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Dan Aykroyd

Acting · Born 1952-07-01 · Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Daniel Edward Aykroyd (born July 1, 1952) is a Canadian actor, comedian, writer and filmmaker. Aykroyd was a writer and an original member of the "Not Ready for Prime Time Players" cast on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live from its inception in 1975 until his departure in 1979. Aykroyd's most famous roles are as Elwood J. Blues in The Blues Brothers (1980) and Blues Brothers 2000 (1998), and Dr. Raymond "Ray" Stantz in Ghostbusters (1984) and Ghostbusters II (1989). In 1990, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Boolie Werthan in Driving Miss Daisy (1989).

Credits · 187

The Tom Green Farm

Marty, Life Is Short

2026 · Self (archive footage)

I'm Chevy Chase and You're Not

John Candy: I Like Me

2025 · Self - Mainstage Cast, The Second City

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

2025 · Self (archive footage)

Jim Henson Idea Man

2024 · Self (archive footage)

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire

2024 · Ray Stantz

The Greatest Night in Pop

2024 · Self (archive footage)

A History of the World in Six Glasses

The UnBelievable with Dan Aykroyd

2023 · Self - Host

2023 · Len Carver

2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

2022 · Self (archive footage)

Ghostbusters: Afterlife

2021 · Ray Stantz

Who Saw the Men in Black

2021 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2020 · Self (archive footage)

Hotel Paranormal

Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters

The Movies That Made Us

2019 · Ray Stantz (archive footage)

Fantastic Mr. Murray

2019 · Self - Interviewee

Chris Farley: Anything for a Laugh

Biography: Comedy Icons

2017 · Kate's Dad

Jay Leno's Garage

I Am Chris Farley

2015 · 1982 Championship MC

2015 · Self (archive footage)

Dino Hunt Canada

2015 · Narrator

Time Is But a Window: Ghostbusters 2 and Beyond

Who You Gonna Call?: A Ghostbusters Retrospective

2014 · Ben Bart

Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return

2014 · Scarecrow (voice)

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014 · Self - Guest

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Saturday Night Live: Thanksgiving

2013 · Rick Phillips

Behind the Candelabra

2013 · Seymour Heller

Born In Chicago

2013 · Narrator

Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot

2012 · Wade Motch

2010 · Yogi Bear (voice)

The Fran Drescher Show

The Women of SNL

2010 · Various (archive footage)

2010 · Judge Max Hunter

Presidential Reunion

2010 · Jimmy Carter

2009 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2008 · Mr. Vice President

Shortcut to Happiness

2007 · Julius Jensen

I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry

2007 · Captain Tucker

Second City: First Family of Comedy

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd

2005 · Various Characters (archive footage)

Just the Two of Us

Saturday Night Live: The Best of John Belushi

2005 · Self / Various (archive footage) (uncredited)

Dan Aykroyd Unplugged On UFOs

Living with Fran

Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live

Christmas with the Kranks

2004 · Vic Frohmeyer

Ronnie Hawkins: Still Alive and Kickin

2004 · Narrator

2004 · Dr. Cyrill Kipp

2004 · Dr. Keats

James Brown: Soul Survivor

Bright Young Things

2003 · Lord Monomark

The Making of ‘Sneakers’

Unconditional Love

2002 · Max Beasley

2002 · Pete Wagner

2001 · Dr. Barry Davis

Earth vs. the Spider

2001 · Det. Insp. Jack Grillo

According to Jim

2001 · Danny Michalski

The Curse of the Jade Scorpion

2001 · Chris Magruder

2001 · Governor Lewis

2001 · Captain Thurman

The House of Mirth

2000 · Augustus 'Gus' Trenor

2000 · Barry Levine

1999 · Lance Agensky

Saturday Night Live: Christmas

1999 · Self (archive footage)

Ghostbusters 1999

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dana Carvey

Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special

Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection

1999 · Captain Milligan

1999 · Dan Aykroyd (voice)

Mark Twain Prize

1998 · Chip (voice)

The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers'

Blues Brothers 2000

1998 · Elwood Blues

Roswell Top Secret

1997 · Rev. Mike Weber

Grosse Pointe Blank

1997 · Crawford Gordon Jr.

1997 · Crawford Gordon

Heritage Minutes: Avro Arrow

1997 · Crawford Gordon

My Fellow Americans

1996 · President William Haney

Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal

1996 · Self - Host

Feeling Minnesota

1996 · Det. Ben Costikyan

1996 · Sheriff Wyatt Hampton

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

1996 · Jimmy Flaherty

Getting Away with Murder

1996 · Jack Lambert

1996 · Colonel Hall

1995 · OPP Officer (uncredited)

1995 · Dr. Raymond Stantz (uncredited)

1995 · Ray Zalinsky

The Random Factor

The Random Factor

1995 · Dexter (voice)

Live from the House of Blues

Live from the House of Blues

1994 · Fred Lavery

1994 · Harry Sultenfuss

A Century of Cinema

Intimate Portrait

1993 · Repairman (uncredited)

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

1993 · Self - Guest

The Best of the Blues Brothers

1993 · Elwood Blues / Self

1992 · Mack Sennett

Terry Wogan's Friday Night

Terry Wogan's Friday Night

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

This Is My Life

1992 · Arnold Moss

Two-Fisted Tales

1992 · Captain Miligan

1991 · Harry Sultenfuss

Home Improvement

1991 · Mike Weber

Heritage Minutes

1991 · Crawford Gordon

Nothing but Trouble

1991 · Judge Alvin 'J.P' Valkenheiser / Bobo

Seriously... Phil Collins

Masters of Menace

1990 · Johnny Lewis

The Earth Day Special

1990 · Vic's Buddy

1990 · Ellis Fielding

1989 · Postage Stamp Fellow (voice)

Driving Miss Daisy

1989 · Boolie Werthan

Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary

Ghostbusters II

1989 · Dr. Raymond Stantz

Mel Gibson's Unauthorized Video Diary

Tales from the Crypt

1989 · Captain Milligan

My Stepmother Is an Alien

1988 · Steven Mills

1988 · Captain Tom Everett

The Great Outdoors

1988 · Roman Craig

She's Having a Baby

1988 · Roman (uncredited)

1988 · John W. Burns, Jr.

1987 · Sgt. Joe Friday

1987 · Chial Dushane

The Real Ghostbusters

1986 · Creator

One More Saturday Night

1986 · Executive Producer

American Masters

1986 · Julia Child (archive footage)

1985 · Austin Millbarge

The Best of John Belushi

1985 · Various Characters

We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song

B.B. King: Into the Night

On the Scene with the Ghostbusters

MTV Video Music Awards

1984 · Self - Host

Nothing Lasts Forever

1984 · Buck Heller

1984 · Dr. Raymond Stantz

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

1984 · Art Weber

1983 · Beldar (voice)

Twilight Zone: The Movie

1983 · Passenger

1983 · Louis Winthorpe III

1983 · Clifford Skridlow / Doctor Detroit

E.T. and Friends: Magical Movie Visitors

1982 · Beldar Conehead

It Came from Hollywood

Steve Martin's Best Show Ever

1981 · Yortuk Festrunk / Irwin Mainway / Alexander Haig / Dr. Treves

The Blues Brothers

1980 · Elwood Blues

1979 · Sgt. Frank Tree

Mr. Mike's Mondo Video

1979 · Church of Jack Lord Leader / Self

The Blues Brothers Live at Winterland

1978 · Elwood Blues

The Things We Did Last Summer

The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash

1978 · Brian Thigh

Love at First Sight

The Beach Boys: It's OK

The Beach Boys: It's OK

Saturday Night Live

1975 · Self - Various Characters

The Gift of Winter

1974 · Goodly / Rotten / Maple (voice)

Golden Globe Awards

1944 · Self - Presenter

Ghostbusters: Night Shift

Executive Producer

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