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