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Dan Aykroyd
Acting · follow into films and chains
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).
Notable films
Where to start
Highlights from credits and KinoChain journeys.
The Curse of the Jade Scorpion
Appears in a KinoChain journey
Pixels
As 1982 Championship MC
Ghostbusters
Screenplay
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
As Ray Stantz
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
As Ray Stantz
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
As Art Weber
Trading Places
As Louis Winthorpe III
Pearl Harbor
As Captain Thurman
Chains
KinoChain journeys
Public chains that pass through their films — or name them as a bridge.
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Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
2024 · Ray Stantz
The Greatest Night in Pop
2024 · Self (archive footage)
Zombie Town
2023 · Len Carver
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
2021 · Ray Stantz
Who Saw the Men in Black
2021 · self
Defend, Conserve, Protect
2019 · Narrator
Pixels
2015 · 1982 Championship MC
Get On Up
2014 · Ben Bart
Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return
2014 · Scarecrow (voice)
Behind the Candelabra
2013 · Seymour Heller
Sunset Strip
2012 · Self
Presidential Reunion
2010 · Jimmy Carter
Shortcut to Happiness
2007 · Julius Jensen
Christmas with the Kranks
2004 · Vic Frohmeyer
50 First Dates
2004 · Dr. Keats
Bright Young Things
2003 · Lord Monomark
The Curse of the Jade Scorpion
2001 · Chris Magruder
Evolution
2001 · Governor Lewis
Pearl Harbor
2001 · Captain Thurman
Susan's Plan
1998 · Bob
Antz
1998 · Chip (voice)
Blues Brothers 2000
1998 · Elwood Blues
Roswell Top Secret
1998 · Self
Grosse Pointe Blank
1997 · Grocer
Sgt. Bilko
1996 · Colonel Hall
Tommy Boy
1995 · Ray Zalinsky
North
1994 · Pa Tex
The Best of the Blues Brothers
1993 · Elwood Blues / Self
Coneheads
1993 · Beldar
Chaplin
1992 · Mack Sennett
Sneakers
1992 · Mother
My Girl
1991 · Harry Sultenfuss
Nothing but Trouble
1991 · Judge Alvin 'J.P' Valkenheiser / Bobo
Ghostbusters II
1989 · Dr. Raymond Stantz
My Stepmother Is an Alien
1988 · Steven Mills
The Great Outdoors
1988 · Roman Craig
The Couch Trip
1988 · John W. Burns, Jr.
Dragnet
1987 · Sgt. Joe Friday
Spies Like Us
1985 · Austin Millbarge
We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song
1985 · Self
Ghostbusters
1984 · Dr. Raymond Stantz
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
1984 · Art Weber
The Coneheads
1983 · Beldar (voice)
Twilight Zone: The Movie
1983 · Passenger
Trading Places
1983 · Louis Winthorpe III
Neighbors
1981 · Vic
Steve Martin's Best Show Ever
1981 · Yortuk Festrunk / Irwin Mainway / Alexander Haig / Dr. Treves
The Blues Brothers
1980 · Elwood Blues
1941
1979 · Sgt. Frank Tree
Mr. Mike's Mondo Video
1979 · Church of Jack Lord Leader / Self
The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash
1978 · Brian Thigh
The Beach Boys: It's OK
1976 · Cop #1
The Beach Boys: It's OK
1976 · Cop #1
