Acting
Dan Aykroyd
Born 1 July 1952 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
214 credits
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
Acting 186
- TBAGetting LostFilm(voice)
- TBAKeeper of the CupFilmThe Keeper
- 2026Marty, Life Is ShortFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 2026The Tom Green FarmSeriesSelf
- 2026You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution...FilmSelf
- 2026The UnBelievable: Encounters with Dan AykroydSeriesSelf - Host
- 2025John Candy: I Like MeFilmSelf - Mainstage Cast, The Second City
- 2025I'm Chevy Chase and You're NotFilmSelf
- 2025On a Mission from God: The Story of the Blues BrothersFilmSelf
- 2024Ghostbusters: Frozen EmpireFilmRay Stantz
- 2024The Greatest Night in PopFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 2024Jim Henson Idea ManFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 2024A History of the World in Six GlassesSeriesSelf
- 2024An SNL ThanksgivingFilm(archive footage)
- 2023The UnBelievable with Dan AykroydSeriesSelf - Host
- 2023Zombie TownFilmLen Carver
- 2023Our SohoFilmself
- 20222022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction CeremonyFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 2021Ghostbusters: AfterlifeFilmRay Stantz
- 2021The Go-Go'sFilmSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2021Who Saw the Men in BlackFilmself
- 2020BelushiFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 2020Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering GhostbustersFilmSelf
- 2020Hotel ParanormalSeries
- 2019The Movies That Made UsSeriesRay Stantz (archive footage)
- 2019Fantastic Mr. MurrayFilmSelf - Interviewee
- 2019Chris Farley: Anything for a LaughFilmSelf
- 201931 Nights of Halloween Fan FestFilmSelf
- 2019Biography: Comedy IconsSeriesSelf
- 2019Defend, Conserve, ProtectFilmNarrator
- 2018The ConnersSeriesBuddy
- 2017Workin' MomsSeriesKate's Dad, Kate's Dad (voice)
- 2016GhostbustersFilmCabbie
- 2016GhostheadsFilmSelf
- 2016Good FortuneFilmSelf
- 2015PixelsFilm1982 Championship MC
- 2015I Am Chris FarleyFilmSelf
- 2015The SeventiesSeriesSelf (archive footage)
- 2015Being CanadianFilmSelf
- 2015Dino Hunt CanadaSeriesNarrator
- 2014Legends of Oz: Dorothy's ReturnFilmScarecrow (voice)
- 2014Get On UpFilmBen Bart
- 2014TammyFilmDon
- 2014Time Is But a Window: Ghostbusters 2 and BeyondFilm
- 2014Who You Gonna Call?: A Ghostbusters RetrospectiveFilm
- 2013Behind the CandelabraFilmSeymour Heller
- 2013Born In ChicagoFilmNarrator
- 2013Saturday Night Live: ThanksgivingFilmRick Phillips
- 2013Tales from the Warner Bros. LotFilmSelf
- 2013WWII: Saving the RealityFilmSelf - Narrator (voice)
- 2012The CampaignFilmWade Motch
- 2012Sunset StripFilmSelf
- 2010Yogi BearFilmYogi Bear (voice)
- 2010The DefendersSeriesJudge Max Hunter
- 2010Presidential ReunionFilmJimmy Carter
- 2010The Women of SNLFilmVarious (archive footage)
- 2009Julie & JuliaFilmSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2008War, Inc.FilmMr. Vice President
- 2007I Now Pronounce You Chuck & LarryFilmCaptain Tucker
- 2007Shortcut to HappinessFilmJulius Jensen
- 2007Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture NationFilmSelf
- 2006Working with a Master: John LandisFilmSelf
- 2006Second City: First Family of ComedySeriesSelf
- 2005Living with FranSeries
- 2005Dan Aykroyd Unplugged On UFOsFilmSelf
- 2005Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan AykroydFilmVarious Characters (archive footage)
- 2005Saturday Night Live: The Best of John BelushiFilmSelf / Various (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2005Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night LiveFilmSelf
- 2005Just the Two of UsFilmSelf
- 2005Life O' The Party: On the Road with Prince and the New Power GenerationFilmSelf
- 2005The Blues Brothers: Transposing The MusicFilmSelf
- 200450 First DatesFilmDr. Keats
- 2004Christmas with the KranksFilmVic Frohmeyer
- 2004White CoatsFilmDr. Cyrill Kipp
- 2004Ronnie Hawkins: Still Alive and KickinFilmNarrator
- 2004The Best of So Graham NortonFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 2003Bright Young ThingsFilmLord Monomark
- 2003James Brown: Soul SurvivorFilm
- 2003The Making of ‘Sneakers’FilmSelf
- 2003Toronto RocksFilmSelf
- 2003Saturday Night Live: 25 Years of Music Vol. 5FilmSelf
- 2002CrossroadsFilmPete Wagner
- 2002Unconditional LoveFilmMax Beasley
- 2001According to JimSeriesDanny Michalski
- 2001Pearl HarborFilmCaptain Thurman
- 2001EvolutionFilmGovernor Lewis
- 2001The Curse of the Jade ScorpionFilmChris Magruder
- 2001Earth vs. the SpiderFilmDet. Insp. Jack Grillo
- 2001On the NoseFilmDr. Barry Davis
- 2000LoserFilmDad
- 2000The House of MirthFilmAugustus 'Gus' Trenor
- 2000StardomFilmBarry Levine
- 1999Family GuySeriesDan Aykroyd (voice)
- 1999Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary SpecialFilmSelf
- 1999DiamondsFilmLance Agensky
- 1999Mark Twain PrizeSeriesSelf
- 1999Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dana CarveyFilm
- 1999Saturday Night Live: ChristmasFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 1999Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis CollectionFilmCaptain Milligan
- 1999Ghostbusters 1999FilmSelf
- 1998AntzFilmChip (voice)
- 1998Blues Brothers 2000FilmElwood Blues
- 1998Susan's PlanFilmBob
- 1998The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers'FilmSelf
- 1998Roswell Top SecretFilmSelf
- 1997Grosse Pointe BlankFilmGrocer
- 1997Soul ManSeriesRev. Mike Weber
- 1997The ArrowFilmCrawford Gordon Jr.
- 1997The ArrowSeriesCrawford Gordon
- 1997Heritage Minutes: Avro ArrowFilmCrawford Gordon
- 1996Sgt. BilkoFilmColonel Hall
- 1996Psi Factor: Chronicles of the ParanormalSeriesSelf - Host
- 1996My Fellow AmericansFilmPresident William Haney
- 1996Feeling MinnesotaFilmDet. Ben Costikyan
- 1996Celtic PrideFilmJimmy Flaherty
- 1996Getting Away with MurderFilmJack Lambert
- 1996RainbowFilmSheriff Wyatt Hampton
- 1995CasperFilmDr. Raymond Stantz (uncredited)
- 1995Tommy BoyFilmRay Zalinsky
- 1995Canadian BaconFilmOPP Officer (uncredited)
- 1995The Random FactorFilmDexter (voice)
- 1995Live from the House of BluesSeries
- 1994My Girl 2FilmHarry Sultenfuss
- 1994NorthFilmPa Tex
- 1994Exit to EdenFilmFred Lavery
- 1994A Century of CinemaFilmSelf
- 1993The NannySeriesRepairman (uncredited)
- 1993ConeheadsFilmBeldar
- 1993Intimate PortraitSeriesSelf
- 1993The Best of the Blues BrothersFilmElwood Blues / Self
- 1992SneakersFilmMother
- 1992ChaplinFilmMack Sennett
- 1992This Is My LifeFilmArnold Moss
- 1992Two-Fisted TalesFilmCaptain Miligan
- 1991Home ImprovementSeriesMike Weber
- 1991My GirlFilmHarry Sultenfuss
- 1991Nothing but TroubleFilmJudge Alvin 'J.P' Valkenheiser / Bobo
- 1991Heritage MinutesSeriesCrawford Gordon
- 1990Loose CannonsFilmEllis Fielding
- 1990The Earth Day SpecialFilmVic's Buddy
- 1990Masters of MenaceFilmJohnny Lewis
- 1990Life of PythonFilmSelf
- 1990Seriously... Phil CollinsFilmSelf
- 1989The SimpsonsSeriesPostage Stamp Fellow (voice)
- 1989Tales from the CryptSeriesCaptain Milligan
- 1989Ghostbusters IIFilmDr. Raymond Stantz
- 1989Driving Miss DaisyFilmBoolie Werthan
- 1989Saturday Night Live: 15th AnniversaryFilmSelf
- 1989Mel Gibson's Unauthorized Video DiaryFilmSelf
- 1988My Stepmother Is an AlienFilmSteven Mills
- 1988The Great OutdoorsFilmRoman Craig
- 1988Caddyshack IIFilmCaptain Tom Everett
- 1988She's Having a BabyFilmRoman (uncredited)
- 1988The Couch TripFilmJohn W. Burns, Jr.
- 1987DragnetFilmSgt. Joe Friday
- 1987Citizen SteveFilmChial Dushane
- 1986American MastersSeriesJulia Child (archive footage)
- 1985Into the NightFilmHerb
- 1985Spies Like UsFilmAustin Millbarge
- 1985We Are the World: The Story Behind the SongFilmSelf
- 1985B.B. King: Into the NightFilmSelf
- 1985The Best of John BelushiFilmVarious Characters
- 1984Indiana Jones and the Temple of DoomFilmArt Weber
- 1984GhostbustersFilmDr. Raymond Stantz
- 1984Nothing Lasts ForeverFilmBuck Heller
- 1984On the Scene with the GhostbustersFilm
- 1983Trading PlacesFilmLouis Winthorpe III
- 1983Twilight Zone: The MovieFilmPassenger
- 1983Doctor DetroitFilmClifford Skridlow / Doctor Detroit
- 1983The ConeheadsFilmBeldar (voice)
- 1982It Came from HollywoodFilmSelf
- 1982E.T. and Friends: Magical Movie VisitorsFilmBeldar Conehead
- 1981NeighborsFilmVic
- 1981Steve Martin's Best Show EverFilmYortuk Festrunk / Irwin Mainway / Alexander Haig / Dr. Treves
- 1980The Blues BrothersFilmElwood Blues
- 19791941FilmSgt. Frank Tree
- 1979Mr. Mike's Mondo VideoFilmChurch of Jack Lord Leader / Self
- 1978The Rutles: All You Need Is CashFilmBrian Thigh
- 1978The Blues Brothers Live at WinterlandFilmElwood Blues
- 1978The Things We Did Last SummerFilmSelf
- 1978Grateful Dead: The Closing of WinterlandFilmSelf
- 1977Love at First SightFilmRoy
- 1976The Beach Boys: It's OKFilmCop #1
- 1976The Beach Boys: It's OKFilmCop #1
- 1974Dinah!SeriesSelf
- 1974The Gift of WinterFilmGoodly / Rotten / Maple (voice)
Directing 2
Writing 15
- 2024Ghostbusters: Frozen EmpireFilmOriginal Film Writer
- 2021Ghostbusters: AfterlifeFilmOriginal Film Writer
- 2016GhostbustersFilmCharacters
- 1998Blues Brothers 2000FilmWriter
- 1993ConeheadsFilmScreenplay
- 1993The Best of the Blues BrothersFilmWriter
- 1991Nothing but TroubleFilmScreenplay
- 1989Ghostbusters IIFilmCharacters, Screenplay
- 1987DragnetFilmScreenplay
- 1985Spies Like UsFilmScreenplay
- 1984GhostbustersFilmScreenplay
- 1981Steve Martin's Best Show EverFilmWriter
- 1980The Blues BrothersFilmWriter
- 1976The Beach Boys: It's OKFilmWriter
- 1976The Beach Boys: It's OKFilmWriter
Created 1
Production 10
- TBAGhostbusters: Night ShiftSeriesExecutive Producer
- TBABelushiFilmExecutive Producer
- 2024Ghostbusters: Frozen EmpireFilmExecutive Producer
- 2023The UnBelievable with Dan AykroydSeriesExecutive Producer
- 2021Ghostbusters: AfterlifeFilmExecutive Producer
- 2016GhostbustersFilmExecutive Producer
- 2013Born In ChicagoFilmExecutive Producer
- 1998Blues Brothers 2000FilmProducer
- 1997Soul ManSeriesExecutive Producer
- 1986One More Saturday NightFilmExecutive Producer
Filmography from TMDB.