Harold Ramis
Directing
Born: November 21, 1944 · Chicago, Illinois, USA
Died: February 24, 2014 (aged 69)
Highest Rated
Biography
Harold Allen Ramis (November 21, 1944 – February 24, 2014) was an American actor and filmmaker, specializing in comedy. His best-known film acting roles are as Egon Spengler in Ghostbusters (1984) and Russell Ziskey in Stripes (1981), both of which he co-wrote. As a writer/director, his films include the comedies Caddyshack (1980), Groundhog Day (1993), and Analyze This (1999). He was the original head writer of the TV series SCTV (in which he also performed), and one of three screenwriters for the film National Lampoon's Animal House (1978).
Known for
Ghostbusters
1984
Groundhog Day
1993
Ghostbusters
2016
The Office
2005
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
2021
Ghostbusters II
1989
Knocked Up
2007
As Good as It Gets
1997
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
2024
Analyze This
1999
Bedazzled
2000
Year One
2009
Photos (3)
Movies (22)
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
Dr. Egon Spengler (archive footage) (uncredited)
Ghostbusters
Dr. Egon Spengler
Groundhog Day
Neurologist
Ghostbusters II
Dr. Egon Spengler
National Lampoon's Vacation
Car salesman (voice) (uncredited)
Knocked Up
Ben's Dad
As Good as It Gets
Dr. Bettes
Stripes
Russell Ziskey
Heavy Metal
Zeke (voice)
Year One
Adam
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
L'Chaim
Airheads
Chris Moore
Orange County
Don Durkett
Baby Boom
Steven Buchner
Love Affair
Sheldon Blumenthal
The Last Kiss
Professor Bowler
Stealing Home
Alan Appleby
Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone
Voice (Uncredited)
The Earth Day Special
Elon Spengler
I'm with Lucy
Jack
The Best of SCTV
1988
On the Scene with the Ghostbusters
1984
TV Shows (1)
Self / Appearances (22)
The Daily Show
Self · 1 eps
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Self · 1 eps
Second City Television
Self - Various Characters · 27 eps
John Candy: I Like Me
Self - Head Writer & Actor, SCTV (archive footage)
Marty, Life Is Short
Self (archive footage)
Second City: First Family of Comedy
Self · 3 eps
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
Self
Thank You, Del: The Story of the Del Close Marathon
Self
Belushi
Self (archive footage)
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
Self - Actor / Director (archive footage)
Ghostbusters 1999
Self
Students of 'The Graduate'
Himself
Caddyshack: The 19th Hole
Self - Director
The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion
Self - Writer
Chicago Filmmakers on the Chicago River
Self
Students of 'The Graduate'
Self
Inside Story: National Lampoon's Vacation
Self
Caddyshack: The Inside Story
Himself
Groundhog Day: The Weight of Time
Self
Animal House: The Inside Story
Self
Richard Lewis: I'm In Pain
Self
The Rodney Dangerfield Special: I Can't Take It No More
Self / Various
Upcoming (1)
Directing (12)
The Office
Director
Groundhog Day
Director
National Lampoon's Vacation
Director
Bedazzled
Director
Analyze This
Director
Analyze That
Director
Caddyshack
Director
Year One
Director
Multiplicity
Director
The Ice Harvest
Director
Club Paradise
Director
Stuart Saves His Family
Director
Writing (28)
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
Original Film Writer
Ghostbusters
Screenplay
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
Original Film Writer
Groundhog Day
Screenplay
Second City Television
Writer
Ghostbusters
Characters
Ghostbusters II
Screenplay
Ghostbusters II
Characters
Bedazzled
Screenplay
Analyze This
Screenplay
Analyze That
Screenplay
SCTV Network 90
Writer
Caddyshack
Writer
Stripes
Screenplay
Animal House
Writer
Year One
Screenplay
Meatballs
Writer
Back to School
Screenplay
Armed and Dangerous
Screenplay
Club Paradise
Screenplay
Caddyshack II
Screenplay
Caddyshack II
Characters
Meatballs III: Summer Job
Characters
Rover Dangerfield
Story Developer
Rover Dangerfield
Story
The Rodney Dangerfield Show: It's Not Easy Bein' Me
Writer
The Best of SCTV
Writer
Stork Day
Original Film Writer
Producing (8)
Groundhog Day
Producer
Bedazzled
Producer
Year One
Producer
Back to School
Executive Producer
Multiplicity
Producer
The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest
Executive Producer
I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With
Executive Producer
My Suicide
Executive Producer
