Dan Aykroyd
- Born
- July 1, 1952 · Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Writer
- Actor
- Producer
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 · 91 credits
- 2025I'm Chevy Chase and You're Not · Self (Self - Actor)
- 2025You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution, Spread Love & Overalls, and Created a Community That Changed the World (in a Canadian Kind of Way) · Actor
- 2024Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire · Writer
- 2024Famously Haunted: Hollywood · Archive footage (Self)
- 2024Famously Haunted: Hollywood · Archive footage (actor)
- 2021Ghostbusters: Afterlife · Writer
- 2021Ghostbusters: Afterlife · Actor (Ray Stantz)
- 2021Who Saw the Men in Black · Archive footage (Self)
- 2020Born in Chicago · Actor (Narrator)
- 2016Ghostbusters · Writer
- 2016Good Fortune · Self (Self)
- 2015Pixels · Actor (1982 Championship MC)
- 2014Tammy · Actor (Don)
- 2014Get on Up · Actor (Ben Bart)
- 2013Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return · Actor (Scarecrow)
- 2013Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot · Self (Self)
- 2012The Campaign · Actor (Wade Motch)
- 2012Sunset Strip · Self (Self)
- 2012Art Car: The Movie · Self (Self)
- 2010Yogi Bear · Actor (Yogi Bear)
- 2010World War II: Saving the Reality · Actor (Narrator)
- 2010Flip, Flop, and Fly, 40 Years of the Downchild Blues Band · Actor
- 2010John Belushi: Dancing on the Edge · Self (Self)
- 2008War, Inc. · Actor (Mr. Vice President)
- 2007I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry · Actor (Captain Tucker)
- 2006Hollywood Burn · Archive footage
- 2005Dan Aykroyd Unplugged on UFOs · Self (Self)
- 200450 First Dates · Actor (Dr. Keats)
- 2004Christmas with the Kranks · Actor (Vic Frohmeyer)
- 2003Shortcut to Happiness · Actor (Julius Jensen)
- 2002Crossroads · Actor (Pete)
- 2002Unconditional Love · Actor (Max Beasley)
- 2001Evolution · Actor (Governor Lewis)
- 2000Loser · Actor (Dad)
- 2000The House of Mirth · Actor (Augustus 'Gus' Trenor)
- 1999Diamonds · Actor (Lance Agensky)
- 1998Antz · Actor (Chip)
- 1998Blues Brothers 2000 · Actor (Elwood Blues)
- 1998Blues Brothers 2000 · Producer
- 1998Blues Brothers 2000 · Writer
- 1997Grosse Pointe Blank · Actor (Grocer)
- 1996Sgt. Bilko · Actor (Col. John T. Hall)
- 1996My Fellow Americans · Actor (President William Haney)
- 1996Feeling Minnesota · Actor (Det. Ben Costikyan)
- 1996Celtic Pride · Actor (Jimmy Flaherty)
- 1996Getting Away with Murder · Actor (Jack Lambert)
- 1995Tommy Boy · Actor (Zalinsky)
- 1994My Girl 2 · Actor (Harry Sultenfuss)
- 1994Exit to Eden · Actor (Fred)
- 1994A Century of Cinema · Self (Self)
- 1993Coneheads · Actor (Beldar Conehead)
- 1993Coneheads · Writer
- 1993Coneheads · Actor (Donald R. DeCicco)
- 1992Sneakers · Actor (Mother)
- 1992Chaplin · Actor (Mack Sennett)
- 1992This Is My Life · Actor (Arnold Moss)
- 1991My Girl · Actor (Harry Sultenfuss)
- 1991Nothing But Trouble · Writer
- 1991Nothing But Trouble · Director
- 1991Nothing But Trouble · Actor (Bobo)
- 1991Nothing But Trouble · Actor (Judge Alvin 'J.P' Valkenheiser)
- 1990Loose Cannons · Actor (Ellis Fielding)
- 1989Ghostbusters II · Actor (Dr. Raymond Stantz)
- 1989Ghostbusters II · Writer
- 1989Driving Miss Daisy · Actor (Boolie Werthan)
- 1988The Great Outdoors · Actor (Roman Craig)
- 1988My Stepmother Is an Alien · Actor (Steven Mills)
- 1988The Couch Trip · Actor (John W. Burns, Jr.)
- 1987Dragnet · Actor (Friday)
- 1987Dragnet · Writer
- 1985Spies Like Us · Actor (Austin Millbarge)
- 1985Spies Like Us · Writer
- 1985Into the Night · Actor (Herb)
- 1984Ghostbusters · Writer
- 1984Ghostbusters · Actor (Dr. Raymond Stantz)
- 1984Nothing Lasts Forever · Actor (Buck Heller)
- 1983Trading Places · Actor (Louis Winthorpe III)
- 1983Twilight Zone: The Movie · Actor (Ambulance Driver (prologue)
- 1983Twilight Zone: The Movie · Actor (segment "Time Out"))
- 1983Twilight Zone: The Movie · Actor (Passenger)
- 1983Doctor Detroit · Actor (Clifford Skridlow)
- 1983Doctor Detroit · Actor (Doctor Detroit)
- 1982It Came from Hollywood · Self (Self)
- 1981Neighbors · Actor (Vic)
- 1980The Blues Brothers · Actor (Elwood)
- 1980The Blues Brothers · Writer
- 19791941 · Actor (Sgt. Frank Tree)
- 1979Mr. Mike's Mondo Video · Actor (Self)
- 1979Mr. Mike's Mondo Video · Actor (Church of Jack Lord leader)
- —Untitled Dan Aykroyd/Chevy Chase Project · Writer
- —Too Hot to Handle: Remembering Ghostbusters II · Self (Self)