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Dan Aykroyd
Writer 74 years old

Dan Aykroyd

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Daniel Edward Aykroyd, born in Ottawa, initially pursued studies in psychology, criminal sociology, and political science at Carleton University, where his comedy journey took off. He co-wrote sketches for a private cable company, igniting his passion for acting. At 20, he... Read full bio →

Filmography

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8 titles
Blues Brothers 2000

Blues Brothers 2000

John Landis 1998 2h 3m 6.5

Finally released from prison, Elwood Blues is once again enlisted by Sister Mary Stigmata in her latest crusade to raise funds for a children's hospital. Hitting the road to re-unite the band and win the big prize at the New Orleans Battle of the Bands, Elwood is pursued cross-country by the cops.

Coneheads

Coneheads

Steve Barron 1993 1h 27m 5.4

An alien couple known as Beldar and Prymatt with cone-shaped heads from the planet called Remulak is mistakingly ditched on earth.

Nothing But Trouble

Nothing But Trouble

Dan Aykroyd 1991 1h 34m 5.9

A businessman finds he and his friends the prisoners of a sadistic judge and his equally odd family in the backwoods of a bizarre mansion.

Ghostbusters II

Ghostbusters II

Ivan Reitman 1989 1h 48m 7.1

The paratroopers of the paranormal swing back into hilarious action in Ghostbusters 2 when an underground river of ghoulish goo threatens to rot the Big Apple to the core.

Dragnet

Dragnet

Tom Mankiewicz 1987 1h 46m 5.0

They're so bad at being bad... but so much worse at being good!

Spies Like Us

Spies Like Us

John Landis 1985 1h 42m 7.3

Two totally incompetent applicants, Emmett Fitzhume and Austin Millbarge, are chosen from a CIA recruitment program. They are parachuted into Pakistan and eventually end up in Afghanistan, chased by the Russians, where they learn they are being used as decoys to draw out the Sovet defenses.

Ghostbusters

Ghostbusters

Ivan Reitman 1984 1h 45m 7.9

A trio of university parasychologists lose their research grant and decide to open their own business, "Ghostbusters," and almost at once are summoned to investigate the strange happenings in a Central Park West apartment. What they discover is that all Manhattan is being besieged by other worldly demons

The Blues Brothers

The Blues Brothers

John Landis 1980 2h 13m 8.6

Direct out of jail, Jake Blues and his Brother Elwood are off on a “mission from god” to raise funds for the orphanage in which they grew up. The only thing they can do is do what they do best: play music. So they get their old band together and they're on their way yet not without getting in a bit of trouble here and there.

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