Dan Aykroyd
Known for Acting · 194 credits
- Born
- 1952-07-01 (age 73)
- Place of birth
- Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Also known as
- Elwood · Daniel Edward Aykroyd · Danny Aykroyd · 댄 애크로이드 · 丹·艾克洛德 · دن آیکروید
Biography
Daniel Edward 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.
Known For
The Simpsons
1989
as Postage Stamp Fellow (voice)
Family Guy
1999
as Dan Aykroyd (voice)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self - Guest
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Various Characters / Self - Cameo (uncredited) / Self - Host / Self / Various (archive footage) / Sen. Bob Dole (uncredited) / Yortuk Festrunk (uncredited) / Self - Various Characters (uncredited)
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Presenter
TV Shows (39)
The Simpsons
1989
as Postage Stamp Fellow (voice)
Family Guy
1999
as Dan Aykroyd (voice)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self - Guest
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Various Characters / Self - Cameo (uncredited) / Self - Host / Self / Various (archive footage) / Sen. Bob Dole (uncredited) / Yortuk Festrunk (uncredited) / Self - Various Characters (uncredited)
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Presenter
The Nanny
1993
as Repairman (uncredited)
Home Improvement
1991
as Mike Weber
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
American Masters
1986
as Julia Child (archive footage)
MTV Video Music Awards
1984
as Self - Host
According to Jim
2001
as Danny Michalski
Tales from the Crypt
1989
as Captain Milligan
Intimate Portrait
1993
as Self
Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal
1996
as Self - Host
The Conners
2018
as Buddy
Dinah!
1974
as Self
Workin' Moms
2017
as Kate's Dad / Kate's Dad (voice)
The Defenders
2010
as Judge Max Hunter
The Movies That Made Us
2019
as Ray Stantz (archive footage)
Jay Leno's Garage
2015
as Self
Inside Comedy
2012
as Self
Reunited Apart
2020
as Self
Living with Fran
2005
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996
as Self
Mark Twain Prize
1999
as Self
Soul Man
1997
as Rev. Mike Weber
Terry Wogan's Friday Night
1992
as Self
The Seventies
2015
as Self (archive footage)
The Fran Drescher Show
2010
The UnBelievable with Dan Aykroyd
2023
as Self - Host
Second City: First Family of Comedy
2006
as Self
Biography: Comedy Icons
2019
as Self
A History of the World in Six Glasses
2024
as Self
The Arrow
1997
as Crawford Gordon
Hotel Paranormal
2020
Dino Hunt Canada
2015
as Narrator
Live from the House of Blues
1995
Movies (155)
Trading Places
1983
as Louis Winthorpe III
Pearl Harbor
2001
as Captain Thurman
Pixels
2015
as 1982 Championship MC
Ghostbusters
1984
as Ray Stantz
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
1984
as Art Weber
50 First Dates
2004
as Dr. Keats
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
2024
as Ray Stantz
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
2021
as Ray Stantz
Casper
1995
as Dr. Raymond Stantz (uncredited)
Sneakers
1992
as Mother
Antz
1998
as Chip (voice)
The Blues Brothers
1980
as Elwood Blues
Ghostbusters
2016
as Cabbie
Ghostbusters II
1989
as Ray Stantz
Evolution
2001
as Governor Lewis
The Campaign
2012
as Wade Motch
Coneheads
1993
as Beldar
My Girl
1991
as Harry Sultenfuss
The Great Outdoors
1988
as Roman Craig
I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry
2007
as Captain Tucker
1941
1979
as Sgt. Frank Tree
Twilight Zone: The Movie
1983
as Passenger
Driving Miss Daisy
1989
as Boolie Werthan
Julie & Julia
2009
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Yogi Bear
2010
as Yogi Bear (voice)
Marty, Life Is Short
2026
as Self (archive footage)
Dragnet
1987
as Sgt. Joe Friday
Christmas with the Kranks
2004
as Vic Frohmeyer
My Stepmother Is an Alien
1988
as Steven Mills
Tammy
2014
as Don
Tommy Boy
1995
as Ray Zalinsky
North
1994
as Pa Tex
Neighbors
1981
as Vic
Crossroads
2002
as Pete Wagner
Chaplin
1992
as Mack Sennett
Spies Like Us
1985
as Austin Millbarge
Behind the Candelabra
2013
as Seymour Heller
Blues Brothers 2000
1998
as Elwood Blues
The Greatest Night in Pop
2024
as Self (archive footage)
Jim Henson Idea Man
2024
as Self (archive footage)
Get On Up
2014
as Ben Bart
Loser
2000
as Dad
Nothing But Trouble
1991
as Judge Alvin 'J.P' Valkenheiser / Bobo
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025
as Self (archive footage)
My Girl 2
1994
as Harry Sultenfuss
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
1999
as Self
Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return
2014
as Scarecrow (voice)
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
1989
as Self
Grosse Pointe Blank
1997
as Grocer
John Candy: I Like Me
2025
as Self - Mainstage Cast, The Second City
Into the Night
1985
as Herb
The Earth Day Special
1990
as Vic's Buddy
Sgt. Bilko
1996
as COL John T. Hall
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2022
as Self (archive footage)
She's Having a Baby
1988
as Roman (uncredited)
Shortcut to Happiness
2007
as Julius Jensen
Unconditional Love
2002
as Max Beasley
The Curse of the Jade Scorpion
2001
as Chris Magruder
Zombie Town
2023
as Len Carver
Bright Young Things
2003
as Lord Monomark
Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection
1999
as Captain Milligan
Canadian Bacon
1995
as OPP Officer (uncredited)
My Fellow Americans
1996
as President William Haney
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd
2005
as Various Characters (archive footage)
Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live
2005
as Self
Exit to Eden
1994
as Fred Lavery
Being Canadian
2015
as Self
War, Inc.
2008
as Mr. Vice President
Earth vs. the Spider
2001
as Det. Insp. Jack Grillo
Caddyshack II
1988
as Captain Tom Everett
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
2020
as Self
I'm Chevy Chase and You're Not
2025
as Self
We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song
1985
as Self
The House of Mirth
2000
as Augustus 'Gus' Trenor
Loose Cannons
1990
as Ellis Fielding
Feeling Minnesota
1996
as Det. Ben Costikyan
The Arrow
1997
as Crawford Gordon Jr.
I Am Chris Farley
2015
as Self
Two-Fisted Tales
1992
as Captain Miligan
Seriously... Phil Collins
1990
as Self
White Coats
2004
as Dr. Cyrill Kipp
Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot
2013
as Self
The Couch Trip
1988
as John W. Burns, Jr.
Rainbow
1996
as Sheriff Wyatt Hampton
Diamonds
1999
as Lance Agensky
Sunset Strip
2012
as Self
The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers'
1998
as Self
This Is My Life
1992
as Arnold Moss
The Women of SNL
2010
as Various (archive footage)
Doctor Detroit
1983
as Clifford Skridlow / Doctor Detroit
A Century of Cinema
1994
as Self
Stardom
2000
as Barry Levine
Masters of Menace
1990
as Johnny Lewis
Chris Farley: Anything for a Laugh
2019
as Self
Toronto Rocks
2003
as Self
Belushi
2020
as Self (archive footage)
Celtic Pride
1996
as Jimmy Flaherty
B.B. King: Into the Night
1985
as Self
Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation
2007
as Self
Susan's Plan
1998
as Bob
Fantastic Mr. Murray
2019
as Self - Interviewee
Citizen Steve
1987
as Chial Dushane
Ghostheads
2016
as Self
The Making of ‘Sneakers’
2003
as Self
Nothing Lasts Forever
1984
as Buck Heller
Presidential Reunion
2010
as Jimmy Carter
The Go-Go's
2021
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Mr. Mike's Mondo Video
1979
as Church of Jack Lord Leader / Self
The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash
1978
as Brian Thigh
Steve Martin's Best Show Ever
1981
as Yortuk Festrunk / Irwin Mainway / Alexander Haig / Dr. Treves
Life O' The Party: On the Road with Prince and the New Power Generation
2005
as Self
That's Amore!
Roswell Top Secret
1998
as Self
The Blues Brothers: Transposing The Music
2005
as Self
Getting Away with Murder
1996
as Jack Lambert
You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution...
2025
as Self
The Coneheads
1983
as Beldar (voice)
Saturday Night Live: Thanksgiving
2013
as Rick Phillips
Good Fortune
2016
as Self
Keeper of the Cup
as The Keeper
About Dan Aykroyd
Daniel Edward 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 "Tw… With 194 credits spanning from 1944 to 2026, Dan Aykroyd has appeared in 155 films and 39 TV shows.
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Most Popular Dan Aykroyd Movies
- Trading Places (1983) — as Louis Winthorpe III
- Pearl Harbor (2001) — as Captain Thurman
- Pixels (2015) — as 1982 Championship MC
- Ghostbusters (1984) — as Ray Stantz
- Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) — as Art Weber
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