Ray Stantz Ray Stantz Raymond "Ray" 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), the animated television series "The Real Ghostbusters" and "Extreme Ghostbusters", and the video games Beeline's "Ghostbusters" and "". He was portrayed by Dan Aykroyd in both live action films, and voiced by Frank Welker in the animated series. He is a member of the Ghostbusters and one of the three doctors of parapsychology, along with Dr. Peter Venkman and Dr. Egon Spengler. Dan Aykroyd has a cameo appearance in "Ghostbusters" (2016)
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