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Name
Dan Aykroyd

Known For
Acting

Birthday
1952-07-01 (74 years old)

Place of Birth
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Biography

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.

Known For

Movies

Tv Shows

1984 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom as Art Weber
2003 Toronto Rocks as Self
1989 Driving Miss Daisy as Boolie Werthan
1980 The Blues Brothers as Elwood Blues
1984 Ghostbusters as Ray Stantz
2001 Pearl Harbor as Captain Thurman
1983 Trading Places as Louis Winthorpe III
1987 Dragnet as Sgt. Joe Friday
1995 Canadian Bacon as OPP Officer (uncredited)
2004 50 First Dates as Dr. Keats
1992 Sneakers as Mother
2007 I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry as Captain Tucker
1988 The Great Outdoors as Roman Craig
2001 The Curse of the Jade Scorpion as Chris Magruder
1991 My Girl as Harry Sultenfuss
1992 Chaplin as Mack Sennett
1989 Ghostbusters II as Ray Stantz
1982 It Came from Hollywood as Self
1985 Into the Night as Herb
1979 1941 as Sgt. Frank Tree
2001 Earth vs. the Spider as Det. Insp. Jack Grillo
1995 Tommy Boy as Ray Zalinsky
1994 My Girl 2 as Harry Sultenfuss
1998 Blues Brothers 2000 as Elwood Blues
1983 Doctor Detroit as Clifford Skridlow / Doctor Detroit
1996 Celtic Pride as Jimmy Flaherty
1994 North as Pa Tex
1991 Nothing but Trouble as Judge Alvin 'J.P' Valkenheiser / Bobo
1988 The Couch Trip as John W. Burns, Jr.
1990 Loose Cannons as Ellis Fielding
1988 My Stepmother Is an Alien as Steven Mills
1995 Casper as Dr. Raymond Stantz (uncredited)
2000 The House of Mirth as Augustus 'Gus' Trenor
1998 Antz as Chip (voice)
1997 Grosse Pointe Blank as Grocer
1996 Getting Away with Murder as Jack Lambert
1985 Spies Like Us as Austin Millbarge
1996 Sgt. Bilko as Colonel Hall
2008 War, Inc. as Mr. Vice President
1996 Feeling Minnesota as Det. Ben Costikyan
1993 Coneheads as Beldar
1987 Citizen Steve as Chial Dushane
2001 Evolution as Governor Lewis
1988 She's Having a Baby as Roman (uncredited)
2007 Shortcut to Happiness as Julius Jensen
2004 Christmas with the Kranks as Vic Frohmeyer
1999 Diamonds as Lance Agensky
2010 Yogi Bear as Yogi Bear (voice)
1992 This Is My Life as Arnold Moss
2021 Who Saw the Men in Black as self
2003 Bright Young Things as Lord Monomark
1997 Heritage Minutes: Avro Arrow as Crawford Gordon
1978 The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash as Brian Thigh
2013 Saturday Night Live: Thanksgiving as Rick Phillips
2000 Stardom as Barry Levine
2002 Crossroads as Pete Wagner
1988 Caddyshack II as Captain Tom Everett
1979 Mr. Mike's Mondo Video as Church of Jack Lord Leader / Self
1996 My Fellow Americans as President William Haney
1990 Masters of Menace as Johnny Lewis
1994 Exit to Eden as Fred Lavery
1981 Neighbors as Vic
1984 Nothing Lasts Forever as Buck Heller
1998 Susan's Plan as Bob
2005 Dan Aykroyd Unplugged On UFOs as Self
2001 On the Nose as Dr. Barry Davis
2024 Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire as Ray Stantz
2014 Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return as Scarecrow (voice)
2012 The Campaign as Wade Motch
1977 Love at First Sight as Roy
2013 Behind the Candelabra as Seymour Heller
Soon That's Amore!
2014 Tammy as Don
2020 Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters as Self
2014 Get On Up as Ben Bart
2013 Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot as Self
1990 Life of Python as Self
1995 The Random Factor as Dexter (voice)
1982 E.T. and Friends: Magical Movie Visitors as Beldar Conehead
1983 Twilight Zone: The Movie as Passenger
1978 The Blues Brothers Live at Winterland as Elwood Blues
1985 The Best of John Belushi as Various Characters
1999 Saturday Night Live: Christmas as Self
1999 Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dana Carvey
2004 White Coats as Dr. Cyrill Kipp
2023 Zombie Town as Len Carver
1999 Ghostbusters 1999 as Self
2005 The Blues Brothers: Transposing The Music as Self
2005 Saturday Night Live: The Best of John Belushi as Self / Various (archive footage) (uncredited)
2024 The Greatest Night in Pop as Self (archive footage)
1981 Steve Martin's Best Show Ever as Yortuk Festrunk / Irwin Mainway / Alexander Haig / Dr. Treves
2005 Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd as Various Characters (archive footage)
2015 Being Canadian as Self
2003 The Making of ‘Sneakers’ as Self
2022 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony as Self (archive footage)
2015 I Am Chris Farley as Self
2015 Pixels as 1982 Championship MC
1990 Seriously... Phil Collins as Self
2013 WWII: Saving the Reality as Self - Narrator (voice)
1985 We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song as Self
1992 Two-Fisted Tales as Captain Miligan
1993 The Best of the Blues Brothers as Elwood Blues / Self
2016 Ghostheads as Self
2000 Loser as Dad
2016 Ghostbusters as Cabbie
1983 The Coneheads as Beldar (voice)
1990 The Earth Day Special as Vic's Buddy
2003 James Brown: Soul Survivor
1996 Rainbow as Sheriff Wyatt Hampton
1974 The Gift of Winter as Goodly / Rotten / Maple (voice)
2005 Life O' The Party: On the Road with Prince and the New Power Generation as Self
1989 Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary as Self
2012 Sunset Strip as Self
2005 Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live as Self
2004 Ronnie Hawkins: Still Alive and Kickin as Narrator
1998 Roswell Top Secret as Self
1985 B.B. King: Into the Night as Self
2002 Unconditional Love as Max Beasley
2014 Time Is But a Window: Ghostbusters 2 and Beyond
2014 Who You Gonna Call?: A Ghostbusters Retrospective
2010 The Women of SNL as Various (archive footage)
2019 Defend, Conserve, Protect as Narrator
2021 Ghostbusters: Afterlife as Ray Stantz
1976 The Beach Boys: It's OK as Cop #1
2019 Fantastic Mr. Murray as Self - Interviewee
1994 A Century of Cinema as Self
1998 The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers' as Self
1997 The Arrow as Crawford Gordon Jr.
1976 The Beach Boys: It's OK as Cop #1
2019 Chris Farley: Anything for a Laugh as Self
1978 The Things We Did Last Summer as Self
2006 Working with a Master: John Landis as Self
2013 Born In Chicago as Narrator
1999 Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection as Captain Milligan
2020 Belushi as Self (archive footage)
2016 Good Fortune as Self
1999 Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special as Self
2010 Presidential Reunion as Jimmy Carter
2026 You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution... as Self
Soon Keeper of the Cup as The Keeper
1978 Grateful Dead: The Closing of Winterland as Self
2025 Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music as Self (archive footage)
2025 John Candy: I Like Me as Self - Mainstage Cast, The Second City
2021 The Go-Go's as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2009 Julie & Julia as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2025 I'm Chevy Chase and You're Not as Self
2024 Jim Henson Idea Man as Self (archive footage)
2007 Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation as Self
1984 On the Scene with the Ghostbusters
Soon Getting Lost as (voice)
2025 On a Mission from God: The Story of the Blues Brothers as Self
1989 Mel Gibson's Unauthorized Video Diary as Self
2005 Just the Two of Us as Self
2026 Marty, Life Is Short as Self (archive footage)
2023 Our Soho as self
2003 Saturday Night Live: 25 Years of Music Vol. 5 as Self

2005 Living with Fran ( 1 episode )
1999 Family Guy ( 1 episode ) as Dan Aykroyd (voice)
1991 Home Improvement ( 1 episode ) as Mike Weber
2001 According to Jim ( 5 episodes ) as Danny Michalski
1993 The Nanny ( 1 episode ) as Repairman (uncredited)
1989 Tales from the Crypt ( 1 episode ) as Captain Milligan
1989 The Simpsons ( 1 episode ) as Postage Stamp Fellow (voice)
1992 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno ( 1 episode )
1993 Late Night with Conan O'Brien ( 3 episodes ) as Self - Guest
1993 Intimate Portrait ( 1 episode ) as Self
1996 Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal ( 88 episodes ) as Self - Host
1995 Live from the House of Blues ( 1 episode )
2019 The Movies That Made Us ( 1 episode ) as Ray Stantz (archive footage)
1997 Soul Man ( 25 episodes ) as Rev. Mike Weber
1999 Mark Twain Prize ( 1 episode ) as Self
1975 Saturday Night Live ( 88 episodes ) as Self - Various Characters
1975 Saturday Night Live ( 3 episodes ) as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1975 Saturday Night Live ( 1 episode ) as Self - Host
2023 The UnBelievable with Dan Aykroyd ( 50 episodes ) as Self - Host
2014 Late Night with Seth Meyers ( 2 episodes ) as Self - Guest
2015 Dino Hunt Canada ( 4 episodes ) as Narrator
1984 MTV Video Music Awards ( 1 episode ) as Self - Host
1992 Terry Wogan's Friday Night ( 1 episode ) as Self
2006 Second City: First Family of Comedy ( 3 episodes ) as Self
1997 The Arrow ( 2 episodes ) as Crawford Gordon
2019 Biography: Comedy Icons ( 1 episode ) as Self
1996 The Rosie O'Donnell Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
2014 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon ( 1 episode ) as Self
2024 A History of the World in Six Glasses ( 6 episodes ) as Self
2010 The Fran Drescher Show ( 1 episode )
2018 The Conners ( 1 episode ) as Buddy
2015 Jay Leno's Garage ( 1 episode ) as Self
2012 Inside Comedy ( 1 episode ) as Self
2020 Reunited Apart ( 1 episode ) as Self
2020 Hotel Paranormal ( 20 episodes )
2010 The Defenders ( 2 episodes ) as Judge Max Hunter
1975 Saturday Night Live ( 1 episode ) as Self / Various (archive footage)
1986 American Masters ( 1 episode ) as Julia Child (archive footage)
2015 The Seventies ( 1 episode ) as Self (archive footage)
1974 Dinah! ( 1 episode ) as Self
1944 Golden Globe Awards ( 1 episode ) as Self - Presenter
1975 Saturday Night Live ( 3 episodes ) as Sen. Bob Dole (uncredited)
2017 Workin' Moms ( 1 episode ) as Kate's Dad
2017 Workin' Moms ( 4 episodes ) as Kate's Dad (voice)
1975 Saturday Night Live ( 1 episode ) as Yortuk Festrunk (uncredited)
1975 Saturday Night Live ( 2 episodes ) as Self - Various Characters (uncredited)
2026 The Tom Green Farm ( 1 episode ) as Self

Name
Dan Aykroyd

Known For
Acting

Birthday
1952-07-01 (74 years old)

Place of Birth
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Biography

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Known For Acting

Birthday 1952-07-01 (74 years old)

Place of Birth Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Biography

Known For

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Name
Dan Aykroyd

Known For
Acting

Birthday
1952-07-01 (74 years old)

Place of Birth
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada