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The Blues Brothers

1980 Musical film Comedy film

The Blues Brothers is a 1980 film directed by John Landis. It stars John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, James Brown and others.

Top cast

32 people

John Belushi

Jake Blues
Dan Aykroyd

Dan Aykroyd

Elwood Blues James Brown

James Brown

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Cab Calloway

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Ray Charles

Ray Charles

Role not listed Aretha Franklin

Aretha Franklin

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Matt Murphy

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Steve Cropper

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Donald "Duck" Dunn

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Murphy Dunne

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Willie Hall

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Tom Malone

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More cast

  • Lou Marini
  • Alan Rubin
  • Carrie Fisher
  • Henry Gibson
  • John Candy
  • Kathleen Freeman
  • Steve Lawrence
  • Twiggy
  • Jeff Morris
  • Charles Napier
  • John Lee Hooker
  • Frank Oz
  • John Landis
  • Steven Spielberg
  • Joe Walsh
  • Sheilah Wells
  • Paul Reubens
  • Ben Piazza
  • James Avery
  • Raven De La Croix

Sources

  • Wikidata (Q109767), accessed October 2026
  • Cast photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each profile

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