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