Who Are Jake and
Elwood?
Joliet Jake:
John Belushi
Comic actor and star of NBC's Saturday Night Live from 1975-1979. Starred in many
memorable films such as National Lampoon's Animal House, and of course, The Blues
Brothers. John was born in Chicago Illinois, 1949 and died of a drug overdose in 1982 at
the age of 33.
Filmography:
2.Continental Divide (1981)[Actor .... Souchak]
3.Neighbors (1981)[Actor .... Earl Keese]
4.Blues Brothers, The (1980)[Actor .... Joliet Jake]
5.1941 (1979)[Actor .... Wild Bill Kelso]
6.Old Boyfriends (1979)[Actor .... Eric Katz]
7.National Lampoon's Animal House (1978)[Actor .... John 'Bluto' Blutarsky]
... AKA Animal House (1978)
8.All You Need Is Cash (1978) (TV)[Actor .... Ron Decline]
... AKA Rutles, The (1978) (TV)
9.Goin' South (1978)[Actor .... Hector]
10.Things We Did Last Summer (1977)[Actor]
11."Saturday Night Live" (1975) TV Series[Actor .... Himself (1975-1979)]
... AKA "NBC's Saturday Night" (1975)
... AKA "SNL" (1975)
... AKA "Saturday Night" (1975)
12.Shame of the Jungle (1975)[Actor]
... AKA Jungle Burger (1975)
Elwood:
Dan Aykroyd
Comic actor who began his career with the Toronto company of the Second City comedy
troupe. He became a prominent figure in entertainment with "Saturday Night Live"
(1975-79). He went on to star in many other films and also built a career as a
screenwriter and producer. Dan was born in 1952 in Ontario Canada.
Filmography:
2.Ghostbusters III (1998)[Actor .... Dr. Raymond Stantz] [Producer] [Writer]
3."Soul Man" (1997) TV Series[Actor .... Rev. Mike Weber] [Producer
(supervising)]
4.Grosse Pointe Blank (1997)[Actor .... Grocer]
5."Extreme Ghostbusters" (1997) TV Series[Miscellaneous crew (characters
creator)]
6.Arrow, The (1997)[Actor .... Crawford Gordon]
7.My Fellow Americans (1996)[Actor .... William Haney]
8."Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal" (1996) TV Series[Actor .... Host]
9.Feeling Minnesota (1996)[Actor .... Ben Costikyan]
10.Celtic Pride (1996)[Actor .... Jimmy Flaherty]
11.Getting Away With Murder (1996)[Actor .... Jack Lambert]
12.Sgt. Bilko (1996)[Actor .... Colonel Hall]
... AKA Sergeant Bilko (1996)
13.Casper (1995)[Actor (unaccredited) .... Doctor Raymond Stantz]
14.Tommy Boy (1995)[Actor .... Zalinsky]
15.Rainbow (1995)[Actor .... Sheriff Wyatt Hampton]
16.North (1994)[Actor .... Pa Tex]
17.My Girl 2 (1994)[Actor .... Harry Sultenfuss]
18.Canadian Bacon (1994)[Actor (uncredited) .... Highway Patrolman]
19.Century of Cinema, A (1994)[Actor .... Himself]
20.Exit to Eden (1994)[Actor .... Fred Lavery]
21.Coneheads (1993)[Actor .... Beldar] [Writer]
22.Best of the Blues Brothers, The (1993) (V)[Actor .... Elwood Blues] [Writer]
23.Chaplin (1992)[Actor .... Mack Sennett]
24.Sneakers (1992)[Actor .... Mother]
25.This Is My Life (1992)[Actor .... Arnold Moss]
26.My Girl (1991)[Actor .... Henry Sultenfuss]
27.Nothing But Trouble (1991)[Actor .... J.P./Bobo] [Director] [Writer]
28.Loose Cannons (1990)[Actor .... Ellis]
29.Masters of Menace (1990)[Actor .... Special Appearance]
30.Driving Miss Daisy (1989)[Actor (S:AAN) .... Boolie Werthan]
31.Ghostbusters II (1989)[Actor .... Doctor Raymond Stantz] [Writer]
32.Couch Trip, The (1988)[Actor .... John Burns]
33.Caddyshack II (1988)[Actor .... Capt. Tom Everett]
34.Great Outdoors, The (1988)[Actor .... Roman]
35.My Stepmother Is an Alien (1988)[Actor .... Steven Mills]
36.She's Having a Baby (1988)[Actor (unaccredited) .... Cameo at end]
37.Dragnet (1987)[Actor .... Joe Friday] [Writer]
38."Real Ghostbusters, The" (1986) TV Series[Miscellaneous crew (characters
creator)]
39.Into the Night (1985)[Actor .... Herb]
40.Spies Like Us (1985)[Actor .... Austin Millbarge] [Writer]
41.Ghostbusters (1984)[Actor .... Doctor Raymond Stantz] [Writer]
42.Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)[Actor .... Weber]
43.Nothing Lasts Forever (1984)[Actor .... Buck Heller]
44.Trading Places (1983)[Actor .... Louis Winthorpe III]
45.Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)[Actor .... Ambulance Driver]
46.Doctor Detroit (1983)[Actor .... Clifford Skridlow]
47.It Came from Hollywood (1982)[Actor]
48.Neighbors (1981)[Actor .... Vic]
49.Blues Brothers, The (1980)[Actor .... Elwood] [Writer]
50.1941 (1979)[Actor .... Sergeant Tree]
51.Mr. Mike's Mondo Video (1979)[Actor]
52.All You Need Is Cash (1978) (TV)[Actor .... Brian Thigh]
... AKA Rutles, The (1978) (TV)
53.Things We Did Last Summer (1977)[Actor]
54."Saturday Night Live" (1975) TV Series[Actor .... Himself (1975-1979)]
... AKA "NBC's Saturday Night" (1975)
... AKA "SNL" (1975)
... AKA "Saturday Night" (1975)
55."Coming Up Rosie" (1975) TV Series[Actor .... Superintendent (1975-6)]
56.Love at First Sight (1974)[Actor .... Roy]
... AKA At First Sight (1974)
... AKA Love is Blind (1974)
Notable TV guest appearances
1."Nanny, The" (1993) playing "Repairs man" 12/8/1993
2."Tales from the Crypt" (1989) in episode: "Yellow"
