ACTING
Dan Aykroyd
- Born
- Jul 1, 1952 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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).
MOST-RATED TMDB CREDITS
Known for
The Simpsons
TV · 1989
Postage Stamp Fellow (voice)
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Movie · 1984
Art Weber
Ghostbusters
Movie · 1984
Dr. Raymond Stantz · Screenplay
Pixels
Movie · 2015
1982 Championship MC
50 First Dates
Movie · 2004
Dr. Keats
Pearl Harbor
Movie · 2001
Captain Thurman
Ghostbusters
Movie · 2016
Cabbie · Characters · Executive Producer
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
Movie · 2021
Ray Stantz · Original Film Writer · Executive Producer
Family Guy
TV · 1999
Dan Aykroyd (voice)
Casper
Movie · 1995
Dr. Raymond Stantz (uncredited)
Ghostbusters II
Movie · 1989
Dr. Raymond Stantz · Screenplay · Characters
Antz
Movie · 1998
Chip (voice)
FILMOGRAPHY
203 movie & TV credits
- 2026You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution...Movie · Self
- 2026The UnBelievable: Encounters with Dan AykroydTV · Self - Host
- 2026The Tom Green FarmTV · Self
- 2026Marty, Life Is ShortMovie · Self (archive footage)
- 2025On a Mission from God: The Story of the Blues BrothersMovie · Self
- 2025I'm Chevy Chase and You're NotMovie · Self
- 2025John Candy: I Like MeMovie · Self - Mainstage Cast, The Second City
- 2024An SNL ThanksgivingMovie · (archive footage)
- 2024Jim Henson Idea ManMovie · Self (archive footage)
- 2024Ghostbusters: Frozen EmpireMovie · Ray Stantz, Original Film Writer, Executive Producer
- 2024The Greatest Night in PopMovie · Self (archive footage)
- 2024A History of the World in Six GlassesTV · Self
- 2023The UnBelievable with Dan AykroydTV · Self - Host, Executive Producer
- 2023Zombie TownMovie · Len Carver
- 2023Our SohoMovie · self
- 2022
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