Acting
Dan Aykroyd
EN, FR, DE cinema · 159 credits
Born
1 July 1952 (age 74)
Birthplace
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Also known as Elwood · Daniel Edward Aykroyd · Danny 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).
Known for
Filmography
Keeper of the Cup
as The Keeper
Getting Lost
as (voice)
Belushi
Belushi
Executive Producer
You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution...
as Self
Marty, Life Is Short
as Self (archive footage)
John Candy: I Like Me
as Self - Mainstage Cast, The Second City
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
as Ray Stantz, Original Film Writer, Executive Producer
The Greatest Night in Pop
as Self (archive footage)
Jim Henson Idea Man
as Self (archive footage)
An SNL Thanksgiving
as (archive footage)
Zombie Town
as Len Carver
Our Soho
as self
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
as Self (archive footage)
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
as Ray Stantz, Original Film Writer, Executive Producer
The Go-Go's
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Belushi
as Self (archive footage)
Defend, Conserve, Protect
as Narrator
Fantastic Mr. Murray
as Self - Interviewee
Ghostheads
as Self
Ghostbusters
as Cabbie, Characters, Executive Producer
Good Fortune
as Self
Being Canadian
as Self
Pixels
as 1982 Championship MC
Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return
as Scarecrow (voice)
Tammy
as Don
Get On Up
as Ben Bart
Saturday Night Live: Thanksgiving
as Rick Phillips
Behind the Candelabra
as Seymour Heller
WWII: Saving the Reality
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Born In Chicago
as Narrator, Executive Producer
The Campaign
as Wade Motch
Sunset Strip
as Self
Yogi Bear
as Yogi Bear (voice)
The Women of SNL
as Various (archive footage)
Presidential Reunion
as Jimmy Carter
Julie & Julia
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
War, Inc.
as Mr. Vice President
I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry
as Captain Tucker
Shortcut to Happiness
as Julius Jensen
Saturday Night Live: The Best of John Belushi
as Self / Various (archive footage) (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd
as Various Characters (archive footage)
50 First Dates
as Dr. Keats
Christmas with the Kranks
as Vic Frohmeyer
White Coats
as Dr. Cyrill Kipp
The Best of So Graham Norton
as Self (archive footage)
Toronto Rocks
as Self
Bright Young Things
as Lord Monomark
Crossroads
as Pete Wagner
Unconditional Love
as Max Beasley
Pearl Harbor
as Captain Thurman
The Curse of the Jade Scorpion
as Chris Magruder
Earth vs. the Spider
as Det. Insp. Jack Grillo
Evolution
as Governor Lewis
On the Nose
as Dr. Barry Davis
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)
Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection
as Captain Milligan
Blues Brothers 2000
as Elwood Blues, Producer, Writer
Antz
as Chip (voice)
Susan's Plan
as Bob
Grosse Pointe Blank
as Grocer
Heritage Minutes: Avro Arrow
as Crawford Gordon
The Arrow
as Crawford Gordon Jr.
Celtic Pride
as Jimmy Flaherty
Getting Away with Murder
as Jack Lambert
Sgt. Bilko
as Colonel Hall
Feeling Minnesota
as Det. Ben Costikyan
My Fellow Americans
as President William Haney
Rainbow
as Sheriff Wyatt Hampton
Canadian Bacon
as OPP Officer (uncredited)
Tommy Boy
as Ray Zalinsky
Casper
as Dr. Raymond Stantz (uncredited)
The Random Factor
1995
The Random Factor
as Dexter (voice)
My Girl 2
as Harry Sultenfuss
North
as Pa Tex
Exit to Eden
as Fred Lavery
Coneheads
as Beldar, Screenplay
The Best of the Blues Brothers
as Elwood Blues / Self, Writer
Sneakers
as Mother
Chaplin
as Mack Sennett
This Is My Life
as Arnold Moss
Two-Fisted Tales
as Captain Miligan
My Girl
as Harry Sultenfuss
Nothing but Trouble
as Judge Alvin 'J.P' Valkenheiser / Bobo, Screenplay, Director
Loose Cannons
as Ellis Fielding
Masters of Menace
as Johnny Lewis
Life of Python
as Self
The Earth Day Special
as Vic's Buddy
Driving Miss Daisy
as Boolie Werthan
Ghostbusters II
as Dr. Raymond Stantz, Screenplay, Characters
The Great Outdoors
as Roman Craig
The Couch Trip
as John W. Burns, Jr.
My Stepmother Is an Alien
as Steven Mills
She's Having a Baby
as Roman (uncredited)
Caddyshack II
as Captain Tom Everett
Dragnet
as Sgt. Joe Friday, Screenplay
Citizen Steve
as Chial Dushane, Director
One More Saturday Night
Executive Producer
Into the Night
as Herb
Spies Like Us
as Austin Millbarge, Screenplay
The Best of John Belushi
as Various Characters
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
as Art Weber
Ghostbusters
as Dr. Raymond Stantz, Screenplay
Nothing Lasts Forever
as Buck Heller
Trading Places
as Louis Winthorpe III
Doctor Detroit
as Clifford Skridlow / Doctor Detroit
Twilight Zone: The Movie
as Passenger
The Coneheads
as Beldar (voice)
E.T. and Friends: Magical Movie Visitors
as Beldar Conehead
Neighbors
as Vic
Steve Martin's Best Show Ever
as Yortuk Festrunk / Irwin Mainway / Alexander Haig / Dr. Treves, Writer
The Blues Brothers
as Elwood Blues, Writer
1941
as Sgt. Frank Tree
Mr. Mike's Mondo Video
as Church of Jack Lord Leader / Self
The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash
as Brian Thigh
The Blues Brothers Live at Winterland
as Elwood Blues
The Beach Boys: It's OK
as Cop #1, Writer
The Beach Boys: It's OK
as Cop #1, Writer
The Gift of Winter
as Goodly / Rotten / Maple (voice)