shop of Horrors

1986December 1986 by Frank Oz

Minor role as Patrick Martin

Minor role as Patrick Martin

6.57 Good
13

13

Underdog

2007August 2007 by Frederik Du Chau

Starring as Dan Unger

Starring as Dan Unger

5.03 Okay--
14

14

According to Jim

2001–2009 by Jonathan Stark

Lead role as Jim

Lead role as Jim

5.52 Okay
15

15

Thief

1981March 1981 by Michael Mann

Supporting as Barry Stratagakis

Supporting as Barry Stratagakis

6.77 Good
16

16

The Principal

1987September 1987 by Christopher Cain

Lead role as Rick Latimer

Lead role as Rick Latimer

5.98 Okay++
17

17

Salvador

1986April 1986 by Oliver Stone

Starring as Doctor Rock

Starring as Doctor Rock

6.56 Good
18

18

K-911

2000April 2000 by Charles T. Kanganis

Lead role as Mike Dooley

Lead role as Mike Dooley

5.34 Okay-
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19

Mr. Destiny

1990October 1990 by James Orr

Lead role as Larry Burrows

Lead role as Larry Burrows

5.84 Okay+
20

20

Return to Me

2000April 2000 by Bonnie Hunt

Supporting as Joe Dayton

Supporting as Joe Dayton

6.21 Good--
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21

Retroactive

1997February 1997 by Louis Morneau

Lead role as Frank

Lead role as Frank

5.68 Okay+
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22

K-9: P.I.

2002July 2002 by Richard J. Lewis

Lead role as Mike Dooley

Lead role as Mike Dooley

5.55 Okay
23

23

Home Sweet Hell

2015March 2015 by Anthony Burns

Supporting as Les

Supporting as Les

5.00 Mediocre++
24

24

Aaahh!!! Real Monsters

1994–1997 by Gábor Csupó

Supporting as Simon the Monster Hunter (voice)

Supporting as Simon the Monster Hunter (voice)

6.90 Good+
25

25

Taking Care of Business

1990August 1990 by Arthur Hiller

Lead role as Jimmy Dworski

Lead role as Jimmy Dworski

5.87 Okay+
26

26

Gang Related

1997October 1997 by Jim Kouf

Lead role as Detective Frank K Divinci

Lead role as Detective Frank K Divinci

5.92 Okay++
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27

Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return

2014May 2014 by Dan St. Pierre

Supporting as The Cowardly Lion (voice)

Supporting as The Cowardly Lion (voice)

5.81 Okay+
28

28

Thunderstruck

2012August 2012 by John Whitesell

Starring as Coach Amross

Starring as Coach Amross

5.76 Okay+
29

29

About Last Night...

1986July 1986 by Edward Zwick

Starring as Bernie Litgo

Starring as Bernie Litgo

5.68 Okay+
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30

Song Sung Blue

2025December 2025 by Craig Brewer

Supporting as Tom D'Amato

Supporting as Tom D'Amato

6.80 Good+
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31

The Man with One Red Shoe

1985July 1985 by Stan Dragoti

Supporting as Morris

Supporting as Morris

5.32 Okay-
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32

Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King

2008September 2008 by Joe Sichta

Supporting as Glob (voice)

Supporting as Glob (voice)

7.08 Good++
33

33

The Hollow Point

2016December 2016 by Gonzalo López-Gallego

Supporting as Shepard

Supporting as Shepard

5.37 Okay-
34

34

Jumpin' Jack Flash

1986October 1986 by Penny Marshall

Minor role as Sperry Repairman

Minor role as Sperry Repairman

5.64 Okay
35

35

Once Upon a Crime

1992March 1992 by Eugene Levy

Starring as Neil Schwary

Starring as Neil Schwary

5.43 Okay-
36

36

Real Men

1987September 1987 by Dennis Feldman

Lead role as Nick Pirandello

Lead role as Nick Pirandello

5.75 Okay+
37

37

Canadian Bacon

1995June 1995 by Michael Moore

Minor role as Charles Jackal, NBS Reporter

Minor role as Charles Jackal, NBS Reporter

5.37 Okay-
38

38

Gigi & Nate

2022September 2022 by Nick Hamm

Starring as Dan Gibson

Starring as Dan Gibson

6.97 Good+
39

39

Joe Somebody

2001December 2001 by John Pasquin

Supporting as Chuck Scarett

Supporting as Chuck Scarett

5.31 Okay-
40

40

Snow Buddies

2008February 2008 by Robert Vince

Minor role as Bernie (voice)

Minor role as Bernie (voice)

5.68 Okay+
41

41

Sahara

1995April 1995 by Brian Trenchard-Smith

Lead role as Sgt. Joe Gunn

Lead role as Sgt. Joe Gunn

6.10 Okay++
42

42

The Pebble and the Penguin

1995April 1995 by Don Bluth

Starring as Rocko (voice)

Starring as Rocko (voice)

5.05 Okay--
43

43

Only the Lonely

1991May 1991 by Chris Columbus

Supporting as Salvatore Buonarte (as James Belushi)

Supporting as Salvatore Buonarte (as James Belushi)

5.73 Okay+
44

44

Homer and Eddie

1989August 1989 by Andrei Konchalovsky

Lead role as Homer Lanza

Lead role as Homer Lanza

5.51 Okay
45

45

Show Me a Hero

2015 by David Simon

Minor role as Angelo Martinelli

Minor role as Angelo Martinelli

6.08 Okay++
46

46

Wild Palms

1993 by Bruce Wagner

Lead role as Harry Wyckoff

Lead role as Harry Wyckoff

5.57 Okay
47

47

The Chronology of Water

2025October 2025 by Kristen Stewart

Starring as Ken Kesey

Starring as Ken Kesey

6.18 Good--
48

48

Casper's Scare School

2006October 2006 by Mark Gravas

Starring as Alder (voice)

Starring as Alder (voice)

5.27 Okay-
49

49

Cougars, Inc.

2011April 2011 by K. Asher Levin

Starring as Dan Fox

Starring as Dan Fox

5.00 Okay--
50

50

Yin Yang Yo!

2006–2009 by Bob Boyle

Minor role as The Puffin (voice)

Minor role as The Puffin (voice)

6.55 Good-
51

51

Traces of Red

1992November 1992 by Andy Wolk

Lead role as Jack Dobson

Lead role as Jack Dobson

5.57 Okay
52

52

The Defenders

2010–2011 by Niels Mueller

Lead role as Nick Morelli

Lead role as Nick Morelli

6.12 Good--
53

53

Separate Lives

1995September 1995 by David Madden

Lead role as Tom Beckwith

Lead role as Tom Beckwith

5.29 Okay-
54

54

Katie Says Goodbye

2018March 2018 by Wayne Roberts

Supporting as Bear

Supporting as Bear

6.06 Okay++
55

55

The Palermo Connection

1990February 1990 by Francesco Rosi

Lead role as Carmine Bonavia

Lead role as Carmine Bonavia

5.90 Okay++
56

56

Made Men

1999June 1999 by Louis Morneau

Lead role as Bill Manucci

Lead role as Bill Manucci

5.61 Okay
57

57

Destiny Turns on the Radio

1995April 1995 by Jack Baran

Supporting as Tuerto

Supporting as Tuerto

5.24 Okay-
58

58

Royce

1994August 1994 by Rod Holcomb

Lead role as Shane Royce

Lead role as Shane Royce

5.55 Okay
59

59

Race the Sun

1996March 1996 by Charles T. Kanganis

Supporting as Frank Machi

Supporting as Frank Machi

5.25 Okay-
60

60

Angel's Dance

1999February 1999 by David L. Corley

Lead role as Rosellini

Lead role as Rosellini

5.89 Okay++
61

61

One Way Out

2002February 2002 by Allan A. Goldstein

Lead role as Harry Woltz

Lead role as Harry Woltz

5.77 Okay+
62

62

Diary of a Hitman

1991November 1991 by Roy London

Supporting as Shandy

Supporting as Shandy

5.45 Okay
63

63

Sollers Point

2017October 2017 by Matthew Porterfield

Starring as Carol

Starring as Carol

5.39 Okay-
64

64

Belushi

2020May 2020 by R.J. Cutler

Minor role as Self (archive footage)

Minor role as Self (archive footage)

6.31 Good--
65

65

Stan Lee's Mighty 7

2014February 2014 by Ningning Lee

Lead role as Mr. Cross (voice)

Lead role as Mr. Cross (voice)

5.82 Okay+
66

66

Mighty Ducks the Movie: The First Face-Off

1997April 1997 by Blair Peters

Lead role as Phil Palmfeather (voice)

Lead role as Phil Palmfeather (voice)

6.06 Okay++
67

67

The Nuttiest Nutcracker

1999October 1999 by Harold Harris

Lead role as Reginald (Voice)

Lead role as Reginald (Voice)

5.57 Okay
68

68

Farce of the Penguins

2006December 2006 by Bob Saget

Minor role as They're all bitches Penguin (voice)

Minor role as They're all bitches Penguin (voice)

4.76 Mediocre+
69

69

Living in Peril

1997June 1997 by Jack Ersgard

Starring as Oliver Harrison

Starring as Oliver Harrison

5.45 Okay
70

70

Abraxas, Guardian of the Universe

1990December 1990 by Damian Lee

Minor role as Principal Latimer

Minor role as Principal Latimer

4.42 Mediocre
71

71

Fight Another Day

2024October 2024 by James Mark

Supporting as Duke

Supporting as Duke

5.68 Okay+
72

72

Mighty Ducks: The Animated Series

1996–1997 by Marty Isenberg

Minor role as Phil (voice)

Minor role as Phil (voice)

5.71 Okay+
73

73

Who Killed Atlanta's Children?

2000July 2000 by Charles Robert Carner

Starring as Pat Laughlin

Starring as Pat Laughlin

5.79 Okay+
74

74

2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift

2010August 2010 by Nic Maier

Starring as (archive footage)

Starring as (archive footage)

5.89 Okay++
75

75

Undrafted

2016July 2016 by Joseph Mazzello

Minor role as Jim

Minor role as Jim

6.25 Good--
76

76

Babes in Toyland

1997October 1997 by Charles Grosvenor

Supporting as Gonzargo (voice)

Supporting as Gonzargo (voice)

5.58 Okay
77

77

Growing Belushi

Airing since 2020

Lead role as Self

Lead role as Self

Needs more reviews
78

78

Easy Sex

2003October 2003 by Chris Iovenko

Supporting as Elvis (as James Belushi)

Supporting as Elvis (as James Belushi)

5.62 Okay
79

79

The Secret Lives of Dorks

2013September 2013 by Salomé Breziner

Supporting as Bronko

Supporting as Bronko

5.57 Okay
80

80

Parallel Lives

1994August 1994 by Linda Yellen

Lead role as Nick Dimas

Lead role as Nick Dimas

Needs more reviews
81

81

Justice

1999January 1999 by Jack Ersgard

Starring as Frank Spello

Starring as Frank Spello

5.69 Okay+
82

82

Masters of Menace

1990September 1990 by Daniel Raskov

Supporting as Gypsy

Supporting as Gypsy

5.84 Okay+
83

83

Bad Baby

1997April 1997 by Tom Burton

Lead role as Dad (voice)

Lead role as Dad (voice)

Needs more reviews
84

84

Birthday Boy

1986January 1986 by Claude Conrad

Lead role as Bobby

Lead role as Bobby

Needs more reviews
85

85

Tugger: The Jeep® 4x4 Who Wanted to Fly

2005July 2005 by Jeffrey James Varab

Lead role as Tugger (voice)

Lead role as Tugger (voice)

Needs more reviews
86

86

The Florentine

1999April 1999 by Nick Stagliano

Supporting as Billy Belasco

Supporting as Billy Belasco

5.84 Okay+
87

87

The Best Legs in Eighth Grade

1984January 1984 by Tom Patchett

Supporting as Saint Valentine

Supporting as Saint Valentine

Needs more reviews
88

88

Working Stiffs

1979 by Harry Colomby

Lead role as Ernie O'Rourke

Lead role as Ernie O'Rourke

Needs more reviews
89

89

Pinocchio

1984May 1984 by Peter Medak

Supporting as Mario

Supporting as Mario

Needs more reviews
90

90

DysEnchanted

2004January 2004 by Terri Edda Miller

Supporting as Doctor

Supporting as Doctor

Needs more reviews
91

91

Fatherhood

2004–2005 by Bill Cosby

Supporting

Supporting

Needs more reviews
92

92

The Number of Completion

2017December 2017 by Jason S.

Starring as Self

Starring as Self

Needs more reviews
93

93

Who's Watching the Kids?

1978

Starring

Starring

Needs more reviews
94

94

K9 PD with Jim Belushi

Airing since 2026 by Jim Belushi

Lead role as Narrator

Lead role as Narrator

Needs more reviews
95

95

Dog's Best Friend

1997March 1997 by Allan A. Goldstein

Supporting as Skippy (voice)

Supporting as Skippy (voice)

Needs more reviews
96

96

A Bloody Finger in Your Mouth

2017December 2017 by Jason S.

Supporting as Self

Supporting as Self

Needs more reviews
97

97

A History of the World in Six Glasses

Airing since 2024

Supporting as Self

Supporting as Self

Needs more reviews
98

98

Buccaneers & Bones

Airing since 2010

Supporting

Supporting

Needs more reviews
99

99

Total Security

1997 by Steven Bochco

Supporting

Supporting

Needs more reviews