Dan Aykroyd

Born: 1952-07-01 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Known For: Acting

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).

Filmography

2021

Ghostbusters: Afterlife as Ray Stantz
The Go-Go's as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Who Saw the Men in Black as self

2020

Reunited Apart as Self
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters as Self
Hotel Paranormal
Belushi as Self (archive footage)

2019

The Movies That Made Us as Ray Stantz (archive footage)
Biography: Comedy Icons as Self
Chris Farley: Anything for a Laugh as Self
Fantastic Mr. Murray as Self - Interviewee
Defend, Conserve, Protect as Narrator
31 Nights of Halloween Fan Fest as Self

2018

The Conners as Buddy

2017

Workin' Moms as Kate's Dad

2016

Ghostbusters as Cabbie
Ghostheads as Self
Good Fortune as Self

2015

Pixels as 1982 Championship MC
Jay Leno's Garage as Self
The Seventies as Self (archive footage)
I Am Chris Farley as Self
Being Canadian as Self
Dino Hunt Canada as Narrator

2014

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self - Guest
Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return as Scarecrow (voice)
Get On Up as Ben Bart
Tammy as Don
Who You Gonna Call?: A Ghostbusters Retrospective
Time Is But a Window: Ghostbusters 2 and Beyond

2013

Behind the Candelabra as Seymour Heller
Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot as Self
Saturday Night Live: Thanksgiving as Rick Phillips
Born In Chicago as Narrator
WWII: Saving the Reality as Self - Narrator (voice)

2012

Inside Comedy as Self
The Campaign as Wade Motch
Sunset Strip as Self

2010

The Defenders as Judge Max Hunter
Yogi Bear as Yogi Bear (voice)
The Fran Drescher Show
The Women of SNL as Various (archive footage)
Presidential Reunion as Jimmy Carter

2009

Julie & Julia as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2008

War, Inc. as Mr. Vice President

2007

I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry as Captain Tucker
Shortcut to Happiness as Julius Jensen
Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation as Self

2006

Second City: First Family of Comedy as Self
Working with a Master: John Landis as Self

2005

Living with Fran
Just the Two of Us as Self
Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live as Self
Life O' The Party: On the Road with Prince and the New Power Generation as Self
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd as Various Characters (archive footage)
Dan Aykroyd Unplugged On UFOs as Self
The Blues Brothers: Transposing The Music as Self
Saturday Night Live: The Best of John Belushi as Self / Various (archive footage) (uncredited)

2004

50 First Dates as Dr. Keats
Christmas with the Kranks as Vic Frohmeyer
The Best of So Graham Norton as Self (archive footage)
White Coats as Dr. Cyrill Kipp
Ronnie Hawkins: Still Alive and Kickin as Narrator

2003

Bright Young Things as Lord Monomark
The Making of ‘Sneakers’ as Self
James Brown: Soul Survivor
Saturday Night Live: 25 Years of Music Vol. 5 as Self
Toronto Rocks as Self

2002

Crossroads as Pete Wagner
Unconditional Love as Max Beasley

2001

According to Jim as Danny Michalski
Pearl Harbor as Captain Thurman
Evolution as Governor Lewis
The Curse of the Jade Scorpion as Chris Magruder
Earth vs. the Spider as Det. Insp. Jack Grillo
On the Nose as Dr. Barry Davis

2000

Loser as Dad
The House of Mirth as Augustus 'Gus' Trenor
Stardom as Barry Levine

1999

Family Guy as Dan Aykroyd (voice)
Mark Twain Prize as Self
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special as Self
Saturday Night Live: Christmas as Self (archive footage)
Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection as Captain Milligan
Diamonds as Lance Agensky
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dana Carvey
Ghostbusters 1999 as Self

1998

Antz as Chip (voice)
Blues Brothers 2000 as Elwood Blues
The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers' as Self
Susan's Plan as Bob
Roswell Top Secret as Self

1997

Soul Man as Rev. Mike Weber
Grosse Pointe Blank as Grocer
The Arrow as Crawford Gordon
Heritage Minutes: Avro Arrow as Crawford Gordon
The Arrow as Crawford Gordon Jr.

1996

Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal as Self - Host
The Rosie O'Donnell Show as Self
Sgt. Bilko as Colonel Hall
Celtic Pride as Jimmy Flaherty
My Fellow Americans as President William Haney
Feeling Minnesota as Det. Ben Costikyan
Getting Away with Murder as Jack Lambert
Rainbow as Sheriff Wyatt Hampton

1995

Casper as Dr. Raymond Stantz (uncredited)
Tommy Boy as Ray Zalinsky
Canadian Bacon as OPP Officer (uncredited)
Live from the House of Blues
The Random Factor as Dexter (voice)

1994

My Girl 2 as Harry Sultenfuss
North as Pa Tex
Exit to Eden as Fred Lavery
A Century of Cinema as Self

1993

Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
The Nanny as Repairman (uncredited)
Intimate Portrait as Self
Coneheads as Beldar
The Best of the Blues Brothers as Elwood Blues / Self

1992

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Sneakers as Mother
Terry Wogan's Friday Night as Self
Chaplin as Mack Sennett
This Is My Life as Arnold Moss
Two-Fisted Tales as Captain Miligan

1991

Home Improvement as Mike Weber
Heritage Minutes as Crawford Gordon
My Girl as Harry Sultenfuss
Nothing but Trouble as Judge Alvin 'J.P' Valkenheiser / Bobo

1990

The Earth Day Special as Vic's Buddy
Loose Cannons as Ellis Fielding
Life of Python as Self
Seriously... Phil Collins as Self
Masters of Menace as Johnny Lewis

1989

The Simpsons as Postage Stamp Fellow (voice)
Tales from the Crypt as Captain Milligan
Ghostbusters II as Dr. Raymond Stantz
Driving Miss Daisy as Boolie Werthan
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary as Self
Mel Gibson's Unauthorized Video Diary as Self

1988

My Stepmother Is an Alien as Steven Mills
The Great Outdoors as Roman Craig
Caddyshack II as Captain Tom Everett
She's Having a Baby as Roman (uncredited)
The Couch Trip as John W. Burns, Jr.

1987

Dragnet as Sgt. Joe Friday
Citizen Steve as Chial Dushane

1986

American Masters as Julia Child (archive footage)
The Real Ghostbusters ... (Creator)
One More Saturday Night ... (Executive Producer)

1985

Into the Night as Herb
Spies Like Us as Austin Millbarge
We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song as Self
The Best of John Belushi as Various Characters
B.B. King: Into the Night as Self

1984

MTV Video Music Awards as Self - Host
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom as Art Weber
Ghostbusters as Dr. Raymond Stantz
Nothing Lasts Forever as Buck Heller
On the Scene with the Ghostbusters

1983

Trading Places as Louis Winthorpe III
Twilight Zone: The Movie as Passenger
Doctor Detroit as Clifford Skridlow / Doctor Detroit
The Coneheads as Beldar (voice)

1982

It Came from Hollywood as Self
E.T. and Friends: Magical Movie Visitors as Beldar Conehead

1981

Neighbors as Vic
Steve Martin's Best Show Ever as Yortuk Festrunk / Irwin Mainway / Alexander Haig / Dr. Treves

1980

The Blues Brothers as Elwood Blues

1979

1941 as Sgt. Frank Tree
Mr. Mike's Mondo Video as Church of Jack Lord Leader / Self

1978

The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash as Brian Thigh
The Things We Did Last Summer as Self
The Blues Brothers Live at Winterland as Elwood Blues
Grateful Dead: The Closing of Winterland as Self

1977

Love at First Sight as Roy

1976

The Beach Boys: It's OK as Cop #1
The Beach Boys: It's OK as Cop #1

1975

Saturday Night Live as Self - Various Characters

1974

Dinah! as Self
The Gift of Winter as Goodly / Rotten / Maple (voice)

1944

Golden Globe Awards as Self - Presenter