Nook NotesPick a film
P

Actor

Peter Aykroyd

Born November 19, 1955 in Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaDied November 20, 20218 films

Peter Jonathan Aykroyd (November 19, 1955 – c. November 20, 2021) was a Canadian actor, comedian, and writer.

Start here

The best way into Peter Aykroyd's work
Dragnet posterFirst watchDragnet19876.0as Phoney CHP #2LAPD Sgt. Joe Friday -- the equally straight-laced nephew of the famous police sergeant of the same name -- is paired up with a young, freewheeling detective named Pep Streebeck.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Coneheads poster5.5Coneheads1993Nothing but Trouble poster5.3Nothing but Trouble1991Doctor Detroit poster5.1Doctor Detroit1983

Filmography

8 films as actor
  1. 1999JusticeGeorge Norton
  2. 1993ConeheadsHighmaster Mentot
  3. 1991Nothing but TroubleMike the Doorman
  4. 1987DragnetPhoney CHP #2
  5. 1986From Here to MaternityJack
  6. 1983Doctor DetroitMr. Frankman
  7. 1983The Funny FarmStephen Croft
  8. 1979Java JunkieJoe