Biography Dan 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.
Filmography Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025
Self
Details Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
2024
Ray Stantz
Details The Greatest Night in Pop
2024
Self (archive footage)
Details 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2022
Self (archive footage)
Details Ghostbusters: Afterlife
2021
Ray Stantz
Details Who Saw the Men in Black
2021
self
Details Belushi
2020
Self (archive footage)
Details Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
2020
Self
Details Fantastic Mr. Murray
2019
Self - Interviewee
Details Defend, Conserve, Protect
2019
Narrator
Details Chris Farley: Anything for a Laugh
2019
Character TBA
Details Bill Murray: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize
2016
Self
Details Pixels
2015
1982 Championship MC
Details Who You Gonna Call?: A Ghostbusters Retrospective
2014
Character TBA
Details Time Is But a Window: Ghostbusters 2 and Beyond
2014
Character TBA
Details Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return
2014
Scarecrow (voice)
Details Saturday Night Live: Thanksgiving
2013
Rick Phillips
Details Behind the Candelabra
2013
Seymour Heller
Details Born In Chicago
2013
Narrator
Details Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot
2013
Self
Details WWII: Saving the Reality
2013
Self - Narrator (voice)
Details Yogi Bear
2010
Yogi Bear (voice)
Details The Women of SNL
2010
Various (archive footage)
Details Presidential Reunion
2010
Jimmy Carter
Details War, Inc.
2008
Mr. Vice President
Details I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry
2007
Captain Phineas J. Tucker
Details Working with a Master: John Landis
2006
Self
Details Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd
2005
Various Characters (archive footage)
Details The Blues Brothers: Transposing The Music
2005
Self
Details Saturday Night Live: The Best of John Belushi
2005
Self / Various (archive footage) (uncredited)
Details Dan Aykroyd Unplugged On UFOs
2005
himself
Details Life O' The Party: On the Road with Prince and the New Power Generation
2005
Self
Details Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live
2005
Self
Details Christmas with the Kranks
2004
Vic Frohmeyer
Details Ronnie Hawkins: Still Alive and Kickin
2004
Narrator
Details White Coats
2004
Dr. Cyrill Kipp
Details 50 First Dates
2004
Dr. Keats
Details James Brown: Soul Survivor
2003
Character TBA
Details Bright Young Things
2003
Lord Monomark
Details Shortcut to Happiness
2003
Julius Jenson
Details The Making of ‘Sneakers’
2003
Self
Details Unconditional Love
2002
Max Beasley
Details On the Nose
2001
Dr. Barry Davis
Details Earth vs. the Spider
2001
Det. Insp. Jack Grillo
Details The Curse of the Jade Scorpion
2001
Chris Magruder
Details Evolution
2001
Governor Lewis
Details Pearl Harbor
2001
Captain Thurman
Details The House of Mirth
2000
Augustus 'Gus' Trenor
Details Saturday Night Live: Christmas
1999
Self
Details Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dana Carvey
1999
Character TBA
Details Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
1999
Self
Details Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection
1999
Captain Milligan
Details The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers'
1998
Self
Details Blues Brothers 2000
1998
Elwood Blues
Details Grosse Pointe Blank
1997
Grocer
Details The Arrow
1997
Crawford Gordon Jr.
Details Heritage Minutes: Avro Arrow
1997
Crawford Gordon
Details My Fellow Americans
1996
President William Haney
Details Feeling Minnesota
1996
Det. Ben Costikyan
Details Rainbow
1996
Sheriff Wyatt Hampton
Details Celtic Pride
1996
Jimmy Flaherty
Details Getting Away with Murder
1996
Jack Lambert
Details Sgt. Bilko
1996
COL John T. Hall
Details Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen
1996
Quote Reader
Details Canadian Bacon
1995
OPP Officer (uncredited)
Details Casper
1995
Dr. Raymond Stantz (uncredited)
Details The Random Factor
1995
Dexter (voice)
Details Exit to Eden
1994
Fred Lavery
Details The Best of the Blues Brothers
1994
Elwood Blues / Himself
Details My Girl 2
1994
Harry Sultenfuss
Details A Century of Cinema
1994
Self
Details This Is My Life
1992
Arnold Moss
Details Two-Fisted Tales
1992
Captain Miligan
Details My Girl
1991
Harry Sultenfuss
Details Nothing but Trouble
1991
Judge Alvin 'J.P' Valkenheiser / Bobo
Details Seriously... Phil Collins
1990
Self
Details Masters of Menace
1990
Johnny Lewis
Details The Earth Day Special
1990
Vic's Buddy
Details Loose Cannons
1990
Ellis Fielding
Details Driving Miss Daisy
1989
Boolie Werthan
Details Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
1989
Self
Details Ghostbusters II
1989
Ray Stantz
Details My Stepmother Is an Alien
1988
Steven Mills
Details Caddyshack II
1988
Capt. Tom Everett
Details The Great Outdoors
1988
Roman Craig
Details She's Having a Baby
1988
Roman (uncredited)
Details The Couch Trip
1988
John W. Burns, Jr.
Details Citizen Steve
1987
Chial Dushane
Details Spies Like Us
1985
Austin Millbarge
Details The Best of John Belushi
1985
Various Characters
Details We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song
1985
Self
Details B.B. King: Into the Night
1985
Self
Details Nothing Lasts Forever
1984
Buck Heller
Details Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
1984
Art Weber
Details The Coneheads
1983
Beldar (Voice)
Details Twilight Zone: The Movie
1983
Passenger
Details Trading Places
1983
Louis Winthorpe III
Details Doctor Detroit
1983
Clifford Skridlow / Doctor Detroit
Details E.T. and Friends: Magical Movie Visitors
1982
Beldar Conehead
Details It Came from Hollywood
1982
Himself
Details Steve Martin's Best Show Ever
1981
Yortuk Festrunk / Irwin Mainway / Alexander Haig / Dr. Treves
Details The Blues Brothers
1980
Elwood Blues
Details Mr. Mike's Mondo Video
1979
Church of Jack Lord Leader / Self
Details The Blues Brothers Live at Winterland
1978
Elwood Blues
Details Grateful Dead: The Closing of Winterland
1978
Self
Details The Things We Did Last Summer
1978
Self
Details La Dolce Gilda
1978
Character TBA
Details The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash
1978
Brian Thigh
Details The Beach Boys: It's OK
1976
Cop #1
Details The Beach Boys: It's OK
1976
Cop #1
Details The Gift of Winter
1974
Goodly / Rotten / Maple (voice)
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