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Dan Aykroyd

Acting · Born July 1, 1952 · Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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).

Movies with Dan Aykroyd

• Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) — Art Weber
• Pixels (2015) — 1982 Championship MC
• Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021) — Ray Stantz
• 50 First Dates (2004) — Dr. Keats
• Ghostbusters (1984) — Dr. Raymond Stantz
• Ghostbusters II (1989) — Dr. Raymond Stantz
• Pearl Harbor (2001) — Captain Thurman
• Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024) — Ray Stantz
• Trading Places (1983) — Louis Winthorpe III
• Ghostbusters (2016) — Cabbie
• The Blues Brothers (1980) — Elwood Blues
• Casper (1995) — Dr. Raymond Stantz (uncredited)

TV shows with Dan Aykroyd

• According to Jim (2001) — Danny Michalski
• Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal (1996) — Self - Host
• The UnBelievable with Dan Aykroyd (2023) — Self - Host
• Soul Man (1997) — Rev. Mike Weber
• A History of the World in Six Glasses (2024) — Self
• Hotel Paranormal (2020)
• The UnBelievable: Encounters with Dan Aykroyd (2026) — Self - Host