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Dan Aykroyd
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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).
BODY OF WORK
Dan Aykroyd's Filmography
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You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution...
as Self
Marty, Life Is Short
as Self (archive footage)
On a Mission from God: The Story of the Blues Brothers
as Self
I'm Chevy Chase and You're Not
as Self
John Candy: I Like Me
as Self - Mainstage Cast, The Second City
An SNL Thanksgiving
as (archive footage)
Jim Henson Idea Man
as Self (archive footage)
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
as Ray Stantz
The Greatest Night in Pop
as Self (archive footage)
Zombie Town
as Len Carver
Our Soho
as self
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
as Self (archive footage)
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
as Ray Stantz
Who Saw the Men in Black
as self
The Go-Go's
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Belushi
as Self (archive footage)
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
as Self
Fantastic Mr. Murray
as Self - Interviewee
No Poster
31 Nights of Halloween Fan Fest
as Self
Defend, Conserve, Protect
as Narrator
Chris Farley: Anything for a Laugh
as Self
Good Fortune
as Self
Ghostbusters
as Cabbie
Ghostheads
as Self
Being Canadian
as Self
I Am Chris Farley
as Self
Pixels
as 1982 Championship MC
Time Is But a Window: Ghostbusters 2 and Beyond
Who You Gonna Call?: A Ghostbusters Retrospective
Get On Up
as Ben Bart
Tammy
as Don
Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return
as Scarecrow (voice)
Saturday Night Live: Thanksgiving
as Rick Phillips
Behind the Candelabra
as Seymour Heller
Born In Chicago
as Narrator
Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot
as Self
WWII: Saving the Reality
as Self - Narrator (voice)
The Campaign
as Wade Motch
Sunset Strip
as Self
Yogi Bear
as Yogi Bear (voice)
The Women of SNL
as Various (archive footage)
Presidential Reunion
as Jimmy Carter
Julie & Julia
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
War, Inc.
as Mr. Vice President
Shortcut to Happiness
as Julius Jensen
I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry
as Captain Tucker
Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation
as Self
Working with a Master: John Landis
as Self
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd
as Various Characters (archive footage)
The Blues Brothers: Transposing The Music
as Self
Just the Two of Us
as Self
Saturday Night Live: The Best of John Belushi
as Self / Various (archive footage) (uncredited)
Dan Aykroyd Unplugged On UFOs
as Self
Life O' The Party: On the Road with Prince and the New Power Generation
as Self
Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live
as Self
Christmas with the Kranks
as Vic Frohmeyer
The Best of So Graham Norton
as Self (archive footage)
Ronnie Hawkins: Still Alive and Kickin
as Narrator
White Coats
as Dr. Cyrill Kipp
50 First Dates
as Dr. Keats
James Brown: Soul Survivor
Bright Young Things
as Lord Monomark
Saturday Night Live: 25 Years of Music Vol. 5
as Self
Toronto Rocks
as Self
The Making of ‘Sneakers’
as Self
Unconditional Love
as Max Beasley
Crossroads
as Pete Wagner
On the Nose
as Dr. Barry Davis
Earth vs. the Spider
as Det. Insp. Jack Grillo
The Curse of the Jade Scorpion
as Chris Magruder
Evolution
as Governor Lewis
Pearl Harbor
as Captain Thurman
The House of Mirth
as Augustus 'Gus' Trenor
Stardom
as Barry Levine
Loser
as Dad
Diamonds
as Lance Agensky
Saturday Night Live: Christmas
as Self (archive footage)
Ghostbusters 1999
as Self
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dana Carvey
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
as Self
Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection
as Captain Milligan
Susan's Plan
as Bob
Antz
as Chip (voice)
The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers'
as Self
Blues Brothers 2000
as Elwood Blues
Roswell Top Secret
as Self
Grosse Pointe Blank
as Grocer
The Arrow
as Crawford Gordon Jr.
Heritage Minutes: Avro Arrow
as Crawford Gordon
My Fellow Americans
as President William Haney
Feeling Minnesota
as Det. Ben Costikyan
Rainbow
as Sheriff Wyatt Hampton
Celtic Pride
as Jimmy Flaherty
Getting Away with Murder
as Jack Lambert
Sgt. Bilko
as Colonel Hall
Canadian Bacon
as OPP Officer (uncredited)
Casper
as Dr. Raymond Stantz (uncredited)
Tommy Boy
as Ray Zalinsky
No Poster
The Random Factor
as Dexter (voice)
Exit to Eden
as Fred Lavery
North
as Pa Tex
My Girl 2
as Harry Sultenfuss
A Century of Cinema
as Self
The Best of the Blues Brothers
as Elwood Blues / Self
Coneheads
as Beldar
Chaplin
as Mack Sennett
Sneakers
as Mother
This Is My Life
as Arnold Moss
Two-Fisted Tales
as Captain Miligan
My Girl
as Harry Sultenfuss
Nothing but Trouble
as Judge Alvin 'J.P' Valkenheiser / Bobo
Seriously... Phil Collins
as Self
Masters of Menace
as Johnny Lewis
The Earth Day Special
as Vic's Buddy
Life of Python
as Self
Loose Cannons
as Ellis Fielding
Driving Miss Daisy
as Boolie Werthan
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
as Self
Ghostbusters II
as Dr. Raymond Stantz
Mel Gibson's Unauthorized Video Diary
as Self
My Stepmother Is an Alien
as Steven Mills
Caddyshack II
as Captain Tom Everett
The Great Outdoors
as Roman Craig
She's Having a Baby
as Roman (uncredited)
The Couch Trip
as John W. Burns, Jr.
Dragnet
as Sgt. Joe Friday
Citizen Steve
as Chial Dushane
Spies Like Us
as Austin Millbarge
The Best of John Belushi
as Various Characters
Into the Night
as Herb
We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song
as Self
B.B. King: Into the Night
as Self
On the Scene with the Ghostbusters
Nothing Lasts Forever
as Buck Heller
Ghostbusters
as Dr. Raymond Stantz
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
as Art Weber
The Coneheads
as Beldar (voice)
Twilight Zone: The Movie
as Passenger
Trading Places
as Louis Winthorpe III
Doctor Detroit
as Clifford Skridlow / Doctor Detroit
E.T. and Friends: Magical Movie Visitors
as Beldar Conehead
It Came from Hollywood
as Self
Neighbors
as Vic
Steve Martin's Best Show Ever
as Yortuk Festrunk / Irwin Mainway / Alexander Haig / Dr. Treves
The Blues Brothers
as Elwood Blues
1941
as Sgt. Frank Tree
Mr. Mike's Mondo Video
as Church of Jack Lord Leader / Self
The Blues Brothers Live at Winterland
as Elwood Blues
Grateful Dead: The Closing of Winterland
as Self
The Things We Did Last Summer
as Self
The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash
as Brian Thigh
Love at First Sight
as Roy
The Beach Boys: It's OK
as Cop #1
The Beach Boys: It's OK
as Cop #1
The Gift of Winter
as Goodly / Rotten / Maple (voice)
Getting Lost
as (voice)
Keeper of the Cup
as The Keeper