Dan Aykroyd

Actor

1952-07-01 · Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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).

• Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) — Art Weber
• Ghostbusters (1984) — Dr. Raymond Stantz, Screenplay
• Pixels (2015) — 1982 Championship MC
• 50 First Dates (2004) — Dr. Keats
• Pearl Harbor (2001) — Captain Thurman
• Ghostbusters (2016) — Cabbie, Characters, Executive Producer
• Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021) — Ray Stantz, Original Film Writer, Executive Producer
• Casper (1995) — Dr. Raymond Stantz (uncredited)
• Ghostbusters II (1989) — Dr. Raymond Stantz, Screenplay, Characters
• Antz (1998) — Chip (voice)
• The Blues Brothers (1980) — Elwood Blues, Writer
• Trading Places (1983) — Louis Winthorpe III
• I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry (2007) — Captain Tucker
• Evolution (2001) — Governor Lewis
• My Girl (1991) — Harry Sultenfuss
• Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024) — Ray Stantz, Original Film Writer, Executive Producer
• The Campaign (2012) — Wade Motch
• Driving Miss Daisy (1989) — Boolie Werthan
• Christmas with the Kranks (2004) — Vic Frohmeyer
• Tammy (2014) — Don
• Chaplin (1992) — Mack Sennett
• Sneakers (1992) — Mother
• Tommy Boy (1995) — Ray Zalinsky
• Coneheads (1993) — Beldar, Screenplay