When John Belushi first walked on the set of "National Lampoon’s Animal House," Tim Matheson was expecting a "colossal coked-up prima donna." "Many people thought, ‘He’s going to be like he ...

“The West Wing” alum had a front row seat to Hollywood excesses, having co-starred opposite John Belushi in “Animal House.” Belushi died of a drug overdose in 1982 at the age of 3 ...

Surprisingly, Matheson also confirmed that Belushi was not doing drugs at the time of filming Animal House and that director John Landis was very strict on keeping drugs away from the set.

Donald Sutherland and John Vernon were the steady veterans. The cast of "Animal House" included Tim Matheson as Eric "Otter" Stratton, John Belushi as John "Bluto" Blutarsky, Thomas Hulce as Larry ...

George Folsey Jr, the veteran film editor and producer who worked closely with John Landis on movies including Animal House, The Blues Brothers, Coming to America and the ill-fated Twilight Zone ...

When John Belushi first walked on the set of “National Lampoon’s Animal House,” Tim Matheson was expecting a “colossal coked-up prima donna.” “Many people thought, ‘He’s going to ...