Harold Ramis
Directing • Born 1944-11-21 – Died 2014-02-24
Biography
Harold Allen Ramis (November 21, 1944 – February 24, 2014) was an American actor, director, and writer, 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).
Filmography
44 credits
Ghostbusters
Movie • 1984
Egon Spengler
Stripes
Movie • 1981
Russell Ziskey
Ghostbusters II
Movie • 1989
Dr. Egon Spengler
Knocked Up
Movie • 2007
Ben's Dad
Baby Boom
Movie • 1987
Steven Buchner
I'm with Lucy
Movie • 2002
Jack
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
Movie • 2007
L'Chaim
The Last Kiss
Movie • 2006
Professor Bowler
Heavy Metal
Movie • 1981
Zeke (voice)
Stealing Home
Movie • 1988
Alan Appleby
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
Movie • 2021
Dr. Egon Spengler (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Rodney Dangerfield Special: I Can't Take It No More
Movie • 1983
Self / Various
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
Movie • 2020
Self
The Best of SCTV
Movie • 1988
Year One
Movie • 2009
Adam
Orange County
Movie • 2002
Don Durkett
As Good as It Gets
Movie • 1997
Dr. Bettes
Love Affair
Movie • 1994
Sheldon Blumenthal
Airheads
Movie • 1994
Chris Moore
Groundhog Day
Movie • 1993
Le neurologue
Ghostbusters 1999
Movie • 1999
Self
Richard Lewis: I'm In Pain
Movie • 1985
Self
Chicago Filmmakers on the Chicago River
Movie • 2004
Self
Thank You, Del: The Story of the Del Close Marathon
Movie • 2015
Self
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
Movie • 2015
Self - Actor / Director (archive footage)
National Lampoon's Vacation
Movie • 1983
Car salesman (voice) (uncredited)
The Earth Day Special
Movie • 1990
Elon Spengler
Students of 'The Graduate'
Movie • 2007
Self
Caddyshack: The 19th Hole
Movie • 1999
Self - Director
Inside Story: National Lampoon's Vacation
Movie • 2011
Self
Caddyshack: The Inside Story
Movie • 2009
Himself
The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion
Movie • 1998
Self - Writer
Animal House: The Inside Story
Movie • 2008
Self
Belushi
Movie • 2020
Self (archive footage)
Groundhog Day: The Weight of Time
Movie • 2002
Self
Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone
Movie • 1983
Voice (Uncredited)
You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution...
Movie • 2025
Self (archive footage)
John Candy: I Like Me
Movie • 2025
Self - Head Writer & Actor, SCTV (archive footage)
On the Scene with the Ghostbusters
Movie • 1984
The Daily Show
TV • 1996
Self
Second City Television
TV • 1976
Self - Various Characters
Second City: First Family of Comedy
TV • 2006
Self
The Movies That Made Us
TV • 2019
Dr. Egon Spengler (archive footage)
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
TV • 2009
Self