Dan Aykroyd
Actor
- Born
- July 1, 1952 (age 74) · 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).
Known for
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
May 23, 1984
Ghostbusters
June 8, 1984
Pixels
July 16, 2015
50 First Dates
February 13, 2004
Pearl Harbor
May 21, 2001
Ghostbusters
July 14, 2016
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
November 18, 2021
Casper
May 26, 1995
Ghostbusters II
June 16, 1989
Antz
October 2, 1998
The Blues Brothers
June 16, 1980
Trading Places
June 7, 1983
Acting157
- 2026You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution... as Self
- 2026Marty, Life Is Short as Self (archive footage)
- 2025On a Mission from God: The Story of the Blues Brothers as Self
- 2025I'm Chevy Chase and You're Not as Self
- 2025John Candy: I Like Me as Self - Mainstage Cast, The Second City
- 2024An SNL Thanksgiving as (archive footage)
- 2024Jim Henson Idea Man as Self (archive footage)
- 2024Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire as Ray Stantz
- 2024The Greatest Night in Pop as Self (archive footage)