Dan Aykroyd
- Acting
- July 1, 1952 · 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).
Known for
Filmography
- You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution... · Self
- The UnBelievable: Encounters with Dan Aykroyd · Self
- The Tom Green Farm · Self
- Marty, Life Is Short · Self
- On a Mission from God: The Story of the Blues Brothers · Self
- I'm Chevy Chase and You're Not · Self
- John Candy: I Like Me · Self
- An SNL Thanksgiving · (archive footage)
- Jim Henson Idea Man · Self
- Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire · Ray Stantz, Original Film Writer
- The Greatest Night in Pop · Self
- A History of the World in Six Glasses · Self
- The UnBelievable with Dan Aykroyd · Self, Executive producer
- Zombie Town · Len Carver
- Our Soho · Self
- 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony · Self
- Ghostbusters: Afterlife · Ray Stantz, Original Film Writer
- Who Saw the Men in Black · Self
- The Go-Go's · Self
- Belushi · Self
- Hotel Paranormal
- Reunited Apart · Self
- Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters · Self
- The Movies That Made Us · Ray Stantz (archive footage)
- Fantastic Mr. Murray · Self
- 31 Nights of Halloween Fan Fest · Self
- Defend, Conserve, Protect · Narrator
- Chris Farley: Anything for a Laugh · Self
- Biography: Comedy Icons · Self
- The Conners · Buddy
- Workin' Moms · Kate's Dad, Kate's Dad (Voice)
- Good Fortune · Self
- Ghostbusters · Cabbie, Characters
- Ghostheads · Self
- Jay Leno's Garage · Self
- Being Canadian · Self
- I Am Chris Farley · Self
- Pixels · 1982 Championship MC
- The Seventies · Self
- Dino Hunt Canada · Narrator
- Who You Gonna Call?: A Ghostbusters Retrospective
- Time Is But a Window: Ghostbusters 2 and Beyond
- Get On Up · Ben Bart
- Tammy · Don
- Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return · Scarecrow (Voice)
- Late Night with Seth Meyers · Self
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon · Self
- Saturday Night Live: Thanksgiving · Rick Phillips
- Behind the Candelabra · Seymour Heller
- Born In Chicago · Narrator, Executive producer
- Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot · Self
- WWII: Saving the Reality · Self
- The Campaign · Wade Motch
- Sunset Strip · Self
- Inside Comedy · Self
- Yogi Bear · Yogi Bear (Voice)
- The Fran Drescher Show
- The Women of SNL · Various (archive footage)
- The Defenders · Judge Max Hunter
- Presidential Reunion · Jimmy Carter
- Julie & Julia · Self
- War, Inc. · Mr. Vice President
- Shortcut to Happiness · Julius Jensen
- I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry · Captain Tucker
- Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation · Self
- Second City: First Family of Comedy · Self
- Working with a Master: John Landis · Self
- Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd · Various Characters (archive footage)
- The Blues Brothers: Transposing The Music · Self
- Just the Two of Us · Self
- Saturday Night Live: The Best of John Belushi · Self / Various (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Dan Aykroyd Unplugged On UFOs · Self
- Life O' The Party: On the Road with Prince and the New Power Generation · Self
- Living with Fran
- Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live · Self
- Christmas with the Kranks · Vic Frohmeyer
- The Best of So Graham Norton · Self
- Ronnie Hawkins: Still Alive and Kickin · Narrator
- White Coats · Dr. Cyrill Kipp
- 50 First Dates · Dr. Keats