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See the full list of actors, writers, directors, producers, and other crew members who worked on the classic comedy film National Lampoon's Animal House. Find out who played Larry Kroger, Otter, Bluto, and more, and who wrote and directed the movie.
Jul 28, 1978 · Find out who starred in the 1978 comedy film about a rowdy fraternity and its rivalry with the dean. See the full cast list, director, writers, and more details on IMDb.
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- John Landis
- 1978-07-28
National Lampoon's Animal House is a 1978 American comedy film directed by John Landis and written by Harold Ramis, Douglas Kenney and Chris Miller. It stars John Belushi, Tim Matheson, John Vernon, Verna Bloom, Thomas Hulce and Donald Sutherland.
Find out who starred in the 1978 comedy film about a rowdy fraternity and their dean, directed by John Landis. See the names, roles and photos of the actors, writers, producers and crew members.
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- John Belushi. John Belushi, the actor who portrayed John “Bluto” Blutarsky, was no stranger to onscreen comedy. In the early 1970s, Belushi joined the cast of an improvisational theater troupe called The Second City.
- Tim Matheson. Tim Matheson’s acting career began long before he played the Delta fraternity’s resident ladies’ man, Eric “Otter” Stratton. Starting at just 13 years old, Matheson landed roles on shows including Leave It to Beaver and in the film Yours, Mine, and Ours starring Lucille Ball and Henry Fonda.
- Thomas Hulce. Thomas Hulce, who played Lawrence “Pinto” Kroger, joined the comedy film coming from a theater background. He was in Equus on Broadway in the 1970s, and he took multiple theatrical roles leading up to Animal House.
- Stephen Furst. Stephen Furst was a pizza delivery man before he was cast as Kent "Flounder" Dorfman. Furst used to put his headshot in each pizza box he delivered, which is how Animal House’s producer Matty Simmons came to discover him.
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Find out who played the main characters and supporting roles in the classic comedy film Animal House, directed by John Landis. See the full list of actors, writers, producers, and crew members on TMDB.
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