Ray Stantz

Ray Stantz
Ghostbusters character
Ray Stantz as portrayed by Dan Aykroyd
First appearance	Ghostbusters (1984)
Created by	Dan Aykroyd Harold Ramis
Portrayed by	Dan Aykroyd
Voiced by	Dan Aykroyd (Ghostbusters: The Video Game, Planet Coaster, Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed, Ghostbusters: Rise of the Ghost Lord[1]) Frank Welker (The Real Ghostbusters, Extreme Ghostbusters guest star)
In-universe information
Full name	Raymond Stantz
Nickname	Ray
Species	Human
Gender	Male
Title	PhD
Occupation	Scientist Ghostbuster Shopkeeper
Nationality	American

Raymond Stantz, PhD, is a fictional character from the Ghostbusters franchise. He appears in the films Ghostbusters (1984), Ghostbusters II (1989), Casper (1995, as a cameo), Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021) and Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024), the animated television series The Real Ghostbusters and Extreme Ghostbusters, and the video games Beeline's Ghostbusters, Ghostbusters: The Video Game (2009), Planet Coaster (2019), Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed (2022) and Ghostbusters: Rise of the Ghost Lord (2024). He was portrayed by Dan Aykroyd in five live action films, and voiced by Frank Welker in the animated series. He is a member of the Ghostbusters and one of the three Columbia University professors of parapsychology, along with Dr. Peter Venkman and Dr. Egon Spengler.