Dan Aykroyd
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.
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
(Art Weber)
Toronto Rocks
(Self)
Driving Miss Daisy
(Boolie Werthan)
The Blues Brothers
(Elwood Blues)
Ghostbusters
(Ray Stantz)
Pearl Harbor
(Captain Thurman)
Trading Places
(Louis Winthorpe III)
Dragnet
(Sgt. Joe Friday)
Canadian Bacon
(OPP Officer (uncredited))
Sneakers
(Mother)
50 First Dates
(Dr. Keats)
I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry
(Captain Phineas J. Tucker)
The Great Outdoors
(Roman Craig)
The Curse of the Jade Scorpion
(Chris Magruder)
My Girl
(Harry Sultenfuss)
Chaplin
(Mack Sennett)
Ghostbusters II
(Ray Stantz)
It Came from Hollywood
(Himself)
Into the Night
(Herb)
1941
(Sgt. Frank Tree)
Earth vs. the Spider
(Det. Insp. Jack Grillo)
Tommy Boy
(Ray Zalinsky)
My Girl 2
(Harry Sultenfuss)
Blues Brothers 2000
(Elwood Blues)
Doctor Detroit
(Clifford Skridlow / Doctor Detroit)
Celtic Pride
(Jimmy Flaherty)
North
(Pa Tex)
Nothing but Trouble
(Judge Alvin 'J.P' Valkenheiser / Bobo)
The Couch Trip
(John W. Burns, Jr.)
Loose Cannons
(Ellis Fielding)
My Stepmother Is an Alien
(Steven Mills)
Casper
(Dr. Raymond Stantz (uncredited))
The House of Mirth
(Augustus 'Gus' Trenor)
Antz
(Chip (voice))
Grosse Pointe Blank
(Grocer)
Getting Away with Murder
(Jack Lambert)
Spies Like Us
(Austin Millbarge)
Sgt. Bilko
(COL John T. Hall)
War, Inc.
(Mr. Vice President)
Feeling Minnesota
(Det. Ben Costikyan)
Coneheads
(Beldar Conehead)
Citizen Steve
(Chial Dushane)
Evolution
(Governor Lewis)
She's Having a Baby
(Roman (uncredited))
Shortcut to Happiness
(Julius Jenson)
Christmas with the Kranks
(Vic Frohmeyer)
Diamonds
(Lance Agensky)
Yogi Bear
(Yogi Bear (voice))
This Is My Life
(Arnold Moss)
Who Saw the Men in Black
(self)
Bright Young Things
(Lord Monomark)
Heritage Minutes: Avro Arrow
(Crawford Gordon)
The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash
(Brian Thigh)
Saturday Night Live: Thanksgiving
(Rick Phillips)
Stardom
(Barry Levine)
Crossroads
(Pete Wagner)
Caddyshack II
(Capt. Tom Everett)
Mr. Mike's Mondo Video
(Church of Jack Lord Leader / Self)
My Fellow Americans
(President William Haney)
Masters of Menace
(Johnny Lewis)
Exit to Eden
(Fred Lavery)
Neighbors
(Vic)
Nothing Lasts Forever
(Buck Heller)
Susan's Plan
(Bob)
Dan Aykroyd Unplugged On UFOs
(himself)
On the Nose
(Dr. Barry Davis)
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
(Ray Stantz)
Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return
(Scarecrow (voice))
The Campaign
(Wade Motch)
Love at First Sight
(Roy)
Behind the Candelabra
(Seymour Heller)
That's Amore!
Saturday Night Live: 40th Anniversary Special
(Self / Super Bass-O-Matic 2150 Spokesperson / Elwood Blues)
Tammy
(Don)
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
(Self)
Get on Up
(Ben Bart)
Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot
(Self)
Life of Python
(Self)
The Random Factor
(Dexter (voice))
Bill Murray: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize
(Self)
E.T. and Friends: Magical Movie Visitors
(Beldar Conehead)
Twilight Zone: The Movie
(Passenger)
The Blues Brothers Live at Winterland
(Elwood Blues)
The Best of John Belushi
(Various characters)
Saturday Night Live: Christmas
(Himself)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dana Carvey
White Coats
(Dr. Cyrill Kipp)
Zombie Town
(Len Carver)
Ghostbusters 1999
(Self)
The Blues Brothers: Transposing The Music
(Self)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of John Belushi
(Self / Various (archive footage) (uncredited))
The Greatest Night in Pop
(Self (archive footage))
Steve Martin's Best Show Ever
(Yortuk Festrunk / Irwin Mainway / Alexander Haig / Dr. Treves)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd
(Various Characters (archive footage))
Being Canadian
(Self)
The Making of ‘Sneakers’
(Self)
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
(Self (archive footage))
I Am Chris Farley
(Self)
Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen
(Quote Reader)
Pixels
(1982 Championship MC)
Seriously... Phil Collins
(Self)
WWII: Saving the Reality
(Self - Narrator (voice))
We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song
(Self)
Two-Fisted Tales
(Captain Miligan)
The Best of the Blues Brothers
(Elwood Blues / Himself)
Ghostheads
(Self)
Loser
(Dad)
Ghostbusters
(Cabbie)
The Coneheads
(Beldar (Voice))
The Earth Day Special
(Vic's Buddy)
James Brown: Soul Survivor
Rainbow
(Sheriff Wyatt Hampton)
The Gift of Winter
(Goodly / Rotten / Maple (voice))
Life O' The Party: On the Road with Prince and the New Power Generation
(Self)
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
(Self)
Sunset Strip
(Self)
Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live
(Self)
Ronnie Hawkins: Still Alive and Kickin
(Narrator)
Roswell Top Secret
(Self)
B.B. King: Into the Night
(Self)
Unconditional Love
(Max Beasley)
Who You Gonna Call?: A Ghostbusters Retrospective
Time Is But a Window: Ghostbusters 2 and Beyond
The Women of SNL
(Various (archive footage))
Defend, Conserve, Protect
(Narrator)
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
(Ray Stantz)
The Beach Boys: It's OK
(Cop #1)
Fantastic Mr. Murray
(Self - Interviewee)
A Century of Cinema
(Self)
The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers'
(Self)
The Arrow
(Crawford Gordon Jr.)
The Beach Boys: Good Vibrations Tour
(Cop #1)
Chris Farley: Anything for a Laugh
The Things We Did Last Summer
(Himself)
Working with a Master: John Landis
(Self)
Born In Chicago
(Narrator)
Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection
(Captain Milligan)
Belushi
(Self (archive footage))
Good Fortune
(Self)
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
(Self)
Saturday Night Live Backstage
(Self / Various)
Presidential Reunion
(Jimmy Carter)
Godspell 2025
Keeper of the Cup
(The Keeper)
Grateful Dead: The Closing of Winterland
(Self)
Living with Fran
Family Guy
(Dan Aykroyd (voice))
Home Improvement
(Mike Weber)
According to Jim
(Danny Michalski)
The Nanny
(Repair Man (uncredited))
Tales from the Crypt
(Captain Milligan)
The Simpsons
(Postage Stamp Fellow (voice))
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
(Self - Guest)
Intimate Portrait
(Self)
Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal
Live from the House of Blues
The Movies That Made Us
(Ray Stantz (archive footage))
Soul Man
(Rev. Mike Weber)
Mark Twain Prize
(Self)
Saturday Night Live
(Self - Various Characters)
Saturday Night Live
(Self - Cameo (uncredited))
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live
(Self - Host)
The UnBelievable with Dan Aykroyd
(Self - Host)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
(Self)
Dino Hunt Canada
(Narrator)
MTV Video Music Awards
(Self - Host)
Terry Wogan's Friday Night
(Self)
Second City: First Family of Comedy
(Self)
The Arrow
(Crawford Gordon)
Biography: Comedy Icons
(Himself)
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
(Self)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
A History of the World in Six Glasses
(Self)
The Fran Drescher Show
The Conners
(Buddy)
Jay Leno's Garage
(Self)
Inside Comedy
(Himself)
Reunited Apart
(Self)
Hotel Paranormal
The Defenders
(Judge Max Hunter)
Ghostbusters
(Screenplay)
Dragnet
(Screenplay)
Ghostbusters II
(Screenplay)
Blues Brothers 2000
(Writer)
Blues Brothers 2000
(Producer)
Nothing but Trouble
(Director)
Nothing but Trouble
(Screenplay)
Spies Like Us
(Screenplay)
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
(Original Film Writer)
Coneheads
(Screenplay)
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
(Executive Producer)
Ghostbusters
(Characters)
One More Saturday Night
(Executive Producer)
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
(Original Film Writer)
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
(Executive Producer)
Steve Martin's Best Show Ever
(Writer)
The Best of the Blues Brothers
(Writer)
Ghostbusters
(Executive Producer)
Ghostbusters II
(Characters)
Belushi
(Executive Producer)
The Blues Brothers
(Writer)
The Beach Boys: It's OK
(Writer)
The Beach Boys: Good Vibrations Tour
(Writer)
Born In Chicago
(Executive Producer)
Soul Man
(Executive Producer)
The UnBelievable with Dan Aykroyd
(Executive Producer)
The Real Ghostbusters
(Creator)