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Dan Aykroyd (1952-) is a Canadian-American Oscar® nominated actor, comedian, producer, screenwriter, and musician. He was an original member of the “Not Ready for Prime Time Players” on Saturday Night Live. His IMDb page shows 105 acting credits since 1974. This page will rank 56 Dan Aykroyd movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Television roles, cameos, shorts and straight to DVD movies were not included in the rankings. This page comes from a request by the great Steve Lensman.
Dan Aykroyd Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.
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| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Actual B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | B.O. Rank by Year | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | S |
| 1 | Driving Miss Daisy (1989) AA Best Picture Win AA Best Supp Actor Nom |
Morgan Freeman & Jessica Tandy |
106.60 | 289.4 | 395.90 | 9 | 81 | 09 / 04 | 99.8 | |
| 2 | Ghostbusters (1984) | Bill Murray & Harold Ramis |
239.20 | 767.6 | 937.60 | 1 | 85 | 02 / 00 | 98.4 | |
| 5 | Antz (1998) Voice Only |
Woody Allen & Gene Hackman |
90.80 | 208.6 | 394.80 | 20 | 85 | 00 / 00 | 98.2 | |
| 3 | Trading Places (1983) | Eddie Murphy & Jamie Lee Curtis |
90.40 | 309.4 | 309.40 | 4 | 82 | 01 / 00 | 97.8 | |
| 4 | Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) | Harrison Ford & Directed by Steven Spielberg |
179.90 | 577.1 | 1,068.70 | 3 | 76 | 02 / 01 | 97.2 | |
| 6 | The Blues Brothers (1980) | John Candy & John Belushi & Carri |
57.20 | 237.3 | 237.30 | 11 | 77 | 00 / 00 | 96.8 | |
| 7 | Casper (1995) Cameo |
Christina Ricci & Bill Pullman |
100.30 | 248.6 | 713.50 | 8 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 92.3 | |
| 7 | Ghostbusters II (1989) | Bill Murray & Harold Ramis |
112.50 | 305.5 | 584.90 | 7 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 92.1 | |
| 8 | Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021) | Paul Rudd & Bill Murray |
127.10 | 134.7 | 206.80 | 10 | 78 | 00 / 00 | 91.6 | |
| 9 | 50 First Dates (2004) | Adam Sandler & Drew Barrymore |
120.90 | 209.9 | 341.10 | 15 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 90.9 | |
| 11 | Sneakers (1992) | Robert Redford & Sidney Poitier |
51.40 | 133.6 | 133.60 | 30 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 90.7 | |
| 13 | Spies Like Us (1985) | Chevy Chase | 60.10 | 182.5 | 182.50 | 10 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 89.6 | |
| 13 | My Girl (1991) | Macaulay Culkin & Jamie Lee Curtis |
59.50 | 152.3 | 152.30 | 21 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 89.2 | |
| 14 | Pearl Harbor (2001) | Ben Affleck & Directed by Michael Bay |
198.50 | 378.8 | 857.10 | 7 | 44 | 04 / 01 | 88.4 | |
| 13 | Tommy Boy (1995) | David Spade & Bo Derek |
32.70 | 81.0 | 81.00 | 54 | 82 | 00 / 00 | 86.9 | |
| 15 | Ghostbusters (2016) | Melissa McCarthy & Chris Hemsworth |
128.40 | 160.0 | 285.60 | 22 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 86.8 | |
| 17 | Dragnet (1987) | Tom Hanks & Christopher Plummer |
57.40 | 158.2 | 183.80 | 14 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 84.3 | |
| 16 | Grosse Pointe Blank (1997) | John Cusack & Minnie Driver |
28.10 | 66.0 | 73.00 | 73 | 80 | 00 / 00 | 84.0 | |
| 18 | The Campaign (2012) | Will Ferrell & John Goodman |
86.90 | 117.7 | 142.10 | 35 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 83.7 | |
| 19 | I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry (2007) | Adam Sandler & Dan Patrick |
120.10 | 188.1 | 291.50 | 22 | 39 | 00 / 00 | 82.8 | |
| 21 | Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024) | Paul Rudd & Bill Murray |
113.40 | 113.4 | 201.90 | 17 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 80.5 | |
| 22 | Neighbors (1981) | John Belushi | 29.90 | 116.0 | 116.00 | 26 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 79.0 | |
| 22 | Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983) | John Lithgow & Albert Brooks |
29.50 | 100.8 | 145.30 | 24 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 78.5 | |
| 23 | Get On Up (2014) | Chadwick Boseman | 30.70 | 40.5 | 44.10 | 96 | 77 | 00 / 00 | 77.5 | |
| 23 | 1941 (1979) | John Belushi & Directed by Steven Spielberg |
31.80 | 136.4 | 397.10 | 27 | 43 | 03 / 00 | 75.7 | |
| 24 | The Great Outdoors (1988) | Annette Bening & John Candy |
41.50 | 108.7 | 108.70 | 25 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 74.8 | |
| 27 | The House of Mirth (2000) | Gillian Anderson & Laura Linney |
3.00 | 6.1 | 6.10 | 157 | 80 | 00 / 00 | 69.3 | |
| 26 | Christmas with the Kranks (2004) | Tim Allen & Jamie Lee Curtis |
73.80 | 128.1 | 167.60 | 39 | 38 | 00 / 00 | 65.6 | |
| 27 | My Fellow Americans (1996) | Jack Lemmon & James Garner |
22.30 | 54.4 | 54.40 | 70 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 61.3 | |
| 29 | Yogi Bear (2010) | Justin Timberlake | 100.20 | 137.0 | 275.40 | 30 | 32 | 00 / 00 | 60.5 | |
| 31 | Tammy (2014) | Melissa McCarthy & Susan Sarandon |
84.50 | 111.5 | 132.60 | 42 | 38 | 00 / 00 | 56.8 | |
| 33 | Evolution (2001) | Julianne Moore & David Duchovny |
38.30 | 73.2 | 187.70 | 63 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 55.3 | |
| 31 | Chaplin (1992) | Robert Downey Jr. | 9.50 | 24.7 | 24.70 | 97 | 62 | 03 / 00 | 55.3 | |
| 32 | Bright Young Things (2003) | Peter O'Toole & Emily Mortimer |
0.90 | 1.7 | 4.80 | 188 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 47.2 | |
| 36 | Sgt. Bilko (1996) | Steve Martin & Glenne Headly |
30.40 | 74.0 | 92.60 | 52 | 44 | 00 / 00 | 45.7 | |
| 37 | Pixels (2015) | Adam Sandler | 78.70 | 100.7 | 313.10 | 37 | 34 | 00 / 00 | 43.3 | |
| 35 | Into the Night (1985) | Jeff Goldblum & David Bowie |
7.60 | 23.0 | 23.00 | 101 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 41.9 | |
| 36 | My Girl 2 (1994) | Jamie Lee Curtis | 17.40 | 45.9 | 45.90 | 81 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 41.3 | |
| 38 | Unconditional Love (2002) | Kathy Bates | 0.10 | 0.1 | 8.20 | 302 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 39.7 | |
| 38 | Coneheads (1993) | Jane Curtain | 21.30 | 55.4 | 55.40 | 71 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 38.6 | |
| 40 | Loser (2000) | Jason Biggs | 15.60 | 31.2 | 36.80 | 107 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 34.8 | |
| 42 | Doctor Detroit (1983) | Glenne Headly | 10.40 | 35.5 | 35.50 | 62 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 33.5 | |
| 41 | The Curse of the Jade Scorpion (2001) | Charlize Theron & Directed by Woody Allen |
7.50 | 14.3 | 36.10 | 135 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 31.5 | |
| 42 | It Came From Hollywood (1982) | John Candy | 2.60 | 9.4 | 9.40 | 111 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 30.0 | |
| 43 | The Couch Trip (1988) | Walter Matthau & Charles Grodin |
11.00 | 28.9 | 28.90 | 85 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 26.7 | |
| 44 | This Is My Life (1992) | Carrie Fisher | 2.90 | 7.6 | 7.60 | 138 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 25.0 | |
| 45 | Blues Brothers 2000 (1998) | John Goodman | 14.10 | 32.3 | 32.30 | 101 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 23.9 | |
| 46 | Shortcut to Happiness (a.k.a. The Devil and Daniel Webster) (2007) | Alec Baldwin | 0.10 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 248 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 14.5 | |
| 48 | Crossroads (2002) | Zoe Saldana & Brittney Spears |
37.20 | 69.1 | 113.60 | 73 | 29 | 00 / 00 | 14.1 | |
| 50 | Stardom (2000) | Jessica Paré | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 317 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 11.3 | |
| 49 | Loose Cannons (1990) | Gene Hackman | 5.60 | 14.2 | 14.20 | 116 | 44 | 00 / 00 | 11.2 | |
| 51 | Susan's Plan (1998) | Nastassja Kinski | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 323 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 10.3 | |
| 51 | My Stepmother is an Alien (1988) | Kim Basinger | 13.90 | 36.3 | 36.30 | 69 | 35 | 00 / 00 | 9.5 | |
| 54 | Rainbow (1995) | Directed by Bob Hoskins | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 282 | 42 | 00 / 00 | 5.3 | |
| 55 | Unconditional Love (1999) Starz! |
Julie Andrews & Kathy Bates |
0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 294 | 41 | 00 / 00 | 4.7 | |
| 54 | Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return (2013) Voice Only |
Kelsey Grammer | 8.50 | 11.2 | 24.70 | 133 | 37 | 00 / 00 | 4.3 | |
| 55 | Exit to Eden (1994) | Garry Marshall | 6.80 | 18.1 | 18.10 | 133 | 34 | 00 / 00 | 3.8 | |
| 57 | Diamonds (1999) | Kirk Douglas & Lauren Bacall |
0.10 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 259 | 39 | 00 / 00 | 3.7 | |
| 59 | Feeling Minnesota (1996) | Cameron Diaz & Keanu Reeves |
3.10 | 7.6 | 7.60 | 168 | 34 | 00 / 00 | 2.4 | |
| 58 | Celtic Pride (1996) | Daniel Stern | 9.30 | 22.6 | 22.60 | 132 | 28 | 00 / 00 | 2.0 | |
| 61 | Nothing But Trouble (1991) | John Candy & Chevy Chase |
8.50 | 21.7 | 21.70 | 105 | 28 | 00 / 00 | 1.9 | |
| 62 | North (1994) | Bruce Willis & Directed by Rob Reiner |
7.20 | 19.0 | 28.30 | 131 | 28 | 00 / 00 | 1.7 | |
| 63 | Getting Away with Murder (1996) | Jack Lemmon | 0.20 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 241 | 33 | 00 / 00 | 1.4 | |
| 64 | Caddyshack II (1988) | Chevy Chase | 11.80 | 30.9 | 30.90 | 82 | 16 | 00 / 00 | 0.3 |
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Thanks for doing a page on another multi-talented actor from my homeland. Yes, Dan Aykroyd may have dual nationality, but let’s face it, he was born in Canada, from Canadian parents and his father was an adviser to former Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, so we possessively claim him fully as one of our own. Admittedly, like many Canadians who become famous, it’s his work south of the border that brought him recognition 🙂
Aykroyd was among one of the best comedians to emerge from the late 1970s. For a few years, he seemed have made a successful transition from Saturday Night Live comedy to movie stardom, particularly with The Blues Brothers film co-starring with his SNL partner, John Belushi, Trading Places and Ghostbusters, and to a lesser extent, 1941, Neighbors, and Spies Like Us. By the late 1980s, however, Aykroyd seemed to settle mostly in supporting roles, including some memorable ones like in Driving Miss Daisy. Ultimately, his film work has not brought him the recognition and popularity he enjoyed in his SNL days, but he has remained very active, continuing to build a commendable body of work. He likely has many good years still to come.
Hey PhilHoF17
1. Gotta support the Canucks….especially with so much Candanian blood running through my veins.
2. Good points about Dan and his Candanian hertige and people in Canada claiming him.
3. I agree his 1980s was pretty special….and he ended it with an Oscar nomination…..I think only Bill Murray and Aykroyd are the older ones who got famous on SNL who later became
Oscar nominees.
4. I remember rooting for him in that Oscar race.
5. I hope you are right…..many more years of Aykroyd’s performances.
Good stuff.
FYI…Aykroyd lost to Denzel Washington and Glory….in case you were wondering.
Dan Aykroyd was # 86 on the 2016 Oracle of Bacon Top 1000 Center of the Hollywood Universe list ( he has since dropped to # 101). These are the actors on that list he has appeared with;
12 MORGAN FREEMAN Driving Miss Daisy (1989)
14 JOSEPH OLIVEIRA GHOSTBUSTERS (2016)
17 TOM SIZEMORE Pearl Harbor (2001)
18 BRUCE WILLIS North (1994)
19 JOHN SAVAGE The Devil and Daniel Webster (2004)
20 MAX VON SYDOW Ghostbusters II (1989)
24 RANCE HOWARD Sgt. Bilko (1996)
26 CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER Dragnet (1987)
28 CHRISTOPHER WALKEN Antz (1998)
30 BEN KINGSLEY Sneakers (1992)
30 BEN KINGSLEY War, Inc. (2008)
32 ANTHONY HOPKINS Chaplin (1992)
32 ANTHONY HOPKINS The Devil and Daniel Webster (2004)
33 FRANK WELKER Caddyshack II (1988)
35 CHRISTOPHER LEE 1941 (1979)
36 JOHN GOODMAN Blues Brothers 2000 (1998)
39 DANNY GLOVER Antz (1998)
43 JAMES CAAN 1941 (1979)
50 STEVE BUSCEMI I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry (2007)
54 HARRISON FORD Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
56 BRIAN COX PIXELS (2015)
56 BRIAN COX The Campaign (2012)
62 RON JEREMY Ghostbusters (1984)
64 JEFF GOLDBLUM Into the Night (1985)
66 SUSAN SARANDON TAMMY (2014)
70 MARK FALVO GHOSTBUSTERS (2016)
76 ALEC BALDWIN Pearl Harbor (2001)
76 ALEC BALDWIN She’s Having a Baby (1988)
76 ALEC BALDWIN The Devil and Daniel Webster (2004)
81 BILLY ZANE Susan’s Plan (1998)
82 JAMES RUSSO Diamonds (1999)
83 ROBERT MIANO Loser (2000)
84 PHILIP BAKER HALL Ghostbusters II (1989)
87 MICKEY ROURKE 1941 (1979)
88 JON VOIGHT Pearl Harbor (2001)
89 ROBERT DOWNEY JR. Chaplin (1992)
90 JOHN CUSACK Grosse Pointe Blank (1997)
90 JOHN CUSACK War, Inc. (2008)
91 JAMES EARL JONES Sneakers (1992)
99 ALAN ARKIN Grosse Pointe Blank (1997)
99 ALAN ARKIN North (1994)
107 CHRISTOPHER MCDONALD Celtic Pride (1996)
108 KATHY BATES North (1994)
108 KATHY BATES TAMMY (2014)
108 KATHY BATES Unconditional Love (2002)
115 M. EMMET WALSH Christmas with the Kranks (2004)
119 BRUCE MCGILL Into the Night (1985)
120 ANDY GARCIA GHOSTBUSTERS (2016)
121 BOB HOSKINS Rainbow (1995)
122 GERALDINE CHAPLIN Chaplin (1992)
123 BILL MURRAY Ghostbusters (1984)
123 BILL MURRAY GHOSTBUSTERS (2016)
123 BILL MURRAY Ghostbusters II (1989)
123 BILL MURRAY Mr. Mike’s Mondo Video (1979)
123 BILL MURRAY Nothing Lasts Forever (1984)
127 GENE HACKMAN Antz (1998)
127 GENE HACKMAN Loose Cannons (1990)
132 ED BEGLEY JR. GHOSTBUSTERS (2016)
137 VINCENT D’ONOFRIO Feeling Minnesota (1996)
144 TOM HANKS Dragnet (1987)
146 FRANK LANGELLA Stardom (2000)
149 OLIVER PLATT LEGENDS OF OZ: DOROTHY’S RETURN (2014)
150 SYLVESTER STALLONE Antz (1998)
153 STEPHEN TOBOLOWSKY Sneakers (1992)
154 ELTON LEBLANC The Campaign (2012)
161 SHARON STONE Antz (1998)
164 VING RHAMES I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry (2007)
165 JONATHAN PRYCE Unconditional Love (2002)
175 JULIANNE MOORE Evolution (2001)
176 TOMAS ARANA Pearl Harbor (2001)
181 RIP TORN Canadian Bacon (1995)
184 COLLEEN CAMP Loser (2000)
197 ELIAS KOTEAS She’s Having a Baby (1988)
203 SIGOURNEY WEAVER GHOSTBUSTERS (1984)
203 SIGOURNEY WEAVER GHOSTBUSTERS (2016)
203 SIGOURNEY WEAVER Ghostbusters II (1989)
211 JOHN HEARD My Fellow Americans (1996)
217 JAMES WOODS Chaplin (1992)
219 DAVID STRAITHAIRN Sneakers (1992)
221 CYNTHIA LEBLANC THE CAMPAIGN (2012)
223 GREG BRONSON MY FELLOW AMERICANS (1996)
224 KEVIN DUNN Chaplin (1992)
224 KEVIN DUNN Ghostbusters II (1989)
225 NED BEATTY 1941 (1979)
230 DANNY HUSTON Susan’s Plan (1998)
231 BILL PULLMAN Casper (1995)
232 CHARLES NAPIER The Blues Brothers (1980)
233 JIM BROADBENT Bright Young Things (2003)
238 JOEL THINGVALL FEELING MINNESOTA (1996)
239 JEREMY PIVEN Grosse Pointe Blank (1997)
240 SCOTT WILSON Pearl Harbor (2001)
242 JOE CHREST The Campaign (2012)
248 GLENN MORSHOWER Pearl Harbor (2001)
250 WILLIAM FICHTNER Pearl Harbor (2001)
259 GEORGE CHEUNG North (1994)
259 GEORGE CHEUNG Sneakers (1992)
272 BEN AFFLECK Pearl Harbor (2001)
288 DON ABERNATHY I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry (2007)
293 SCARLETT JOHANSSON North (1994)
296 BETH GRANT Pearl Harbor (2001)
301 BILL COBBS Trading Places (1983)
308 TOM WRIGHT My Fellow Americans (1996)
314 KEANU REEVES Feeling Minnesota (1996)
316 AUSTIN PENDLETON Christmas with the Kranks (2004)
316 AUSTIN PENDLETON Sgt. Bilko (1996)
319 TREAT WILLIAMS 1941 (1979)
322 MICHAEL SHANNON Pearl Harbor (2001)
326 TOM ARNOLD Coneheads (1993)
333 JOHN ROTHMAN Ghostbusters (1984)
335 JAMES REBHORN My Fellow Americans (1996)
337 DIANE LANE Chaplin (1992)
338 CAMERON DIAZ Feeling Minnesota (1996)
339 WALLACE SHAWN Canadian Bacon (1995)
339 WALLACE SHAWN The Curse of the Jade Scorpion (2001)
340 KEVIN POLLAK Canadian Bacon (1995)
355 MARISA TOMEI Chaplin (1992)
355 MARISA TOMEI War, Inc. (2008)
360 ROBERT HARVEY I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry (2007)
360 ROBERT HARVEY Susan’s Plan (1998)
366 GIANCARLO ESPOSITO Trading Places (1983)
367 CLIFTON COLLINS JR. SGT. BILKO (1996)
368 RANDY QUAID Caddyshack II (1988)
369 MICHELLE PFEIFFER Into the Night (1985)
370 CARY-HIROYUKI TAGAWA PEARL HARBOR (2001)
373 ERNIE HUDSON Ghostbusters (1984)
373 ERNIE HUDSON GHOSTBUSTERS (2016)
373 ERNIE HUDSON Ghostbusters II (1989)
378 CUBA GOODING JR. Pearl Harbor (2001)
379 MICHAEL PENA MY FELLOW AMERICANS (1996)
386 JIM BELUSHI Canadian Bacon (1995)
386 JIM BELUSHI LEGENDS OF OZ: DOROTHY’S RETURN (2014)
386 JIM BELUSHI Masters of Menace (1990)
386 JIM BELUSHI Trading Places (1983)
389 JOHN DIEHL Pearl Harbor (2001)
390 JACK KEHLER My Fellow Americans (1996)
393 ELIJAH WOOD North (1994)
394 JOHN LITHGOW Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)
398 PATRICK STEWART LEGENDS OF OZ: DOROTHY’S RETURN (2014)
402 CHEECH MARIN Christmas with the Kranks (2004)
402 CHEECH MARIN Ghostbusters II (1989)
403 ROBERT REDFORD Sneakers (1992)
406 RITCHIE MONTGOMERY CROSSROADS (2002/I)
407 ROBERT PETERS Chaplin (1992)
410 ALLISON JANNEY GET ON UP (2014)
410 ALLISON JANNEY TAMMY (2014)
415 RAYMOND J. BARRY NOTHING BUT TROUBLE (1991)
422 MICHAEL SHAMUS WILES PEARL HARBOR (2001)
426 CHARLES DANCE GHOSTBUSTERS (2016)
429 DALE DYE Sgt. Bilko (1996)
435 KEVIN BACON She’s Having a Baby (1988)
438 JOHN RATZENBERGER She’s Having a Baby (1988)
439 CARMEN ARGENZIANO Into the Night (1985)
448 LILI TAYLOR She’s Having a Baby (1988)
449 ROB SCHNEIDER 50 First Dates (2004)
449 ROB SCHNEIDER I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry (2007)
449 ROB SCHNEIDER Susan’s Plan (1998)
451 CHARLIZE THERON The Curse of the Jade Scorpion (2001)
452 GENE LEBELL Loose Cannons (1990)
454 ARNE STARR I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry (2007)
457 PARKER POSEY Coneheads (1993)
460 BRIAN DENNEHY Tommy Boy (1995)
464 CHRISTINA RICCI Casper (1995)
466 HARRIS YULIN Ghostbusters II (1989)
470 OCTAVIA SPENCER GET ON UP (2014)
475 COLM FEORE PEARL HARBOR (2001)
484 WILL FERRELL The Campaign (2012)
492 TIM BLAKE NELSON THIS IS MY LIFE (1992)
495 SEAN BEAN PIXELS (2015)
499 JAMES DUMONT THE BLUES BROTHERS (1980)
502 MAX PERLICH Feeling Minnesota (1996)
503 PETER O’TOOLE Bright Young Things (2003)
504 DREW BARRYMORE 50 First Dates (2004)
507 TED LEVINE EVOLUTION (2001)
511 JOAN CUSACK WAR, INC. (2008)
513 DAVID CLENNON The Couch Trip (1988)
514 ALAN CUMMING Loser (2000)
518 KEVIN KLINE Chaplin (1992)
524 NILS ALLEN STEWART CONEHEADS (1993)
533 DONAL LOGUE Sneakers (1992)
535 ERICK AVARI NOTHING LASTS FOREVER (1984)
540 GRIFFIN DUNNE MY GIRL (1991)
541 HECTOR ELIZONDO Exit to Eden (1994)
542 MICHAEL MCKEAN 1941 (1979)
542 MICHAEL MCKEAN Coneheads (1993)
544 MAKO Pearl Harbor (2001)
546 NASTASSJA KINSKI Susan’s Plan (1998)
549 JULIETTE LEWIS My Stepmother Is an Alien (1988)
550 ROBERT COSTANZO Masters of Menace (1990)
550 ROBERT COSTANZO North (1994)
556 DAVID RASCHE MASTERS OF MENACE (1990)
561 PAUL GUILFOYLE (II) Celtic Pride (1996)
562 STOCKARD CHANNING Bright Young Things (2003)
572 CARRIE FISHER The Blues Brothers (1980)
572 CARRIE FISHER This Is My Life (1992)
574 MEL GIBSON Casper (1995)
576 ANDY DICK LOSER (2000)
580 SAUL RUBINEK Rainbow (1995)
586 PETER GERETY THE CURSE OF THE JADE SCORPION (2001)
587 ERIC STOLTZ The House of Mirth (2000)
594 STEVE MARTIN Sgt. Bilko (1996)
604 MICHAEL BIEHN Susan’s Plan (1998)
617 TONI COLLETTE TAMMY (2014)
618 JOHN ORTIZ SGT. BILKO (1996)
624 KIM BASINGER My Stepmother Is an Alien (1988)
626 EMILY MORTIMER BRIGHT YOUNG THINGS (2003)
630 SETH GREEN MY STEPMOTHER IS AN ALIEN (1988)
633 ADAM SANDLER 50 First Dates (2004)
633 ADAM SANDLER Coneheads (1993)
633 ADAM SANDLER I AM CHRIS FARLEY (2015)
633 ADAM SANDLER I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry (2007)
633 ADAM SANDLER PIXELS (2015)
634 JON LOVITZ CONEHEADS (1993)
634 JON LOVITZ MY STEPMOTHER IS AN ALIEN (1988)
634 JON LOVITZ NORTH (1994)
639 DANIEL BALDWIN NOTHING BUT TROUBLE (1991)
647 CAROLINE AARON THIS IS MY LIFE (1992)
658 SEAN ASTIN 50 FIRST DATES (2004)
669 NED BELLAMY WAR, INC. (2008)
679 TAYLOR NEGRON LOSER (2000)
679 TAYLOR NEGRON NOTHING BUT TROUBLE (1991)
680 JOHN CENATIEMPO THE CAMPAIGN (2012)
689 MATTHEW BRODERICK She’s Having a Baby (1988)
693 RICHARD E. GRANT Bright Young Things (2003)
702 MARY PAT GLEASON EVOLUTION (2001)
702 MARY PAT GLEASON I NOW PRONOUNCE YOU CHUCK & LARRY (2007)
703 JOHN FRANCHI CELTIC PRIDE (1996)
703 JOHN FRANCHI GHOSTBUSTERS (2016)
714 JOHN CARROLL LYNCH FEELING MINNESOTA (1996)
719 JOE MORTON BLUES BROTHERS 2000 (1998)
720 HARRY SHEARER My Stepmother Is an Alien (1988)
733 PEPE SERNA Caddyshack II (1988)
735 PENELOPE ANN MILLER Chaplin (1992)
744 DAVID ALAN GRIER Loose Cannons (1990)
745 LAURA LINNEY THE HOUSE OF MIRTH (2000)
749 SEAN O’BRYAN CHAPLIN (1992)
749 SEAN O’BRYAN EXIT TO EDEN (1994)
751 NICHOLAS GUEST TRADING PLACES (1983)
754 GREG KINNEAR Loser (2000)
756 MILLA JOVOVICH CHAPLIN (1992)
757 CHARLES PENDLETON TRADING PLACES (1983)
758 GARY CARLOS CERVANTES 1941 (1979)
758 GARY CARLOS CERVANTES CADDYSHACK II (1988)
759 KURT FULLER DIAMONDS (1999)
759 KURT FULLER GHOSTBUSTERS II (1989)
761 PETER SARSGAARD UNCONDITIONAL LOVE (2002)
772 DICK MILLER 1941 (1979)
772 DICK MILLER Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)
774 MISSI PYLE 50 FIRST DATES (2004)
777 DELROY LINDO FEELING MINNESOTA (1996)
778 LARRY CEDAR TWILIGHT ZONE: THE MOVIE (1983)
784 ROBBIE COLTRANE On the Nose (2001)
788 CHEVY CHASE Caddyshack II (1988)
788 CHEVY CHASE Nothing But Trouble (1991)
788 CHEVY CHASE The Couch Trip (1988)
792 BLAKE CLARK 50 FIRST DATES (2004)
792 BLAKE CLARK I NOW PRONOUNCE YOU CHUCK & LARRY (2007)
795 AFEMO OMILAMI TRADING PLACES (1983)
800 CHRIS ROCK Sgt. Bilko (1996)
804 JOHN LANDIS 1941 (1979)
804 JOHN LANDIS Diamonds (1999)
804 JOHN LANDIS Into the Night (1985)
804 JOHN LANDIS The Blues Brothers (1980)
804 JOHN LANDIS Trading Places (1983)
810 JUSTIN LONG CROSSROADS (2002/I)
817 TONY CURRAN PEARL HARBOR (2001)
818 RICHARD MASUR My Girl (1991)
818 RICHARD MASUR My Girl 2 (1994)
826 PAUL MAZURSKY Antz (1998)
826 PAUL MAZURSKY Into the Night (1985)
827 VIOLA DAVIS GET ON UP (2014)
833 DEMI MOORE Nothing But Trouble (1991)
841 WOODY ALLEN Antz (1998)
841 WOODY ALLEN The Curse of the Jade Scorpion (2001)
861 LEE GARLINGTON EVOLUTION (2001)
861 LEE GARLINGTON SNEAKERS (1992)
878 ZOE SALDANA CROSSROADS (2002/I)
894 GEOFFREY GOULD PEARL HARBOR (2001)
895 ANTHONY LAPAGLIA THE HOUSE OF MIRTH (2000)
896 LYNN REDGRAVE Unconditional Love (2002)
899 EDIE MCCLURG She’s Having a Baby (1988)
904 NORBERT WEISSER Chaplin (1992)
904 NORBERT WEISSER Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)
905 KIM CATTRALL Crossroads (2002/I)
908 KIM COATES PEARL HARBOR (2001)
915 J.D. EVERMORE GET ON UP (2014)
915 J.D. EVERMORE THE CAMPAIGN (2012)
920 HANK AZARIA Grosse Pointe Blank (1997)
924 MOLLY SHANNON I AM CHRIS FARLEY (2015)
940 TY COPEMAN THE CURSE OF THE JADE SCORPION (2001)
941 MICHAEL RISPOLI FEELING MINNESOTA (1996)
943 PHILIP TAN INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM (1984)
944 MARCO ST. JOHN THE CAMPAIGN (2012)
954 LANCE E. NICHOLS THE CAMPAIGN (2012)
956 LARRY HANKIN She’s Having a Baby (1988)
962 MICHELLE MONAGHAN PIXELS (2015)
966 KATHLEEN FREEMAN Blues Brothers 2000 (1998)
966 KATHLEEN FREEMAN Dragnet (1987)
966 KATHLEEN FREEMAN The Blues Brothers (1980)
968 JONATHAN LOUGHRAN 50 FIRST DATES (2004)
968 JONATHAN LOUGHRAN I NOW PRONOUNCE YOU CHUCK & LARRY (2007)
968 JONATHAN LOUGHRAN PIXELS (2015)
970 TOM EVERETT MY FELLOW AMERICANS (1996)
970 TOM EVERETT PEARL HARBOR (2001)
979 DYLAN MCDERMOTT THE CAMPAIGN (2012)
981 JOSH HARTNETT PEARL HARBOR (2001)
982 RUPERT EVERETT UNCONDITIONAL LOVE (2002)
983 JAMES KEANE Coneheads (1993)
984 MICHAEL KENNETH WILLIAMS GHOSTBUSTERS (2016)
985 ARTHUR J. NASCARELLA THE CURSE OF THE JADE SCORPION (2001)
994 PAUL EDNEY 50 FIRST DATES (2004)
995 ROB LOWE TOMMY BOY (1995)
1000 LELAND ORSER PEARL HARBOR (2001)
The following actors were on the original list in 2000 but have since fallen off, all with with Dan;
32 KIRK DOUGLAS Diamonds (1999)
41 BURGESS MEREDITH Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)
58 JACK LEMMON Getting Away with Murder (1996)
58 JACK LEMMON My Fellow Americans (1996)
81 LIONEL STANDER 1941 (1979)
99 DENHOLM ELLIOTT Trading Places (1983)
108 DUB TAYLOR 1941 (1979)
120 ROBERT STACK 1941 (1979)
120 ROBERT STACK Caddyshack II (1988)
122 JOHN MILLS Bright Young Things (2003)
133 WALTER MATTHAU The Couch Trip (1988)
141 ANNE BANCROFT Antz (1998)
153 JAMES GARNER My Fellow Americans (1996)
161 PAUL BARTEL Caddyshack II (1988)
161 PAUL BARTEL Into the Night (1985)
166 BRUCE DAVISON Spies Like Us (1985)
185 KEVIN MCCARTHY Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)
194 LAWRENCE TIERNEY Nothing Lasts Forever (1984)
209 DOM DELUISE Loose Cannons (1990)
219 ELISHA COOK JR. 1941 (1979)
231 SIDNEY POITIER Sneakers (1992)
245 SLIM PICKENS 1941 (1979)
247 JOHN CANDY 1941 (1979)
247 JOHN CANDY Canadian Bacon (1995)
247 JOHN CANDY Masters of Menace (1990)
247 JOHN CANDY Nothing But Trouble (1991)
247 JOHN CANDY She’s Having a Baby (1988)
247 JOHN CANDY The Blues Brothers (1980)
247 JOHN CANDY The Great Outdoors (1988)
258 DABNEY COLEMAN Dragnet (1987)
271 PETER BROCCO Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)
287 RICHARD FARNSWORTH Into the Night (1985)
310 STEVE FORREST Spies Like Us (1985)
321 LAUREN BACALL Diamonds (1999)
321 LAUREN BACALL My Fellow Americans (1996)
345 WILLIAM PRINCE Spies Like Us (1985)
352 PAUL GLEASON She’s Having a Baby (1988)
352 PAUL GLEASON Trading Places (1983)
356 PHIL BROWN Chaplin (1992)
367 ROBERT STEPHENS Chaplin (1992)
385 SYDNEY LASSICK 1941 (1979)
391 JERRY HARDIN 1941 (1979)
420 MAURICE MARSAC Dragnet (1987)
434 PAUL KOSLO Loose Cannons (1990)
453 WARREN OATES 1941 (1979)
460 SCATMAN CROTHERS Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)
461 FRANK MCRAE 1941 (1979)
483 MURRAY HAMILTON 1941 (1979)
499 JESSICA TANDY Driving Miss Daisy (1989)
504 ANDY ROMANO Getting Away with Murder (1996)
507 RALPH BELLAMY Trading Places (1983)
520 WILLIAM SCHALLERT Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)
534 BOB HOPE Spies Like Us (1985)
535 FRANK CAMPANELLA Exit to Eden (1994)
561 ROBERT PROSKY Loose Cannons (1990)
561 ROBERT PROSKY The Great Outdoors (1988)
569 LUIS CONTRERAS 1941 (1979)
576 IRENE PAPAS Into the Night (1985)
578 KATHLEEN QUINLAN Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)
594 G.D. SPRADLIN Canadian Bacon (1995)
598 DON CALFA 1941 (1979)
604 BERNIE CASEY Spies Like Us (1985)
625 HENRY GIBSON The Blues Brothers (1980)
627 JAN TRISKA Loose Cannons (1990)
627 JAN TRISKA Nothing Lasts Forever (1984)
648 HARRY MORGAN Dragnet (1987)
655 HOWARD HESSEMAN Doctor Detroit (1983)
666 GEORGE ‘BUCK’ FLOWER Masters of Menace (1990)
686 MITCHELL RYAN Grosse Pointe Blank (1997)
689 RAYNOR SCHEINE Nothing Lasts Forever (1984)
690 PARLEY BAER Doctor Detroit (1983)
705 CHARLES GRODIN The Couch Trip (1988)
714 ERIK HOLLAND Ghostbusters II (1989)
737 SAMUEL FULLER 1941 (1979)
743 WILLIAM WINDOM She’s Having a Baby (1988)
775 DINA MERRILL Caddyshack II (1988)
787 ISAAC HAYES Blues Brothers 2000 (1998)
788 CHEVY CHASE Spies Like Us (1985)
794 MICHAEL ENSIGN Ghostbusters (1984)
794 MICHAEL ENSIGN The Couch Trip (1988)
802 BRIAN DOYLE-MURRAY Ghostbusters II (1989)
802 BRIAN DOYLE-MURRAY Nothing But Trouble (1991)
837 GERALD SIM Chaplin (1992)
853 JOHN DENNIS JOHNSTON Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)
880 J.C. QUINN Getting Away with Murder (1996)
893 RAY BAKER Masters of Menace (1990)
909 LEWIS ARQUETTE The Great Outdoors (1988)
921 DANIEL STERN Celtic Pride (1996)
923 GEORGE FURTH Doctor Detroit (1983)
926 BILL ERWIN She’s Having a Baby (1988)
927 PHILIP BOSCO Trading Places (1983)
946 EARL BOEN My Stepmother Is an Alien (1988)
947 CHRISTOPHER MALCOLM Spies Like Us (1985)
971 DYAN CANNON Caddyshack II (1988)
971 DYAN CANNON She’s Having a Baby (1988)
979 CLU GULAGER Into the Night (1985)
I count 29 Oscar winners Dan has appeared with and he appeared a couple of times with Alison Janney, frontrunner for best supporting actress.
ALAN ARKIN Grosse Pointe Blank (1997)
ALAN ARKIN North (1994)
ANNE BANCROFT Antz (1998)
ANTHONY HOPKINS Chaplin (1992)
ANTHONY HOPKINS The Devil and Daniel Webster (2004)
BEN KINGSLEY Sneakers (1992)
BEN KINGSLEY War, Inc. (2008)
BRIE LARSON PEARL HARBOR (2001)
CHARLIZE THERON The Curse of the Jade Scorpion (2001)
CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER Dragnet (1987)
CHRISTOPHER WALKEN Antz (1998)
CUBA GOODING JR. Pearl Harbor (2001)
DON AMECHE Trading Places (1983)
GENE HACKMAN Antz (1998)
GENE HACKMAN Loose Cannons (1990)
JACK LEMMON Getting Away with Murder (1996)
JACK LEMMON My Fellow Americans (1996)
JESSICA TANDY Driving Miss Daisy (1989)
JIM BROADBENT Bright Young Things (2003)
JOHN MILLS Bright Young Things (2003)
JON VOIGHT Pearl Harbor (2001)
JULIANNE MOORE Evolution (2001)
JULIE ANDREWS Unconditional Love (2002)
KATHY BATES North (1994)
KATHY BATES TAMMY (2014)
KATHY BATES Unconditional Love (2002)
KEVIN KLINE Chaplin (1992)
KIM BASINGER My Stepmother Is an Alien (1988)
MARISA TOMEI Chaplin (1992)
MARISA TOMEI War, Inc. (2008)
MORGAN FREEMAN Driving Miss Daisy (1989)
OCTAVIA SPENCER GET ON UP (2014)
SIDNEY POITIER Sneakers (1992)
SUSAN SARANDON TAMMY (2014)
TOM HANKS Dragnet (1987)
VIOLA DAVIS GET ON UP (2014)
WALTER MATTHAU The Couch Trip (1988)
Hey Dan
1. I fear that the dropping rank is only going to continue….as Dan A. is closer to 70 than he is 60.
2. Way off subject…just saw the trailer for The Last Actor (or something like that)….which stars a very frail looking Burt Reynolds and a very out of shape Chevy Chase….it was actually pretty sad seeing them this way.
3. Ok……back to Dan. Massive lists….looking at them….James Caan was in 1941? I was not aware of that….I will have to check that out.
4. Looks like Adam Sandler is trying to keep Dan busy…5 movies so far….and all within the last 14 years.
5. Off subject again….Dan’s last name drives me crazy,,,,I can never remember how to spell it correctly…which is why I am sticking with using Dan versus Aykoyd, or Ayrkoyd, or Aykroyd or Akyrod.
6. Sad to see that John Candy is off the list.
7. That is a pretty respectable total for a SNL alumni…..I give her credit for expanding his roles….even if those movies rarely got any attention.
Great lists of information….thanks for sharing it.
According to the IMDB James Caan is an uncredited soldier in fight.
Very funny actor/comedian. Love him in Chaplin, Ghostbusters1, Trading Places and Spies Like Us. Sad he is almost a bit player these days.
Hey SteinHoF16…..I think he has put together a very impressive movie career…..and I agree he was excellent in Chaplin, Ghostbusters and Trading Places. I liked Spies Like Us….actually seeing it theaters….but it has not aged well at all. Still seeing Chase and Danny together is still fun. Thanks for the feedback.
Hey Steve. You are correct, I have the wrong Indy movie. Will fix that when I get home.
“Ray, when someone asks you if you’re a god you say YES!”
I’ve seen 25 of the 56 films on the chart. Favorites include – Ghostbusters I & II, The Blues Brothers, 1941, Dragnet, My Stepmother is an Alien, Spies Like Us, Twilight Zone the Movie, Trading Places, Antz and Grosse Pointe Blank.
I don’t think he was in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. I know he had a bit role in Temple of Doom.
Ugh! Driving Miss Daisy tops the UMR chart, can’t stand that film. Still can’t believe it won Best Picture over Born on the Fourth of July at the Oscars.
At least Ghostbusters tops the critics chart, Antz at no.2, I liked Antz, still waiting for a blu-ray release.
Ghostbusters tops Last Crusade on Aykroyd’s box office chart. No problem with that except Aykroyd was only in one of those films. 🙂
Another lovely movie page Bruce. Vote Up!
Hey Steve…..fixed that error….and just included trailers to all 56 Dan Aykroyd movies.
Hey Steve
1. Thanks for the visit….this was a request you made ages ago.
2. I have seen 42 of these movies…..including 8 in theaters.
3. My kids used to watch Nothing But Trouble all the time on our VHS tape….wore that sucker out…..never found it anything other than strange.
4. I have seen all of your favorites with Ghostbusters, Gross Point Blank, Trading Places and Antz being amongst my favorites too.
5. I have since fixed my Indy issue…..I guess my memory is going bad…..I felt bad about this error for 7 hours while I was stuck at work.
Thanks for the vote up.