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Dan Aykroyd

Dan Aykroyd

Birthday: 1952-07-01 | Place of Birth: 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).

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2025
2024
An SNL Thanksgiving

as    (archive footage)

2024
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire

as    Ray Stantz

2023
Zombie Town

as    Len Carver

2023
The UnBelievable with Dan Aykroyd

as    Self - Host

2023
Our Soho

as    self

2021
Ghostbusters: Afterlife

as    Ray Stantz

2021
Who Saw the Men in Black

as    self

2020
Belushi

as    Self (archive footage)

2019
Defend, Conserve, Protect

as    Narrator

2019
Fantastic Mr. Murray

as    Self - Interviewee

2016
Ghostheads

as    Self

2016
Good Fortune

as    Self

2015
Dino Hunt Canada

as    Narrator

2015
I Am Chris Farley

as    Self

2015
Saturday Night Live: 40th Anniversary Special

as    Self / Super Bass-O-Matic 2150 Spokesperson / Elwood Blues

2014
Get On Up

as    Ben Bart

2014
Tammy

as    Don

2014
Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return

as    Scarecrow (voice)