Dan Aykroyd
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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).
Known for
Credits
Pixels (2015)
as 1982 Championship MC
Ghostbusters (1984)
as Dr. Raymond Stantz
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024)
as Ray Stantz
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
as Art Weber
Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021)
as Ray Stantz
Trading Places (1983)
as Louis Winthorpe III
50 First Dates (2004)
as Dr. Keats
My Girl (1991)
as Harry Sultenfuss
Casper (1995)
as Dr. Raymond Stantz (uncredited)
Ghostbusters II (1989)
as Dr. Raymond Stantz
Ghostbusters (2016)
as Cabbie
Pearl Harbor (2001)
as Captain Thurman
Sneakers (1992)
as Mother
Antz (1998)
as Chip (voice)
Evolution (2001)
as Governor Lewis
I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry (2007)
as Captain Tucker
The Blues Brothers (1980)
as Elwood Blues
Chaplin (1992)
as Mack Sennett
Spies Like Us (1985)
as Austin Millbarge
Christmas with the Kranks (2004)
as Vic Frohmeyer
Yogi Bear (2010)
as Yogi Bear (voice)
Getting Lost (—)
as (voice)
Julie & Julia (2009)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Marty, Life Is Short (2026)
as Self (archive footage)
John Candy: I Like Me (2025)
as Self - Mainstage Cast, The Second City
My Stepmother Is an Alien (1988)
as Steven Mills
Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)
as Passenger
North (1994)
as Pa Tex
Zombie Town (2023)
as Len Carver
Coneheads (1993)
as Beldar
Behind the Candelabra (2013)
as Seymour Heller
Loser (2000)
as Dad
The Campaign (2012)
as Wade Motch
Tammy (2014)
as Don
Citizen Steve (1987)
as Chial Dushane
Good Fortune (2016)
as Self
1941 (1979)
as Sgt. Frank Tree
I'm Chevy Chase and You're Not (2025)
as Self
Driving Miss Daisy (1989)
as Boolie Werthan
Jim Henson Idea Man (2024)
as Self (archive footage)
Tommy Boy (1995)
as Ray Zalinsky
Nothing but Trouble (1991)
as Judge Alvin 'J.P' Valkenheiser / Bobo
Grosse Pointe Blank (1997)
as Grocer
My Girl 2 (1994)
as Harry Sultenfuss
The Great Outdoors (1988)
as Roman Craig
Ghostheads (2016)
as Self
Crossroads (2002)
as Pete Wagner
The Greatest Night in Pop (2024)
as Self (archive footage)
The House of Mirth (2000)
as Augustus 'Gus' Trenor
Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return (2014)
as Scarecrow (voice)
Dragnet (1987)
as Sgt. Joe Friday
31 Nights of Halloween Fan Fest (2019)
as Self
Into the Night (1985)
as Herb
Blues Brothers 2000 (1998)
as Elwood Blues
Get On Up (2014)
as Ben Bart
Stardom (2000)
as Barry Levine
You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution... (2026)
as Self
Chris Farley: Anything for a Laugh (2019)
as Self
Mr. Mike's Mondo Video (1979)
as Church of Jack Lord Leader / Self
Celtic Pride (1996)
as Jimmy Flaherty
Sgt. Bilko (1996)
as Colonel Hall
The Couch Trip (1988)
as John W. Burns, Jr.
The Curse of the Jade Scorpion (2001)
as Chris Magruder
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary (1989)
as Self
Shortcut to Happiness (2007)
as Julius Jensen
The Best of So Graham Norton (2004)
as Self (archive footage)
Just the Two of Us (2005)
as Self
Mel Gibson's Unauthorized Video Diary (1989)
as Self
Saturday Night Live: 25 Years of Music Vol. 5 (2003)
as Self
An SNL Thanksgiving (2024)
as (archive footage)
Roswell Top Secret (1998)
as Self
She's Having a Baby (1988)
as Roman (uncredited)
James Brown: Soul Survivor (2003)
Actor
The Making of ‘Sneakers’ (2003)
as Self
Saturday Night Live: Christmas (1999)
as Self (archive footage)
Saturday Night Live: Thanksgiving (2013)
as Rick Phillips
Feeling Minnesota (1996)
as Det. Ben Costikyan
On the Scene with the Ghostbusters (1984)
Actor
I Am Chris Farley (2015)
as Self
On a Mission from God: The Story of the Blues Brothers (2025)
as Self
Doctor Detroit (1983)
as Clifford Skridlow / Doctor Detroit
Neighbors (1981)
as Vic
Canadian Bacon (1995)
as OPP Officer (uncredited)
My Fellow Americans (1996)
as President William Haney
War, Inc. (2008)
as Mr. Vice President
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (2022)
as Self (archive footage)
It Came from Hollywood (1982)
as Self
Loose Cannons (1990)
as Ellis Fielding
Earth vs. the Spider (2001)
as Det. Insp. Jack Grillo
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special (1999)
as Self
Being Canadian (2015)
as Self
Exit to Eden (1994)
as Fred Lavery
Caddyshack II (1988)
as Captain Tom Everett
E.T. and Friends: Magical Movie Visitors (1982)
as Beldar Conehead
The Women of SNL (2010)
as Various (archive footage)
On the Nose (2001)
as Dr. Barry Davis
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters (2020)
as Self
Belushi (2020)
as Self (archive footage)
The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash (1978)
as Brian Thigh
Unconditional Love (2002)
as Max Beasley
Bright Young Things (2003)
as Lord Monomark
Ronnie Hawkins: Still Alive and Kickin (2004)
as Narrator
The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers' (1998)
as Self
Life O' The Party: On the Road with Prince and the New Power Generation (2005)
as Self
We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song (1985)
as Self
White Coats (2004)
as Dr. Cyrill Kipp
The Arrow (1997)
as Crawford Gordon Jr.
Susan's Plan (1998)
as Bob
The Go-Go's (2021)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Diamonds (1999)
as Lance Agensky
Two-Fisted Tales (1992)
as Captain Miligan
Defend, Conserve, Protect (2019)
as Narrator
Heritage Minutes: Avro Arrow (1997)
as Crawford Gordon
Love at First Sight (1977)
as Roy
Fantastic Mr. Murray (2019)
as Self - Interviewee
Steve Martin's Best Show Ever (1981)
as Yortuk Festrunk / Irwin Mainway / Alexander Haig / Dr. Treves
Getting Away with Murder (1996)
as Jack Lambert
Sunset Strip (2012)
as Self
Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection (1999)
as Captain Milligan
B.B. King: Into the Night (1985)
as Self
Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation (2007)
as Self
The Earth Day Special (1990)
as Vic's Buddy
This Is My Life (1992)
as Arnold Moss
The Best of the Blues Brothers (1993)
as Elwood Blues / Self
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd (2005)
as Various Characters (archive footage)
A Century of Cinema (1994)
as Self
Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot (2013)
as Self
Ghostbusters 1999 (1999)
as Self
Rainbow (1996)
as Sheriff Wyatt Hampton
The Blues Brothers Live at Winterland (1978)
as Elwood Blues
Masters of Menace (1990)
as Johnny Lewis
Toronto Rocks (2003)
as Self
Seriously... Phil Collins (1990)
as Self
Presidential Reunion (2010)
as Jimmy Carter
The Beach Boys: It's OK (1976)
as Cop #1
The Beach Boys: It's OK (1976)
as Cop #1
Dan Aykroyd Unplugged On UFOs (2005)
as Self
Life of Python (1990)
as Self
The Gift of Winter (1974)
as Goodly / Rotten / Maple (voice)
Who Saw the Men in Black (2021)
as self
Nothing Lasts Forever (1984)
as Buck Heller
Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live (2005)
as Self
Born In Chicago (2013)
as Narrator
Keeper of the Cup (—)
as The Keeper
Who You Gonna Call?: A Ghostbusters Retrospective (2014)
Actor
The Coneheads (1983)
as Beldar (voice)
Working with a Master: John Landis (2006)
as Self
Saturday Night Live: The Best of John Belushi (2005)
as Self / Various (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Things We Did Last Summer (1978)
as Self
The Best of John Belushi (1985)
as Various Characters
Time Is But a Window: Ghostbusters 2 and Beyond (2014)
Actor
Grateful Dead: The Closing of Winterland (1978)
as Self
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dana Carvey (1999)
Actor
WWII: Saving the Reality (2013)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Our Soho (2023)
as self
The Blues Brothers: Transposing The Music (2005)
as Self
The Random Factor (1995)
as Dexter (voice)