Dan Aykroyd
Birthday
1952/07/01 (72 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Also know as
Elwood, Daniel Edward Aykroyd, Danny Aykroyd, 댄 애크로이드, 丹·艾克洛德
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 "...Read more
Acting
(1984) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
as Art Weber
(2003) Toronto Rocks
as Self
(1989) Driving Miss Daisy
as Boolie Werthan
(1980) The Blues Brothers
as Elwood Blues
(1984) Ghostbusters
as Ray Stantz
(2001) Pearl Harbor
as Captain Thurman
(1983) Trading Places
as Louis Winthorpe III
(1987) Dragnet
as Sgt. Joe Friday
(1995) Canadian Bacon
as OPP Officer (uncredited)
(2004) 50 First Dates
as Dr. Keats
(1992) Sneakers
as Mother
(2007) I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry
as Captain Phineas J. Tucker
(1988) The Great Outdoors
as Roman Craig
(2001) The Curse of the Jade Scorpion
as Chris Magruder
(1991) My Girl
as Harry Sultenfuss
(1992) Chaplin
as Mack Sennett
(1989) Ghostbusters II
as Ray Stantz
(1982) It Came from Hollywood
as Himself
(1985) Into the Night
as Herb
(1979) 1941
as Sgt. Frank Tree
(2001) Earth vs. the Spider
as Det. Insp. Jack Grillo
(1995) Tommy Boy
as Ray Zalinsky
(1994) My Girl 2
as Harry Sultenfuss
(1998) Blues Brothers 2000
as Elwood Blues
(1983) Doctor Detroit
as Clifford Skridlow / Doctor Detroit
(1996) Celtic Pride
as Jimmy Flaherty
(1994) North
as Pa Tex
(1991) Nothing but Trouble
as Judge Alvin 'J.P' Valkenheiser / Bobo
(1988) The Couch Trip
as John W. Burns, Jr.
(1990) Loose Cannons
as Ellis Fielding
(1988) My Stepmother Is an Alien
as Steven Mills
(1995) Casper
as Dr. Raymond Stantz (uncredited)
(2000) The House of Mirth
as Augustus 'Gus' Trenor
(1998) Antz
as Chip (voice)
(1997) Grosse Pointe Blank
as Grocer
(1996) Getting Away with Murder
as Jack Lambert
(1985) Spies Like Us
as Austin Millbarge
(1996) Sgt. Bilko
as COL John T. Hall
(2008) War, Inc.
as Mr. Vice President
(1996) Feeling Minnesota
as Det. Ben Costikyan
(1993) Coneheads
as Beldar
(1987) Citizen Steve
as Chial Dushane
(2001) Evolution
as Governor Lewis
(1988) She's Having a Baby
as Roman (uncredited)
(2003) Shortcut to Happiness
as Julius Jenson
(2004) Christmas with the Kranks
as Vic Frohmeyer
(1999) Diamonds
as Lance Agensky
(2010) Yogi Bear
as Yogi Bear (voice)
(1992) This Is My Life
as Arnold Moss
(2021) Who Saw the Men in Black
as self
(2003) Bright Young Things
as Lord Monomark
(1997) Heritage Minutes: Avro Arrow
as Crawford Gordon
(1978) The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash
as Brian Thigh
(2013) Saturday Night Live: Thanksgiving
as Rick Phillips
(2000) Stardom
as Barry Levine
(2002) Crossroads
as Pete Wagner
(1988) Caddyshack II
as Capt. Tom Everett
(1979) Mr. Mike's Mondo Video
as Church of Jack Lord Leader / Self
(1996) My Fellow Americans
as President William Haney
(1990) Masters of Menace
as Johnny Lewis
(1994) Exit to Eden
as Fred Lavery
(1981) Neighbors
as Vic
(1984) Nothing Lasts Forever
as Buck Heller
(1998) Susan's Plan
as Bob
(2005) Dan Aykroyd Unplugged On UFOs
as himself
(2001) On the Nose
as Dr. Barry Davis
(2024) Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
as Ray Stantz
(2014) Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return
as Scarecrow (voice)
(2012) The Campaign
as Wade Motch
(1977) Love at First Sight
as Roy
(2013) Behind the Candelabra
as Seymour Heller
That's Amore!
as ---
(2015) Saturday Night Live: 40th Anniversary Special
as Self / Super Bass-O-Matic 2150 Spokesperson / Elwood Blues
(2014) Tammy
as Don
(2020) Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
as Self
(2014) Get on Up
as Ben Bart
(2013) Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot
as Self
(1990) Life of Python
as Self
(1995) The Random Factor
as Dexter (voice)
(2016) Bill Murray: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize
as Self
(1982) E.T. and Friends: Magical Movie Visitors
as Beldar Conehead
(1983) Twilight Zone: The Movie
as Passenger
(1978) The Blues Brothers Live at Winterland
as Elwood Blues
(1985) The Best of John Belushi
as Various characters
(1999) Saturday Night Live: Christmas
as Himself
(1999) Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dana Carvey
as ---
(2004) White Coats
as Dr. Cyrill Kipp
(2023) Zombie Town
as Len Carver
(1999) Ghostbusters 1999
as Self
(2005) The Blues Brothers: Transposing The Music
as Self
(2005) Saturday Night Live: The Best of John Belushi
as Self / Various (archive footage) (uncredited)
(2024) The Greatest Night in Pop
as Self (archive footage)
(1981) Steve Martin's Best Show Ever
as Yortuk Festrunk / Irwin Mainway / Alexander Haig / Dr. Treves
(2005) Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd
as Various Characters (archive footage)
(2015) Being Canadian
as Self
(2003) The Making of ‘Sneakers’
as Self
(2022) 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
as Self (archive footage)
(2015) I Am Chris Farley
as Self
(1996) Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen
as Quote Reader
(2015) Pixels
as 1982 Championship MC
(1990) Seriously... Phil Collins
as Self
(2013) WWII: Saving the Reality
as Self - Narrator (voice)
(1985) We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song
as Self
(1992) Two-Fisted Tales
as Captain Miligan
(1994) The Best of the Blues Brothers
as Elwood Blues / Himself
(2016) Ghostheads
as Self
(2000) Loser
as Dad
(2016) Ghostbusters
as Cabbie
(1983) The Coneheads
as Beldar (Voice)
(1990) The Earth Day Special
as Vic's Buddy
(2003) James Brown: Soul Survivor
as ---
(1996) Rainbow
as Sheriff Wyatt Hampton
(1974) The Gift of Winter
as Goodly / Rotten / Maple (voice)
(2005) Life O' The Party: On the Road with Prince and the New Power Generation
as Self
(1989) Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
as Self
(2012) Sunset Strip
as Self
(2005) Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live
as Self
(2004) Ronnie Hawkins: Still Alive and Kickin
as Narrator
(1998) Roswell Top Secret
as Self
(1985) B.B. King: Into the Night
as Self
(2002) Unconditional Love
as Max Beasley
(2014) Time Is But a Window: Ghostbusters 2 and Beyond
as ---
(2014) Who You Gonna Call?: A Ghostbusters Retrospective
as ---
(2010) The Women of SNL
as Various (archive footage)
(2019) Defend, Conserve, Protect
as Narrator
(2021) Ghostbusters: Afterlife
as Ray Stantz
(1976) The Beach Boys: It's OK
as Cop #1
(2019) Fantastic Mr. Murray
as Self - Interviewee
(1994) A Century of Cinema
as Self
(1998) The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers'
as Self
(1997) The Arrow
as Crawford Gordon Jr.
(1976) The Beach Boys: Good Vibrations Tour
as Cop #1
(2019) Chris Farley: Anything for a Laugh
as ---
(1978) The Things We Did Last Summer
as Himself
(2006) Working with a Master: John Landis
as Self
(2013) Born In Chicago
as Narrator
(1999) Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection
as Captain Milligan
(2020) Belushi
as Self (archive footage)
(2016) Good Fortune
as Self
(1999) Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
as Self
(2010) Presidential Reunion
as Jimmy Carter
Godspell 2025
as ---
Keeper of the Cup
as The Keeper
(1978) Grateful Dead: The Closing of Winterland
as Self
(1978) La Dolce Gilda
as ---
(2005) Living with Fran
as ---
(1999) Family Guy
as Dan Aykroyd (voice)
(1991) Home Improvement
as Mike Weber
(2001) According to Jim
as Danny Michalski
(1993) The Nanny
as Repair Man (uncredited)
(1989) Tales from the Crypt
as Captain Milligan
(1989) The Simpsons
as Postage Stamp Fellow (voice)
(1992) The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
as ---
(1993) Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
(1993) Intimate Portrait
as Self
(1996) Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal
as ---
(1995) Live from the House of Blues
as ---
(2019) The Movies That Made Us
as Ray Stantz (archive footage)
(1997) Soul Man
as Rev. Mike Weber
(1999) Mark Twain Prize
as Self
(1975) Saturday Night Live
as Self - Various Characters
(1975) Saturday Night Live
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
(1975) Saturday Night Live
as ---
(1975) Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
(2023) The UnBelievable with Dan Aykroyd
as Self - Host
(2014) Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
(2015) Dino Hunt Canada
as Narrator
(1984) MTV Video Music Awards
as Self - Host
(1992) Terry Wogan's Friday Night
as Self
(2006) Second City: First Family of Comedy
as Self
(1997) The Arrow
as Crawford Gordon
(2019) Biography: Comedy Icons
as Himself
(1996) The Rosie O'Donnell Show
as Self
(2014) The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as ---
(2024) A History of the World in Six Glasses
as Self
(2010) The Fran Drescher Show
as ---
(2018) The Conners
as Buddy
(2015) Jay Leno's Garage
as Self
(2012) Inside Comedy
as Himself
(2020) Reunited Apart
as Self
(2020) Hotel Paranormal
as ---
(2010) The Defenders
as Judge Max Hunter