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Dan Aykroyd
Actor, Writer, Producer, Director, Additional CreditsBorn July 1, 1952 (73 years)
Daniel Edward 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.
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.
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Dan Aykroyd Filmography
| 2024 | Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire · as Ray Stantz |
| 2023 | Zombie Town · as Len Carver |
| 2021 | Ghostbusters: Afterlife · as Ray Stantz |
| 2020 | Hotel Paranormal (TV Series) |
| 2020 | Born in Chicago · as Narrator |
| 2019 | Defend, Conserve, Protect · as Narrator |
| 2018 | The Conners (TV Series) · as Buddy |
| 2017 | Spielberg · as Sgt. Frank Tree |
| 2017 | John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs · as Cast |
| 2017 | Workin' Moms (TV Series) · as Kate's Dad |
| 2016 | Ghostbusters: Answer the Call · as Cabbie |
| 2016 | The Sandlerverse · as Cast |
| 2015 | Pixels · as 1982 Championship Mc |
| 2015 | Dino Hunt Canada (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 2014 | Saturday Night Live: Thanksgiving Special · as Rick Phillips |
| 2014 | Get on Up · as Ben Bart |
| 2014 | Tammy · as Don |
| 2013 | Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return · as Scarecrow (voice) |
| 2013 | Behind the Candelabra · as Seymour Heller |
| 2012 | The Campaign · as Wade Motch |
| 2011 | Happily Divorced (TV Series) · as Harold |
| 2010 | Yogi Bear · as Yogi Bear (voice) |
| 2010 | |
| 2010 | Fran Drescher Show (2010) (TV Series) |
| 2010 | The Women of SNL · as Various (archive Footage) |
| 2010 | The Defenders (2010) (TV Series) · as Judge Max Hunter |
| 2010 | Presidential Reunion · as Jimmy Carter |
| 2009 | SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas · as Various |
| 2008 | Saturday Night Live Presidential Bash '08 · as Jimmy Carter |
| 2008 | |
| 2007 | I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry · as Captain Phineas J. Tucker |
| 2006 | Saturday Night Live: The Best of Commercial Parodies · as Various Characters |
| 2005 | Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd · as Various Characters (archive Footage) |
| 2005 | Saturday Night Live: The Best of Gilda Radner · as Various Characters |
| 2005 | Living with Fran (TV Series) |
| 2005 | Saturday Night Live: The Best of Jimmy Fallon · as Leatherman |
| 2004 | Christmas with the Kranks · as Vic Frohmeyer |
| 2004 | Saturday Night Live: Presidential Bash 2004 · as Governor Jimmy Carter |
| 2004 | White Coats · as Dr. Cyrill Kipp |
| 2004 | 50 First Dates · as Dr. Keats |
| 2003 | |
| 2003 | Bright Young Things · as Lord Monomark |
| 2003 | Shortcut to Happiness · as Julius Jensen |
| 2002 | Unconditional Love · as Max Beasley |
| 2002 | Crossroads · as Pete Wagner |
| 2001 | Earth vs. the Spider · as Det. Insp. Jack Grillo |
| 2001 | According to Jim (TV Series) · as Danny Michalski |
| 2001 | On the Nose · as Dr. Barry Davis |
| 2001 | The Curse of the Jade Scorpion · as Chris Magruder |
| 2001 | Evolution · as Governor Lewis |
| 2001 | Pearl Harbor · as Captain Thurman |
| 2000 | Normal, Ohio (TV Series) · as Frank Wozniak |
| 2000 | The House of Mirth · as Augustus 'gus' Trenor |
| 2000 | Stardom · as Barry Levine |
| 2000 | Loser · as Dad |
| 2000 | Saturday Night Live: Game Show Parodies · as Beldar Conehead |
| 1999 | Diamonds · as Lance Agensky |
| 1999 | Family Guy (TV Series) · as Dan Aykroyd (voice) |
| 1999 | SNL: 25 Years of Music · as Various |
| 1998 | Saturday Night Live: The Best of Steve Martin · as Various Characters |
| 1998 | Susan's Plan · as Bob |
| 1998 | |
| 1998 | Antz · as Chip (voice) |
| 1998 | Blues Brothers 2000 · as Elwood Blues |
| 1998 | History's Mysteries (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 1997 | Soul Man (TV Series) · as Rev. Mike Weber |
| 1997 | Grosse Pointe Blank · as Grocer |
| 1997 | The Arrow · as Crawford Gordon Jr. |
| 1997 | The Arrow (TV Series) · as Crawford Gordon |
| 1996 | My Fellow Americans · as President William Haney |
| 1996 | |
| 1996 | Sex and the Silver Screen (TV Series) · as Quote Reader |
| 1996 | Feeling Minnesota · as Det. Ben Costikyan |
| 1996 | Celtic Pride · as Jimmy Flaherty |
| 1996 | Getting Away with Murder · as Jack Lambert |
| 1996 | Sgt. Bilko · as Col John T. Hall |
| 1995 | Rainbow · as Sheriff Wyatt Hampton |
| 1995 | Canadian Bacon · as Opp Officer (uncredited) |
| 1995 | Casper · as Dr. Raymond Stantz (uncredited) |
| 1995 | Tommy Boy · as Ray Zalinsky |
| 1995 | The Random Factor · as Dexter (voice) |
| 1994 | Exit to Eden · as Fred Lavery |
| 1994 | North · as Pa Tex |
| 1994 | My Girl 2 · as Harry Sultenfuss |
| 1993 | The Best of the Blues Brothers · as Elwood Blues / Himself |
| 1993 | The Nanny (TV Series) · as Repair Man (uncredited) |
| 1993 | Coneheads · as Beldar |
| 1992 | Chaplin · as Mack Sennett |
| 1992 | Saturday Night Live: Presidential Bash · as President Richard M. Nixon, President Jimmy Carter |
| 1992 | Sneakers · as Mother |
| 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV Series) |
| 1992 | This Is My Life · as Arnold Moss |
| 1992 | Two-Fisted Tales · as Captain Miligan |
| 1991 | My Girl · as Harry Sultenfuss |
| 1991 | Home Improvement (TV Series) · as Mike Weber |
| 1991 | Saturday Night Live Goes Commercial · as Various Characters |
| 1991 | Heritage Minutes (TV Series) · as Crawford Gordon |
| 1991 | Nothing But Trouble · as Judge Alvin 'j.p' Valkenheiser / Bobo |
| 1990 | Masters of Menace · as Johnny Lewis |
| 1990 | The Earth Day Special · as Vic's Buddy |
| 1990 | Loose Cannons · as Ellis Fielding |
| 1989 | Always · as Julia Child |
| 1989 | The Simpsons (TV Series) · as Postage Stamp Fellow (voice) |
| 1989 | Driving Miss Daisy · as Boolie Werthan |
| 1989 | Ghostbusters II · as Ray Stantz |
| 1989 | Tales from the Crypt (TV Series) · as Captain Milligan |
| 1988 | My Stepmother Is an Alien · as Steven Mills |
| 1988 | Caddyshack II · as Captain Tom Everett |
| 1988 | The Great Outdoors · as Roman Craig |
| 1988 | She's Having a Baby · as Roman (uncredited) |
| 1988 | The Couch Trip · as John W. Burns, Jr. |
| 1987 | Dragnet · as Sgt. Joe Friday |
| 1986 | It's Garry Shandling's Show (TV Series) · as Boolie Shandling |
| 1985 | Spies Like Us · as Austin Millbarge |
| 1985 | The Beach Boys: An American Band · as Police Officer #1 |
| 1985 | American Masters (TV Series) · as Julia Child (archive Footage) |
| 1985 | The Best of John Belushi · as Various Characters |
| 1985 | Into the Night · as Herb |
| 1984 | Nothing Lasts Forever · as Buck Heller |
| 1984 | Ghostbusters · as Ray Stantz |
| 1984 | Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom · as Art Weber |
| 1983 | The Coneheads · as Beldar (voice) |
| 1983 | Twilight Zone: The Movie · as Passenger |
| 1983 | Trading Places · as Louis Winthorpe Iii |
| 1983 | Doctor Detroit · as Clifford Skridlow / Doctor Detroit |
| 1982 | E.T. and Friends: Magical Movie Visitors · as Beldar Conehead |
| 1981 | Neighbors · as Vic |
| 1981 | Steve Martin's Best Show Ever · as Yortuk Festrunk / Irwin Mainway / Alexander Haig / Dr. Treves |
| 1980 | The Blues Brothers · as Elwood Blues |
| 1979 | 1941 · as Sgt. Frank Tree |
| 1979 | Mr. Mike's Mondo Video · as Church Of Jack Lord Leader / Self |
| 1978 | The Blues Brothers: Soul Biscuit · as Elwood Blues |
| 1978 | The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash · as Brian Thigh |
| 1976 | Love at First Sight · as Roy |
| 1976 | The Beach Boys: It's OK · as Cop #1 |
| 1974 | The Gift of Winter · as Goodly / Rotten / Maple (voice) |
| 2024 | Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire · as Original Film Writer |
| 2021 | Ghostbusters: Afterlife · as Original Film Writer |
| 1998 | |
| 1998 | |
| 1993 | |
| 1993 | Coneheads · as Screenplay |
| 1991 | Nothing But Trouble · as Screenplay |
| 1989 | Ghostbusters II · as Screenplay |
| 1987 | Dragnet · as Screenplay |
| 1985 | Spies Like Us · as Screenplay |
| 1984 | Ghostbusters · as Screenplay |
| 1981 | |
| 1980 | |
| 1976 | |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live (TV Series) |
| 2024 | Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire · as Executive Producer |
| 2023 | The UnBelievable with Dan Aykroyd (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2021 | Ghostbusters: Afterlife · as Executive Producer |
| 2020 | Born in Chicago · as Executive Producer |
| 2016 | Ghostbusters: Answer the Call · as Executive Producer |
| 1998 | |
| 1997 | Soul Man (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 1986 | One More Saturday Night · as Executive Producer |
| 2025 | I'm Chevy Chase and You're Not · as Self |
| 2025 | Downey Wrote That · as Self - Snl Cast |
| 2025 | John Candy: I Like Me · as Self - Mainstage Cast, The Second City |
| 2025 | SNL50: The Anniversary Special · as Self |
| 2025 | Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music · as Self - Snl Cast Member 1975 - 1979 (archive Footage) |
| 2024 | Famously Haunted: Hollywood · as Self |
| 2024 | The Tragically Hip: No Dress Rehearsal (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2024 | Jim Henson: Idea Man · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2024 | The Greatest Night in Pop · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2024 | A History of the World in Six Glasses (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2023 | The UnBelievable with Dan Aykroyd (TV Series) · as Self - Host |
| 2022 | The 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2021 | The 44th Annual Kennedy Center Honors · as Self |
| 2021 | |
| 2021 | Brian Wilson: Long Promised Road · as Self |
| 2021 | Who Saw the Men in Black · as Self |
| 2021 | Julia · as Self |
| 2020 | Belushi · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2020 | Growing Belushi (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2020 | Reunited Apart (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2020 | The Go-Go's · as Self (archive Footage) (uncredited) |
| 2019 | The Movies That Made Us (TV Series) · as Self - Writer, Actor 'ray' |
| 2019 | |
| 2019 | Fantastic Mr. Murray · as Self - Interviewee |
| 2019 | |
| 2019 | |
| 2019 | Biography: Comedy Icons (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2018 | Love, Gilda · as Self |
| 2017 | Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives · as Self |
| 2016 | Good Fortune · as Self |
| 2016 | Ghostheads · as Self |
| 2016 | Behind Closed Doors with Natalie Morales (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2015 | Jay Leno's Garage (2015) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2015 | Being Canadian · as Self |
| 2015 | I Am Chris Farley · as Self |
| 2015 | Live from New York! · as Self |
| 2015 | The Seventies (2015) (TV Series) · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2015 | |
| 2014 | The Anthony Cumia Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth Meyers (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2013 | The Big Interview (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2013 | This Week Live (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2013 | Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot · as Self |
| 2012 | Larry King Now (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2012 | Sunday Brunch (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2012 | Sunset Strip · as Self |
| 2012 | Inside Comedy (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2012 | CBS Mornings (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2011 | Born to Explore (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2011 | Dish Nation (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2011 | Top Chef Canada (TV Series) · as Self - Guest Judge |
| 2011 | Saturday Night Live Backstage · as Self |
| 2010 | World War II: Saving the Reality · as Self - Narrator (voice) |
| 2009 | Monty Python: (Almost) The Truth (The Lawyer's Cut) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2009 | C à Vous (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2009 | |
| 2009 | Julie & Julia · as Himself (archive Footage) (uncredited) |
| 2009 | Alan Carr: Chatty Man (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2009 | Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2008 | Piper's Picks TV (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2007 | The McCartney Years · as Self |
| 2007 | Let's All Hate Toronto · as Self |
| 2007 | |
| 2006 | Second City: First Family of Comedy (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2006 | Final 24 (TV Series) · as Self - Actor |
| 2005 | Made In Hollywood (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | Ban the Sadist Videos! · as Self |
| 2005 | Saturday Night Live: The Best of John Belushi · as Self / Various (archive Footage) (uncredited) |
| 2005 | |
| 2005 | Dan Aykroyd Unplugged on UFOs · as Self |
| 2005 | Live 8 · as Self |
| 2005 | |
| 2004 | George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2004 | 101 Most Unforgettable SNL Moments · as Self |
| 2004 | The Insider (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | The Best of 'So Graham Norton' · as Self |
| 2003 | |
| 2003 | Toronto Rocks · as Self |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2002 | V Graham Norton (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2002 | Saturday Night Live: TV Tales · as Self |
| 2002 | SNL Remembers John Belushi · as Self |
| 2002 | Playboy: Inside the Playboy Mansion · as Self |
| 2002 | Playboy: The Ultimate Pamela Anderson · as Self |
| 2002 | Last Call with Carson Daly (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2001 | Richard & Judy (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2001 | The Frank Truth · as Self - Actor |
| 2000 | Saturday Night Live: Presidential Bash 2000 · as Self (various Characters) |
| 2000 | BBC Breakfast (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1999 | Saturday Night Live 25 · as Self |
| 1999 | Loose Women (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1999 | 5th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards · as Self |
| 1999 | Mark Twain Prize for American Humor (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1998 | |
| 1998 | X-Play (2021) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1998 | The 40th Annual Grammy Awards · as Self - Performer |
| 1998 | Roswell Top Secret · as Self |
| 1997 | Hallo Deutschland (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1997 | Michael Jackson: HIStory on Film - Volume II · as Self (segment: Liberian Girl) |
| 1997 | Super Bowl XXXI · as Self - Halftime Performer |
| 1996 | Life and Times (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | The Rosie O'Donnell Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | VIP World (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | E! True Hollywood Story (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1995 | Playboy: The Best of Pamela Anderson · as Self |
| 1994 | Extra (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1994 | 100 Years at the Movies · as Self |
| 1994 | A Century of Cinema · as Self |
| 1993 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1993 | The Chevy Chase Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1992 | Late Show with David Letterman (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1992 | HBO First Look (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1992 | Muhammad Ali's 50th Birthday Celebration · as Self |
| 1991 | Maury (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1990 | Seriously... Phil Collins · as Self |
| 1990 | Top Cops (TV Series) · as Self - Narrator |
| 1990 | Intimate Portrait (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1990 | The 62nd Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Nominee & Presenter |
| 1990 | Life of Python · as Self |
| 1989 | Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary · as Self |
| 1989 | Mel Gibson's Unauthorized Video Diary · as Self |
| 1988 | Inside Edition (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1988 | This Morning (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1988 | |
| 1987 | Biography (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1987 | The Best of Chevy Chase · as Self |
| 1986 | The Oprah Winfrey Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1986 | The Best of Dan Aykroyd · as Self |
| 1985 | Larry King Live (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1985 | We Are the World · as Self |
| 1985 | B.B. King: Into the Night · as Self |
| 1984 | MTV Video Music Awards (TV Series) · as Self - Host |
| 1984 | 1st Annual MTV Video Music Awards · as Self - Host |
| 1982 | It Came from Hollywood · as Self |
| 1982 | The 54th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 1981 | Entertainment Tonight (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1978 | Grateful Dead: The Closing of Winterland · as Self |
| 1978 | Things We Did Last Summer · as Self |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live (TV Series) · as Self - Various Characters |
| 1975 | Good Morning America (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1974 | Dinah! (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1973 | Tomorrow (TV Series) · as Self - Guest (snl Cast) |
| 1973 | AFI Life Achievement Award (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1967 | Omnibus (1967) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1952 | Today (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards (TV Series) · as Self - Presenter |
| 2016 | Ghostbusters: Answer the Call · as Characters |
| 1997 | Extreme Ghostbusters (TV Series) · as Characters |
| 1986 | The Real Ghostbusters (TV Series) · as Characters |
| 1986 | The Best of Dan Aykroyd · as Supervising Producer |
| 1986 | The Best of Dan Aykroyd · as Written By |
| 1985 | The Best of John Belushi · as Written By |
| 1983 | The Coneheads · as Created By |