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Daniel Edward Aykroyd, born in Ottawa, transitioned from Carleton University’s halls of academia to the stages of Chicago and Toronto with The Second City, where his comedic genius bloomed. Joining "Saturday Night Live" at 20, Aykroyd co-created iconic sketches that catapulted him to fame, notably "The Blues Brothers," which spawned a feature film in 1980. Beyond his musical comedy, Aykroyd’s range spans from the ghost-busting antics of Dr. Ray Stantz to dramatic turns in "Driving Miss Daisy" and "My Girl," cementing his reputation as a multifaceted actor and writer.
The roles that explain the career.
80 credits across 2 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution... | Self | Film |
| 2026 | Marty, Life Is Short | Self (archive footage) | Film |
| 2025 | John Candy: I Like Me | Self - Mainstage Cast, The Second City | Film |
| 2025 | I'm Chevy Chase and You're Not | Self | Film |
| 2024 | Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire | Ray Stantz | Film |
| 2023 | Our Soho | self | Film |
| 2021 | Ghostbusters: Afterlife | Ray Stantz | Film |
| 2015 | Pixels | 1982 Championship MC | Film |
| 2014 | Get On Up | Ben Bart | Film |
| 2014 | Tammy | Don | Film |
| 2014 | Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return | Scarecrow (voice) | Film |
| 2013 | Behind the Candelabra | Seymour Heller | Film |
| 2013 | Born In Chicago | Narrator | Film |
| 2012 | Sunset Strip | Self | Film |
| 2012 | The Campaign | Wade Motch | Film |
| 2010 | Yogi Bear | Yogi Bear (voice) | Film |
| 2008 | War, Inc. | Mr. Vice President | Film |
| 2007 | Shortcut to Happiness | Julius Jensen | Film |
| 2007 | I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry | Captain Tucker | Film |
| 2005 | Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd | Various Characters (archive footage) | Film |
| 2005 | Saturday Night Live: The Best of John Belushi | Self / Various (archive footage) (uncredited) | Film |
| 2005 | Dan Aykroyd Unplugged On UFOs | Self | Film |
| 2004 | White Coats | Dr. Cyrill Kipp | Film |
| 2004 | Christmas with the Kranks | Vic Frohmeyer | Film |
| 2004 | 50 First Dates | Dr. Keats | Film |
| 2003 | Toronto Rocks | Self | Film |
| 2003 | Bright Young Things | Lord Monomark | Film |
| 2003 | Saturday Night Live: 25 Years of Music Vol. 5 | Self | Film |
| 2003 | The Making of ‘Sneakers’ | Self | Film |
| 2002 | Unconditional Love | Max Beasley | Film |
| 2002 | Crossroads | Pete Wagner | Film |
| 2001 | Pearl Harbor | Captain Thurman | Film |
| 2001 | Earth vs. the Spider | Det. Insp. Jack Grillo | Film |
| 2001 | The Curse of the Jade Scorpion | Chris Magruder | Film |
| 2001 | On the Nose | Dr. Barry Davis | Film |
| 2000 | Loser | Dad | Film |
| 2000 | Stardom | Barry Levine | Film |
| 2000 | The House of Mirth | Augustus 'Gus' Trenor | Film |
| 1999 | Diamonds | Lance Agensky | Film |
| 1998 | Blues Brothers 2000 | Elwood Blues | Film |
| 1998 | Susan's Plan | Bob | Film |
| 1998 | Antz | Chip (voice) | Film |
| 1997 | The Arrow | Crawford Gordon | Film |
| 1997 | Grosse Pointe Blank | Grocer | Film |
| 1996 | Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal | Self - Host | TV |
| 1996 | My Fellow Americans | President William Haney | Film |
| 1996 | Feeling Minnesota | Det. Ben Costikyan | Film |
| 1996 | Getting Away with Murder | Jack Lambert | Film |
| 1996 | Celtic Pride | Jimmy Flaherty | Film |
| 1996 | Sgt. Bilko | Colonel Hall | Film |
| 1995 | Casper | Dr. Raymond Stantz (uncredited) | Film |
| 1995 | Tommy Boy | Ray Zalinsky | Film |
| 1995 | Live from the House of Blues | TV | |
| 1994 | My Girl 2 | Harry Sultenfuss | Film |
| 1994 | Exit to Eden | Fred Lavery | Film |
| 1994 | North | Pa Tex | Film |
| 1994 | 100 Years at the Movies | Self (archive footage) | Film |
| 1993 | Coneheads | Beldar | Film |
| 1992 | Chaplin | Mack Sennett | Film |
| 1992 | Sneakers | Mother | Film |
| 1992 | This Is My Life | Arnold Moss | Film |
| 1992 | Two-Fisted Tales | Captain Miligan | Film |
| 1991 | My Girl | Harry Sultenfuss | Film |
| 1991 | Nothing but Trouble | Judge Alvin 'J.P' Valkenheiser / Bobo | Film |
| 1990 | Loose Cannons | Ellis Fielding | Film |
| 1990 | Masters of Menace | Johnny Lewis | Film |
| 1990 | The Earth Day Special | Vic's Buddy | Film |
| 1990 | Life of Python | Self | Film |
| 1989 | Driving Miss Daisy | Boolie Werthan | Film |
| 1989 | Ghostbusters II | Ray Stantz | Film |
| 1988 | My Stepmother Is an Alien | Steven Mills | Film |
| 1988 | The Couch Trip | John W. Burns, Jr. | Film |
| 1988 | Caddyshack II | Captain Tom Everett | Film |
| 1988 | The Great Outdoors | Roman Craig | Film |
| 1987 | Citizen Steve | Chial Dushane | Film |
| 1987 | Dragnet | Sgt. Joe Friday | Film |
| 1985 | Into the Night | Herb | Film |
| 1985 | Spies Like Us | Austin Millbarge | Film |
| 1984 | Nothing Lasts Forever | Buck Heller | Film |
| 1984 | Ghostbusters | Ray Stantz | Film |
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