Ghostbusters 2: cast and crew

• Ivan Reitman † 2022 43 at release Also in Ghostbusters (1984)

Actors

20

Crew

4

Youngest at release

12 yearsJason Reitman

Eldest at release

60 yearsMax von Sydow

• Bill Murray Dr. Peter Venkman 39 at release Also in Zombieland (2009)
• Dan Aykroyd Dr. Raymond Stantz 37 at release Also in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
• Sigourney Weaver Dana Barrett 40 at release Also in Avatar (2009)
• Harold Ramis † 2014 Dr. Egon Spengler 45 at release Also in Year One (2009)
• Rick Moranis Louis Tully 36 at release Also in Ghostbusters (1984)
• Ernie Hudson Winston Zeddemore 43 at release Also in Zombieland (2009)
• Annie Potts Janine Melnitz 37 at release Also in Toy Story (1995)
• Peter MacNicol Dr. Janosz Poha 35 at release Also in Battleship (2012)
• Harris Yulin † 2025 The Judge 52 at release Also in Scarface (1983)

The whole cast 20

1. Bill Murray Dr. Peter Venkman
2. Dan Aykroyd Dr. Raymond Stantz
3. Sigourney Weaver Dana Barrett
4. Harold Ramis Dr. Egon Spengler
5. Rick Moranis Louis Tully
6. Ernie Hudson Winston Zeddemore
7. Annie Potts Janine Melnitz
8. Peter MacNicol Dr. Janosz Poha
9. Harris Yulin The Judge
10. David Margulies The Mayor of NY
11. Kurt Fuller Hardemeyer
12. Mary Ellen Trainor Brownstone Mother
13. Jason Reitman Brownstone Boy #2
14. Cheech Marin Dock Supervisor
15. Brian Doyle-Murray Psychiatrist
16. Philip Baker Hall Police Commissioner
17. Kevin Dunn Milton Angland
18. Ivan Reitman Man Walking Outside Firehouse
19. Max von Sydow Vigo
20. Chloe Webb Elaine

Production companies

Columbia Pictures

Who plays Dr. Peter Venkman in Ghostbusters 2?

Bill Murray plays Dr. Peter Venkman.

Who plays Dr. Raymond Stantz in Ghostbusters 2?

Dan Aykroyd plays Dr. Raymond Stantz.

Who plays Dana Barrett in Ghostbusters 2?

Sigourney Weaver plays Dana Barrett.

Who plays Dr. Egon Spengler in Ghostbusters 2?

Harold Ramis plays Dr. Egon Spengler.

Who plays Louis Tully in Ghostbusters 2?

Rick Moranis plays Louis Tully.

Who plays Winston Zeddemore in Ghostbusters 2?

Ernie Hudson plays Winston Zeddemore.

Who directed Ghostbusters 2?

Ivan Reitman.

Who wrote Ghostbusters 2?

Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis.

How many actors are in Ghostbusters 2?

20 actors are credited, and 4 people in the crew.

• Ivan Reitman has also directed Jason Reitman in 3 films: Dave (1993), Kindergarten Cop (1990) and Twins (1988).

• Jason Reitman and Ivan Reitman have worked together on one other film: Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021).

• Ivan Reitman had already directed Bill Murray in Ghostbusters (1984).

• Bill Murray and Ivan Reitman have worked together on 2 other films: Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021) and The Bill Murray Stories: Life Lessons Learned from a Mythical Man (2018).

• Dan Aykroyd and Bill Murray have worked together on 6 other films: Lorne (2026), Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024), Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021) and 3 more.

• Ernie Hudson and Annie Potts have worked together on 5 other films: Toy Story 5 (2026), Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024), Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021) and 2 more.

• Dan Aykroyd and Ernie Hudson have worked together on 4 other films: Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024), Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021), Ghostbusters (2016) and 1 more.

• Harold Ramis and Brian Doyle-Murray have worked together on 4 other films: Bedazzled (2000), As Good as It Gets (1997), Groundhog Day (1993) and 1 more.

• With the most films on MovieNCo: Sigourney Weaver (55), Bill Murray (55) and Max von Sydow (41).

• The cast’s average age at release is 41 (of the 20 actors whose birth date we know).