<P> Fisher , Freeman , Gibson , and Candy were cast in non-musical supporting roles . The film is also notable for the number of cameo appearances by established celebrities and entertainment - industry figures , including Steve Lawrence as a booking agent , Twiggy as a `` chic lady '' in a Jaguar convertible whom Elwood propositions at a gas station , Steven Spielberg as the Cook County Assessor 's clerk , John Landis as a state trooper in the mall chase , Paul Reubens ( before Pee - wee Herman ) as a waiter in the Chez Paul restaurant scene , Joe Walsh in a cameo as the first prisoner to jump up on a table in the final scene , and Chaka Khan as the soloist in the Triple Rock choir . Muppet performer Frank Oz plays a corrections officer , and in the scene where the brothers crash into Toys R Us , a Grover and Kermit the Frog toy can be spotted . Right before the brothers crash into the Toys R Us , a customer ( played by stunt coordinator Gary McLarty ) asks the cashier if they have a Miss Piggy doll , a Muppet character that is voiced by Oz . Singer / songwriter Stephen Bishop is a deputy sheriff who complains that Jake and Elwood broke his watch ( a result of the car chase in the mall ) . Makeup artist Layne Britton is the old card player who asks Elwood , `` Did you get me my Cheez Whiz , boy ? '' The character portrayed by Cab Calloway is named Curtis as an homage to Curtis Salgado , a Portland , Oregon , blues musician who inspired Belushi while he was in Oregon filming Animal House . </P>
<P> Fisher , Freeman , Gibson , and Candy were cast in non-musical supporting roles . The film is also notable for the number of cameo appearances by established celebrities and entertainment - industry figures , including Steve Lawrence as a booking agent , Twiggy as a `` chic lady '' in a Jaguar convertible whom Elwood propositions at a gas station , Steven Spielberg as the Cook County Assessor 's clerk , John Landis as a state trooper in the mall chase , Paul Reubens ( before Pee - wee Herman ) as a waiter in the Chez Paul restaurant scene , Joe Walsh in a cameo as the first prisoner to jump up on a table in the final scene , and Chaka Khan as the soloist in the Triple Rock choir . Muppet performer Frank Oz plays a corrections officer , and in the scene where the brothers crash into Toys R Us , a Grover and Kermit the Frog toy can be spotted . Right before the brothers crash into the Toys R Us , a customer ( played by stunt coordinator Gary McLarty ) asks the cashier if they have a Miss Piggy doll , a Muppet character that is voiced by Oz . Singer / songwriter Stephen Bishop is a deputy sheriff who complains that Jake and Elwood broke his watch ( a result of the car chase in the mall ) . Makeup artist Layne Britton is the old card player who asks Elwood , `` Did you get me my Cheez Whiz , boy ? '' The character portrayed by Cab Calloway is named Curtis as an homage to Curtis Salgado , a Portland , Oregon , blues musician who inspired Belushi while he was in Oregon filming Animal House . </P>
who played the clerk in the blues brothers
who played the clerk in the blues brothers
Steven Spielberg
Steven Spielberg