Actor
Dan Aykroyd
Biography

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 " ...

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