Dan Aykroyd
Acting
Born: July 1, 1952 (age 74) · Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Highest Rated
Biography
Daniel Edward Aykroyd, born in Ottawa, initially pursued studies in psychology, criminal sociology, and political science at Carleton University, where his comedy journey took off. He co-wrote sketches for a private cable company, igniting his passion for acting. At 20, he joined The Second City comedy troupe in Chicago and Toronto, marking the start of his career. In 1975, Aykroyd joined "Saturday Night Live" as a founding member of the "Not Ready For Prime Time Players," crafting iconic sketches like "The Blues Brothers" with Belushi and "Two Wild and Crazy Guys" with Steve Martin. The success of "The Blues Brothers" sketch led to a full-length feature in 1980, with Aykroyd writing and producing the movie soundtrack, defying the disco and punk era. His versatile talent shines in roles like Dr. Ray Stantz in "Ghostbusters," Jessica Tandy’s son in "Driving Miss Daisy," a single father in "My Girl," and an assassin in "Grosse Pointe Blank," showcasing both comedic and dramatic prowess.
Known for
The Simpsons
1989
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
1984
Ghostbusters
1984
Pixels
2015
50 First Dates
2004
Pearl Harbor
2001
Ghostbusters
2016
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
2021
Family Guy
1999
Casper
1995
Ghostbusters II
1989
Antz
1998
Photos (8)
Movies (101)
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
Ray Stantz
Ghostbusters
Dr. Raymond Stantz
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
Ray Stantz
Pixels
1982 Championship MC
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Art Weber
50 First Dates
Dr. Keats
Ghostbusters
Cabbie
Pearl Harbor
Captain Thurman
Sneakers
Mother
Trading Places
Louis Winthorpe III
Ghostbusters II
Dr. Raymond Stantz
Antz
Chip (voice)
Casper
Dr. Raymond Stantz (uncredited)
The Blues Brothers
Elwood Blues
I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry
Captain Tucker
My Stepmother Is an Alien
Steven Mills
Twilight Zone: The Movie
Passenger
Evolution
Governor Lewis
My Girl
Harry Sultenfuss
Driving Miss Daisy
Boolie Werthan
Christmas with the Kranks
Vic Frohmeyer
Chaplin
Mack Sennett
1941
Sgt. Frank Tree
Coneheads
Beldar
Yogi Bear
Yogi Bear (voice)
Spies Like Us
Austin Millbarge
Into the Night
Herb
Behind the Candelabra
Seymour Heller
Tommy Boy
Ray Zalinsky
Grosse Pointe Blank
Grocer
Dragnet
Sgt. Joe Friday
Blues Brothers 2000
Elwood Blues
The Great Outdoors
Roman Craig
Sgt. Bilko
Colonel Hall
Loser
Dad
The Campaign
Wade Motch
Nothing but Trouble
Judge Alvin 'J.P' Valkenheiser / Bobo
Get On Up
Ben Bart
Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return
Scarecrow (voice)
My Girl 2
Harry Sultenfuss
Crossroads
Pete Wagner
War, Inc.
Mr. Vice President
Shortcut to Happiness
Julius Jensen
Zombie Town
Len Carver
The Curse of the Jade Scorpion
Chris Magruder
North
Pa Tex
Celtic Pride
Jimmy Flaherty
Exit to Eden
Fred Lavery
Tammy
Don
She's Having a Baby
Roman (uncredited)
Canadian Bacon
OPP Officer (uncredited)
Feeling Minnesota
Det. Ben Costikyan
The House of Mirth
Augustus 'Gus' Trenor
Neighbors
Vic
The Couch Trip
John W. Burns, Jr.
Earth vs. the Spider
Det. Insp. Jack Grillo
Loose Cannons
Ellis Fielding
Caddyshack II
Captain Tom Everett
My Fellow Americans
President William Haney
Unconditional Love
Max Beasley
Susan's Plan
Bob
Citizen Steve
Chial Dushane
Doctor Detroit
Clifford Skridlow / Doctor Detroit
The Earth Day Special
Vic's Buddy
Stardom
Barry Levine
Getting Away with Murder
Jack Lambert
Bright Young Things
Lord Monomark
Two-Fisted Tales
Captain Miligan
White Coats
Dr. Cyrill Kipp
The Women of SNL
Various (archive footage)
Diamonds
Lance Agensky
Nothing Lasts Forever
Buck Heller
James Brown: Soul Survivor
2003
This Is My Life
Arnold Moss
Masters of Menace
Johnny Lewis
An SNL Thanksgiving
(archive footage)
Born In Chicago
Narrator
The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash
Brian Thigh
Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection
Captain Milligan
Defend, Conserve, Protect
Narrator
On the Nose
Dr. Barry Davis
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd
Various Characters (archive footage)
Presidential Reunion
Jimmy Carter
The Arrow
Crawford Gordon Jr.
The Coneheads
Beldar (voice)
Love at First Sight
Roy
E.T. and Friends: Magical Movie Visitors
Beldar Conehead
Steve Martin's Best Show Ever
Yortuk Festrunk / Irwin Mainway / Alexander Haig / Dr. Treves
Rainbow
Sheriff Wyatt Hampton
On the Scene with the Ghostbusters
1984
The Best of John Belushi
Various Characters
Heritage Minutes: Avro Arrow
Crawford Gordon
Who You Gonna Call?: A Ghostbusters Retrospective
2014
The Beach Boys: It's OK
Cop #1
Ronnie Hawkins: Still Alive and Kickin
Narrator
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dana Carvey
1999
The Gift of Winter
Goodly / Rotten / Maple (voice)
Time Is But a Window: Ghostbusters 2 and Beyond
2014
The Blues Brothers Live at Winterland
Elwood Blues
The Beach Boys: It's OK
Cop #1
Saturday Night Live: Thanksgiving
Rick Phillips
TV Shows (24)
The Simpsons
Postage Stamp Fellow (voice) · 1 eps
Family Guy
Dan Aykroyd (voice) · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Sen. Bob Dole (uncredited) · 3 eps
Saturday Night Live
Yortuk Festrunk (uncredited) · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Sanjaya Fan (uncredited) · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
John Boehner (uncredited) · 1 eps
The Nanny
Repairman (uncredited) · 1 eps
Home Improvement
Mike Weber · 1 eps
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1 eps
According to Jim
Danny Michalski · 5 eps
Tales from the Crypt
Captain Milligan · 1 eps
American Masters
Julia Child (archive footage) · 1 eps
Heritage Minutes
Crawford Gordon · 1 eps
The Conners
Buddy · 1 eps
Workin' Moms
Kate's Dad · 1 eps
Workin' Moms
Kate's Dad (voice) · 4 eps
The Movies That Made Us
Ray Stantz (archive footage) · 1 eps
The Defenders
Judge Max Hunter · 2 eps
Living with Fran
1 eps
Soul Man
Rev. Mike Weber · 25 eps
The Fran Drescher Show
1 eps
Hotel Paranormal
20 eps
The Arrow
Crawford Gordon · 2 eps
Dino Hunt Canada
Narrator · 4 eps
Self / Appearances (76)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self · 1 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest · 2 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self - Various Characters · 88 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited) · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self / Various (archive footage) · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self - Various Characters (uncredited) · 2 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter · 1 eps
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest · 3 eps
MTV Video Music Awards
Self - Host · 1 eps
Intimate Portrait
Self · 1 eps
Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal
Self - Host · 88 eps
Dinah!
Self · 1 eps
Jay Leno's Garage
Self · 1 eps
The UnBelievable with Dan Aykroyd
Self - Host · 50 eps
John Candy: I Like Me
Self - Mainstage Cast, The Second City
Mark Twain Prize
Self · 1 eps
Reunited Apart
Self · 1 eps
Inside Comedy
Self · 1 eps
The Seventies
Self (archive footage) · 1 eps
Julie & Julia
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Self · 1 eps
Jim Henson Idea Man
Self (archive footage)
The Greatest Night in Pop
Self (archive footage)
Marty, Life Is Short
Self (archive footage)
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
Self
Second City: First Family of Comedy
Self · 3 eps
Biography: Comedy Icons
Self · 1 eps
I'm Chevy Chase and You're Not
Self
The Tom Green Farm
Self · 1 eps
Being Canadian
Self
Ghostheads
Self
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
Self
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Self (archive footage)
Sunset Strip
Self
A History of the World in Six Glasses
Self · 6 eps
We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song
Self
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Self (archive footage)
A Century of Cinema
Self
Our Soho
self
I Am Chris Farley
Self
Good Fortune
Self
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
Self
The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers'
Self
Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation
Self
Belushi
Self (archive footage)
B.B. King: Into the Night
Self
On a Mission from God: The Story of the Blues Brothers
Self
Saturday Night Live: Christmas
Self (archive footage)
It Came from Hollywood
Self
Ghostbusters 1999
Self
Life of Python
Self
Seriously... Phil Collins
Self
Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot
Self
The Best of So Graham Norton
Self (archive footage)
Saturday Night Live: 25 Years of Music Vol. 5
Self
Mel Gibson's Unauthorized Video Diary
Self
Fantastic Mr. Murray
Self - Interviewee
The Go-Go's
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Chris Farley: Anything for a Laugh
Self
Mr. Mike's Mondo Video
Church of Jack Lord Leader / Self
Just the Two of Us
Self
Roswell Top Secret
Self
Saturday Night Live: The Best of John Belushi
Self / Various (archive footage) (uncredited)
Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live
Self
The Making of ‘Sneakers’
Self
The Things We Did Last Summer
Self
The Best of the Blues Brothers
Elwood Blues / Self
Toronto Rocks
Self
Working with a Master: John Landis
Self
Life O' The Party: On the Road with Prince and the New Power Generation
Self
Who Saw the Men in Black
self
The Blues Brothers: Transposing The Music
Self
Grateful Dead: The Closing of Winterland
Self
WWII: Saving the Reality
Self - Narrator (voice)
Dan Aykroyd Unplugged On UFOs
Self
Upcoming (4)
Directing (2)
Writing (17)
Saturday Night Live
Writer
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
Original Film Writer
Ghostbusters
Screenplay
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
Original Film Writer
Ghostbusters
Characters
Ghostbusters II
Screenplay
Ghostbusters II
Characters
The Blues Brothers
Writer
Coneheads
Screenplay
Spies Like Us
Screenplay
Dragnet
Screenplay
Blues Brothers 2000
Writer
Nothing but Trouble
Screenplay
The Best of the Blues Brothers
Writer
Steve Martin's Best Show Ever
Writer
The Beach Boys: It's OK
Writer
The Beach Boys: It's OK
Writer
Producing (8)
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
Executive Producer
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
Executive Producer
Ghostbusters
Executive Producer
The UnBelievable with Dan Aykroyd
Executive Producer
Blues Brothers 2000
Producer
Soul Man
Executive Producer
Born In Chicago
Executive Producer
One More Saturday Night
Executive Producer
