About

Known credits:
184
Birthday:
1952-07-01
Place of birth:
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Website:
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Dan Aykroyd

Overview

Dan Aykroyd, born in Ottawa, initially pursued studies in psychology, criminal sociology, and political science at Carleton University, where his comedy journey took off. He co-wrote sketches for a private cable company, igniting his passion for acting. At 20, he joined The Second City comedy troupe in Chicago and Toronto, marking the start of his career.

In 1975, Aykroyd joined "Saturday Night Live" as a founding member of the "Not Ready For Prime Time Players," crafting iconic sketches like "The Blues Brothers" with Belushi and "Two Wild and Crazy Guys" with Steve Martin. The success of "The Blues Brothers" sketch led to a full-length feature in 1980, with Aykroyd writing and producing the movie soundtrack, defying the disco and punk era.

His versatile talent shines in roles like Dr. Ray Stantz in "Ghostbusters," Jessica Tandy’s son in "Driving Miss Daisy," a single father in "My Girl," and an assassin in "Grosse Pointe Blank," showcasing both comedic and dramatic prowess.

Known for

Acting
2024 Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire Actor Ray Stantz 64
Fair
2024 The Greatest Night in Pop Actor Self (archive footage) 64
Fair
2023 A Saturday Night Live Christmas Special Actor N/A
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2023 The UnBelievable with Dan Aykroyd Actor Self - Host 68
Fair
2023 NOT A GIRL - CROSSROADS: GLOBAL FAN EVENT Actor Pete Wagner N/A
N/A
2023 Zombie Town Actor Len Carver 57
Average
2022 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Actor Self (archive footage) 59
Average
2021 Ghostbusters: Afterlife Actor Ray Stantz 72
Good
2021 Who Saw the Men in Black Actor self 59
Average
2020 Belushi Actor Self (archive footage) 59
Average
2020 Hotel Paranormal Actor 69
Fair
2020 Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters Actor Self 59
Average
2019 Fantastic Mr. Murray Actor Self - Interviewee 59
Average
2019 Defend, Conserve, Protect Actor Narrator N/A
N/A
2019 Chris Farley: Anything for a Laugh Actor 59
Average
2016 Bill Murray: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize Actor Self N/A
N/A
2016 Good Fortune Actor Self 59
Average
2016 Ghostbusters Actor Cabbie 53
Average
2016 Ghostheads Actor Self 59
Average
2015 Being Canadian Actor Self 58
Average
2015 I Am Chris Farley Actor Self 60
Fair
2015 Pixels Actor 1982 Championship MC 57
Average
2015 Saturday Night Live: 40th Anniversary Special Actor Self / Super Bass-O-Matic 2150 Spokesperson / Elwood Blues 59
Average
2015 Dino Hunt Canada Actor Narrator N/A
N/A
2014 Who You Gonna Call?: A Ghostbusters Retrospective Actor 59
Average
2014 Time Is But a Window: Ghostbusters 2 and Beyond Actor 59
Average
2014 Get on Up Actor Ben Bart 63
Fair
2014 Tammy Actor Don 55
Average
2014 Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return Actor Scarecrow (voice) 60
Fair
2013 Saturday Night Live: Thanksgiving Actor Rick Phillips 59
Average
2013 Behind the Candelabra Actor Seymour Heller 63
Fair
2013 Born In Chicago Actor Narrator 58
Average
2013 Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot Actor Self 59
Average
2013 WWII: Saving the Reality Actor Self - Narrator (voice) N/A
N/A
2012 Steve Martin: The Television Stuff Actor 60
Fair
2012 The Campaign Actor Wade Motch 58
Average
2012 Sunset Strip Actor Self 59
Average
2011 Saturday Night Live Backstage Actor Self / Various N/A
N/A
2010 Yogi Bear Actor Yogi Bear (voice) 56
Average
2010 The Women of SNL Actor Various (archive footage) 59
Average
2010 Presidential Reunion Actor Jimmy Carter 59
Average
2009 Ghostbusters (The Video Game) Actor Dr. Raymond Stantz (voice) N/A
N/A
2008 War, Inc. Actor Mr. Vice President 57
Average
2007 I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry Actor Captain Phineas J. Tucker 59
Average
2006 Second City: First Family of Comedy Actor Self N/A
N/A
2006 Working with a Master: John Landis Actor Self N/A
N/A
2005 Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd Actor Various Characters (archive footage) 59
Average
2005 The Blues Brothers: Transposing The Music Actor Self N/A
N/A
2005 Saturday Night Live: The Best of John Belushi Actor Self / Various (archive footage) (uncredited) 59
Average
2005 Dan Aykroyd Unplugged On UFOs Actor himself 58
Average
2005 Life O' The Party: On the Road with Prince and the New Power Generation Actor Self N/A
N/A
2005 Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live Actor Self 59
Average
2004 Christmas with the Kranks Actor Vic Frohmeyer 60
Fair
2004 Ronnie Hawkins: Still Alive and Kickin Actor Narrator N/A
N/A
2004 White Coats Actor Dr. Cyrill Kipp 58
Average
2004 50 First Dates Actor Dr. Keats 67
Fair
2003 James Brown: Soul Survivor Actor 59
Average
2003 Bright Young Things Actor Lord Monomark 59
Average
2003 Toronto Rocks Actor Self 59
Average
2003 Shortcut to Happiness Actor Julius Jenson 58
Average
2003 The Making of ‘Sneakers’ Actor Self N/A
N/A
2002 Unconditional Love Actor Max Beasley 59
Average
2002 Crossroads Actor Pete Wagner 55
Average
2001 On the Nose Actor Dr. Barry Davis 58
Average
2001 Earth vs. the Spider Actor Det. Insp. Jack Grillo 58
Average
2001 The Curse of the Jade Scorpion Actor Chris Magruder 63
Fair
2001 Evolution Actor Governor Lewis 60
Fair
2001 Pearl Harbor Actor Captain Thurman 68
Fair
2000 Stardom Actor Barry Levine 58
Average
2000 The House of Mirth Actor Augustus 'Gus' Trenor 59
Average
2000 Loser Actor Dad 56
Average
1999 Diamonds Actor Lance Agensky 58
Average
1999 Saturday Night Live: Christmas Actor Himself 58
Average
1999 Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dana Carvey Actor 59
Average
1999 Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special Actor Self 59
Average
1999 Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection Actor Captain Milligan 59
Average
1998 Susan's Plan Actor Bob 58
Average
1998 Antz Actor Chip (voice) 61
Fair
1998 The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers' Actor Self 59
Average
1998 Blues Brothers 2000 Actor Elwood Blues 55
Average
1998 Roswell Top Secret Actor Self 59
Average
1997 Soul Man Actor Rev. Mike Weber 70
Good
1997 Grosse Pointe Blank Actor Grocer 65
Fair
1997 The Arrow Actor Crawford Gordon Jr. 59
Average
1997 The Arrow Actor Crawford Gordon N/A
N/A
1997 Heritage Minutes: Avro Arrow Actor Crawford Gordon N/A
N/A
1996 My Fellow Americans Actor President William Haney 59
Average
1996 Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal Actor 69
Fair
1996 Feeling Minnesota Actor Det. Ben Costikyan 57
Average
1996 Rainbow Actor Sheriff Wyatt Hampton 58
Average
1996 Celtic Pride Actor Jimmy Flaherty 57
Average
1996 Getting Away with Murder Actor Jack Lambert 58
Average
1996 Sgt. Bilko Actor COL John T. Hall 58
Average
1996 Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen Actor Quote Reader 59
Average
1995 Canadian Bacon Actor OPP Officer (uncredited) 58
Average
1995 Casper Actor Dr. Raymond Stantz (uncredited) 62
Fair
1995 Tommy Boy Actor Ray Zalinsky 64
Fair
1995 The Random Factor Actor Dexter (voice) 59
Average
1995 Live from the House of Blues Actor N/A
N/A
1994 Exit to Eden Actor Fred Lavery 56
Average
1994 The Best of the Blues Brothers Actor Elwood Blues / Himself 58
Average
1994 North Actor Pa Tex 56
Average
1994 My Girl 2 Actor Harry Sultenfuss 59
Average
1994 A Century of Cinema Actor Self 59
Average
1993 Coneheads Actor Beldar Conehead 55
Average
1992 Chaplin Actor Mack Sennett 69
Fair
1992 Sneakers Actor Mother 65
Fair
1992 This Is My Life Actor Arnold Moss 59
Average
1992 Two-Fisted Tales Actor Captain Miligan 58
Average
1991 My Girl Actor Harry Sultenfuss 71
Good
1991 Nothing but Trouble Actor Judge Alvin 'J.P' Valkenheiser / Bobo 56
Average
1990 Seriously... Phil Collins Actor Self N/A
N/A
1990 Masters of Menace Actor Johnny Lewis 58
Average
1990 The Earth Day Special Actor Vic's Buddy 59
Average
1990 Life of Python Actor Self 59
Average
1990 Loose Cannons Actor Ellis Fielding 57
Average
1989 Driving Miss Daisy Actor Boolie Werthan 69
Fair
1989 Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary Actor Self 59
Average
1989 Liberian Girl Actor Dan Aykroyd N/A
N/A
1989 Ghostbusters II Actor Ray Stantz 65
Fair
1989 Liberian Girl Actor N/A
N/A
1988 My Stepmother Is an Alien Actor Steven Mills 57
Average
1988 Caddyshack II Actor Capt. Tom Everett 54
Average
1988 The Great Outdoors Actor Roman Craig 61
Fair
1988 She's Having a Baby Actor Roman (uncredited) 59
Average
1988 The Couch Trip Actor John W. Burns, Jr. 58
Average
1987 Dragnet Actor Sgt. Joe Friday 59
Average
1987 Citizen Steve Actor Chial Dushane 59
Average
1985 Spies Like Us Actor Austin Millbarge 60
Fair
1985 The Best of John Belushi Actor Various characters N/A
N/A
1985 Into the Night Actor Herb 61
Fair
1985 We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song Actor Self 59
Average
1985 B.B. King: Into the Night Actor Self 59
Average
1984 Nothing Lasts Forever Actor Buck Heller 59
Average
1984 Ghostbusters Actor Ray Stantz 74
Good
1984 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom Actor Art Weber 72
Good
1983 The Coneheads Actor Beldar (Voice) 58
Average
1983 Twilight Zone: The Movie Actor Passenger 62
Fair
1983 Trading Places Actor Louis Winthorpe III 70
Good
1983 Doctor Detroit Actor Clifford Skridlow / Doctor Detroit 58
Average
1982 E.T. and Friends: Magical Movie Visitors Actor Beldar Conehead 59
Average
1982 It Came from Hollywood Actor Himself 58
Average
1981 Neighbors Actor Vic 58
Average
1981 Steve Martin's Best Show Ever Actor Yortuk Festrunk / Irwin Mainway / Alexander Haig / Dr. Treves 59
Average
1980 The Blues Brothers Actor Elwood Blues 75
Good
1979 1941 Actor Sgt. Frank Tree 58
Average
1979 Mr. Mike's Mondo Video Actor Church of Jack Lord Leader / Self 58
Average
1978 The Blues Brothers Live at Winterland Actor Elwood Blues 59
Average
1978 The Things We Did Last Summer Actor Himself 58
Average
1978 The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash Actor Brian Thigh 60
Fair
1977 Love at First Sight Actor Roy 59
Average
1976 The Beach Boys: It's OK Actor Cop #1 59
Average
1976 The Beach Boys: Good Vibrations Tour Actor Cop #1 N/A
N/A
1974 The Gift of Winter Actor Goodly / Rotten / Maple (voice) 59
Average
That's Amore! Actor N/A
N/A
Keeper of the Cup Actor The Keeper N/A
N/A
Godspell 2025 Actor N/A
N/A

Directing
1991 Nothing but Trouble Directing Director 56
Average

Writing
2024 Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire Writing Original Film Writer 64
Fair
2021 Ghostbusters: Afterlife Writing Original Film Writer 72
Good
2016 Ghostbusters Writing Characters 53
Average
1998 Blues Brothers 2000 Writing Writer 55
Average
1994 The Best of the Blues Brothers Writing Writer 58
Average
1993 Coneheads Writing Screenplay 55
Average
1991 Nothing but Trouble Writing Screenplay 56
Average
1989 Ghostbusters II Electronic Press Kit Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1989 Ghostbusters II Writing Screenplay 65
Fair
1989 Ghostbusters II Writing Characters 65
Fair
1987 Dragnet Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1985 Spies Like Us Writing Screenplay 60
Fair
1984 Ghostbusters Writing Screenplay 74
Good
1981 Steve Martin's Best Show Ever Writing Writer 59
Average
1980 The Blues Brothers Writing Writer 75
Good
1976 The Beach Boys: It's OK Writing Writer 59
Average
1976 The Beach Boys: Good Vibrations Tour Writing Writer N/A
N/A

Production
2024 Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire Production Executive Producer 64
Fair
2023 The UnBelievable with Dan Aykroyd Production Executive Producer 68
Fair
2021 Ghostbusters: Afterlife Production Executive Producer 72
Good
2016 Ghostbusters Production Executive Producer 53
Average
2013 Born In Chicago Production Executive Producer 58
Average
1998 Blues Brothers 2000 Production Producer 55
Average
1997 Soul Man Production Executive Producer 70
Good
1986 One More Saturday Night Production Executive Producer 58
Average
Belushi Production Executive Producer N/A
N/A