Harold Ramis
Directing
Born: 1944-11-21 in Chicago, Illinois, USA
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
The Daily Show
Self
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Self
Ghostbusters
Dr. Egon Spengler
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
Dr. Egon Spengler (archive footage) (uncredited)
Groundhog Day
Neurologist
Second City Television
Self - Various Characters
Ghostbusters II
Dr. Egon Spengler
National Lampoon's Vacation
Car salesman (voice) (uncredited)
The Movies That Made Us
Dr. Egon Spengler (archive footage)
Knocked Up
Ben's Dad
As Good as It Gets
Dr. Bettes
Stripes
Russell Ziskey
Marty, Life Is Short
Self (archive footage)
Heavy Metal
Zeke (voice)
John Candy: I Like Me
Self - Head Writer & Actor, SCTV (archive footage)
Year One
Adam
Airheads
Chris Moore
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
L'Chaim
Orange County
Don Durkett
Baby Boom
Steven Buchner
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
Self - Actor / Director (archive footage)
The Last Kiss
Professor Bowler
Love Affair
Sheldon Blumenthal
Stealing Home
Alan Appleby
Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone
Voice (Uncredited)
Second City: First Family of Comedy
Self
I'm with Lucy
Jack
Belushi
Self (archive footage)
You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution...
Self (archive footage)
The Earth Day Special
Elon Spengler
Ghostbusters 1999
Self
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
Self
Animal House: The Inside Story
Self
Thank You, Del: The Story of the Del Close Marathon
Self
Students of 'The Graduate'
Himself
The Best of SCTV
On the Scene with the Ghostbusters
The Rodney Dangerfield Special: I Can't Take It No More
Self / Various
Caddyshack: The 19th Hole
Self - Director
The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion
Self - Writer