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Harold Ramis

Harold Ramis

Director · Born 1944-11-21 · Chicago, Illinois, USA

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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).

Directed

  1. Groundhog Day (1993) — Director
  2. The Office (2005) — Director
  3. Analyze This (1999) — Director
  4. Bedazzled (2000) — Director
  5. Year One (2009) — Director
  6. National Lampoon's Vacation (1983) — Director
  7. Analyze That (2002) — Director
  8. Caddyshack (1980) — Director
  9. Multiplicity (1996) — Director
  10. The Ice Harvest (2005) — Director
  11. Club Paradise (1986) — Director
  12. Stuart Saves His Family (1995) — Director

Also appeared in

  1. Ghostbusters (1984) — Dr. Egon Spengler
  2. Groundhog Day (1993) — Neurologist
  3. Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021) — Dr. Egon Spengler (archive footage) (uncredited)
  4. Ghostbusters II (1989) — Dr. Egon Spengler
  5. Knocked Up (2007) — Ben's Dad
  6. As Good as It Gets (1997) — Dr. Bettes
  7. Year One (2009) — Adam
  8. National Lampoon's Vacation (1983) — Car salesman (voice) (uncredited)
  9. Stripes (1981) — Russell Ziskey
  10. Airheads (1994) — Chris Moore
  11. Heavy Metal (1981) — Zeke (voice)
  12. Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007) — L'Chaim
  13. The Daily Show (1996) — Self
  14. Orange County (2002) — Don Durkett
  15. Baby Boom (1987) — Steven Buchner
  16. The Last Kiss (2006) — Professor Bowler
  17. Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone (1983) — Voice (Uncredited)
  18. The Movies That Made Us (2019) — Dr. Egon Spengler (archive footage)
  19. John Candy: I Like Me (2025) — Self - Head Writer & Actor, SCTV (archive footage)
  20. Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (2009) — Self
  21. Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead (2015) — Self - Actor / Director (archive footage)
  22. Love Affair (1994) — Sheldon Blumenthal
  23. Stealing Home (1988) — Alan Appleby
  24. Belushi (2020) — Self (archive footage)
  25. I'm with Lucy (2002) — Jack
  26. Second City Television (1976) — Self - Various Characters
  27. Marty, Life Is Short (2026) — Self (archive footage)
  28. Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters (2020) — Self
  29. The Earth Day Special (1990) — Elon Spengler
  30. Caddyshack: The 19th Hole (1999) — Self - Director
  31. Thank You, Del: The Story of the Del Close Marathon (2015) — Self
  32. The Rodney Dangerfield Special: I Can't Take It No More (1983) — Self / Various
  33. Ghostbusters 1999 (1999) — Self
  34. Inside Story: National Lampoon's Vacation (2011) — Self
  35. The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion (1998) — Self - Writer
  36. Animal House: The Inside Story (2008) — Self
  37. The Best of SCTV (1988)
  38. Richard Lewis: I'm In Pain (1985) — Self
  39. Chicago Filmmakers on the Chicago River (2004) — Self
  40. Caddyshack: The Inside Story (2009) — Himself