Principal Cast
Dan Aykroyd
as Elwood Blues (as Elwood)
John Belushi
as Joliet Jake Blues (as Jake)
James Brown
as Reverend Cleophus James
Cab Calloway
as Curtis
Ray Charles
as Ray
Aretha Franklin
as Mrs. Murphy
Steve Cropper
as Steve The Colonel Cropper
Donald Dunn
as Donald Duck Dunn
Murphy Dunne
as Murphy Murph Dunne
Willie Hall
as Willie Too Big Hall
John Candy
as Burton Mercer
Carrie Fisher
as Mystery Woman
John Lee Hooker
as John Lee Hooker
Lou Marini
as Blue Lou Marini
Matt Murphy
as Matt Guitar Murphy
Kathleen Freeman
as Schwester Mary Stigmata (Die Pinguin-Tante)
Tom Erhart
as Prison Guard
Gerald Walling
as Prison Guard
Walter Levine
as Prison Guard
Alonzo Atkins
as Choirmaster
Chaka Khan
as Choir Soloist
Armand Cerami
as Trooper Daniel
Steven Williams
as Trooper Mount
Kristi Oleson
as Sales Girl
Gary McLarty
as Man in Toy Store
Joe Cuttone
as Lloyd
Layne Britton
as The Cheese Whiz
Toni Fleming
as Mrs. Tarantino
Rosie Shuster
as Cocktail Waitress
Alan Rubin
as Mr. Fabulous
Paul Reubens
as Waiter
Ben Piazza
as Father
Gwen Banta
as Mother
Lari Taylor
as Daughter #1
Cindy Fisher
as Daughter #2
Elizabeth Hoy
as Daughter #3
Tony M. Conde
as Sommelier
Eugene J. Anthony
as Gruppenführer
Dean Hill
as Nazi
Jack Orend
as Nazi
Gene Schuldt
as Nazi
Charles Mountain
as Cop
Frank Oz
as Corrections Officer
John Landis
as Trooper La Fong
Henry Gibson
as Head Nazi
Gary Houston
as Nazi
Judith Belushi-Pisano
as Cocktail Waitress
Elmore James
as Choir
Tom Malone
as "Bones" Malone
Stephen Bishop
as Charming Trooper
