Actor
Dan Aykroyd
157 movies as actor · 2 as director
Born Jul 1, 1952 (age 74)From Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaAlso known as Elwood, Daniel Edward Aykroyd, Danny Aykroyd
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
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
1984 · Adventure, Action
Ghostbusters
1984 · Comedy, Fantasy
Pixels
2015 · Action, Comedy
50 First Dates
2004 · Comedy, Romance
Pearl Harbor
2001 · Drama, War
Ghostbusters
2016 · Action, Fantasy
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
2021 · Fantasy, Comedy
Casper
1995 · Fantasy, Comedy
Ghostbusters II
1989 · Comedy, Fantasy
Antz
1998 · Animation, Comedy
The Blues Brothers
1980 · Music, Comedy
Trading Places
1983 · Comedy
Dan Aykroyd movies
Keeper of the Cup
The Keeper
Getting Lost
(voice)
You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution...
2026 · Self
Marty, Life Is Short
2026 · Self (archive footage)
On a Mission from God: The Story of the Blues Brothers
2025 · Self
I'm Chevy Chase and You're Not
2025 · Self
John Candy: I Like Me
2025 · Self - Mainstage Cast, The Second City
An SNL Thanksgiving
2024 · (archive footage)
Jim Henson Idea Man
2024 · Self (archive footage)
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
2024 · Ray Stantz
The Greatest Night in Pop
2024 · Self (archive footage)
Zombie Town
2023 · Len Carver
Our Soho
2023 · self
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2022 · Self (archive footage)
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
2021 · Ray Stantz
Who Saw the Men in Black
2021 · self
The Go-Go's
2021 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Belushi
2020 · Self (archive footage)
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
2020 · Self
Fantastic Mr. Murray
2019 · Self - Interviewee
31 Nights of Halloween Fan Fest
31 Nights of Halloween Fan Fest
2019 · Self
Defend, Conserve, Protect
2019 · Narrator
Chris Farley: Anything for a Laugh
2019 · Self
Good Fortune
2016 · Self
Ghostbusters
2016 · Cabbie
Ghostheads
2016 · Self
Being Canadian
2015 · Self
I Am Chris Farley
2015 · Self
Pixels
2015 · 1982 Championship MC
Who You Gonna Call?: A Ghostbusters Retrospective
2014
Time Is But a Window: Ghostbusters 2 and Beyond
2014
Get On Up
2014 · Ben Bart
Tammy
2014 · Don
Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return
2014 · Scarecrow (voice)
Saturday Night Live: Thanksgiving
2013 · Rick Phillips
Behind the Candelabra
2013 · Seymour Heller
Born In Chicago
2013 · Narrator
Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot
2013 · Self
WWII: Saving the Reality
2013 · Self - Narrator (voice)
The Campaign
2012 · Wade Motch
Sunset Strip
2012 · Self
Yogi Bear
2010 · Yogi Bear (voice)
The Women of SNL
2010 · Various (archive footage)
Presidential Reunion
2010 · Jimmy Carter
Julie & Julia
2009 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
War, Inc.
2008 · Mr. Vice President
Shortcut to Happiness
2007 · Julius Jensen
I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry
2007 · Captain Tucker
Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation
2007 · Self
Working with a Master: John Landis
2006 · Self
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd
2005 · Various Characters (archive footage)
The Blues Brothers: Transposing The Music
2005 · Self
Just the Two of Us
2005 · Self
Saturday Night Live: The Best of John Belushi
2005 · Self / Various (archive footage) (uncredited)
Dan Aykroyd Unplugged On UFOs
2005 · Self
Life O' The Party: On the Road with Prince and the New Power Generation
2005 · Self
Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live
2005 · Self
Christmas with the Kranks
2004 · Vic Frohmeyer
The Best of So Graham Norton
2004 · Self (archive footage)
Ronnie Hawkins: Still Alive and Kickin
2004 · Narrator
White Coats
2004 · Dr. Cyrill Kipp
50 First Dates
2004 · Dr. Keats
James Brown: Soul Survivor
2003
Bright Young Things
2003 · Lord Monomark
Saturday Night Live: 25 Years of Music Vol. 5
2003 · Self
Toronto Rocks
2003 · Self
The Making of ‘Sneakers’
2003 · Self
Unconditional Love
2002 · Max Beasley
Crossroads
2002 · Pete Wagner
On the Nose
2001 · Dr. Barry Davis
Earth vs. the Spider
2001 · Det. Insp. Jack Grillo
The Curse of the Jade Scorpion
2001 · Chris Magruder
Evolution
2001 · Governor Lewis
Pearl Harbor
2001 · Captain Thurman
The House of Mirth
2000 · Augustus 'Gus' Trenor
Stardom
2000 · Barry Levine
Loser
2000 · Dad
Diamonds
1999 · Lance Agensky
Saturday Night Live: Christmas
1999 · Self (archive footage)
Ghostbusters 1999
1999 · Self
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dana Carvey
1999
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
1999 · Self
Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection
1999 · Captain Milligan
Susan's Plan
1998 · Bob
Antz
1998 · Chip (voice)
The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers'
1998 · Self
Blues Brothers 2000
1998 · Elwood Blues
Roswell Top Secret
1998 · Self
Grosse Pointe Blank
1997 · Grocer
The Arrow
1997 · Crawford Gordon Jr.
Heritage Minutes: Avro Arrow
1997 · Crawford Gordon
My Fellow Americans
1996 · President William Haney
Feeling Minnesota
1996 · Det. Ben Costikyan
Rainbow
1996 · Sheriff Wyatt Hampton
Celtic Pride
1996 · Jimmy Flaherty
Getting Away with Murder
1996 · Jack Lambert
Sgt. Bilko
1996 · Colonel Hall
Canadian Bacon
1995 · OPP Officer (uncredited)
Casper
1995 · Dr. Raymond Stantz (uncredited)
Tommy Boy
1995 · Ray Zalinsky
The Random Factor
The Random Factor
1995 · Dexter (voice)
Exit to Eden
1994 · Fred Lavery
North
1994 · Pa Tex
My Girl 2
1994 · Harry Sultenfuss
A Century of Cinema
1994 · Self
The Best of the Blues Brothers
1993 · Elwood Blues / Self
Coneheads
1993 · Beldar
Chaplin
1992 · Mack Sennett
Sneakers
1992 · Mother
This Is My Life
1992 · Arnold Moss
Two-Fisted Tales
1992 · Captain Miligan
My Girl
1991 · Harry Sultenfuss
Nothing but Trouble
1991 · Judge Alvin 'J.P' Valkenheiser / Bobo
Seriously... Phil Collins
1990 · Self
Masters of Menace
1990 · Johnny Lewis
The Earth Day Special
1990 · Vic's Buddy
Life of Python
1990 · Self
Loose Cannons
1990 · Ellis Fielding
Driving Miss Daisy
1989 · Boolie Werthan
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
1989 · Self
Ghostbusters II
1989 · Dr. Raymond Stantz
Mel Gibson's Unauthorized Video Diary
1989 · Self
My Stepmother Is an Alien
1988 · Steven Mills
Caddyshack II
1988 · Captain Tom Everett
The Great Outdoors
1988 · Roman Craig
She's Having a Baby
1988 · Roman (uncredited)
The Couch Trip
1988 · John W. Burns, Jr.
Dragnet
1987 · Sgt. Joe Friday
Citizen Steve
1987 · Chial Dushane
Spies Like Us
1985 · Austin Millbarge
The Best of John Belushi
1985 · Various Characters
Into the Night
1985 · Herb
We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song
1985 · Self
B.B. King: Into the Night
1985 · Self
On the Scene with the Ghostbusters
1984
Nothing Lasts Forever
1984 · Buck Heller
Ghostbusters
1984 · Dr. Raymond Stantz
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
1984 · Art Weber
The Coneheads
1983 · Beldar (voice)
Twilight Zone: The Movie
1983 · Passenger
Trading Places
1983 · Louis Winthorpe III
Doctor Detroit
1983 · Clifford Skridlow / Doctor Detroit
E.T. and Friends: Magical Movie Visitors
1982 · Beldar Conehead
It Came from Hollywood
1982 · Self
Neighbors
1981 · Vic
Steve Martin's Best Show Ever
1981 · Yortuk Festrunk / Irwin Mainway / Alexander Haig / Dr. Treves
The Blues Brothers
1980 · Elwood Blues
1941
1979 · Sgt. Frank Tree
Mr. Mike's Mondo Video
1979 · Church of Jack Lord Leader / Self
The Blues Brothers Live at Winterland
1978 · Elwood Blues
Grateful Dead: The Closing of Winterland
1978 · Self
The Things We Did Last Summer
1978 · Self
The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash
1978 · Brian Thigh
Love at First Sight
1977 · Roy
The Beach Boys: It's OK
1976 · Cop #1
The Beach Boys: It's OK
1976 · Cop #1
The Gift of Winter
1974 · Goodly / Rotten / Maple (voice)
Directed by Dan Aykroyd
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