Cast & creator
Dan Aykroyd
Best known for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, The Simpsons, Late Night with Seth Meyers
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).
Also known as: Elwood, Daniel Edward Aykroyd, Danny Aykroyd, 댄 애크로이드, 丹·艾克洛德
182
film credits
56
television credits
208
1944–2026 · acting roles
6.4
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Across film & television
Filmography (238)
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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
2014
The Simpsons
Postage Stamp Fellow (voice)
1989
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
2014
Family Guy
Dan Aykroyd (voice)
1999
Saturday Night Live
Self - Various Characters
1975Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1975Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
1975Saturday Night Live
Self / Various (archive footage)
1975Saturday Night Live
Sen. Bob Dole (uncredited)
1975Saturday Night Live
Yortuk Festrunk (uncredited)
1975Saturday Night Live
Self - Various Characters (uncredited)
1975Saturday Night Live
Sanjaya Fan (uncredited)
1975Saturday Night Live
John Boehner (uncredited)
1975Saturday Night Live
Writer
1975
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
1993
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
The Nanny
Repairman (uncredited)
1993
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter
1944
Home Improvement
Mike Weber
1991
MTV Video Music Awards
Self - Host
1984
Intimate Portrait
Self
1993
According to Jim
Danny Michalski
2001
Tales from the Crypt
Captain Milligan
1989
Dinah!
Self
1974
The Conners
Buddy
2018
American Masters
Julia Child (archive footage)
1986
The Real Ghostbusters
Creator
1986
Heritage Minutes
Crawford Gordon
1991
Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal
Self - Host
1996
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Art Weber
1984
Pixels
1982 Championship MC
2015
50 First Dates
Dr. Keats
2004
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
Ray Stantz
2021Ghostbusters: Afterlife
Original Film Writer
2021Ghostbusters: Afterlife
Executive Producer
2021
Workin' Moms
Kate's Dad
2017Workin' Moms
Kate's Dad (voice)
2017
Ghostbusters
Dr. Raymond Stantz
1984Ghostbusters
Screenplay
1984
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
Ray Stantz
2024Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
Original Film Writer
2024Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
Executive Producer
2024
The Defenders
Judge Max Hunter
2010
Ghostbusters II
Dr. Raymond Stantz
1989Ghostbusters II
Screenplay
1989Ghostbusters II
Characters
1989
Trading Places
Louis Winthorpe III
1983
Jay Leno's Garage
Self
2015
Pearl Harbor
Captain Thurman
2001
Casper
Dr. Raymond Stantz (uncredited)
1995
The Movies That Made Us
Ray Stantz (archive footage)
2019
Inside Comedy
Self
2012
Antz
Chip (voice)
1998
Sneakers
Mother
1992
The UnBelievable with Dan Aykroyd
Self - Host
2023The UnBelievable with Dan Aykroyd
Executive Producer
2023
Ghostbusters
Cabbie
2016Ghostbusters
Characters
2016Ghostbusters
Executive Producer
2016
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Self
1996
Christmas with the Kranks
Vic Frohmeyer
2004
The Blues Brothers
Elwood Blues
1980The Blues Brothers
Writer
1980
Evolution
Governor Lewis
2001
Julie & Julia
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2009
Marty, Life Is Short
Self (archive footage)
2026
I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry
Captain Tucker
2007
Reunited Apart
Self
2020
Living with Fran
2005
My Girl
Harry Sultenfuss
1991
Yogi Bear
Yogi Bear (voice)
2010
John Candy: I Like Me
Self - Mainstage Cast, The Second City
2025
Twilight Zone: The Movie
Passenger
1983
Driving Miss Daisy
Boolie Werthan
1989
Mark Twain Prize
Self
1999
My Stepmother Is an Alien
Steven Mills
1988
The Seventies
Self (archive footage)
2015
The Campaign
Wade Motch
2012
Coneheads
Beldar
1993Coneheads
Screenplay
1993Terry Wogan's Friday Night
Self
1992
Grosse Pointe Blank
Grocer
1997
Soul Man
Rev. Mike Weber
1997Soul Man
Executive Producer
1997
My Girl 2
Harry Sultenfuss
1994
Nothing but Trouble
Judge Alvin 'J.P' Valkenheiser / Bobo
1991Nothing but Trouble
Screenplay
1991Nothing but Trouble
Director
1991
The Fran Drescher Show
2010
Jim Henson Idea Man
Self (archive footage)
2024
1941
Sgt. Frank Tree
1979
Tommy Boy
Ray Zalinsky
1995
Chaplin
Mack Sennett
1992
Spies Like Us
Austin Millbarge
1985Spies Like Us
Screenplay
1985
The Great Outdoors
Roman Craig
1988
The Greatest Night in Pop
Self (archive footage)
2024
Into the Night
Herb
1985
Blues Brothers 2000
Elwood Blues
1998Blues Brothers 2000
Producer
1998Blues Brothers 2000
Writer
1998
Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return
Scarecrow (voice)
2014
Behind the Candelabra
Seymour Heller
2013
Biography: Comedy Icons
Self
2019
Loser
Dad
2000
Second City: First Family of Comedy
Self
2006
Get On Up
Ben Bart
2014
Dragnet
Sgt. Joe Friday
1987Dragnet
Screenplay
1987
Sgt. Bilko
Colonel Hall
1996
Crossroads
Pete Wagner
2002
Zombie Town
Len Carver
2023
Tammy
Don
2014
North
Pa Tex
1994
Caddyshack II
Captain Tom Everett
1988
Canadian Bacon
OPP Officer (uncredited)
1995
My Fellow Americans
President William Haney
1996
I'm Chevy Chase and You're Not
Self
2025
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
Self
1999
The Women of SNL
Various (archive footage)
2010
A History of the World in Six Glasses
Self
2024
She's Having a Baby
Roman (uncredited)
1988
Shortcut to Happiness
Julius Jensen
2007
The Curse of the Jade Scorpion
Chris Magruder
2001
Celtic Pride
Jimmy Flaherty
1996
The Arrow
Crawford Gordon
1997
Feeling Minnesota
Det. Ben Costikyan
1996
The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash
Brian Thigh
1978
Loose Cannons
Ellis Fielding
1990
I Am Chris Farley
Self
2015
Unconditional Love
Max Beasley
2002
Doctor Detroit
Clifford Skridlow / Doctor Detroit
1983
The House of Mirth
Augustus 'Gus' Trenor
2000
Earth vs. the Spider
Det. Insp. Jack Grillo
2001
The Tom Green Farm
Self
2026
You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution...
Self
2026
War, Inc.
Mr. Vice President
2008
Being Canadian
Self
2015
Ghostbusters: Night Shift
Executive Producer
The Earth Day Special
Vic's Buddy
1990
The Best of So Graham Norton
Self (archive footage)
2004
Exit to Eden
Fred Lavery
1994
Hotel Paranormal
2020
This Is My Life
Arnold Moss
1992
The Couch Trip
John W. Burns, Jr.
1988
Born In Chicago
Narrator
2013Born In Chicago
Executive Producer
2013
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
Self
2020
Susan's Plan
Bob
1998
Citizen Steve
Chial Dushane
1987Citizen Steve
Director
1987
Stardom
Barry Levine
2000
Neighbors
Vic
1981
White Coats
Dr. Cyrill Kipp
2004
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
Self
1989
An SNL Thanksgiving
(archive footage)
2024
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Self (archive footage)
2022
We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song
Self
1985
Life O' The Party: On the Road with Prince and the New Power Generation
Self
2005
Saturday Night Live: Christmas
Self (archive footage)
1999
Chris Farley: Anything for a Laugh
Self
2019
Getting Away with Murder
Jack Lambert
1996
Belushi
Self (archive footage)
2020
Bright Young Things
Lord Monomark
2003
Ghostheads
Self
2016
Saturday Night Live: 25 Years of Music Vol. 5
Self
2003
A Century of Cinema
Self
1994
One More Saturday Night
Executive Producer
1986
It Came from Hollywood
Self
1982
The Making of ‘Sneakers’
Self
2003
The Beach Boys: It's OK
Cop #1
1976The Beach Boys: It's OK
Writer
1976
Two-Fisted Tales
Captain Miligan
1992
Just the Two of Us
Self
2005
Nothing Lasts Forever
Buck Heller
1984
Mr. Mike's Mondo Video
Church of Jack Lord Leader / Self
1979
Sunset Strip
Self
2012
Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live
Self
2005
The Go-Go's
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2021
Fantastic Mr. Murray
Self - Interviewee
2019
E.T. and Friends: Magical Movie Visitors
Beldar Conehead
1982
Steve Martin's Best Show Ever
Yortuk Festrunk / Irwin Mainway / Alexander Haig / Dr. Treves
1981Steve Martin's Best Show Ever
Writer
1981
Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation
Self
2007
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd
Various Characters (archive footage)
2005
B.B. King: Into the Night
Self
1985
Good Fortune
Self
2016
On a Mission from God: The Story of the Blues Brothers
Self
2025
The Best of John Belushi
Various Characters
1985Live from the House of Blues
1995
James Brown: Soul Survivor
2003
The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers'
Self
1998
Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot
Self
2013
Seriously... Phil Collins
Self
1990
On the Nose
Dr. Barry Davis
2001
Dan Aykroyd Unplugged On UFOs
Self
2005
Heritage Minutes: Avro Arrow
Crawford Gordon
1997
Saturday Night Live: Thanksgiving
Rick Phillips
2013
Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection
Captain Milligan
1999
Keeper of the Cup
The Keeper
On the Scene with the Ghostbusters
1984
The Things We Did Last Summer
Self
1978
Presidential Reunion
Jimmy Carter
2010
Working with a Master: John Landis
Self
2006
Love at First Sight
Roy
1977
The Best of the Blues Brothers
Elwood Blues / Self
1993The Best of the Blues Brothers
Writer
1993
The Blues Brothers Live at Winterland
Elwood Blues
1978
Grateful Dead: The Closing of Winterland
Self
1978
The Beach Boys: It's OK
Cop #1
1976The Beach Boys: It's OK
Writer
197631 Nights of Halloween Fan Fest
Self
2019
Diamonds
Lance Agensky
1999
Ronnie Hawkins: Still Alive and Kickin
Narrator
2004
Life of Python
Self
1990
The Blues Brothers: Transposing The Music
Self
2005
Getting Lost
(voice)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of John Belushi
Self / Various (archive footage) (uncredited)
2005
Our Soho
self
2023
The UnBelievable: Encounters with Dan Aykroyd
Self - Host
2026
Ghostbusters 1999
Self
1999
Who Saw the Men in Black
self
2021
Roswell Top Secret
Self
1998
Time Is But a Window: Ghostbusters 2 and Beyond
2014
Rainbow
Sheriff Wyatt Hampton
1996
Mel Gibson's Unauthorized Video Diary
Self
1989
The Arrow
Crawford Gordon Jr.
1997
Masters of Menace
Johnny Lewis
1990
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dana Carvey
1999
Who You Gonna Call?: A Ghostbusters Retrospective
2014
Defend, Conserve, Protect
Narrator
2019
The Gift of Winter
Goodly / Rotten / Maple (voice)
1974
The Coneheads
Beldar (voice)
1983
Dino Hunt Canada
Narrator
2015The Random Factor
Dexter (voice)
1995
Toronto Rocks
Self
2003
WWII: Saving the Reality
Self - Narrator (voice)
2013Belushi
Executive Producer