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: Afterlife
Dr. Egon Spengler (archive footage) (uncredited)
Groundhog Day
Neurologist
Ghostbusters
Dr. Egon Spengler
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
Year One
Adam
Heavy Metal
Zeke (voice)
John Candy: I Like Me
Self - Head Writer & Actor, SCTV (archive footage)
Airheads
Chris Moore
Marty, Life Is Short
Self (archive footage)
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
Self - Actor / Director (archive footage)
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
L'Chaim
Orange County
Don Durkett
Baby Boom
Steven Buchner
The Last Kiss
Professor Bowler
Love Affair
Sheldon Blumenthal
Stealing Home
Alan Appleby
Second City: First Family of Comedy
Self
Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone
Voice (Uncredited)
You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution...
Self (archive footage)
Ghostbusters 1999
Self
Belushi
Self (archive footage)
The Earth Day Special
Elon Spengler
I'm with Lucy
Jack
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
Self
Thank You, Del: The Story of the Del Close Marathon
Self
On the Scene with the Ghostbusters
Students of 'The Graduate'
Himself
The Rodney Dangerfield Special: I Can't Take It No More
Self / Various
The Best of SCTV
The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion
Self - Writer
Animal House: The Inside Story
Self
Caddyshack: The 19th Hole
Self - Director