Dan Aykroyd
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 1, 1952
- Birthplace
- Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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).
Filmography
- Belushi
Belushi TBA
Executive Producer
Getting Lost TBA
as (voice)
Keeper of the Cup TBA
as The Keeper
You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution... 2026
as Self
Marty, Life Is Short 2026
as Self (archive footage)
On a Mission from God: The Story of the Blues Brothers 2025
as Self
I'm Chevy Chase and You're Not 2025
as Self
John Candy: I Like Me 2025
as Self - Mainstage Cast, The Second City
An SNL Thanksgiving 2024
as (archive footage)
Jim Henson Idea Man 2024
as Self (archive footage)
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire 2024
as Ray Stantz, Original Film Writer, Executive Producer
The Greatest Night in Pop 2024
as Self (archive footage)
Zombie Town 2023
as Len Carver
Our Soho 2023
as self
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony 2022
as Self (archive footage)
Ghostbusters: Afterlife 2021
as Ray Stantz, Original Film Writer, Executive Producer
Who Saw the Men in Black 2021
as self
The Go-Go's 2021
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Belushi 2020
as Self (archive footage)
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters 2020
as Self
Fantastic Mr. Murray 2019
as Self - Interviewee
- 31 Nights of Halloween Fan Fest
31 Nights of Halloween Fan Fest 2019
as Self
Defend, Conserve, Protect 2019
as Narrator
Chris Farley: Anything for a Laugh 2019
as Self
Good Fortune 2016
as Self
Ghostbusters 2016
as Cabbie, Characters, Executive Producer
Ghostheads 2016
as Self
Being Canadian 2015
as Self
I Am Chris Farley 2015
as Self
Pixels 2015
as 1982 Championship MC
Who You Gonna Call?: A Ghostbusters Retrospective 2014
Actor
Time Is But a Window: Ghostbusters 2 and Beyond 2014
Actor
Get On Up 2014
as Ben Bart
Tammy 2014
as Don
Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return 2014
as Scarecrow (voice)
Saturday Night Live: Thanksgiving 2013
as Rick Phillips
Behind the Candelabra 2013
as Seymour Heller
Born In Chicago 2013
as Narrator, Executive Producer
Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot 2013
as Self
WWII: Saving the Reality 2013
as Self - Narrator (voice)
The Campaign 2012
as Wade Motch
Sunset Strip 2012
as Self
Yogi Bear 2010
as Yogi Bear (voice)
The Women of SNL 2010
as Various (archive footage)
Presidential Reunion 2010
as Jimmy Carter
Julie & Julia 2009
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
War, Inc. 2008
as Mr. Vice President
Shortcut to Happiness 2007
as Julius Jensen
I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry 2007
as Captain Tucker
Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation 2007
as Self
Working with a Master: John Landis 2006
as Self
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd 2005
as Various Characters (archive footage)
The Blues Brothers: Transposing The Music 2005
as Self
Just the Two of Us 2005
as Self
Saturday Night Live: The Best of John Belushi 2005
as Self / Various (archive footage) (uncredited)
Dan Aykroyd Unplugged On UFOs 2005
as Self
Life O' The Party: On the Road with Prince and the New Power Generation 2005
as Self
Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live 2005
as Self
Christmas with the Kranks 2004
as Vic Frohmeyer
The Best of So Graham Norton 2004
as Self (archive footage)
Ronnie Hawkins: Still Alive and Kickin 2004
as Narrator
White Coats 2004
as Dr. Cyrill Kipp
50 First Dates 2004
as Dr. Keats
James Brown: Soul Survivor 2003
Actor
Bright Young Things 2003
as Lord Monomark
Saturday Night Live: 25 Years of Music Vol. 5 2003
as Self
Toronto Rocks 2003
as Self
The Making of ‘Sneakers’ 2003
as Self
Unconditional Love 2002
as Max Beasley
Crossroads 2002
as Pete Wagner
On the Nose 2001
as Dr. Barry Davis
Earth vs. the Spider 2001
as Det. Insp. Jack Grillo
The Curse of the Jade Scorpion 2001
as Chris Magruder
Evolution 2001
as Governor Lewis
Pearl Harbor 2001
as Captain Thurman
Stardom 2000
as Barry Levine
The House of Mirth 2000
as Augustus 'Gus' Trenor
Loser 2000
as Dad
Diamonds 1999
as Lance Agensky
Saturday Night Live: Christmas 1999
as Self (archive footage)
Ghostbusters 1999 1999
as Self
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dana Carvey 1999
Actor
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special 1999
as Self
Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection 1999
as Captain Milligan
Susan's Plan 1998
as Bob
Antz 1998
as Chip (voice)
The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers' 1998
as Self
Blues Brothers 2000 1998
as Elwood Blues, Producer, Writer
Roswell Top Secret 1998
as Self
Grosse Pointe Blank 1997
as Grocer
The Arrow 1997
as Crawford Gordon Jr.
Heritage Minutes: Avro Arrow 1997
as Crawford Gordon
My Fellow Americans 1996
as President William Haney
Feeling Minnesota 1996
as Det. Ben Costikyan
Rainbow 1996
as Sheriff Wyatt Hampton
Celtic Pride 1996
as Jimmy Flaherty
Getting Away with Murder 1996
as Jack Lambert
Sgt. Bilko 1996
as Colonel Hall
Canadian Bacon 1995
as OPP Officer (uncredited)
Casper 1995
as Dr. Raymond Stantz (uncredited)
Tommy Boy 1995
as Ray Zalinsky
- The Random Factor
The Random Factor 1995
as Dexter (voice)
Exit to Eden 1994
as Fred Lavery
North 1994
as Pa Tex
My Girl 2 1994
as Harry Sultenfuss
A Century of Cinema 1994
as Self
The Best of the Blues Brothers 1993
as Elwood Blues / Self, Writer
Coneheads 1993
as Beldar, Screenplay
Chaplin 1992
as Mack Sennett
Sneakers 1992
as Mother
This Is My Life 1992
as Arnold Moss
Two-Fisted Tales 1992
as Captain Miligan
My Girl 1991
as Harry Sultenfuss
Nothing but Trouble 1991
as Judge Alvin 'J.P' Valkenheiser / Bobo, Screenplay, Director
Seriously... Phil Collins 1990
as Self
Masters of Menace 1990
as Johnny Lewis
The Earth Day Special 1990
as Vic's Buddy
Life of Python 1990
as Self
Loose Cannons 1990
as Ellis Fielding
Driving Miss Daisy 1989
as Boolie Werthan
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary 1989
as Self
Ghostbusters II 1989
as Dr. Raymond Stantz, Screenplay, Characters
Mel Gibson's Unauthorized Video Diary 1989
as Self
My Stepmother Is an Alien 1988
as Steven Mills
Caddyshack II 1988
as Captain Tom Everett
The Great Outdoors 1988
as Roman Craig
She's Having a Baby 1988
as Roman (uncredited)
The Couch Trip 1988
as John W. Burns, Jr.
Dragnet 1987
as Sgt. Joe Friday, Screenplay
Citizen Steve 1987
as Chial Dushane, Director
One More Saturday Night 1986
Executive Producer
Spies Like Us 1985
as Austin Millbarge, Screenplay
The Best of John Belushi 1985
as Various Characters
Into the Night 1985
as Herb
We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song 1985
as Self
B.B. King: Into the Night 1985
as Self
On the Scene with the Ghostbusters 1984
Actor
Nothing Lasts Forever 1984
as Buck Heller
Ghostbusters 1984
as Dr. Raymond Stantz, Screenplay
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom 1984
as Art Weber
The Coneheads 1983
as Beldar (voice)
Twilight Zone: The Movie 1983
as Passenger
Trading Places 1983
as Louis Winthorpe III
Doctor Detroit 1983
as Clifford Skridlow / Doctor Detroit
E.T. and Friends: Magical Movie Visitors 1982
as Beldar Conehead
It Came from Hollywood 1982
as Self
Neighbors 1981
as Vic
Steve Martin's Best Show Ever 1981
as Yortuk Festrunk / Irwin Mainway / Alexander Haig / Dr. Treves, Writer
The Blues Brothers 1980
as Elwood Blues, Writer
1941 1979
as Sgt. Frank Tree
Mr. Mike's Mondo Video 1979
as Church of Jack Lord Leader / Self
Grateful Dead: The Closing of Winterland 1978
as Self
The Blues Brothers Live at Winterland 1978
as Elwood Blues
The Things We Did Last Summer 1978
as Self
The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash 1978
as Brian Thigh
Love at First Sight 1977
as Roy
The Beach Boys: It's OK 1976
as Cop #1, Writer
The Beach Boys: It's OK 1976
as Cop #1, Writer
The Gift of Winter 1974
as Goodly / Rotten / Maple (voice)
Credits from TMDB.