Known For
Acting
Born
Jul 01, 1952
Place of Birth
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Credits
202 titles
Dan Aykroyd
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).
Known For
Filmography
You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution...
Self
The UnBelievable: Encounters with Dan Aykroyd
Self - Host
The Tom Green Farm
Self
Marty, Life Is Short
Self (archive footage)
On a Mission from God: The Story of the Blues Brothers
Self
I'm Chevy Chase and You're Not
Self
John Candy: I Like Me
Self - Mainstage Cast, The Second City
An SNL Thanksgiving
(archive footage)
Jim Henson Idea Man
Self (archive footage)
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
Ray Stantz
The Greatest Night in Pop
Self (archive footage)
A History of the World in Six Glasses
Self
The UnBelievable with Dan Aykroyd
Self - Host
Zombie Town
Len Carver
Our Soho
self
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Self (archive footage)
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
Ray Stantz
Who Saw the Men in Black
self
The Go-Go's
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Belushi
Self (archive footage)
Hotel Paranormal
Reunited Apart
Self
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
Self
The Movies That Made Us
Ray Stantz (archive footage)
Fantastic Mr. Murray
Self - Interviewee
Defend, Conserve, Protect
Narrator
Biography: Comedy Icons
Self
Chris Farley: Anything for a Laugh
Self
The Conners
Buddy
Workin' Moms
Kate's Dad
Good Fortune
Self
Ghostbusters
Cabbie
Ghostheads
Self
Jay Leno's Garage
Self
Being Canadian
Self
I Am Chris Farley
Self
Pixels
1982 Championship MC
The Seventies
Self (archive footage)
Dino Hunt Canada
Narrator
Time Is But a Window: Ghostbusters 2 and Beyond
Who You Gonna Call?: A Ghostbusters Retrospective
Get On Up
Ben Bart
Tammy
Don
Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return
Scarecrow (voice)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
Saturday Night Live: Thanksgiving
Rick Phillips
Behind the Candelabra
Seymour Heller
Born In Chicago
Narrator
Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot
Self