Dan Aykroyd
Acting
Born: 1952-07-01 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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).
Known For
The Simpsons
Postage Stamp Fellow (voice)
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Art Weber
Ghostbusters
Dr. Raymond Stantz
Pixels
1982 Championship MC
50 First Dates
Dr. Keats
Pearl Harbor
Captain Thurman
Ghostbusters
Cabbie
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
Ray Stantz
Family Guy
Dan Aykroyd (voice)
Casper
Dr. Raymond Stantz (uncredited)
Ghostbusters II
Dr. Raymond Stantz
Antz
Chip (voice)
The Blues Brothers
Elwood Blues
Trading Places
Louis Winthorpe III
I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry
Captain Tucker
Evolution
Governor Lewis
My Girl
Harry Sultenfuss
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
Ray Stantz
Julie & Julia
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Campaign
Wade Motch
Driving Miss Daisy
Boolie Werthan
Christmas with the Kranks
Vic Frohmeyer
The Nanny
Repairman (uncredited)
Tammy
Don
Chaplin
Mack Sennett
Sneakers
Mother
Tommy Boy
Ray Zalinsky
Coneheads
Beldar
Grosse Pointe Blank
Grocer
Tales from the Crypt
Captain Milligan
Yogi Bear
Yogi Bear (voice)
The Curse of the Jade Scorpion
Chris Magruder
Behind the Candelabra
Seymour Heller
Twilight Zone: The Movie
Passenger
Blues Brothers 2000
Elwood Blues
Home Improvement
Mike Weber
Spies Like Us
Austin Millbarge
1941
Sgt. Frank Tree
Crossroads
Pete Wagner
The Great Outdoors
Roman Craig