Personal details
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Born
1 Juli 1952 (74)
Place of birth
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Also known as
Elwood · Daniel Edward Aykroyd · Danny Aykroyd · 댄 애크로이드
Biography
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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7.3
Film
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Art Weber
1984
5.8
Film
Pixels
1982 Championship MC
2015
7.3
Film
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
Ray Stantz
2021
7.5
Film
Ghostbusters
Dr. Raymond Stantz
1984
6.6
Film
Ghostbusters II
Dr. Raymond Stantz
1989
6.4
Film
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
Ray Stantz
2024
6.9
Series
Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal
Self - Host
1996–2000
7.2
Film
Trading Places
Louis Winthorpe III
1983
6.1
Film
Evolution
Governor Lewis
2001
6.9
Film
Pearl Harbor
Captain Thurman
2001
6.9
Film
50 First Dates
Dr. Keats
2004
7.7
Film
The Blues Brothers
Elwood Blues
1980
6.1
Film
I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry
Captain Tucker
2007
6.9
Film
Sneakers
Mother
1992
6.4
Series
The UnBelievable with Dan Aykroyd
Self - Host
2023–
5.6
Film
Yogi Bear
Yogi Bear (voice)
2010
7.4
Film
My Girl
Harry Sultenfuss
1991
5.5
Film
Coneheads
Beldar
1993
5.1
Film
The Random Factor
Dexter (voice)
1995
6.2
Film
Antz
Chip (voice)
1998
5.8
Film
1941
Sgt. Frank Tree
1979
5.5
Film
War, Inc.
Mr. Vice President
2008
6.5
Film
Into the Night
Herb
1985
6.8
Film
Get On Up
Ben Bart
2014
6.4
Film
The Great Outdoors
Roman Craig
1988
5.9
Film
Sgt. Bilko
Colonel Hall
1996
6.6
Film
The Curse of the Jade Scorpion
Chris Magruder
2001
6.3
Film
Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return
Scarecrow (voice)
2014
5.6
Film
Shortcut to Happiness
Julius Jensen
2007
6.0
Film
Dragnet
Sgt. Joe Friday
1987
7.0
Film
Grosse Pointe Blank
Grocer
1997
6.5
Film
Twilight Zone: The Movie
Passenger
1983
7.2
Film
Driving Miss Daisy
Boolie Werthan
1989
7.4
Film
Chaplin
Mack Sennett
1992
5.8
Film
My Stepmother Is an Alien
Steven Mills
1988
6.2
Film
Christmas with the Kranks
Vic Frohmeyer
2004
6.5
Series
Soul Man
Rev. Mike Weber
1997–1998
5.6
Film
Earth vs. the Spider
Det. Insp. Jack Grillo
2001
2.0
Film
Our Soho
self
2023
5.1
Film
North
Pa Tex
1994
5.2
Film
Crossroads
Pete Wagner
2002
6.6
Film
Behind the Candelabra
Seymour Heller
2013
5.3
Film
Blues Brothers 2000
Elwood Blues
1998
6.2
Film
Spies Like Us
Austin Millbarge
1985
6.8
Film
Tommy Boy
Ray Zalinsky
1995
6.1
Film
Presidential Reunion
Jimmy Carter
2010
7.9
Film
John Candy: I Like Me
Self - Mainstage Cast, The Second City
2025
5.8
Film
The Campaign
Wade Motch
2012
7.5
Series
The Arrow
Crawford Gordon
1997
5.3
Film
Nothing But Trouble
Judge Alvin 'J.P' Valkenheiser / Bobo
1991
0.0
Series
Second City: First Family of Comedy
Self
2006
6.0
Film
Ghostheads
Self
2016
6.3
Film
Bright Young Things
Lord Monomark
2003
4.8
Film
Susan's Plan
Bob
1998
5.4
Film
Loser
Dad
2000
7.0
Series
A History of the World in Six Glasses
Self
2024–
6.8
Film
I'm Chevy Chase and You're Not
Self
2025
7.2
Series
Hotel Paranormal
2020–
4.4
Film
Zombie Town
Len Carver
2023
7.0
Film
Belushi
Self (archive footage)
2020
6.9
Film
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
Self
2020
6.3
Film
Fantastic Mr. Murray
Self - Interviewee
2019
7.2
Film
Chris Farley: Anything for a Laugh
Self
2019
2.0
Film
Good Fortune
Self
2016
6.0
Film
Who Saw the Men in Black
self
2021
Acting credits 65 titles
I'm Chevy Chase and You're Not
as Self
6.8
2025
John Candy: I Like Me
as Self - Mainstage Cast, The Second City
7.9
2025
A History of the World in Six Glasses
as Self
7.0
2024–
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
as Ray Stantz
6.4
2024
The UnBelievable with Dan Aykroyd
as Self - Host
6.4
2023–
Zombie Town
as Len Carver
4.4
2023
Our Soho
as self
2.0
2023
Who Saw the Men in Black
as self
6.0
2021
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
as Ray Stantz
7.3
2021
Hotel Paranormal
7.2
2020–
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
as Self
6.9
2020
Belushi
as Self (archive footage)
7.0
2020
Fantastic Mr. Murray
as Self - Interviewee
6.3
2019
Chris Farley: Anything for a Laugh
as Self
7.2
2019
Good Fortune
as Self
2.0
2016
Ghostheads
as Self
6.0
2016
Pixels
as 1982 Championship MC
5.8
2015
Get On Up
as Ben Bart
6.8
2014
Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return
as Scarecrow (voice)
6.3
2014
Behind the Candelabra
as Seymour Heller
6.6
2013
The Campaign
as Wade Motch
5.8
2012
Yogi Bear
as Yogi Bear (voice)
5.6
2010
Presidential Reunion
as Jimmy Carter
6.1
2010
War, Inc.
as Mr. Vice President
5.5
2008
I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry
as Captain Tucker
6.1
2007
Shortcut to Happiness
as Julius Jensen
5.6
2007
Second City: First Family of Comedy
as Self
0.0
2006
Christmas with the Kranks
as Vic Frohmeyer
6.2
2004
50 First Dates
as Dr. Keats
6.9
2004
Bright Young Things
as Lord Monomark
6.3
2003
Crossroads
as Pete Wagner
5.2
2002
Earth vs. the Spider
as Det. Insp. Jack Grillo
5.6
2001
The Curse of the Jade Scorpion
as Chris Magruder
6.6
2001
Evolution
as Governor Lewis
6.1
2001
Pearl Harbor
as Captain Thurman
6.9
2001
Loser
as Dad
5.4
2000
Blues Brothers 2000
as Elwood Blues
5.3
1998
Antz
as Chip (voice)
6.2
1998
Susan's Plan
as Bob
4.8
1998
Soul Man
as Rev. Mike Weber
6.5
1997–1998
The Arrow
as Crawford Gordon
7.5
1997
Grosse Pointe Blank
as Grocer
7.0
1997
Sgt. Bilko
as Colonel Hall
5.9
1996
Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal
as Self - Host
6.9
1996–2000
Tommy Boy
as Ray Zalinsky
6.8
1995
The Random Factor
as Dexter (voice)
5.1
1995
North
as Pa Tex
5.1
1994
Coneheads
as Beldar
5.5
1993
Sneakers
as Mother
6.9
1992
Chaplin
as Mack Sennett
7.4
1992
Nothing But Trouble
as Judge Alvin 'J.P' Valkenheiser / Bobo
5.3
1991
My Girl
as Harry Sultenfuss
7.4
1991
Ghostbusters II
as Dr. Raymond Stantz
6.6
1989
Driving Miss Daisy
as Boolie Werthan
7.2
1989
My Stepmother Is an Alien
as Steven Mills
5.8
1988
The Great Outdoors
as Roman Craig
6.4
1988
Dragnet
as Sgt. Joe Friday
6.0
1987
Spies Like Us
as Austin Millbarge
6.2
1985
Into the Night
as Herb
6.5
1985
Ghostbusters
as Dr. Raymond Stantz
7.5
1984
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
as Art Weber
7.3
1984
Twilight Zone: The Movie
as Passenger
6.5
1983
Trading Places
as Louis Winthorpe III
7.2
1983
The Blues Brothers
as Elwood Blues
7.7
1980
1941
as Sgt. Frank Tree
5.8
1979