Dan Aykroyd

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Characters played by Dan Aykroyd

Ray Stantz — Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021)

Enthusiastic paranormal expert and equipment designer.

Dr. Raymond Stantz (uncredited) — Casper (1995)

Ghostbuster cameo referencing paranormal research lore.

Ray Stantz — Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024)

Enthusiastic parapsychologist and technical expert of the Ghostbusters.

Art Weber — Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)

Nightclub patron caught in the Shanghai shootout.

Ray Stantz — Ghostbusters (1984)

Enthusiastic paranormal researcher and technical expert of the team.

Harry Sultenfuss — My Girl (1991)

Vada's widowed father, funeral director, struggles to understand her hypochondria and grief.

Mother — Sneakers (1992)

Mother, whose given name is Darren Roskow, is Bishop's technician and conspiracy theorist. He participates in the team's investigation of PlayTronics and the recovery attempt for Setec Astronomy. As part of the final bargain with Abbott, Bishop secures funding for Mother to receive a Winnebago.

Louis Winthorpe III — Trading Places (1983)

Managing director at Duke & Duke who is framed, loses everything, and is nursed back to health by Ophelia and others. Teams up with Billy Ray Valentine to expose the Dukes' market scheme and short-sells orange juice futures to bankrupt the brothers.

Ray Stantz — Ghostbusters II (1989)

Enthusiastic paranormal researcher and tech expert who designs ghost-catching equipment and studies supernatural lore.

Chip — Antz (1998)

Upper-class wasp who guides Z and Bala during their journey.

Cabbie — Ghostbusters (2016)

Taxi driver navigating haunted streets.

Passenger — Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)

A mysterious car passenger in the prologue who transforms into a monster to kill the driver, and later reappears as the ambulance driver at the film's conclusion, delivering the iconic final line.

Career Overview

Dan Aykroyd has 203 screen credits in a career dating back to 1974. Their work spans 9 cinematic universes — most prominently Ghostbusters with 5 titles. Signature works include Ghostbusters, The UnBelievable with Dan Aykroyd, Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For
Acting
Gender
male
Known Credits
203
Birth Date
1952-07-01
Birth Place
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 9 universes

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Related entry on Wikidata (Q105221), public domain (CC0).