Acting
Dan Aykroyd
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).
Filmography
You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution...
Film · 2026
Marty, Life Is Short
Film · 2026
The Tom Green Farm
Series · 2026
The UnBelievable: Encounters with Dan Aykroyd
Series · 2026
John Candy: I Like Me
Film · 2025
I'm Chevy Chase and You're Not
Film · 2025
On a Mission from God: The Story of the Blues Brothers
Film · 2025
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
Film · 2024
The Greatest Night in Pop
Film · 2024
Jim Henson Idea Man
Film · 2024
An SNL Thanksgiving
Film · 2024
A History of the World in Six Glasses
Series · 2024
Zombie Town
Film · 2023
Our Soho
Film · 2023
The UnBelievable with Dan Aykroyd
Series · 2023
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Film · 2022
Who Saw the Men in Black
Film · 2021
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
Film · 2021
The Go-Go's
Film · 2021
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
Film · 2020
Belushi
Film · 2020
Reunited Apart
Series · 2020
Hotel Paranormal
Series · 2020
Defend, Conserve, Protect
Film · 2019
Fantastic Mr. Murray
Film · 2019
Chris Farley: Anything for a Laugh
Film · 2019
31 Nights of Halloween Fan Fest
Film · 2019
The Movies That Made Us
Series · 2019
Biography: Comedy Icons
Series · 2019
The Conners
Series · 2018
Workin' Moms
Series · 2017
Workin' Moms
Series · 2017
Ghostheads
Film · 2016
Ghostbusters
Film · 2016
Good Fortune
Film · 2016
Being Canadian
Film · 2015
I Am Chris Farley
Film · 2015
Pixels
Film · 2015
Dino Hunt Canada
Series · 2015
Jay Leno's Garage
Series · 2015
The Seventies
Series · 2015
Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return
Film · 2014
Tammy
Film · 2014
Get On Up
Film · 2014
Who You Gonna Call?: A Ghostbusters Retrospective
Film · 2014
Time Is But a Window: Ghostbusters 2 and Beyond
Film · 2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Series · 2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Series · 2014
Saturday Night Live: Thanksgiving
Film · 2013
Behind the Candelabra
Film · 2013
Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot
Film · 2013
WWII: Saving the Reality
Film · 2013
Born In Chicago
Film · 2013
The Campaign
Film · 2012
Sunset Strip
Film · 2012
Inside Comedy
Series · 2012
Yogi Bear
Film · 2010
The Women of SNL
Film · 2010
Presidential Reunion
Film · 2010
The Fran Drescher Show
Series · 2010
The Defenders
Series · 2010
Julie & Julia
Film · 2009
War, Inc.
Film · 2008
I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry
Film · 2007
Shortcut to Happiness
Film · 2007
Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation
Film · 2007
Working with a Master: John Landis
Film · 2006
Second City: First Family of Comedy
Series · 2006
Dan Aykroyd Unplugged On UFOs
Film · 2005
The Blues Brothers: Transposing The Music
Film · 2005
Saturday Night Live: The Best of John Belushi
Film · 2005
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd
Film · 2005
Life O' The Party: On the Road with Prince and the New Power Generation
Film · 2005
Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live
Film · 2005
Just the Two of Us
Film · 2005
Living with Fran
Series · 2005
50 First Dates
Film · 2004
Christmas with the Kranks
Film · 2004
White Coats
Film · 2004
Ronnie Hawkins: Still Alive and Kickin
Film · 2004
The Best of So Graham Norton
Film · 2004
Toronto Rocks
Film · 2003
Bright Young Things
Film · 2003
The Making of ‘Sneakers’
Film · 2003
James Brown: Soul Survivor
Film · 2003
Saturday Night Live: 25 Years of Music Vol. 5
Film · 2003
Crossroads
Film · 2002
Unconditional Love
Film · 2002
Pearl Harbor
Film · 2001
The Curse of the Jade Scorpion
Film · 2001
Earth vs. the Spider
Film · 2001
Evolution
Film · 2001
On the Nose
Film · 2001
According to Jim
Series · 2001
The House of Mirth
Film · 2000
Stardom
Film · 2000
Loser
Film · 2000
Diamonds
Film · 1999
Saturday Night Live: Christmas
Film · 1999
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dana Carvey
Film · 1999
Ghostbusters 1999
Film · 1999
Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection
Film · 1999
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
Film · 1999
Family Guy
Series · 1999
Mark Twain Prize
Series · 1999
Blues Brothers 2000
Film · 1998
Antz
Film · 1998
Susan's Plan
Film · 1998
Roswell Top Secret
Film · 1998
The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers'
Film · 1998
Grosse Pointe Blank
Film · 1997
Heritage Minutes: Avro Arrow
Film · 1997
The Arrow
Film · 1997
Soul Man
Series · 1997
The Arrow
Series · 1997
Celtic Pride
Film · 1996
Getting Away with Murder
Film · 1996
Sgt. Bilko
Film · 1996
Feeling Minnesota
Film · 1996
My Fellow Americans
Film · 1996
Rainbow
Film · 1996
Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal
Series · 1996
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Series · 1996
Canadian Bacon
Film · 1995
Tommy Boy
Film · 1995
Casper
Film · 1995
The Random Factor
Film · 1995
Live from the House of Blues
Series · 1995
My Girl 2
Film · 1994
North
Film · 1994
Exit to Eden
Film · 1994
A Century of Cinema
Film · 1994
Coneheads
Film · 1993
The Best of the Blues Brothers
Film · 1993
The Nanny
Series · 1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Series · 1993
Intimate Portrait
Series · 1993
Sneakers
Film · 1992
Chaplin
Film · 1992
This Is My Life
Film · 1992
Two-Fisted Tales
Film · 1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Series · 1992
Terry Wogan's Friday Night
Series · 1992
My Girl
Film · 1991
Nothing but Trouble
Film · 1991
Home Improvement
Series · 1991
Heritage Minutes
Series · 1991
Loose Cannons
Film · 1990
Masters of Menace
Film · 1990
Life of Python
Film · 1990
Seriously... Phil Collins
Film · 1990
The Earth Day Special
Film · 1990
Driving Miss Daisy
Film · 1989
Ghostbusters II
Film · 1989
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
Film · 1989
Mel Gibson's Unauthorized Video Diary
Film · 1989
Tales from the Crypt
Series · 1989
The Simpsons
Series · 1989
The Great Outdoors
Film · 1988
The Couch Trip
Film · 1988
My Stepmother Is an Alien
Film · 1988
She's Having a Baby
Film · 1988
Caddyshack II
Film · 1988
Dragnet
Film · 1987
Citizen Steve
Film · 1987
American Masters
Series · 1986
Into the Night
Film · 1985
Spies Like Us
Film · 1985
The Best of John Belushi
Film · 1985
We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song
Film · 1985
B.B. King: Into the Night
Film · 1985
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Film · 1984
Ghostbusters
Film · 1984
Nothing Lasts Forever
Film · 1984
On the Scene with the Ghostbusters
Film · 1984
MTV Video Music Awards
Series · 1984
Trading Places
Film · 1983
Doctor Detroit
Film · 1983
Twilight Zone: The Movie
Film · 1983
The Coneheads
Film · 1983
It Came from Hollywood
Film · 1982
E.T. and Friends: Magical Movie Visitors
Film · 1982
Neighbors
Film · 1981
Steve Martin's Best Show Ever
Film · 1981
The Blues Brothers
Film · 1980
1941
Film · 1979
Mr. Mike's Mondo Video
Film · 1979
The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash
Film · 1978
The Blues Brothers Live at Winterland
Film · 1978
The Things We Did Last Summer
Film · 1978
Grateful Dead: The Closing of Winterland
Film · 1978
Love at First Sight
Film · 1977
The Beach Boys: It's OK
Film · 1976
The Beach Boys: It's OK
Film · 1976
Saturday Night Live
Series · 1975
Saturday Night Live
Series · 1975
Saturday Night Live
Series · 1975
Saturday Night Live
Series · 1975
Saturday Night Live
Series · 1975
Saturday Night Live
Series · 1975
Saturday Night Live
Series · 1975
Saturday Night Live
Series · 1975
Saturday Night Live
Series · 1975
The Gift of Winter
Film · 1974
Dinah!
Series · 1974
Golden Globe Awards
Series · 1944
Keeper of the Cup
Film
Getting Lost
Film