Dan Aykroyd
Elwood Blues
John Belushi
'Joliet' Jake Blues
James Brown
Cleophus James
Cab Calloway
Curtis
Ray Charles
Ray
Aretha Franklin
Mrs. Murphy
Steve Cropper
Steve 'The Colonel' Cropper
Donald 'Duck' Dunn
Donald 'Duck' Dunn
Murphy Dunne
Murphy 'Murph' Dunne
Willie Hall
Willie 'Too Big' Hall
Tom Malone
"Bones" Malone
Lou Marini
'Blue Lou' Marini
Matt Murphy
Matt 'Guitar' Murphy
Alan Rubin
Mr. Fabulous
Carrie Fisher
Mystery Woman
Henry Gibson
Head Nazi
John Candy
Burton Mercer
Kathleen Freeman
Sister Mary Stigmata
John Lee Hooker
Street Slim
Tom Erhart
Prison Guard
Gerald Walling
Prison Guard
Walter Levine
Prison Guard
Alonzo Atkins
Choirmaster
Chaka Khan
Choir Soloist
Armand Cerami
Trooper Daniel
Steven Williams
Trooper Mount
Kristi Oleson
Sales Girl
Gary McLarty
Man in Toy Store
Joe Cuttone
Lloyd
Layne Britton
The Cheese Whiz
Toni Fleming
Mrs. Tarantino
Sheilah Wells
Claire
Rosie Shuster
Cocktail Waitress
Judith Belushi-Pisano
Cocktail Waitress
Lou Perryman
Man at Bar
Paul Reubens
Waiter
Ben Piazza
Father
Gwen Banta
Mother
Lari Taylor
Daughter #1
Cindy Fisher
Daughter #2
Elizabeth Hoy
Daughter #3
Tony M. Conde
Sommelier
Eugene J. Anthony
Gruppenführer
Dean Hill
Nazi
Jack Orend
Nazi
Gene Schuldt
Nazi
Gary Houston
Nazi
Charles Mountain
Cop
Frank Oz
Corrections Officer
John Landis
Trooper La Fong
Elmore James
Choir
Stephen Bishop
Charming Trooper
Charles Napier
Tucker McElroy
Steven Spielberg
Cook County Assessor's Office Clerk
Curt Clendenin
Orphan
Twiggy
Chic Lady
Steve Lawrence
Maury Sline
De'voreaux White
Young Guitar Thief
Jeff Morris
Bob
Mr. T
Guy on Street
James Avery
Man Dancing Outside Ray's Shop
Raven De La Croix
Woman in Concert Crowd
Leoda Richards
Restaurant Patron
Norman Matlock
Police Commissioner
S.D. Nemeth
Inmate
Carolyn Franklin
Soul Food Chorus
Jack Callahan
The Good Old Boys
George Sasaki
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Ralph Foody
Police Dispatcher
John J. Lloyd
Production Design
Deborah Nadoolman Landis
Costume Design
Leslie McCarthy-Frankenheimer
Set Decoration
Robert K. Weiss
Producer
Michael Chinich
Casting
Earl Sampson
Boom Operator
John LeBlanc
Camera Operator
Gary McLarty
Stunt Coordinator
Fran Roy
Production Supervisor
George Folsey Jr.
Editor
Katherine Wooten
Script Supervisor
John Landis
Director
Mako Koiwai
Camera Operator
Elmer Bernstein
Original Music Composer
Steve Yaconelli
Camera Operator
Stephen M. Katz
Director of Photography
Hal Gausman
Set Decoration
Janet Brady
Stunts
Kenny Endoso
Stunts
Johnny Hock
Stunts
Tommy J. Huff
Stunt Double
Bernie Brillstein
Executive Producer
Terry Leonard
Stunts
Jeannie Epper
Stunts
Kitty O'Neil
Stunts
Jophery C. Brown
Stunts
Stevie Myers
Stunts
Gary Epper
Stunts
Freddie Hice
Stunts
Karen McLarty
Stunts
Tom Cox
Best Boy Grip
Gilbert B. Combs
Stunts
John Landis
Writer
Chuck Hayward
Stunts
Dan Aykroyd
Writer
Dick Ziker
Stunts
Richard Epper
Stunts