Dan 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).
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All Credits (199)
Keeper of the Cup
as The Keeper
Getting Lost
as (voice)
You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution...
as Self
The UnBelievable: Encounters with Dan Aykroyd
as Self - Host
The Tom Green Farm
as Self
Marty, Life Is Short
as Self (archive footage)
On a Mission from God: The Story of the Blues Brothers
as Self
I'm Chevy Chase and You're Not
as Self
John Candy: I Like Me
as Self - Mainstage Cast, The Second City
An SNL Thanksgiving
as (archive footage)
Jim Henson Idea Man
as Self (archive footage)
The Greatest Night in Pop
as Self (archive footage)
A History of the World in Six Glasses
as Self
The UnBelievable with Dan Aykroyd
as Self - Host
Zombie Town
as Len Carver
Our Soho
as self
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
as Self (archive footage)
Who Saw the Men in Black
as self
The Go-Go's
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Belushi
as Self (archive footage)
Hotel Paranormal
as Unknown
Reunited Apart
as Self
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
as Self
The Movies That Made Us
as Ray Stantz (archive footage)
Fantastic Mr. Murray
as Self - Interviewee
Defend, Conserve, Protect
as Narrator
Chris Farley: Anything for a Laugh
as Self
Biography: Comedy Icons
as Self
The Conners
as Buddy
Workin' Moms
as Kate's Dad
Workin' Moms
as Kate's Dad (voice)
Good Fortune
as Self
Ghostheads
as Self
Jay Leno's Garage
as Self
Being Canadian
as Self
I Am Chris Farley
as Self
Pixels
as 1982 Championship MC
The Seventies
as Self (archive footage)
Dino Hunt Canada
as Narrator
Who You Gonna Call?: A Ghostbusters Retrospective
as Unknown
Time Is But a Window: Ghostbusters 2 and Beyond
as Unknown
Get On Up
as Ben Bart
Tammy
as Don
Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return
as Scarecrow (voice)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
Saturday Night Live: Thanksgiving
as Rick Phillips
Behind the Candelabra
as Seymour Heller
Born In Chicago
as Narrator
Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot
as Self
WWII: Saving the Reality
as Self - Narrator (voice)
The Campaign
as Wade Motch
Sunset Strip
as Self
Inside Comedy
as Self
Yogi Bear
as Yogi Bear (voice)
The Fran Drescher Show
as Unknown
The Women of SNL
as Various (archive footage)
The Defenders
as Judge Max Hunter
Presidential Reunion
as Jimmy Carter
Julie & Julia
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
War, Inc.
as Mr. Vice President
Shortcut to Happiness
as Julius Jensen
I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry
as Captain Tucker
Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation
as Self
Second City: First Family of Comedy
as Self
Working with a Master: John Landis
as Self
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd
as Various Characters (archive footage)
The Blues Brothers: Transposing The Music
as Self
Just the Two of Us
as Self
Saturday Night Live: The Best of John Belushi
as Self / Various (archive footage) (uncredited)
Dan Aykroyd Unplugged On UFOs
as Self
Life O' The Party: On the Road with Prince and the New Power Generation
as Self
Living with Fran
as Unknown
Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live
as Self
Christmas with the Kranks
as Vic Frohmeyer
The Best of So Graham Norton
as Self (archive footage)
Ronnie Hawkins: Still Alive and Kickin
as Narrator
White Coats
as Dr. Cyrill Kipp
50 First Dates
as Dr. Keats
James Brown: Soul Survivor
as Unknown
Bright Young Things
as Lord Monomark
Saturday Night Live: 25 Years of Music Vol. 5
as Self
Toronto Rocks
as Self
The Making of ‘Sneakers’
as Self
Unconditional Love
as Max Beasley
Crossroads
as Pete Wagner
On the Nose
as Dr. Barry Davis
Earth vs. the Spider
as Det. Insp. Jack Grillo
According to Jim
as Danny Michalski
The Curse of the Jade Scorpion
as Chris Magruder
Evolution
as Governor Lewis
Pearl Harbor
as Captain Thurman
The House of Mirth
as Augustus 'Gus' Trenor
Stardom
as Barry Levine
Loser
as Dad
Diamonds
as Lance Agensky
Saturday Night Live: Christmas
as Self (archive footage)
Ghostbusters 1999
as Self
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dana Carvey
as Unknown
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
as Self
Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection
as Captain Milligan
Family Guy
as Dan Aykroyd (voice)
Mark Twain Prize
as Self
Susan's Plan
as Bob
Antz
as Chip (voice)
The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers'
as Self
Blues Brothers 2000
as Elwood Blues
Roswell Top Secret
as Self
Soul Man
as Rev. Mike Weber
Grosse Pointe Blank
as Grocer
The Arrow
as Crawford Gordon Jr.
The Arrow
as Crawford Gordon
Heritage Minutes: Avro Arrow
as Crawford Gordon
My Fellow Americans
as President William Haney
Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal
as Self - Host
Feeling Minnesota
as Det. Ben Costikyan
Rainbow
as Sheriff Wyatt Hampton
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
as Self
Celtic Pride
as Jimmy Flaherty
Getting Away with Murder
as Jack Lambert
Sgt. Bilko
as Colonel Hall
Canadian Bacon
as OPP Officer (uncredited)
Casper
as Dr. Raymond Stantz (uncredited)
Tommy Boy
as Ray Zalinsky
Exit to Eden
as Fred Lavery
North
as Pa Tex
My Girl 2
as Harry Sultenfuss
A Century of Cinema
as Self
Intimate Portrait
as Self
The Nanny
as Repairman (uncredited)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
The Best of the Blues Brothers
as Elwood Blues / Self
Coneheads
as Beldar
Chaplin
as Mack Sennett
Sneakers
as Mother
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
as Unknown
This Is My Life
as Arnold Moss
Two-Fisted Tales
as Captain Miligan
My Girl
as Harry Sultenfuss
Home Improvement
as Mike Weber
Heritage Minutes
as Crawford Gordon
Nothing but Trouble
as Judge Alvin 'J.P' Valkenheiser / Bobo
Seriously... Phil Collins
as Self
Masters of Menace
as Johnny Lewis
The Earth Day Special
as Vic's Buddy
Life of Python
as Self
Loose Cannons
as Ellis Fielding
The Simpsons
as Postage Stamp Fellow (voice)
Driving Miss Daisy
as Boolie Werthan
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
as Self
Mel Gibson's Unauthorized Video Diary
as Self
Tales from the Crypt
as Captain Milligan
My Stepmother Is an Alien
as Steven Mills
Caddyshack II
as Captain Tom Everett
The Great Outdoors
as Roman Craig
She's Having a Baby
as Roman (uncredited)
The Couch Trip
as John W. Burns, Jr.
Dragnet
as Sgt. Joe Friday
Citizen Steve
as Chial Dushane
American Masters
as Julia Child (archive footage)
Spies Like Us
as Austin Millbarge
The Best of John Belushi
as Various Characters
Into the Night
as Herb
We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song
as Self
B.B. King: Into the Night
as Self
On the Scene with the Ghostbusters
as Unknown
MTV Video Music Awards
as Self - Host
Nothing Lasts Forever
as Buck Heller
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
as Art Weber
The Coneheads
as Beldar (voice)
Twilight Zone: The Movie
as Passenger
Trading Places
as Louis Winthorpe III
Doctor Detroit
as Clifford Skridlow / Doctor Detroit
E.T. and Friends: Magical Movie Visitors
as Beldar Conehead
It Came from Hollywood
as Self
Neighbors
as Vic
Steve Martin's Best Show Ever
as Yortuk Festrunk / Irwin Mainway / Alexander Haig / Dr. Treves
The Blues Brothers
as Elwood Blues
1941
as Sgt. Frank Tree
Mr. Mike's Mondo Video
as Church of Jack Lord Leader / Self
The Blues Brothers Live at Winterland
as Elwood Blues
Grateful Dead: The Closing of Winterland
as Self
The Things We Did Last Summer
as Self
The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash
as Brian Thigh
Love at First Sight
as Roy
The Beach Boys: It's OK
as Cop #1
The Beach Boys: It's OK
as Cop #1
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Various Characters
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
Saturday Night Live
as Self / Various (archive footage)
Saturday Night Live
as Sen. Bob Dole (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
as Yortuk Festrunk (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Various Characters (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
as Sanjaya Fan (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
as John Boehner (uncredited)
Dinah!
as Self
The Gift of Winter
as Goodly / Rotten / Maple (voice)
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Presenter