Dan Aykroyd
Acting
Born: July 1, 1952 (age 74) · Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Highest Rated
Biography
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
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)
50 First Dates
Dr. Keats
Ghostbusters II
Dr. Raymond Stantz
Antz
Chip (voice)
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
Ray Stantz
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
Ray Stantz
Pixels
1982 Championship MC
Pearl Harbor
Captain Thurman
The Blues Brothers
Elwood Blues
Ghostbusters
Dr. Raymond Stantz
Trading Places
Louis Winthorpe III
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Art Weber
My Stepmother Is an Alien
Steven Mills
Casper
Dr. Raymond Stantz (uncredited)
Evolution
Governor Lewis
I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry
Captain Tucker
The Great Outdoors
Roman Craig
Ghostbusters
Cabbie
Spies Like Us
Austin Millbarge
Sneakers
Mother
My Girl
Harry Sultenfuss
Coneheads
Beldar
Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return
Scarecrow (voice)
Tommy Boy
Ray Zalinsky
Behind the Candelabra
Seymour Heller
Nothing but Trouble
Judge Alvin 'J.P' Valkenheiser / Bobo
Shortcut to Happiness
Julius Jensen
The Campaign
Wade Motch
Into the Night
Herb
Twilight Zone: The Movie
Passenger
Driving Miss Daisy
Boolie Werthan
Canadian Bacon
OPP Officer (uncredited)
Christmas with the Kranks
Vic Frohmeyer
Yogi Bear
Yogi Bear (voice)
Grosse Pointe Blank
Grocer
My Girl 2
Harry Sultenfuss
Crossroads
Pete Wagner
The Curse of the Jade Scorpion
Chris Magruder
Blues Brothers 2000
Elwood Blues
Get On Up
Ben Bart
My Fellow Americans
President William Haney
1941
Sgt. Frank Tree
Chaplin
Mack Sennett
Tammy
Don
Unconditional Love
Max Beasley
North
Pa Tex
Celtic Pride
Jimmy Flaherty
Loser
Dad
She's Having a Baby
Roman (uncredited)
Doctor Detroit
Clifford Skridlow / Doctor Detroit
Dragnet
Sgt. Joe Friday
Exit to Eden
Fred Lavery
War, Inc.
Mr. Vice President
Earth vs. the Spider
Det. Insp. Jack Grillo
Caddyshack II
Captain Tom Everett
Sgt. Bilko
Colonel Hall
Zombie Town
Len Carver
The House of Mirth
Augustus 'Gus' Trenor
Bright Young Things
Lord Monomark
Loose Cannons
Ellis Fielding
The Couch Trip
John W. Burns, Jr.
This Is My Life
Arnold Moss
Susan's Plan
Bob
Feeling Minnesota
Det. Ben Costikyan
The Women of SNL
Various (archive footage)
The Earth Day Special
Vic's Buddy
Citizen Steve
Chial Dushane
Neighbors
Vic
White Coats
Dr. Cyrill Kipp
An SNL Thanksgiving
(archive footage)
The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash
Brian Thigh
Getting Away with Murder
Jack Lambert
On the Scene with the Ghostbusters
1984
The Beach Boys: It's OK
Cop #1
Stardom
Barry Levine
Presidential Reunion
Jimmy Carter
Two-Fisted Tales
Captain Miligan
Steve Martin's Best Show Ever
Yortuk Festrunk / Irwin Mainway / Alexander Haig / Dr. Treves
The Beach Boys: It's OK
Cop #1
Masters of Menace
Johnny Lewis
Love at First Sight
Roy
E.T. and Friends: Magical Movie Visitors
Beldar Conehead
The Arrow
Crawford Gordon Jr.
Nothing Lasts Forever
Buck Heller
The Coneheads
Beldar (voice)
James Brown: Soul Survivor
2003
Saturday Night Live: Thanksgiving
Rick Phillips
Heritage Minutes: Avro Arrow
Crawford Gordon
Diamonds
Lance Agensky
Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection
Captain Milligan
On the Nose
Dr. Barry Davis
Rainbow
Sheriff Wyatt Hampton
Born In Chicago
Narrator
Defend, Conserve, Protect
Narrator
The Best of John Belushi
Various Characters
Ronnie Hawkins: Still Alive and Kickin
Narrator
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd
Various Characters (archive footage)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dana Carvey
1999
Who You Gonna Call?: A Ghostbusters Retrospective
2014
The Blues Brothers Live at Winterland
Elwood Blues
Time Is But a Window: Ghostbusters 2 and Beyond
2014
The Gift of Winter
Goodly / Rotten / Maple (voice)
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
The Conners
Buddy · 1 eps
According to Jim
Danny Michalski · 5 eps
American Masters
Julia Child (archive footage) · 1 eps
Tales from the Crypt
Captain Milligan · 1 eps
Heritage Minutes
Crawford Gordon · 1 eps
The Movies That Made Us
Ray Stantz (archive footage) · 1 eps
Workin' Moms
Kate's Dad · 1 eps
Workin' Moms
Kate's Dad (voice) · 4 eps
The Defenders
Judge Max Hunter · 2 eps
Living with Fran
1 eps
The Fran Drescher Show
1 eps
Soul Man
Rev. Mike Weber · 25 eps
The Arrow
Crawford Gordon · 2 eps
Hotel Paranormal
20 eps
Dino Hunt Canada
Narrator · 4 eps
Self / Appearances (77)
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
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest · 3 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter · 1 eps
Intimate Portrait
Self · 1 eps
MTV Video Music Awards
Self - Host · 1 eps
Dinah!
Self · 1 eps
Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal
Self - Host · 88 eps
Jim Henson Idea Man
Self (archive footage)
Jay Leno's Garage
Self · 1 eps
John Candy: I Like Me
Self - Mainstage Cast, The Second City
Julie & Julia
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Greatest Night in Pop
Self (archive footage)
Our Soho
self
Inside Comedy
Self · 1 eps
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Self · 1 eps
The UnBelievable with Dan Aykroyd
Self - Host · 54 eps
Marty, Life Is Short
Self (archive footage)
Reunited Apart
Self · 1 eps
Mark Twain Prize
Self · 1 eps
The Seventies
Self (archive footage) · 1 eps
Biography: Comedy Icons
Self · 1 eps
The Tom Green Farm
Self · 1 eps
Second City: First Family of Comedy
Self · 3 eps
I Am Chris Farley
Self
Being Canadian
Self
A History of the World in Six Glasses
Self · 6 eps
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Self (archive footage)
Chris Farley: Anything for a Laugh
Self
I'm Chevy Chase and You're Not
Self
Belushi
Self (archive footage)
Ghostheads
Self
You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution...
Self
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
Self
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
Self
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
Self
Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live
Self
Mr. Mike's Mondo Video
Church of Jack Lord Leader / Self
We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song
Self
A Century of Cinema
Self
The Best of So Graham Norton
Self (archive footage)
On a Mission from God: The Story of the Blues Brothers
Self
It Came from Hollywood
Self
Life O' The Party: On the Road with Prince and the New Power Generation
Self
Fantastic Mr. Murray
Self - Interviewee
Saturday Night Live: 25 Years of Music Vol. 5
Self
Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot
Self
Sunset Strip
Self
Saturday Night Live: Christmas
Self (archive footage)
Just the Two of Us
Self
The Best of the Blues Brothers
Elwood Blues / Self
B.B. King: Into the Night
Self
The Making of ‘Sneakers’
Self
WWII: Saving the Reality
Self - Narrator (voice)
Dan Aykroyd Unplugged On UFOs
Self
The Go-Go's
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers'
Self
Working with a Master: John Landis
Self
Who Saw the Men in Black
self
Good Fortune
Self
Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation
Self
The UnBelievable: Encounters with Dan Aykroyd
Self - Host · 8 eps
Ghostbusters 1999
Self
Grateful Dead: The Closing of Winterland
Self
Seriously... Phil Collins
Self
Saturday Night Live: The Best of John Belushi
Self / Various (archive footage) (uncredited)
Life of Python
Self
The Things We Did Last Summer
Self
Roswell Top Secret
Self
Toronto Rocks
Self
The Blues Brothers: Transposing The Music
Self
Mel Gibson's Unauthorized Video Diary
Self
Upcoming (3)
Directing (2)
Writing (17)
Saturday Night Live
Writer
Ghostbusters II
Screenplay
Ghostbusters II
Characters
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
Original Film Writer
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
Original Film Writer
The Blues Brothers
Writer
Ghostbusters
Screenplay
Ghostbusters
Characters
Spies Like Us
Screenplay
Coneheads
Screenplay
Nothing but Trouble
Screenplay
Blues Brothers 2000
Writer
Dragnet
Screenplay
The Beach Boys: It's OK
Writer
Steve Martin's Best Show Ever
Writer
The Beach Boys: It's OK
Writer
The Best of the Blues Brothers
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
One More Saturday Night
Executive Producer
Born In Chicago
Executive Producer
